Petty Memorial Lecture: "Sparks of Genius - Connecting Art and Science"

When Wednesday, April 10, 2013
5:00pm to 12:42pm
Where David Owsley Museum of Art, Ball State University
Recital Hall
What General Events education, speakers

Creativity expert Dr. Robert Root-Bernstein, Professor of Physiology at Michigan State University, and MacArthur Fellow, will present a provocative lecture based on his book Sparks of Genius: The Thirteen Thinking Tools of the World's Most Creative People. The lecture will discuss how scientists and others benefit from their participation in and engagement with the arts. Read more here.

  • Lecture is FREE and open to the public. A book signing will follow the program.
  • Dinner following the lecture is $40 for Friends of the Museum, $48 for non-members. PDF dinner RSVP here.

Information about parking & directions to the Fine Arts building