The Maine Center for Creativity hosts a lecture at 7 tonight at the South Portland Community Center by Maine College of Art educator Christina Bechstein.

The lecture, "Making it Public: Why Puboic Art Matters," is free and open to the public, and will include slides from public art projects around the world.

Bechstein is assistant professor of sculpture at MECA. Her work focuses on landscapes and how people interact with them. Her public installations have investigated the role of art in place-making and community building.

Phil Harriman, board member of the Maine Center of Creativity will emcee.

The South Portland Community Center is at 21 Nelson Road, near the high school.