Stanley & Selma Hollander Artist, Designer and Scholar Lecture Series to bring 15 distinguished guests to MSU in 2025-2026

Through its annual Selma & Stanley Hollander Artist, Designer and Scholar Lecture Series, the Department of Art, Art History and Design at Michigan State University hosts several internationally recognized leaders in the fields of art and design, who each offer inspiring talks that explore how visual representation in all its complex forms exists as a mode of inquiry.

The 2025-2026 Selma & Stanley Hollander Artist, Designer and Scholar Lecture Series will bring 15 distinguished guests to campus. All the events that are planned as part of this series are free and open to the public.

During their visit, the invited guests, who come from all around the world, will present their scholarly and creative research in a public lecture. In addition to the lectures, a variety of activities, such as workshops, class visits, panel discussions and exhibitions, also are planned to give students and the public opportunities to further engage with the visiting lecturers. Graduate and advanced undergraduate students also have opportunities to participate in individual studio visits and group critiques with guest lecturers.

The series is named after the late Stanley and Selma Hollander, the primary sponsor for this series, whose generosity and support for the arts and humanities at Michigan State University can be seen across campus and whose legacy provides the Department of Art, Art History and Design with a sustaining way to continue to invite artists, designers and scholars from around the world to MSU each year.

This lecture series also is sponsored by the Department of Art, Art History and Design along with generous support from MSU’s College of Arts & Letters, Office of the Provost, Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum, Department of English, Department of History, Department of Anthropology, Digital Humanities Program, Department of Theatre and Beal Botanical Gardens and Arboretum.

Read the full story on the College of Arts and Letters website.