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"Research-Creation and the Alchemical Studio: An Experiment in Studious Drift"
Join us for a talk by Dr. Tyson E. Lewis, Professor Art Education at the University of North Texas. His presentation creates a dialectical image in which the ancient practice of alchemy is juxtaposed next to the contemporary practice of research-creation. The mediation point between the two is the unusual space-time of the studio, which embodies an underlying drift in bodies, gestures, materials, and ideas that unites alchemical experimentation and research-creation. Dr. Lewis will highlight the importance of this convergence for interrupting and suspending dominant notions of learning prevalent in today’s schools and universities.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Dr. Tyson E. Lewis is a Professor Art Education in the College of Visual Arts and Design at the University of North Texas. He has published widely on topics such as research-creation, critical pedagogy, critical phenomenology, aesthetic philosophy, critical theory, posthumanism, and antifascist education. In 2024, Dr. Lewis was included on the Stanford University/Elsevier list for the world’s Top 2% most-cited researchers in the world. He is author of many books, including Studious Drift: Movements and Protocols for a Postdigital Education and The Alchemy of Research-Creation, both co-authored with Peter Hyland. Currently, he sits on the executive committee for the Philosophy of Education Society and on the steering committee for the Art Education Research Institute and has served as the commentary editor for the journal Studies in Art Education.
Part of the School of Art & Design Visiting Artists series.
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Krannert Art Museum
Tue–Fri 10–5 | Sat 10–4
Thu until 8 pm, when class is in session
217-244-0745 · kam.illinois.edu
🅿️ Parking nearby is free on weekends.
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EVENT HIGHLIGHTS
FALL 2026
OCTOBER
1 · SPEAK Café, 6–7:30 pm
2 · Noontime Gallery Talk & Tour, 12 pm
3 · Teen Artist's Retreat, 10 am–3 pm · Anita Purves Nature Center & Krannert Art Museum. Sign up at urbanaparks.org. (15 participants)
8 · Opening Day | In Search of a Future
10 · Curator Talk & Tour | In Search of a Future, 10:30 am
10 · In the Studio: Thrown and Altered Clay Workshop, with Catherine Wiesener, 1–3 pm · U of I Allen Hall, Ceramics Lab (Room 89), 1005 W. Gregory Dr., Urbana. (10 participants) EVENT FULL
10 · Fall Fusion Festival, 3–7 pm · Watercolor painting and live music in downtown Urbana.
14 · Creative Aging Tour & Memory Café, 1–3 pm
17 · Kids at KAM: Artmaking and More! 10:30 am–12:30 pm
22 · Visiting Artist Talk | Tyson E. Lewis, 5:30–7 pm
29 · Visiting Artist Talk | Antawan Byrd, 5:30–7 pm
NOVEMBER
Nov 3–7 · Weeklong Residency with Exhibiting Artist Yao Jui-Chung
4 · MillerComm Lecture | Landscape as Storytelling: The Journey of "Yao’s Black Divine Comedy" with Yao Jiu-Chung & Kao Chien-Hui, 4 pm reception, 5 pm event · Levis Faculty Center, Room 210, 919 W. Illinois St., Urbana
5 · Opening Reception | Ink Shower: Contemporary Taiwanese Artists Reimagine Tradition, 5–7 pm
6 · Panel Discussion | Ink Shower Artists, 2–3:30 pm, Temple Buell Hall, Plym Auditorium, 611 E. Lorado Taft Dr., Champaign
7 · Curator Talk & Tour | Ink Shower, 10:30 am
12 · SPEAK Café, 6 pm
13 · Noontime Gallery Talk & Tour, 12 pm
14 · Improvisers Exchange: Sonic Location, 1–3 pm
Nov 26–28 · Closed for Thanksgiving holiday
DECEMBER
3 · Day With(out) Art: Film Screening & Discussion for World AIDS Day, 5:30 pm
4 · Noontime Gallery Talk & Tour, 12 pm
5 · Artventures for Kids! 1–3 pm
10 · FAA Finals Fest, 12–3:30 pm · For U of I students.
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Krannert Art Museum acknowledges support from the Illinois Arts Council.
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