5:30 pm Lamar Dodd School of Art S151 Sponsored by: Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, Lamar Dodd School of Art Contact: artinfo@uga.edu 706-542-1511 Speaker: Janet Echelman, artist. Echelman reshapes urban airspace with monumental, fluidly moving sculpture that responds to environmental forces including wind, water, and sunlight. The permanent and temporary projects draw inspiration from ancient craft and modern technology. These sculpture environments embody local identity and invite residents to form a personal and dynamic relationship with the art and place. Each project becomes intimately tied to its environment through site-specific inspiration and references, thus strengthening neighborhood connections and promoting a distinctive civic character. Echelman has constructed net sculpture environments in metropolitan cities around the world including San Francisco (USA), Porto (Portugal), and Richmond (Canada). She is the recipient of a 2011-2012 Guggenheim Fellowship in the Arts, a 2009 Loeb Fellowship, has taught at Harvard Graduate School of Design, and currently serves on the board of directors for the U.S. Fulbright Committee. Echelman sees public art as a team sport and collaborates with a range of professionals including aeronautical and mechanical engineers, architects, lighting designers, landscape architects, and fabricators.This lecture is part of the Lamar Dodd School of Art's 2012-2013 Visiting Artist and Scholar Series. Lamar Dodd School of Art