Nationally recognized local artist Phil Epp will present an illustrated talk titled “Images of Art and Design in Central Asia” describing his observations on art and design while traveling in Kazakhstan for Kauffman Museum’s Sunday-Afternoon-At-the-Museum series on Sunday, March 12 at 3 p.m.

Epp visited Kazakhstan in 2009 as a part of the State Department’s Art in Embassies program. Kazakhstan borders Kyrgyzstan, the country of origin for the wall screens displayed in Kauffman Museum’s current special exhibition, Reeds & Wool: Patterned Screens of Central Asia. Epp will highlight similarities between patterns and designs in the museum exhibit and artwork he encountered while traveling.