What happens when the subtle beauty and intellectual power of Roni Horn’s art meets the transgressive tackiness of John Waters? Find out in this artist talk that’s sure to entice, provoke, and entertain.

Emily Dickinson is a major influence on Roni Horn's art, so it is only fitting that the poem featured on the Hassenfeld Harborway this spring is Dickinson’s "I’m Nobody! Who Are You?". The first line of the poem became Horn's sculpture, "Key and Cue No. 288." To mark the occasion, a group of today’s leading poets will gather to celebrate Dickinson’s work and share their own: Gail Mazur, Joyce Peseroff, David Rivard, and Rosanna Warren, and Lloyd Schwartz.

In this four-week course in the Paul and Phyllis Fireman Family Digital Studio, you can see how today’s artists expand their toolbox with a wide range of technology. Discussions, multimedia presentations, and visits to our galleries provide the foundation for this entertaining and informative course. Course continues on Thursdays through March 16.

How are the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan affecting children in the U.S.? Find out from Diane Levin, Professor of Education at Wheelock College and author of numerous books on the impact of violence, media, and other societal issues on children, families, and schools. We recommend viewing "...OUT OF HERE: The Veterans Project" before the program.

Kevin Bowen is a poet, Vietnam veteran, and Director of the William Joiner Center for the Study of War and Social Consequences at UMass, Boston. Learn about the Joiner Center’s many initiatives and the impact they have already had on our understanding of war and conflict. We recommend viewing "...OUT OF HERE: The Veterans Project" before the program.

Dan Murphy was a reporter for the Bloomberg News Bureau in Jakarta and Far Eastern Economic Review, covering Indonesia/East Timor in the 1990s. In 2000, he joined The Christian Science Monitor as a staff writer, reporting from numerous continents and countries including Southeast Asia and Iraq. Hear about his experience reporting from nations in conflict and the emotions he felt upon his return to the U.S. We recommend viewing "...OUT OF HERE: The Veterans Project" before the program.

American poet Emily Dickinson has inspired artists across disciplines—Aaron Copland, Martha Graham, not to mention Roni Horn. Celebrate National Poetry Month with a conversation with Cindy Dickinson (no relation), Director of Interpretation and Programming at the Emily Dickinson Museum in Amherst, Massachusetts. We recommend viewing "Roni Horn AKA Roni Horn" before the program.

From cave walls to touch screens, no surface is off limits to the creativity of artists and designers. What about the most accessible surface of all, our own bodies? See the tattoo-inspired work of Dr. Lakra, then hear from the artist and others whose work brings them in close contact with skin as we ask, what are the challenges of creating the most personal and intimate of designs? Featuring Dr. Lakra, Allen Zadeh, and Stephanie Murg.

Join Dr. Lakra and exhibition curator Pedro Alonzo in the galleries for a conversation about Lakra’s ICA exhibition and the role of tattooing in his art. FREE

Although tattooing was first introduced to Bostonians in the 1840s, it was just 10 years ago that a Massachusetts ban on tattooing (except by medical physicians) was deemed unconstitutional by a Suffolk Superior Court judge. Helping to overthrow this ban was Sarah Wunsch, staff attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts. Join Wunsch and exhibition curator Pedro Alonzo for a look back at the commonwealth’s long and complicated history with this art form.

The more we look at Roni Horn’s portraits of taxidermied birds, the more mysterious they seem. Get a fresh perspective from someone who looks closely at birds every day: Scott V. Edwards, whose study of avian DNA has led to insights into the behavior and ecology of birds. Edwards is Professor of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology and Curator of Ornithology at the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard University. We recommend viewing "Roni Horn AKA Roni Horn" before the program.