The University of Florida’s York Distinguished Lecturer Series returns on Wednesday, Sept. 3, to the Harn Museum of Art.

The free lecture will take place at 2 p.m., followed by a reception at 3 p.m., at 3259 Hull Rd.  For on-site attendance, click here to register. To view the event via live stream, click here.

The lecture, entitled “Seeing versus Observing: Exploring Art and Science in the Liquid Light of Florida’s Springs,” will look at Florida’s extensive network of freshwater springs, which will serve as a conduit between art and science

For the second consecutive year, the lecture will feature two speakers: Matt Cohen, director of the UF Water Institute and a UF/IFAS professor of forest water resources and watershed systems; and Margaret Ross Tolbert, a celebrated, Gainesville-based artist who specializes in large-format, abstract paintings depicting spring scenes.