Events

Kamloops Writers’ Festival. Johannes Gutenberg and company had a wonderful time at the Kamloops Writers’ Festival!  It was a real pleasure to be invited to contribute to this great community event.

Miles For Smiles Cancer Foundation annual Colour Run.  Miles for Smiles Cancer Foundation annual Colour Run is a fun-filled evening for all ages, paces, and abilities!  This is a wonderful annual event held in Kenna Cartwright Park hosted by Kayla Hermiston. Click here for more information: Miles For Smiles Run (Sponsored in part by Runner’s […]

Soapbox Science Riverside Park featuring STEAM* displays. A second Kamloops Soapbox Science event was held in Riverside Park featuring STEAM* displays and hands on activities by TRU students and science instructors. It is such a pleasure to have my automata art included and to work along side these passionate, inspiring young people! This recent event […]

2025 TOTL Conference “Microbiology Literacy Outreach Through Public Kinetic Sculpture Art Exhibitions” has been accepted as a presentation for the 2025 Thompson Okanagan Teaching and Learning Conference (TOTLC). May 13-14, 2025Thompson Rivers University Campus, Kamloops, B.C. Note: Click Full screen (button bottom right) to read the article. Click <ESC> to return. Presentation 2 (1:45-2:10) Microbiology Literacy Outreach […]

Teaching Practices Colloquium (TPC): Learning Theories, Students, and Automata: Integrating Art, Community Connections, and Learning Joe Dobson, Chinyere Anyanwagu, Kusum Malik, Nancy, & Tanya Manning-Lewis This presentation will share a unique collaborative project with kinetic art (automata) representing learning theories. Lily Dalley, a local artist and retired teacher, and students in Learning about Learning, a […]

Stake Lake Skiers: A great horned owl protecting its territory left a group  of skiers in the Kamloops area with a memorable story about a night out on the trails in January, 2023.  I’m so pleased to have my little skiers recreating their big adventure in the Overlander Ski Club Lodge at Stake Lake! Read […]

Theories in Motion: Learning about Learning. I was delighted to be invited to join Dr.Tanya Manning-Lewis and her class of international educators in this intriguing project at TRU (theoriesinmotion.trubox.ca).  Under direction from the class, four automata were constructed, each model demonstrating one of the learning theories:  Behaviorism theory, Cognitive learning theory, Reinforcement theory, and Constructivist […]

SOAPBOX SCIENCE event Kamloops Farmers Market, June 15. Three of our Microbiology kinetic sculptures were invited to join the informative SOAPBOX SCIENCE event at the Kamloops Farmer’s Market. TRU science  students, Emma and Leah, spoke to visitors about the research they are conducting along with Dr. Cheeptham in cave microbiology, bacteriophage, and bacterial activity in […]

No Boundaries: History and Progress in Microbiology Research. This exhibit is now at the Kamloops BIG LITTLE SCIENCE CENTRE with two additional brand new kinetic sculptures. If you have suggestions or ideas for new pieces, I would love to hear from you, either in the comment booklet at the BLSC or through the contact page […]

New Kamloops exhibit features visual art — and microbiology. A new exhibit at the Kamloops Art Gallery is bringing together visual art and microbiology, featuring the works of research students at Thompson Rivers University. Our Jennifer Norwell spoke to Naowarat Cheeptham, a science professor who inspired the project — and takes a look at some […]

No Boundaries:History and Progress in Microbiology Research. Kamloops Art GalleryOpen Gallery Naowarat Cheeptham, professor of science, Thompson Rivers University. As an academic cave microbiology researcher and educator, I have headed the TRU Cave Microbiology laboratory since 2002 with an indelible commitment to be a part of microbiology educators’ communities debunking ungrounded concerns about microorganisms. In […]

Dr. Marianne Sadar Lab, UBC: Did you know that scientists are discovering many new medicines in strange sea sponges? Dr. Marianne Sadar and her colleague, Dr. Raymond Anderson have discovered a compound in purple sea sponges in the waters off Paupa New Guinea.  She is using compounds from this sponge in development of a cancer […]

Dr. Helbing Lab, UVIC: Scientists in the Helbing lab work hard to find ways to monitor ecosystem health and promote animal and human health. The scientist is holding a shed frog skin that has many clues. It is a good source of peptides that can work as antibiotics. Testing biomolecules in the skin tells us how clean […]

Diamond E Framework for Dr. Paul Clark, TRU: Strategy Concepts and the Kinetic Automata Display: Used frequently, the term “strategy” and terms such as “Organizational Strategy,” “Management Strategy” are often nebulous and used as a way to artificially embellish phrases, behaviours, or ideas.  In 1986, Dr. Joseph Fry and Dr. Peter Killing, both from the […]

CFJC Midday – Kinetic Art and interactive fun in high gear at the BIG Little Science Centre. Oct 20, 2022 – By Tanya Cronin BLSC Executive Director Gord Stewart showcases some of artist Lily Dalley’s amazing Kinetic Art that touches on all sorts of community and environmental aspects. This year’s Salmon Run included!! Be amused and […]

Art in the Wild: Putting my creations on a neighborhood pathway was so much fun, with many heartwarming surprises along the way. Automata Magazine asked me to write about this social experiment, Art in the Wild. Read the full, six-page article in this PDF viewer. Scroll, enable Fullscreen Mode or use the navigation buttons (bottom […]

The Orchestra: Art Exposed, March 3-11, 2017. Kamloops’ Art Exposed is an annual event which provides an opportunity for artists of all levels to present their work. This proved to be a very special experience for me. As you will see in this video, I received my first ever, official recognition as an artist in […]