America 250 in the Planetarium – The Universe as Model: Alexander Calder’s Mobile Sculptures in American Art History

Discover where fine art collides with the cosmos at the BGSU Planetarium! As part of the free America 250 series, join art history professor Andrew Hershberger for an exploration of Alexander Calder’s revolutionary mobile sculptures. Learn how Calder pioneered moving art, crafting mesmerizing, rotating structures described as pure Americana. Inspired directly by the cosmos, Calder utilized the movement of planets and moons as the ultimate structural model for his masterpieces. Experience a mind-bending fusion of celestial motion and artistic genius. This stellar event is completely free and open to all space and art lovers alike!