In conjunction with the exhibition An American Sculptor: Seymour Lipton, currently on view at Penn State's Palmer Museum of Art through June 4, the Palmer Museum has organized a symposium titled "Seymour Lipton and Abstract Expressionism" to be held April 7-8, 2000. Participants include independent scholar Irving Sandler; Lori Verderame, director, Martin Art Gallery, Muhlenberg College; George Neubert, director, San Antonio Museum of Art; Sarah Rich, assistant professor of art history, Penn State; Thomas Podnar, sculpture conservator, McKay Lodge Fine Arts Conservation Laboratory; and contemporary artist Luis Jimenez. Jan Muhlert, director, Palmer Museum of Art, and William Chiego, director, Marion Koogler McNay Museum, will serve as moderators. Admission is free; however, registration is required. For more information or to register call 814/867-7672 or email Patrick McGrady: [log in to unmask] A block of rooms at the campus hotel, The Nittany Lion Inn, is currently on hold for those interested in attending the symposium through March 7. The exhibition An American Sculptor: Seymour Lipton was co-organized by the Palmer Museum of Art and the Marion Koogler McNay Art Museum. Beverly Balger Registrar, Palmer Museum of Art The Pennsylvania State University University Park, PA 16802 (814) 865-7672 [log in to unmask]