Saturday University Lecture Series
ROOTS OF CULTURE: ESSENTIAL PLANTS OF ASIA
January 19–March 9
Seattle Art Museum
Approach plants artfully in this seven-part series, beginning with a comparison of musical structures and trees. Each lecture focuses on
cultures and histories of one type of plant. Their uses vary from garden ornamentals to craft, agriculture, fiber
and fruit.
Please note: There will be no talks on February 23.
TRANS PLANTS: Collecting, Gathering, and Globalizing Plants
March 16–April 27
Seattle Art Museum
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Consider plants in and out of their native environment, and how plants become an art material in bonsai and Chinese gardens. Hear stories of a delicious mushroom that only grows in the wild, farming eucalyptus as a colonial endeavor, and a hunt for rhododendrons in China.
Please note: There will be no talks on March 23 and April 13.
Auditorium seating is primarily through advance series subscriptions with limited individual lecture tickets sold at the door.
Held in partnership with the University of Washington’s Jackson School of International Studies, and the Elliott Bay Book Company.