Lecture

This talk—illustrated with excerpts from Lyn’s art exhibits and recently published book, Drawing Botany Home: A Rooted Life—will report on a botanist’s attempts to learn not just about but from plants with field journals’ story and line, art and science.

Join us 9/19, for an enriching afternoon of cultural exchange with artist Jeffrey Gibson. Starting at 1:30 p.m., engage in a guided discussion exploring identity through choices of adornment. This conversation, moderated by Michael Holloman, Associate Professor with the Department of Art at WSU, offers unique insights. Special guests include Nakia Williamson-Cloud, Cultural Resources Program Director of the Nimíipuu tribe.

AREA C Projects is a Providence, Rhode Island-based public art practice consisting of Erik Carlson (lead artist) and Erica Carpenter. Drawing on backgrounds in multimedia installation, architecture, audio composition, performance and experimental technique, we strive to create public artworks that reveal unexpected points of commonality in our shared surroundings, inviting deeper engagement on individual and local levels.