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Artists Now! Guest Lecture Series: Geo Rutherford

Virtual Event

October 15 | 7:30 pm 9:00 pm

Artist Geo Rutherford work featuring 35 test tubes containing a variety of different colored objects.

Date & Time
Wednesday, October 15, 2025 (7:30–9 p.m.)

Location
Virtual

Wisconsin-based artist Geo Rutherford is a Wisconsin-based artist is best known for her work that addresses the Great Lakes. Her Tiktok account took off when she started her popular “Spooky Lakes” series in October of 2020. Today, she has over 1.8 million TikTok followers and frequently receives messages from teachers and parents who appreciate her educational content that inspires kids to explore science, history and environmental causes.

Throughout the fall and spring semesters, the Artists Now! Guest Lecture Series welcomes a diverse group of nationally and internationally recognized artists working across traditional, hybrid and emergent disciplines. Join us to explore and expand boundaries of creative visual practices alongside others with an interest in contemporary visual art.

Visit Geo Rutherford’s website.

The Artists Now! Guest Lecture Series is supported in part by the UWM Black & Gold Committee and Differential Tuition funds, Frederick R. Layton Fund, the John Colt Memorial Art Fund, The Queer Curatorial Fund, Center for 21st Century Studies, Mary L. Nohl Fund Fellowships for Individual Artists, Print Club, Focus, and OBJECT.

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