Most of the proceeds from the event will benefit the LSU Libraries, with some funds going to the Bengal Belles for distribution to other parts of the University, including the Academic Center for Athletes. The sponsors for this year's event include Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center, Albertson's, Bank One, Tiger Country 100.7, Coca-Cola, Eagle 98.1, Oldies 107.3, Semolina's, Tiger Gridiron Club, WBRZ, Parisian, Tiger Mania, Baton Rouge Printing, Acadian Ambulance, Avoyelles Cafe, McDonald's, New York Bagel Co., RichardUs Honda, Hollingsworth Mazda and Hollingsworth Ford. A new multi-disciplinary lecture series attracting some of the world's top design professionals to the LSU campus kicks off this month. The Paula G. Manship Lecture Series in the College of Design, funded by an endowment from Manship, furthers the college's goal of developing programs that bring in the ideas of professionals at the cutting edge of their disciplines to enhance the education of students in the College of Design while contributing to the community's quality of life. It will offer a forum for artists, designers, practitioners and theoreticians to present their work and discuss ideas with students, faculty, staff and the community.
All lectures are free and open to the public.
They will all be held in the Design Building Auditorium and will begin at 6 p.m. Professional AIA continuing education credit will be available for all lectures. Skoglund, a photographer, sculptor and art educator, creates complex installations and photographs of everyday environments being overrun by animal sculptures. Danadjieva has practiced planning, architecture, urban design, landscape design and interior design in Bulgaria, France and the United States for more than 25 years, and her design expertise has been instrumental in some of the most important developments in this country. Trained in Western art at the Beijing Central Academy of Fine Arts, the three will discuss the influence such training in Western styles has had on contemporary Chinese artists. Yang Xianrang worked with woodblock prints during his early career, but his recent works portray a subtle combination of East and West.