TWENTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY LECTURE SERIES
CONCLUDES AT THE HEARST CENTER
WITH
ROY R. BEHRENS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contacts:
Vicki Simpson, Development Coordinator, Hearst Center for the Arts (319) 268-5501
[email protected]
October 16, 2014: The James Hearst Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Lecture Series will conclude at
7 p.m. Thurs., Oct. 23, when Roy R. Behrens addresses the audience in Mae Latta Hall at the
Hearst Center, 304 W. Seerley Blvd. Cedar Falls. Behrens’s lecture, titled “Imaginary Gardens
with Real Toads in Them: What I Learned from James Hearst,” will be followed by a reception.
The event is free and open to the public.
Roy Behrens is a Professor of Art and Distinguished Scholar at the University of Northern Iowa.
He holds a BA in art from the University of Northern Iowa and an MFA from the Rhode Island
School of Design. He has taught at art schools and universities for more than 40 years. Since
1990 he has been at the University of Northern Iowa, where he teaches graphic design, digital
image design, and design history.
In addition, Behrens has written seven books and hundreds of essays and articles, most notably
on art and camouflage, for which he is internationally recognized. He has appeared in interviews
on National Public Radio, NOVA on PBS, Iowa Public Television, BBC Radio, Australian
Public Radio, and has appeared in a number of documentary films. As a UNI student in the late
1960s, Behrens knew poet James Hearst as a teacher and a friend.
Since April 2014, the James Hearst Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Lecture Series has featured a
variety of lectures and multimedia presentations focusing on James Hearst and his body of work.
They have been presented by a distinguished group of writer-educators that also includes
Jonathan Stull, Scott Cawelti, Loree Rackstraw, Barbara Lounsberry, George Day, Michael
Borich, and Jeremy Schraffenberger.
Farmer-poet James Hearst bequeathed his home to the city of Cedar Falls in 1983 and asked that
it be used as an arts center for the community. The Hearst Center’s 25th anniversary celebration
is sponsored by the Rotary Club of Cedar Falls, the Cedar Falls Art & Culture Board and 93.5
The Mix.
More information on the Hearst Center and its programs is available at www.TheHearst.org, by
calling the Hearst at (319) 273-8641, or by liking the Hearst’s page on Facebook. The James &
Meryl Hearst Center for the Arts is located at 304 West Seerley Boulevard in Cedar Falls.
It’s Happening at the Hearst!
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