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Why I’m Joyce: A Talk with Smithsonian Visionary Artist Joyce Scott

Joyce J. Scott is an African-American artist, sculptor, quilter, performance artist, installation artist, print-maker, lecturer and educator known for her figurative sculptures and jewelry using free form, off-loom bead weaving techniques, similar to a peyote stitch.

Scott was recognized in 2016 as a MacArthur Foundation Fellow and named a Smithsonian Visionary Artist in 2019. Her work is included in the current exhibition, “Reflecting Perspectives: Artists Confront Issues of Diversity and Inclusion,” at the Bergstrom-Mahler Museum of Glass.

Please join us for her talk at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 19 in the Warch Campus Center’s Cinema. A reception will follow from 8:30 until 9:30 in the Pusey Room.

This event is free and open to the public.