The dynamic social and cultural events of 1960s America and their impact on artists of that time will highlight a lecture at Georgia Perimeter College on Tuesday, Feb. 17, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:40 p.m. in the Dunwoody Campus auditorium. Lisa Alembik and Charles Fox will lead the talk, “Make Art, Not War,” as part of GPC’s week-long 1960s Symposium to honor the college’s 50th anniversary.

Alembik, a Georgia Perimeter art instructor, will focus her presentation on black-and-white photographs documenting the Civil Rights movement. Prior to joining the GPC faculty, the artist and native Atlantan served as director of the Dalton Gallery at Agnes Scott College. Alembik holds a bachelor’s from George Washington University and an M.F.A. from Georgia State University. The Atlanta Contemporary Art Center and Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia are among those that have showcased Alembik’s drawing and paintings.

Fox teaches English and film at Georgia Perimeter and also serves as associate chair of the Dunwoody Campus English department. He’ll discuss the French New Wave Cinema of the early ’60s which set the stage for subsequent filmmakers to voice opposition to mainstream ideas of the day. Fox holds an M.F.A. in creative writing/poetry and is currently a doctoral student at Georgia State University, where he’s studying the adaptation of literary works into film.

The Feb. 17 lecture is hosted by Georgia Perimeter’s Sarah Larson Lecture Series. It will take place at 2101 Womack Road, NC building, room 1100.  The event is free and open to the public.

For additional information, contact Megan Levacy, at megan.levacy@gpc.edu or 770-274-5583.

For a full list of 1960s Symposium events by campus, visit Alpharetta, Clarkston, Decatur, Dunwoody, Newton.