Throughout their tenure at the Frostic School of Art, students learn that making art is not the sole component of what it means to be an artist in the 21st century. Artists must also develop professional contacts, learn to speak freely about their work, answer challenging questions, contextualize and promote their work.
The mission of Frostic School of Art’s Visiting Artist program is tri-fold: to provide students direct, meaningful contact with working artists, both established and emerging; to elevate the regional, national, and international profile of the Frostic School of Art and Richmond Center for Visual Arts; and to nurture a sense of community among students, faculty and staff within WMU’s College of Fine Arts.
As a program that integrates all disciplines within the Frostic School of Art, our Visiting Artist Program also encourages students to step beyond their given major and explore techniques outside their given practice. As such, the Visiting Artist program provides a broad and solid foundation that seeks to expand each students’ view of professional practice after graduation.
Since the 1960s, the rich history of the Frostic School of Art’s Visiting Artist and Scholar Program includes such curators, writers and artists as Richard Hunt, Christo, Jerry Saltz, Julia Christensen, Roger Shimomura, Eleanor Heartney, Lucy R. Lippard, John Cage, Ivan C. Karp, Benny Andrews, Squeak Carnwath, Haroon Gunn-Salie, Chun-Hak Oh, Yoshisuke Funasaka, Brigit Skiold, Maria Gaspar, Tyanna Buie, Ashley Hunt, Patterson Sims, Dr. David Pilgrim, Victoria Finlay and Lev Manovich, among hundreds of others.
Motoko Furuhashi
Visiting Artist Lecture
Richmond Center for Visual Arts
room 2008 at 5:30 p.m.
Justin Lincoln
Visiting Artist Lecture
Richmond Center for Visual Arts
room 2008 at 5:30 p.m.
Eric Souther
Visiting Artist Lecture
Richmond Center for Visual Arts
room 2008 at 5:30 p.m.
Jerry Saltz
Visiting Art Critic Lecture
Knauss Hall
room 3502 at 6:00 p.m.
Cat Crotchett
Artist Lecture
Richmond Center for Visual Arts
room 2008 at 5:30 p.m.
Ladislav Hanka
Visiting Artist Lecture
Richmond Center for Visual Arts
room 2008 at 5:30 p.m.
Shaun Leonardo
Visiting Artist Lecture
Knauss Hall
room 2452 at 6:30 p.m.
Mary Foyder
Visiting Designer Lecture
Richmond Center for Visual Arts
room 2008 at 5:30 p.m.
Laleh Mehran
Visiting Artist Lecture
Richmond Center for Visual Arts
room 2008 at 5:30 p.m.
Erik Waterkotte
Visiting Artist Lecture
South Kohrman Hall
room 2121 at 5:00 p.m.
Chris Coleman
Visiting Artist Lecture
Richmond Center for Visual Arts
room 2008 at 5:30 p.m.
Lev Manovich
Visiting Scholar Lecture
Knauss Hall
room 3502 at 6:00 p.m.
Paul Catanese
Visiting Artist Lecture
Richmond Center for Visual Arts
room 2008 at 5:30 p.m.
Naomi van Niekerk
Visiting Artist Lecture
Richmond Center for Visual Arts
room 2008 at 5:30 p.m.