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Guest Faculty Lecture: Jan Heaton and Norwood Viviano

Sep 16, 2025 7PM-8PM

Schermer Meeting Hall

Sunday and Tuesday evenings, June through September, Anderson Ranch features a slideshow presentation by distinguished faculty members and visiting artists. These insightful talks dive into the artists’ inspiration, their creative process, and more.

This presentation is free and open to the public and is available in person or via livestream.

Registration is appreciated. All on-campus workshop students will be pre-registered for this event.

 

Speaker

Jan Heaton

Jan Heaton is a professional watercolor artist. Her paintings celebrate nature, and then abstractly reach beyond the obvious. Art dealers and galleries in Austin, San Francisco, San Antonio, and Atlanta represent her work. In the classroom, Heaton believes all students are individuals with their own story and library of inspiration. Her teaching methods are formed by her belief that everyone learns and makes art in their own way.

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Norwood Viviano

Norwood Viviano heads the sculpture program at Grand Valley State University in Allendale, MI, where he teaches foundry and 3D printing courses. He received his MFA in sculpture from the Cranbrook Academy of Art. Norwood has been awarded residencies at Kohler Co., Tacoma Museum of Glass, and the Corning Museum of Glass. His projects are included in the permanent collections at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, Smithsonian Renwick Gallery, DeYoung Museum, and Shanghai Museum of Glass.

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Norwood Viviano, Recasting Detroit, 2021, kilncast glass and 3D printed pattern. Photo: Tim Thayer/Robert Hensleigh

Sep 16, 2025 7PM-8PM


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The Ranch Café

Open to the public for lunch from June to September. 

The Café is a social hub where students and visitors gather to discuss ideas, plan for new creative experiences, and reflect on shared teachings. Join us for a beautiful buffet lunch offering fresh salads and rotating hot items.

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