The Wildling Museum of Art and Nature will host a talk by artist Susan Rowland (Ph.D.) titled Art as Alchemical Portal to Nature on Sept. 23.
Rowlad will discuss elements from her book, The Ecocritical Psyche, which examines the idea of art as a portal to nature. Rowlands will share her work in depth psychology and alchemy to demonstrate ideals that modern Western life has seemingly forgotten or rejected.
Rowland serves as co-chair of MA Engaged Humanities and the Creative Life at Pacifica Graduate Institute, and was previously a professor of English and Jungian Studies at the University of Greenwich, in the United Kingdom. She has authored several books, including 2001’s From Agatha Christie to Ruth Rendell and The Sleuth and the Goddess in Women’s Detective Fiction. She is currently writing a mystery novel. For more information on Rowland’s work, visit susanarowland.com.
The talk will take place at the Wildling Museum, located at 1511 Mission Drive, Solvang, from 3 to 4 p.m. For more information, contact (805) 688-1082.
Arts Briefs is compiled by Arts and Lifestyle Writer Rebecca Rose. Send information to rrose@santamariasun.com.
This article appears in Sep 20-27, 2018.