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Artists Now! Guest Lecture Series: J Taran Diamond

Virtual Event

February 25 | 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm

Artist J Taran Diamond's work featuring an all-white ring that expands with floral and leaf elements above and below the hand.

Date & Time
Wednesday, February 25, 2026 (7:30–9 p.m.)

Location
Virtual

J Taran Diamond is a metalsmith and craft educator based in Baltimore, Maryland. She has completed residencies at the Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts and the Baltimore Jewelry Center, where she is currently a Teaching Fellow. Outside of the studio, Diamond is an advocate for Black people in the fields of craft and academia and works to help achieve equity and accessibility within those fields.

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 J Taran Diamond’s website.

Livestream Details

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Zoom Meeting ID: 517 317 5108

Zoom Passcode: 974465

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.