Conflict In Public: The Art Museum Now (The Dorothy Garrett Martin Lecture in Values and Ethics)

First established at DePauw University in 2014, The Dorothy Garrett Martin Lecture in Values is hosted annually by the Prindle Institute with generous support from the Delta Gamma Foundation. The lectureship is designed to establish a unique venue on campus for open and distinctively public discussion of difficult (and sometimes disagreeable) ethical issues. Martin Lectures at DePauw have featured renowned scholars and practitioners seeking to do moral good, and spanning diverse occupations and disciplines. Past lecturers have included educators, journalists, activists, filmmakers, entrepreneurs, and more.

The 2025 Dorothy Garrett Martin Lecture in Values and Ethics will be delivered by Dr. Andrew Westover, Ph.D., Eleanor M. Storza Deputy Director of Learning and Civic Engagement at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta. Westover’s lecture, “Conflict in Public: The Art Museum Now,” will explore how museums serve as civic spaces where art, ideas, and ethical challenges intersect. An educator and ethicist, Westover leads programs that connect art and ideas to inspire civic life, curates the museum’s celebrated picture book exhibition series, and recently founded the High Museum Institute for Teaching with Art.

Please join us at 7PM on Monday, September 29, in Thompson Recital Hall at the Green Center for the Performing Arts for this lecture, followed by a moderated discussion with Dr. Alex Richardson, Associate Director of the Prindle Institute for Ethics, on the ethical challenges museums and other cultural institutions face as public spaces for civic engagement.