The 10th Annual DeVos Art Lecture Series
at GrandValleyStateUniversity will explore the symbiotic relationship
between art and design: their differences, similarities and their role
in today's economy.
Honorary Chair Marcia Knapp Haas and Director of GVSU Galleries
and Collections Henry Matthews, welcome the West Michigan community to
the event on Thursday, September 24, at 5:30 p.m. in the Loosemore
Auditorium, DeVosCenter, 401 West Fulton St., on the Pew Grand Rapids
Campus. Special guest John Berry will share his views and experiences
in his lecture, “The Purpose of Design.”
Berry
is the executive director of Design West Michigan and
an associate of Greystone Global. He is a public relations and
communications strategist with more than 35 years of professional
design leadership, including vice president of Corporate
Communications with Herman Miller.
The lecture is free and open to the public, with free parking in
the Front Street lot.
For more information call the
GVSUArtGallery at (616) 331-2563, or visit www.gvsu.edu/artgallery.
