{"id":354,"date":"2022-02-08T23:03:40","date_gmt":"2022-02-08T23:03:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/connectionsnmhi.ualberta.ca\/?page_id=354"},"modified":"2025-08-12T18:07:53","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T18:07:53","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/connectionsnmhi.ualberta.ca\/?page_id=354","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"652\" src=\"https:\/\/connectionsnmhi.ualberta.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/VIS-03-2-1024x652.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2920\" style=\"width:595px;height:379px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/connectionsnmhi.ualberta.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/VIS-03-2-1024x652.png 1024w, 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800w, https:\/\/connectionsnmhi.ualberta.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/ARTIST-Pink-01-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/connectionsnmhi.ualberta.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/ARTIST-Pink-01-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/connectionsnmhi.ualberta.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/ARTIST-Pink-01-1-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">CONNECTIONS <strong>EXHIBITION<\/strong> <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The CONNECTIONS exhibition was on display at the Royal Alberta Museum from November 21, 2024 \u2013 June 22, 2025. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">CONNECTIONS <strong>BOOK<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Full colour 87 page Book with essays by Daniel Laforest available <a href=\"https:\/\/connectionsnmhi.ualberta.ca\/?page_id=3056\">HERE<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Produced by Gillian Harvey, Daniel Laforest, Maril\u00e8ne Oliver and Simonetta Sipione for the Neuroscience and Mental Health Institute (NMHI)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>ACKNOWLEDGMENTS<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table has-small-font-size\"><table class=\"has-black-background-color has-background has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#c7ef00\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>Curators<\/strong><\/mark><\/td><td>\ufeff<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Maril\u00e8ne Oliver<\/strong><\/td><td>Fine Arts<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Simonetta Sipione<\/strong><\/td><td>NMHI and Pharmacology<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table has-small-font-size\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#c7ef00\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>Connections Team<\/strong><\/mark><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Katherine Aitchison<\/strong><\/td><td>NMHI, Psychiatry and Medical Genetics<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Gillian Harvey&nbsp;<\/strong><\/td><td>Design Studies<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Daniel Laforest &nbsp;<\/strong><\/td><td>Modern Languages and Cultural Studies<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Maril\u00e8ne Oliver<\/strong><\/td><td>Fine Arts<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Simonetta Sipione <\/strong><\/td><td>NMHI and Pharmacology<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Elena Posse de Chaves<\/strong><\/td><td>NMHI and Pharmacology<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Chantelle Sedgwick<\/strong><\/td><td>NMHI <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Anna Taylor<\/strong><\/td><td>NMHI and Pharmacology<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Kennedy Wiens<\/strong><\/td><td>NMHI<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-regular has-small-font-size\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#c7ef00\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>Art Selection Committee<\/strong><\/mark><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Katherine Aitchison<\/strong><\/td><td>NMHI, Psychiatry and Medical Genetics<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Charbel Baaklini<\/strong><\/td><td>NMHI<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Karim Fouad<\/strong><\/td><td>NMHI<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Gillian Harvey&nbsp;<\/strong><\/td><td>Design Studies<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Daniel Laforest<\/strong><\/td><td>Modern Languages and Cultural Studies<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Aislinn Maguire<\/strong><\/td><td>NMHI<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Maril\u00e8ne Oliver<\/strong><\/td><td>Fine Arts<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Chantelle Sedgwic<\/strong>k<\/td><td>NMHI<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Simonetta Sipione<\/strong><\/td><td>NMHI and Pharmacology<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Rachel Ward-Flanagan<\/strong><\/td><td>NMHI<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table has-small-font-size\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#c7ef00\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong><bdo lang=\"\" dir=\"ltr\">CONNECTIONS Movie<\/bdo><\/strong><\/mark><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Jason Tetro<\/strong><\/td><td>NMHI and Medical Genetics<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>aAron Munson<\/strong><\/td><td>Multimedia Artist and Filmmaker<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-regular has-small-font-size\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#c7ef00\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>Essay and Editing<\/strong><\/mark><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Daniel Laforest<\/strong><\/td><td>Modern Languages and Cultural Studies<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-regular has-small-font-size\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#c7ef00\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>Website Design<\/strong><\/mark><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Gillian Harvey<\/strong><\/td><td>Design Studies<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Mikaela Yeo&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/td><td>Design Studies<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Leslie Borja Avalos<\/strong><\/td><td>Design Studies<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-regular has-small-font-size\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#c7ef00\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>Book Design<\/strong><\/mark><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Gillian Harvey<\/strong><\/td><td>Design Studies<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Mikaela Yeo<\/strong><\/td><td>Design Studies<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-regular has-small-font-size\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#c7ef00\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>Sponsors<\/strong><\/mark><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Kule Institute for Advanced Studies<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Faculty of Medicine &amp; Dentistry, University of Alberta<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" 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