About
MANDATE
The Meeting Point Artists Association was formed as a society under Te Societies Act, R.S.A. 1980, with the following objectives/mandate:
. To provide a meeting place for the consideration and discussion of questions affecting the visual art interests of the community.
. To enable individuals from different cultures to exchange and share philosophical ideologies in regard to the creative process pertaining to the visual arts.
. To synthesize oriental and occidental ideas and techniques transcending traditional cultural parameters.
. To encourage and promote the understanding and exchange of visual art forms, disciplines and development thereof between Chinese/Canadian art communities and generally to enhance the opportunities for the viewing, appreciation, understanding and enjoyment of this synthesis of Oriental/Occidental Art.
. To provide a meeting place for consideration and discussion effecting the study and appreciation of visual art and other similar interests in the community at large.
. To procure the delivery of public lectures and workshops pertaining to the visual arts for the community at large.
Currently, the membership comprises over 25 artists of Asian and Western background, most of whom live and work in Calgary.