Backyard Bash: Understories

Exhibition

Exhibition Overview

Backyard Bash: Understories
Backyard Bash: Understories
Marvin Grove, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas

Understories is a series of 12 installations and activations created by KU and Haskell students to tell stories untold and explore ideas about place.

Exhibition images

Works of art

Abbigail Dougherty, Fungal Networking
Abbigail Dougherty, Fungal Networking
Abbigail Dougherty
Fungal Networking
2021
Naomi Madu, Pass Me the Mic
Naomi Madu, Pass Me the Mic
Naomi Madu
Pass Me the Mic
2021
Morgan Siemers, Echoes of the Prairie
Morgan Siemers, Echoes of the Prairie
Morgan Siemers
Echoes of the Prairie
2021
MacKenzie Greckel, Self-reflection
MacKenzie Greckel, Self-reflection
MacKenzie Greckel
Self-reflection
2021
Emily Almloff, Beyond Bias
Emily Almloff, Beyond Bias
Emily Almloff
Beyond Bias
2021
Ava Soteria Cully, Asters and Goldenrod: Defining Duality
Ava Soteria Cully, Asters and Goldenrod: Defining Duality
Ava Soteria Cully
Asters and Goldenrod: Defining Duality
2021
Kirsten Taylor, The Erasure of North Hollow
Kirsten Taylor, The Erasure of North Hollow
Kirsten Taylor
The Erasure of North Hollow
2021
James Aaron Cadotte, Useless Abuse
James Aaron Cadotte, Useless Abuse
James Aaron Cadotte
Useless Abuse
2021
Gwendolyn Joslin, Flower Teller
Gwendolyn Joslin, Flower Teller
Gwendolyn Joslin
Flower Teller
2021
Anne Rogers, Vanished Growth
Anne Rogers, Vanished Growth
Anne Rogers
Vanished Growth
2021
Tweesna Rose Mills, Footsteps of Our Ancestors
Tweesna Rose Mills, Footsteps of Our Ancestors
Tweesna Rose Mills
Footsteps of Our Ancestors
2021

Events

October 22, 2021
Activity
Plein Air Painting - Open Session
4:00–6:00PM
Marvin Grove, directly behind Spencer Museum, 1301 Mississippi
October 29, 2021
Activity
Plein Air Painting - Open Session
4:00–6:00PM
Marvin Grove, directly behind Spencer Museum, 1301 Mississippi
November 1, 2021
Performance
Footsteps of our Ancestors
5:30–6:15PM
Spencer Museum of Art, Reece Memorial Plaza
November 3, 2021
Audience
Backyard Bash: Understories and Open House/Open Grove
November 4, 2021
Activity
Potter Lake StoryTour
5:30–6:15PM
KU Campanile
November 5, 2021
Activity
Plein Air Painting - Open Session
3:00–5:00PM
Marvin Grove, directly behind Spencer Museum, 1301 Mississippi
November 5, 2021
Performance
Footsteps of our Ancestors
4:00–4:45PM
Marvin Grove, directly behind Spencer Museum, 1301 Mississippi St
November 8, 2021
Performance
Footsteps of our Ancestors
12:00–12:45PM
Spencer Museum of Art, Reece Memorial Plaza
November 8, 2021
Activity
A Sensory Garden StoryTour
5:00–5:45PM
Audio-Reader, 1120 W 11th St
November 12, 2021
Performance
Footsteps of our Ancestors
1:00–2:00PM
Marvin Grove, directly behind Spencer Museum, 1301 Mississippi St
February 24, 2022
Performance
Pass Me the Mic: A Black History/Black Futures Storytelling Experience
5:30–7:30PM
Spencer Museum of Art, 316 Simons Gallery
August 31, 2022
Audience
Backyard Bash: Understories

Resources

Documents

Media Release
Media Release