Feature film visual effects artist Donny Rausch will visit Kansas University on March 27 as part of the Department of Design Hallmark Design Symposium Series. Originally from Hoyt, the KU alumnus will return to his roots to speak about his work in movie visual effects.

Rausch was compositor on “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy for Weta Digital. He also has worked on films such as “Spider-Man 2,” “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe” and “Cursed.”

The lecture will be at 6 p.m. in the Spencer Museum of Art Auditorium, and it is free and open to the public.