There are very few art collections that have original songs written about them but then again, the University of Lethbridge Art Collection is truly one of a kind.

'Mandate for Research', by the Cedar Tavern Singers AKA Les Phonoréalistes, consists of an EP of four original songs as well as a music video shot in the U of L Art Vault.

The premiere of the work, by Mary-Anne McTrowe and Dan Wong, is Friday afternoon, 4 p.m. in the U of L Main Gallery and is open to everyone.

Following the premiere, the video will be installed as part of the exhibition art + people = x in the Helen Christou Gallery along with related performance material, which may include uniforms, drawings, sheet music and a CD album cover. The collected materials then become a permanent part of the University of Lethbridge Art Collection.
"McTrowe and Wong are part of a fresh wave of conceptual artists in Canada who are taking the playful, clever approaches of earlier artists and producing new directions," says Josephine Mills, Director/Curator U of L Art Gallery. "I wanted to encourage their use of the art collection to support their work."
The premiere of "Mandate for Research" is in conjunction with the reception that opens two new exhibitions in the U of L Art Gallery: Tales from the Vault (Main Gallery)and art + people = x (Helen Christou Gallery).