The Visiting Artist Lecture Series, presented by the Department of Art and the Center for Art Research, introduces students and the community-at-large to a broad range of international interdisciplinary practitioners including artists, curators, critics, designers, and historians. The department is committed to inviting innovative and prominent professionals to speak about their influences and processes within their current practice as part of the public lecture series and also to engage with students in small groups or individual studio critiques.
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Explore the Visiting Artist Lecture Series videos and also Visiting Artist interviews in the "5 Minutes" publications.
University of Oregon 2026–27 Visiting Artist Lecture Series
Presented by the Department of Art and Center for Art Research
Lectures begin at 4:00 p.m. Pacific Time in Lawrence Hall, Room 115, 1190 Franklin Boulevard, Eugene, OR 97403.
Fall Term Lectures:
Thursday, October 8: Ido Radon
Thursday, October 15: Keith Varadi
Thursday, October 22: Aruna D'Souza, Critical Conversations Lecture
Winter Term Lectures:
Thursday, January 21, 2027: Jeffrey Gibson
Thursday, February 18, 2027: Mark Armijo McKnight
Thursday, February 25, 2027: Samantha Yun Wall
Spring Term Lectures:
Thursday, April 22, 2027: Kelly Akashi, Davis Family Lecture
Thursday, May 13, 2027: Camille Farrah Lenain
Thursday, May 20, 2027: Rachel Rossin, George and Matilda Fowler Lecture
“Imperfect Solidarities, Two Years Later”
Critical Conversations Lecture
October 22
