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Woodward Lecture Series

Established through a generous endowment by an anonymous donor, the Woodward Lecture Series annually brings six renowned artists to CCS for free public lectures, and learning sessions with CCS students. Spring and fall series each feature three visiting artists.

Past Woodward Lecturers include video artist Steina Vasulka; photographers Emmet Gowin and Duane Michals; painters Brenda Goodman and Elizabeth Murray; sculptors Larry Bell, Leonardo Drew, Forrest Myers, and Dennis Oppenheim; glass artist Dale Chihuly; installation artist Petah Coyne; and public artists Kristin Jones and Andrew Ginzel.

The Woodward Lecture Series is made possible by a generous endowment gift from an anonymous donor.

All lectures are free and open to the public.
Seating and parking are available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Free parking available in the CCS Parking Structure, located on Brush Street, just north of Frederick Douglass.

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News

  1. 02 Dec 2009 CCS's Woodward Lecture Series welcomes painter Joan Semmel on Thursday, December 3 at 7:30 p.m.

    CCS’s continues its popular Woodward Lecture Series with a talk by painter Joan Semmel on Thursday, December 3 at 7:30 p.m.

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  2. 11 Nov 2009 CCS's Woodward Lecture Series welcomes painter Katharina Grosse on Thursday, November 12 at 7:30 p.m.

    CCS’s continues its popular Woodward Lecture Series with a talk by painter Katharina Grosse on Thursday, November 12 at 7:30 p.m.

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  3. 29 Oct 2009 CCS's Woodward Lecture Series welcomes painter April Gornik on Thursday, November 5 at 7:30 p.m.

    CCS’s continues its popular Woodward Lecture Series with a talk by painter April Gornik on Thursday, November 5 at 7:30 p.m.

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  4. 04 May 2009 CCS’s Woodward Lecture Series 10th Anniversary Season concludes on Thursday, May 7 with legendary artist Ed Ruscha

    The CCS’s Woodward Lecture Series concludes its 10th Anniversary Season with one of the most consistently inventive artists of the contemporary period Ed Ruscha on Thursday, May 7 at 7:30 p.m.

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  5. 17 Mar 2009 CCS’s Woodward Lecture Series welcomes poet Anne Waldman on Thursday, March 19 at 7:30 p.m.

    CCS’s Woodward Lecture Series is continuing its 10th Anniversary Season with a lecture by internationally known poet, performer, and professor Anne Waldman on Thursday, March 19 at 7:30 p.m.

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  6. 30 Sep 2008 CCS Woodward Lecture Series Welcomes Painter Eric Fischl on Thursday, October 2

    The CCS Woodward Lecture Series is pleased to present Erick Fischl for a free lecture on Thursday, October 2 at 7:30 p.m. -in the Wendell W. Anderson Jr. Auditorium in the Walter B. Ford II Building on the College for Creative Studies campus.

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  7. 10 Apr 2008 CCS Woodward Lecture Series Welcomes Polly Apfelbaum on April 10

    The CCS Woodward Lecture Series is pleased to present Polly Apfelbaum for a free lecture on Thursday, April 10 at 7:30 p.m. in the Wendell W. Anderson Jr. Auditorium in the Walter B. Ford II Building on the College for Creative Studies campus.

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  8. 26 Mar 2008 CCS Woodward Lecture Series Welcomes Mira Schor on March 27

    The CCS Woodward Lecture Series is pleased to present Mira Schor for a free lecture on Thursday, March 27 at 7:30 p.m. in the Wendell W. Anderson Jr. Auditorium in the Walter B. Ford II Building on the College for Creative Studies campus.

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  9. 26 Nov 2007 CCS Woodward Lecture Series Welcomes Anne Pasternak

    The CCS Woodward Lecture Series is pleased to present Anne Pasternak for a free lecture on Thursday, November 29 at 7:30 p.m. in the Wendell W. Anderson Jr. Auditorium in the Walter B. Ford II Building on the College for Creative Studies campus.

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  10. 18 Oct 2007 CCS Woodward Lecture Series Welcomes Art Blogger Tyler Green on October 25

    The CCS Woodward Lecture Series is pleased to present influential art blogger Tyler Green for a free lecture on Thursday, October 25 at 7:30 p.m. in the Wendell W. Anderson Jr. Auditorium in the Walter B. Ford II Building on the College for Creative Studies campus.

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