Joel Swanson’s “The Distance Between Words” is a complicated body of conceptual art expressed through a daunting variety of media, from drawings and prints to video, sound pieces and ...

We next turned to 1,000 laypeople to generate word associations to these terms in order to understand how the general public understands them in the context of viewing art.

For, even when people with excellent command over the English language mispronounce words, the expression suffers. Often, the wrong pronunciation of a word leads to misunderstanding and confusion.

There are hidden words and phrases in the Scrabble art works to find, and those who do may enter for word game prizes. The exhibit is open through Feb. 28. Meet the artist noon to 2 p.m. Saturday ...