Artist, alumna, activist, and educator Maud Gatewood made an impact on every canvas and life she touched. As an undergraduate she studied with Gregory Ivy, the founding chair of the UNCG art department and the first director of the Weatherspoon Art Museum.

She bequeathed funds to create an endowment supporting a guest lecturer series at the Weatherspoon. Visiting lecturers can include artists, art historians, critics, art educators, collectors, dealers, and professionals from other disciplines whose work intersects with contemporary art.

Departments including theatre, music, dance, and art bring in guest lecturers from many fields. Actors, composers, dancers, directors, musicians, playwrights, producers, publishers, and other scholars enrich the curriculum by sharing their unique perspectives.