Fall 2026 Graduate Seminar Lecture Series

The ArtCenter Graduate Art MFA program is pleased to announce the celebration of our 40th anniversary with a special edition of the Fall 2026 Graduate Seminar Lecture Series, organized by Jan Tumlir and Jack Bankowsky.

Fall 2026
September 15 (7:30pm): Graham Harman in conversation with Jan Tumlir* / September 20 (closed to the public and will take place off-site): Thomas Demand / September 29: Kathryn Andrews* / October 6: Won Ju Lim / October 13: Alex Hubbard in conversation with Richard Hawkins* / October 20: Eric Wesley / October 27: Sean Raspet / November 3: e-flux panel with Anton Vidokle, Hallie Ayres and Juliana Halpert* / November 10: John Divola / November 17: Rita McBride / December 1: Stan Douglas* / December 8: Lita Albuquerque* / December 15: Patti Podesta* in conversation with Diana Thater*

ArtCenter’s Graduate Seminar lecture series is a forum for graduate students, members of the ArtCenter community and the general public to enter into dialogue with internationally recognized artists, critics, and art historians. Unless otherwise indicated, lectures are free, open to the public and take place most Tuesday evenings at 7pm in the L.A. Times Media Center unless otherwise indicated. Check out our website to confirm dates, times and locations for the lecture series and for more information about the Graduate Art program.

*Special guests are marked for their contributions to the department and institution.

The ArtCenter Graduate Art MFA program is accepting applications for Fall 2027! Contact gradadmissions@artcenter.edu for more information.

Support for this series is generously provided by the following: Brenda R. Potter, Jack Shear, Brendan Dugan, Lisson Gallery, Beth Rudin DeWoody, David Kordansky, Jeffrey Deitch, Gattopardo, Tara Walters, Alan Hergott, and an anonymous donor.

**Images above: Left to right: (top) Anton Vidokle; Juliana Halpert; Hallie Ayres; Thomas Demand, photo: Brigitte Lacombe; Lita Albuquerque, photo: Marc Breslin; (middle) Stan Douglas, photo: Evaan Kheraj; Won Ju Lim; Patti Podesta and Diana Thater in Dan Graham’s Public Space/Two Audiences (1976); Alex Hubbard; Richard Hawkins; (bottom) Graham Harman, photo: Ismael Baydas; John Divola; Kathryn Andrews; Eric Wesley; Rita McBride; Sean Raspet, photo: Bridget Badore.