The inaugural Susan T. Marx Distinguished Lecture will feature Johnnetta Cole, the director of the National Museum of African Art, a Smithsonian Institution. It will be held on March 22, at 6 p.m. in Claudia Cohen Hall, Auditorium G17.

RSVP required. For more information contact Sara Stewart at sabrady@upenn.edu

The Arthur Ross Gallery’s Susan T. Marx Distinguished Lecture Series features a major and exciting figure (museum director, curator, gallery owner, artist) in the art world to address timely issues in the arts. Through this annual lecture series Susan T. Marx, CW’66, and the Arthur Ross Gallery seek to inspire Penn students across disciplines to develop an interest in or a passion for art and to attract a regional and national audience. Funding for the Susan T. Marx Distinguished Lecture Series is provided by a gift to the University of Pennsylvania from Susan T. Marx to fund the lecture series over the next five years (Almanac May 31, 2016).