Emily Arthur - Artist Talk

Visiting artist in print media, Emily Arthur will be giving a free artist talk on her artwork and career on Wednesday, May 29 at the Center for the Visual Arts at Kent State University.  The talk is free and open to the public and will take place in room 165 from 6-7 p.m.

Emily Arthur is a visiting artist for this summer's Kent Blossom Art Intensives in print media.  Visiting artists play a significant roll in these courses, offering unique perspectives and expertise in their field.  Each visiting artist gives a public presentation on their work as a part of the Kent Blossom Art Lecture Series.

About the artist:  Emily W. Arthur is an Assistant Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Arthur comes to UW-Madison after spending the past 14 years at the University of North Florida, where since 2010 she has been an Associate Professor with the Department of Art and Design, Painting, Drawing and Printmaking. Arthur spent the fall 2013 semester at UW-Madison as a visiting scholar with the Art Department in printmaking. Arthur received an MFA from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia and has served as a Fellow at the Barnes Foundation for Advanced Theoretical and Critical Research, Pennsylvania. Arthur is the recipient of a Florida Artist Enhancement Grant provided by the State of Florida and the National Endowment for the Arts, and is awarded to the Notable Women in the Arts, National Museum of Women in the Arts.