The Nasher’s ongoing speaker series features conversations and lectures on the ever-expanding definition of sculpture. Guests are invited to witness first-hand accounts of the inspiration behind some of the world’s most innovative artwork, architecture and design.
Open to the public. FREE for Members. FREE for students with ID. $10 for Non-Members (includes museum admission). Visit our Events Calendar to find upcoming programs.
Find archived recordings of Art and Artist talks below or visit the Nasher's YouTube channel.
Past Events
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2025 Speakers
Haegue Yang / Frances Bagley / Michael Brenson on David Smith
2024 Speakers
Sarah Sze / Haas Brothers / Laure de Margerie on French Sculpture / Hugh Hayden / Samara Golden / Leslie Hewitt
2023 Speakers
Thaddeus Mosley / Groundswell: Women of Land Art Symposium / Tomás Saraceno
2022 Speakers
Harry Bertoia Symposium / Mel Chin / Will Boone / Catherine Caesar on Lynda Benglis / Nairy Baghramian / Matthew Ronay
2021 Speakers
Maren Hassinger / Gabriel Rico / Tributes to Bettye Saar / Guerrilla Girls / Tavares Strachan / Carol Bove
2020 Speakers
Barry X Ball
2019 Speakers
Sterling Ruby / Judy Chicago with Sarah Thornton / Leveling the Playing Field Panel / Sheila Hicks with Tyler Green / Barbara Kasten / Elmgreen & Dragset / Nicole Eisenman / Anne Le Troter / Martin Creed
2018 Speakers
First Sculpture Symposium / Damián Ortega / Alternative Art Fairs Panel / Luke Fowler / Tauba Auerbach / The Nature of Arp Symposium / Bosco Sodi / Matthew Ronay
2017 Speakers
Richard Shiff / Women Artists in Art Museums Panel / New Pitches Panel / Lynne Tillman / Jessica Stockholder / Tom Sachs / Paper into Sculpture Panel / Nathan Carter
2016 Speakers
Ann Veronica Janssens / Piero Golia with Ann Goldstein / Mai-Thu Perret / Martha Thorne / New Art World Panel / Joel Shapiro / Plaster Panel / Kathryn Andrews / Michael Dean / Rachel Rose
2015 Speakers
Melvin Edwards / French Sculpture Census Panel / Iván Navarro / Jonathan Hammer / Phyllida Barlow with Tyler Green / Philip Beesley / Giuseppe Penone / Alex Israel / Edmund de Waal
2014 Speakers
Tony Tasset / David Bates / Not Vital / Bettina Pousttchi / Mark Grotjahn / Tod Lippy / Liz Glynn / Thomas Heatherwick / Anna-Bella Papp / Sarah Thornton
2013 Speakers
Mark Dion / Ken Price Sculpture Panel / Heather Cook / Matthew Collings / Nathan Mabry / Liz Larner / Katharina Grosse / Lewis Kachur / Analia Saban / Return to Earth Symposium / Nasher XChange Panel / Make Art with Purpose Panel / Charles Long with Tyler Green
2012 Speakers
Elliott Hundley / Tony Feher / Trenton Doyle Hancock / Erick Swenson / Ernesto Neto / Joseph Havel / The Art Guys / Kathryn Andrews / Lawrence Weiner / Catherine Craft / Richard Wentworth / Eva Rothschild
2011 Speakers
Charles Renfro / Jessica Holmes / Alfredo Jaar / A Conversation on Statuesque / Charles Long / Aaron Curry and Thomas Houseago / Annette Lawrence / Heather Rowe / Tony Cragg / Diana Al-Hadid / Lawrence Weschler / Dore Ashton with Michael Corris
2010 Speakers
Jaume Plensa / Michael Craig-Martin / Adam Silverman and Nader Tehrani / William Jeffett / Allegra Pesenti / Linda Ridgway / Evan Holloway / Rick Lowe / Richard R. Brettell and Joachim Pissarro / Michael Corris / Antony Gormley / Alexander Calder and Contemporary Art Panel