The Reynolds College of Arts, Social Sciences, and Humanities at Missouri State University, in collaboration with the Department of Art and Design, Sculpture Walk Springfield, and the History Museum on the Square are sponsoring a public talk by the internationally recognized artist Janet Echleman on Thursday April 23 at 6:00 in the Fox Theatre in downtown Springfield. The talk is free and open to the public.

Echleman’s work crosses disciplinary boundaries between art, urban design, engineering, computer science, and performance. Her monumental installations have been installed in museums and public spaces around the globe. She is the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, a Harvard Loeb Fellowship, a Fulbright Sr. Lectureship, and other prizes. Her TED talk “Taking Imagination Seriously” has been viewed more than two million times.
Immediately following her public talk at the Fox Theatre, Echelman will be signing copies of her recently published career-spanning book Radical Softness: The Responsive Art of Janet Echelman. Copies of the book can be ordered through Bookmarx as well as purchased at the signing.

Questions about the event can be sent to ArtandDesign@missouristate.edu