Public lecture series 2023–24

The 2023–24 public lecture series at Cranbrook Academy of Art brings together an innovative group of artists, architects, curators, and designers. Presented as free and open to the public, the speakers in this series address some of the most urgent issues of our time through performance, object-making, curation, and critical writing. Together they encourage us to think expansively about the role of creativity in building community and shaping the world around us. Each speaker will spend several days on campus, conducting studio visits, visiting departments, and sharing insights into their creative practice.

All lectures are held in Cranbrook Art Museum’s deSalle Auditorium. Lectures that are recorded will be available on the Cranbrook Academy of Art deSalle Auditorium YouTube channel.

October 5, 2023, 6pm 
Cranbrook Academy of Art artist-in-residence presentations: Chris Fraser (photography), Ian McDonald (ceramics), Martha Mysko and Willie Wayne Smith (painting), Rebecca Ripple (sculpture). Moderated by Michael Stone-Richards.

October 19, 2023, 6pm
Risa Puleo, independent curator.

October 26, 2023, 6pm
Cranbrook Academy of Art artist-in-residence presentations: Carla Diana (4D design), Gretchen Wilkins (architecture), Scott Klinker (3D design), Joey Quiñones (fiber). Moderated by Michael Stone-Richards.

November 2, 2023, 6pm
Cranbrook Academy of Art artist-in-residence presentations: Iris Eichenberg (metalsmithing), Elliott Earls (2D design), Emmy Bright and Cooper Holoweski (print media). Moderated by Michael Stone-Richards.

November 9, 2023, 6pm
Norman Teague, designer and educator.

November 30, 2023, 6pm
Hamza Walker, director of LAXART.

December 14, 2023, 6pm
Cannupa Hanska Luger, multidisciplinary artist.

January 11, 2023, 6pm
Yolande Daniels, Associate Professor in Architecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and co-founder of studioSUMO.

February 1, 2023, 6pm
Ghada Amer, artist.

February 22, 2023, 6pm
Andrianna Campbell-LaFleur, art critic, curator, and historian.

March 21, 2023, 6pm
Yuri Suzuki, sound artist, designer, electronic musician.

April 4, 2023, 6pm
Roberto Lugo, artist, social activist, poet, and educator.

The Cranbrook Academy of Art public lecture series is supported by the Gilbert Family Foundation.

Cranbrook Academy of Art is one of the country’s top-ranked, graduate-only program in architecture, design, and fine art. The focus at Cranbrook is on studio practice in one of eleven disciplines: Architecture, 2D Design, 3D Design, 4D Design, Ceramics, Fiber, Metalsmithing, Painting, Photography, Print Media, and Sculpture. The program is anchored by celebrated Artists-in-Residence, who live and work on campus alongside our students. For more information, visit cranbrookart.edu.