Events List

Upcoming Events

Artist Talks

Sept. 14, 2026
Janet Echelman: Radical Softness Artist Talk
UMBC’s Center for Innovation, Research, and Creativity in the Arts (CIRCA)
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Sept. 15, 2026
Artists & Cities: Shaping Places Through the Arts Artist Talk
Aspen Institute at Eaton Cinema
Eaton Cinema, Washington, DC
Sept. 16, 2026
Visiting Artists Series: Janet Echelman
American University Arts
Washington DC

Dance Performances

Sept. 19, 2026
Tephra ICA 2026 Dance Performance
Noli Timere - Be Not Afraid
Capital One Hall, 6 PM

Exhibitions

Sept. 17, 2026 - Mar. 20, 2027
Tephra ICA 2026 mid-career retrospective
Janet Echelman: Radical Softness
American University, Capital One Hall, and the Buchanan Gallery at George Mason University
Aug. 2026
World Design Captial 2026 sculpture installation
Earthtime 1.78 Frankfurt
Frankfurt Rhein-Main, Germany
Sept. 2025 - 2027
MIT Museum sculpture installation
Remembering the Future
Cambridge, MA
Nov. 16, 2025 – Apr. 26, 2026
Sarasota Art Museum mid-career retrospective
Janet Echelman: Radical Softness
Sarasota, FL

Past Events

Sept. 2, 2026
Janet Echelman: Taking Imagination Seriously keynote
Ljusdagen Light Festival
Södra Teatern, Stockholm, Sweden
June 28-29, 2026
Panels, sculpture installation, and book signing
Aspen Ideas Festival
Aspen, CO
May 30, 2026
Association of Arts Administration Educators conference keynote
Boston University
Boston, MA
May 17, 2026
Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony Speaker and Honorary Degree Recipient
Hofstra University
Hempstead, NY
May 15, 2026
Savannah College of Art and Design Fashion Show sculpture installation
Noli Timere
Savannah, GA
May 14, 2026
Radical Softness: A Talk by Janet Echelman
The Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro
Greensboro, NC
Apr. 25, 2026
Closing Talk for Radical Softness: Janet Echelman
Sarasota Art Museum
Sarasota, FL
Apr. 24, 2026
Radical Softness: A Talk by Janet Echelman
Tampa Museum of Art
Tampa, FL
Apr. 23, 2026
Radical Softness: A Talk by Janet Echelman
Missouri State University
Springfield, MO
Apr. 22, 2026
Marilyn T. and Byron C. Shutz Lecture Series Radical Softness: The Responsive Art of Janet Echelman
University of Missouri-Kansas City
Kansas City, MO
Apr. 20, 2026
Radical Softness: The Responsive Art of Janet Echelman
Godmothers Bookstore
Summerland, CA
Feb. 27, 2026
World Design Captial 2026: A Sky Full of Hope press conference
Museum Angewandte Kunst, Frankfurt
Frankfurt, Germany
Feb. 25, 2026
Reimagining Public Spaces with Artist Janet Echelman
London Transport Museum
Covent Garden, London, United Kingdom
Feb. 24, 2026
Radical Softness: An Artist Talk with Janet Echelman
King's College, University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Feb. 19 – 22, 2026
Zaragoza Luce Festival sculpture installation
Earthtime 1.26
Zaragoza, Spain
Feb. 20, 2026
Radical Softness: The Responsive Art of Janet Echelman
Zaragoza Luce Festival
Zaragoza, Spain
Feb. 2, 2026
Radical Softness: Janet Echelman in conversation with Gloria Sutton
The Boston Athenaeum
Boston, MA
Nov. 21, 2025
Kutztown University 86th Annual Art Education Conference keynote
Kutztown University, In the Making: A Gathering of Artists and Educators
Kutztown, PA
Nov. 19, 2025
Anne Whiston Spirn Lecture presentation
UPenn McHarg Center, Kleinman Energy Forum, Fisher Fine Arts Library
Philadelphia, PA
Nov. 17, 2025
Advances in Architectural Geometry (AAG) 2025 keynote
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA
Nov. 15, 2025
Opening Day Talk + Book Signing
Sarasota Art Museum
Sarasota, FL
Oct. 29, 2025
Design Tech Lecture Series
Cornell Tech, Tata Innovation Center
New York, NY
Oct. 25, 2025
Boston Book Festival Book Talk
Rabb Hall, Boston Public Library
Boston, MA
Oct. 15, 2025
Radical Softness: The Responsive Art of Janet Echelman presentation
MIT Museum
Cambridge, MA
Oct. 9, 2025
Radical Softness: A Conversation with Janet Echelman, Rebecca Lazier and Andrew Sageman-Furnas
Gregg Museum of Art & Design
Raleigh, NC
Oct. 3, 2025
Radical Softness: A Talk by Janet Echelman
William & Mary, Muscarelle Museum of Art Event Hall
Williamsburg, VA
Sept. 29, 2025
Radical Softness and Other Stories Through Art with Janet Echelman '87
Harvard Club of Boston
Boston, MA
Sept. 26, 2025
The Geometry of Uncertainty Symposium Radical Softness: The Responsive Art of Janet Echelman
RISD, Metcalf Auditorium, Chace Center
Providence, RI