Talks

Intricate tapestry with various circular and rectangular scenes.

Curator Talk: Crafting the Daoist Priest Robe: Form and Technique

Sunday, January 4, 2026
2:00 pm
Photo of Sopheap Pich standing in front of a stone elephant sculpture at a temple in Cambodia

Artist Talk: Sopheap Pich: Transitions

Thursday, January 8, 2026
6:30 pm
headshot of Alison Saar

Friends Lecture: Alison Saar

Sunday, January 11, 2026
2:00 pm
Photo of several large ice sculptures illuminated with colorful lights during the night.

The Art of Snow Sculpting: In Conversation with the World Snow Celebration

Sunday, January 11, 2026
4:30 pm
close up view of brown, woven textiles with overlapping strings

MAEP Artist Talk: Amy Usdin

Sunday, January 25, 2026
2:00 pm
guests seated in an auditorium listening to a lecture

Friends Lecture: Michael Kleber-Diggs

Thursday, February 5, 2026
6:00 pm
guests seated in an auditorium listening to a lecture

Friends Lecture: Clara Osowski

Sunday, March 15, 2026
2:00 pm
Painting of two workers on a dockyard, pulling on ropes, with a ship in the background

Curator Talk: Work for America: Images of Labor and Industry During the Great Depression

Sunday, March 29, 2026
2:00 pm
guests seated in an auditorium listening to a lecture

Friends Lecture: Rachel McGarry

Thursday, April 16, 2026
11:00 am
Three panel huipil; elaborate embroidery encircles the neck; white ground cloth with patterning primarily in green with accents in purple, blue, orange and red; design consists of rows of stylized bird and tree pattern alternating with rows of diamonds

Curator Talk: Weaving Identities: Maya Huipiles from Guatemala

Sunday, April 19, 2026
2:00 pm
guests seated in an auditorium listening to a lecture

Friends Lecture: Max Bryant

Thursday, May 14, 2026
11:00 am
abstract image: layers of bright orange and bright red loops and curlicues over brown circles extending from the upper left across to the lower right of the painting; bright blue, orange, brown, red, and tan squares throughout; horizontal bright blue narrow rectangles almost dance across the image.

Walls of Wonder and Fluttering Forms: Exploring Abstraction in the Works of Yoshida Hodaka and Chizuko

Sunday, May 31, 2026
2:00 pm