Visiting Artist Helen Hiebert to give public lecture Oct. 23

Helen Hiebert, "Holding Space" installation.
Helen Hiebert, "Holding Space" installation.

Visiting Artist Helen Hiebert to give public lecture Oct. 23

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Helen Hiebert will present a free public lecture on Oct. 23 at 5 p.m.
Helen Hiebert will present a free public lecture on Oct. 23 at 5 p.m.
Lincoln, Neb.--Helen Hiebert will present a free public lecture on Thursday, Oct. 23 at 5 p.m. in Richards Hall Rm. 14.

Hiebert is a Colorado artist who constructs installations, sculptures, films and artist books using handmade paper, thread and light. She teaches and lectures about papermaking and lamp-making internationally, and has served as adjunct faculty at Oregon College of Art and Craft, and Pacific University. Helen exhibits her work internationally, she is author of the books Papermaking With Plants, The Papermaker’s Companion, Paper Illuminated, Playing With Paper, and Playing With Pop-Ups. Helen has an extensive network of paper colleagues around the world and her interest in how things are made (from paper) keeps her up to date on current paper trends, which she writes about in her weekly blog post called The Sunday Paper.

Hiebert’s visit to UNL is made possible by the Hixson-Lied Endowment.

Richards Hall is located at Stadium Drive and T sts. on the UNL city campus.