Events Calendar
All events are free and open to everyone unless otherwise noted. See individual listings for events that require registration.August 21
Activity
Eclipse KU
11:30AM
– 1:30PM
SHENK SPORTS COMPLEX, 23RD AND IOWA ST.
Experience the solar eclipse and learn more about the phenomenon at this community event. Enjoy telescope viewing with astronomers, decorate and launch water bottle rockets, and create your own drawing of the corona, the glowing light around the sun during an eclipse. The eclipse peaks at approximately 1:10PM with 99.3% of the sun blocked in the Lawrence area. Free eclipse glasses provided while supplies last and food trucks will have lunch available for purchase.
Sponsored By: Department of Physics & Astronomy, Natural History Museum, Spencer Museum of Art
August 21
Activity
Hawk Week: Create Your Space
3:30PM
– 5:30PM
DAISY HILL COMMONS, 1620 ENGEL RD
Whether you are moving into a new space in the residence halls or just readying yourself for new opportunities, you can find your place through art. KU students are invited to collect posters and postcards from the Spencer Museum of Art. There will also be KU trivia and prizes.
Sponsored By: Student Advisory Board, KU Housing, KU Student Senate
August 24
Activity
Hawk Week: Art Journal Workshop
12PM
– 3PM
SPENCER MUSEUM OF ART
Join the Spencer Museum of Art in creating your own art journal using different materials and images from the Spencer Museum’s collection and the 2017 Common Work of Art. Open to all KU students. Materials will be provided.
Sponsored By: Student Advisory Board, KU Student Senate
August 24
Film
Landfill Harmonic
5:30PM
– 7:30PM
SPENCER MUSEUM OF ART, 309 AUDITORIUM
Landfill Harmonic (2015) follows the lives of a garbage picker, a music teacher, and a group of children from a slum built alongside one of South America’s largest landfills. Together, they form the Recycled Orchestra of Cateura, a Paraguayan music group that uses instruments made from garbage. This award-winning film is a testimonial to the transformative power of music and highlights two vital issues of our time: poverty and waste pollution. It is screened in conjunction with the conference “Paraguay at the Crossroads.” Running time: 1 hr. 24 min. Rated PG.
Sponsored By: Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, Spencer Museum of Art
August 26
Talk
Up Close Separate and Not Equal
2PM
– 3PM
SPENCER MUSEUM OF ART, GALLERY 408, KEMPER FAMILY FOUNDATIONS BALCONY
Delve into the exhibition Separate and Not Equal: A History of Race and Education in America with curator Cassandra Mesick and discover the charged history of racial discrimination and disparity in American education as told through works of art in the Museum's collection. Up Close gallery talks reveal the personal stories behind exhibitions.
Sponsored By: Spencer Museum of Art
August 27
Talk
Slow Art Sunday Jazz Storm Quilt
2PM
– 3PM
SPENCER MUSEUM OF ART, GALLERY 317, SAM AND CONNIE PERKINS CENTRAL COURT
Slow down at the Spencer and spend time getting to know one great work of art. Slow Art Sunday features one work for visitors to contemplate and converse about with Museum staff. In August, get to know Jazz Storm quilt by Viola Burley Leak.
Sponsored By: Spencer Museum of Art
August 31
Social
Grad Student Open House
4PM
– 5PM
SPENCER MUSEUM OF ART
Grad students are invited to explore the range of resources the Museum has to offer while meeting and mingling with other grad students from across campus. Spencer staff will be on hand to share ways the Museum supports teaching, learning, and research.
Sponsored By: Spencer Museum of Art, The Commons
September 05
Talk
The Color of Law
7PM
– 8:30PM
THE COMMONS, SPOONER HALL, 1340 JAYHAWK BLVD
Richard Rothstein, author and research associate at the Economic Policy Institute, offer insights into how segregation in America — the incessant kind that continues to dog our major cities and has contributed to so much ongoing social strife — is the byproduct of explicit government policies at the local, state, and federal levels. Book signing immediately following.
Sponsored By: Department of African and African-American Studies, The Commons, The Spencer Museum of Art
September 08
Talk
Red Hot Research Red Hot Research
4PM
– 5:30PM
THE COMMONS, SPOONER HALL, 1340 JAYHAWK BLVD
Red Hot Research brings together scholars from all disciplines, speaking for six minutes each in Pecha Kucha-inspired presentations. Audience members are encouraged to connect with the speakers and each other during breaks.
Sponsored By: The Commons, Spencer Museum of Art
September 13
Activity
STEAM: Renaissance Science
4PM
– 5PM
LAWRENCE PUBLIC LIBRARY, 707 VERMONT ST
Explore the amazing scientists and artists of the Renaissance. Registration requested. Register at the children’s desk at the Lawrence Public Library or call 785-843-3833.
Sponsored By: Lawrence Public Library, Spencer Museum of Art
September 13
Film
Global Film Festival Whose Streets?
5:30PM
– 7:30PM
SPENCER MUSEUM OF ART AUDITORIUM, RM 309
Whose Streets? (2017) is an unflinching look at the Ferguson uprising after unarmed teenager Michael Brown is killed by police and left lying in the street for hours. Grief, long-standing racial tensions and renewed anger bring residents together to hold vigil and protest this latest tragedy. As the National Guard descends on Ferguson with military grade weaponry, these young community members become the torchbearers of a new resistance fighting, not for their civil rights, but for the right to live. The film opens the Global Film Festival, a series of four films curated by first-year students in conjunction with the Spencer Museum’s exhibitions. Running time: 1 hr. 30 min. Not rated.
Sponsored By: Department of Film and Media Studies, Office of First-Year Experience, Spencer Museum of Art
September 14
Talk
Senior Session The Curious World of Diane Arbus
10AM
– 11AM
SPENCER MUSEUM OF ART, GALLERY 318, JACK AND LAVON BROSSEAU CENTER FOR LEARNING
John Pultz, KU associate professor of photography and 20th-century art, presents the work of Diane Arbus, whose photographs have provoked curiosity since the 1960s. Does she encourage us to view her subjects with empathy, or as objects of voyeuristic gaze? This series of informal gallery talks is designed for senior citizens but open to everyone.
Sponsored By: Spencer Museum of Art
September 14
Talk
Black Love Symposium A Love No Less: Recovering the Relics of African American Romance
5:30PM
– 6:30PM
SPENCER MUSEUM OF ART, 309 AUDITORIUM
Pamela Newkirk, professor of journalism at New York University and editor of A Love No Less: More Than Two Centuries of African American Love Letters, delivers the keynote address for the Black Love Symposium, celebrating the 80th anniversary of Zora Neale Hurston’s novel Their Eyes Were Watching God. Reception immediately following. To register and learn about the symposium, visit https://bls.ku.edu. All symposium events are free and open to the public.
Sponsored By: Department of English; American Studies; African and African American Studies; Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies; Spencer Museum of Art, and partners across KU
September 16
Activity
Art Cart Stitched in Time
1PM
– 4PM
SPENCER MUSEUM OF ART, GALLERY 316, DOLPH SIMONS FAMILY GALLERY
The Art Cart is a drop-in activity station where children and grown-ups enjoy hands-on art projects together, taking inspiration from original works of art. Explore the rich history as told in the African American story quilts in the exhibition "And Still We Rise" and create your own narrative quilt block.
Sponsored By: Spencer Museum of Art
September 16
Talk
Up Close Terra Anima
2PM
– 3PM
SPENCER MUSEUM OF ART, GALLERY 404, LARRY AND BARBARA MARSHALL FAMILY BALCONY
Experience the exhibition Terra Anima through the eyes of Assistant Curator of Research Joey Orr and learn about the Museum's new Integrated Arts Research Initiative through objects that highlight both artists and scientists as makers of objects of cultural contemplation. Terra Anima underscores the idea that soil is not inert, but rather a living environment. Up Close gallery talks reveal the personal stories behind exhibitions.
Sponsored By: Spencer Museum of Art
September 17
Film
Destination: Planet Negro!
4PM
– 6PM
LIBERTY HALL, 644 MASSACHUSETTS ST
Set in 1939, Destination: Planet Negro (2013) traces a group of African American leaders who devise an ingenious and unlikely response to Jim Crow segregation—build a rocket and colonize Mars. The crew blasts off, but time travels instead, arriving in present-day America. Their adventure illuminates hard truths about American culture, and threatens to undermine the timeline of history along the way. Director Kevin Willmott introduces the film and leads a post-screening discussion. Presented in conjunction with the exhibitions And Still We Rise and Narratives of the Soul. Running time: 1 hr. 38 min. Not rated.
Sponsored By: Spencer Museum of Art
September 22
Talk
Red Hot Research Graduate Edition
4PM
– 5:30PM
THE COMMONS, SPOONER HALL, 1340 JAYHAWK BLVD
Red Hot Research brings together scholars from all disciplines, speaking for six minutes each in Pecha Kucha-inspired presentations. Audience members are encouraged to connect with the speakers and each other during breaks. This session features graduate student research.
Sponsored By: The Commons, Spencer Museum of Art
September 24
Talk
Slow Art Sunday Figure Before Blackness
2PM
– 3PM
SPENCER MUSEUM OF ART, GALLERY 405
Slow down at the Spencer and spend time getting to know one great work of art. Slow Art Sunday features one work for visitors to contemplate and converse about with Museum staff. In September, get to know Figure Before Blackness by Robert Motherwell.
Sponsored By: Spencer Museum of Art
September 27
Talk
Terra Anima: Geomorphologies
1:30PM
– 2:30PM
SPENCER MUSEUM OF ART
Daniel Hirmas (KU Geography and Atmospheric Science) presents a performative lecture about his soil monoliths featured in the exhibition Terra Anima.
Sponsored By: Department of Geography and Atmospheric Science, the Environmental Studies Program, the Kansas Biological Survey, Spencer Museum of Art
September 28
Talk
Senior Session Separate and Not Equal: A History of Race and Education in America
10AM
– 11AM
SPENCER MUSEUM OF ART, GALLERY 404, LARRY AND BARBARA MARSHALL FAMILY BALCONY
Curator of Global Indigenous Art Cassandra Mesick-Braun uses works of art and visual culture to explore the U.S. history of racial disparity in education during the 19th and early 20th centuries. This series of informal gallery talks is designed for senior citizens but open to everyone.
Sponsored By: Spencer Museum of Art
September 28
Talk
Terra Anima Claire Pentecost
11AM
– 12PM
SPENCER MUSEUM OF ART, SPENCER MUSEUM OF ART, GALLERY 404, LARRY AND BARBARA MARSHALL FAMILY BALCONY
Claire Pentecost is an artist and professor at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. The motivation for her work is to learn about the world she lives in. Join Pentacost for a discussion about her soil chromatography prints, created by exposing soil samples to paper through a photographic process.
Sponsored By: Department of Geography and Atmospheric Science, the Environmental Studies Program, the Kansas Biological Survey, Spencer Museum of Art
September 28
Activity
Terra Anima Wakarusa Wetlands History Tour
1:30PM
– 3:30PM
HASKELL INDIAN NATIONS UNIVERSITY
Jay T. Johnson (KU Geography and Atmospheric Science) and Soren Larson (University of Missouri Geography) lead a hike in the Wakarusa wetlands. They explore the history of the land and discuss their research into the agency of the wetlands to create a co-existence with the more-than-human world. Space is limited and reservations are required. Reservations will be available through the Museum's website starting August 21.
Sponsored By: Department of Geography and Atmospheric Science, Spencer Museum of Art
September 28
Talk
Terra Anima Terra Infirma: Our Quaking, Shaking, Baking, Ailing Earth
5:30PM
– 6:30PM
SPENCER MUSEUM OF ART AUDITORIUM, RM 309
For centuries, terra was firma: solid ground on which edifices could be built. These days, “the environment” is said to be ailing. Kath Weston (University of Virginia, Anthropology) considers whether this shift can be reconciled with recent work in the arts and sciences that features happier depictions of a terra laced with pollinating beetles, industrious earthworms, and immunity-building bacteria.
Sponsored By: by the Department of Geography and Atmospheric Science, the Environmental Studies Program, the Kansas Biological Survey, Spencer Museum of Art
September 29
Talk
Terra Anima Roundtable with Claire Pentecost and Kath Weston
10AM
– 11AM
SPENCER MUSEUM OF ART, RM 307, RECEPTION ROOM
Artist Claire Pentecost and anthropologist Kath Weston lead an informal discussion that reflects on some of the themes throughout the Museum’s Terra Anima programming.
Sponsored By: the Department of Geography and Atmospheric Science, the Environmental Studies Program, the Kansas Biological Survey, the Spencer Museum of Art
September 29
Talk
Red Hot Research Red Hot Research
4PM
– 5:30PM
THE COMMONS, SPOONER HALL, 1340 JAYHAWK BLVD
Red Hot Research brings together scholars from all disciplines, speaking for six minutes each in Pecha Kucha–inspired presentations. Audience members are encouraged to connect with the speakers and each other during breaks. This session features Claire Pentecost and Kath Weston as respondents to KU researchers.
Sponsored By: The Commons, Spencer Museum of Art
October 01
Activity
Backyard Bash
1PM
– 4PM
MARVIN GROVE, DIRECTLY BEHIND SPENCER MUSEUM, 1301 MISSISSIPPI
Kick back with your friends and neighbors in the biggest backyard on campus—historic Marvin Grove behind the Spencer Museum of Art. This artful celebration of our surroundings ushers in the centennial of the Museum’s collection. Enjoy music by Rocket Grants Resident Artist Mark Southerland and Brian Haas's Love Amalgam, and the KU Percussion Group, art and nature activities, games, refreshments, prizes, and surprises.
Sponsored By: Spencer Museum of Art
October 06
Class
Taking the Mystery Out of Copyright and Fair Use
12:30PM
– 4:30PM
SPENCER MUSEUM OF ART, RM 307, RECEPTION ROOM
What are the principles of copyright law, and how does fair use doctrine protect freedom of expression? Learn how copyright applies to works by nonfiction/documentary video and film professionals, journalists, nonfiction writers, documentary photographers and others during this free, 4-hour seminar open to attorneys, students, faculty and the general public. New York attorney Karen Shatzkin will lead the program. Known for her expertise in copyright law, Shatzkin will share lessons based on her more than 30 years of experience in dealing with legal issues affecting documentary films. Her experience includes vetting films pre-release; negotiating contracts with creative personnel, distributors, studios and networks; and responding to claims against filmmakers. Four hours CLE credit pending for interested attendees. Space is limited. Registration will open in late August via the KU School of Law website.
Sponsored By: KU School of Law’s Media, Law, and Technology Program, Spencer Museum of Art
October 12
Talk
Senior Session Heroic Legacies: How two armored Heraldic Figures embody Lineage and Memory in the Northern Renaissance
10AM
– 11AM
SPENCER MUSEUM OF ART, GALLERY 318, JACK AND LAVON BROSSEAU CENTER FOR LEARNING
Chassica Kirchoff, PhD candidate in the Kress Department of Art History, discusses two bearded figures in the Museum’s collection that once guarded the tomb of a wealthy couple from the Belgian city of Leuven. Her talk explores the ways that these 16th-century sculptures and the tomb they once adorned proclaimed their patrons’ identities and tied them to illustrious classical and medieval pasts, as well as to the courtly fashions of their time. This series of informal gallery talks is designed for senior citizens but open to everyone.
Sponsored By: Spencer Museum of Art
October 14
Activity
Art Cart Totem Tales
1PM
– 4PM
SPENCER MUSEUM OF ART, GALLERY 406, JOHN AND LINDA STEWART GALLERY
The Art Cart is a drop-in activity station where children and grown-ups enjoy hands-on art projects together, taking inspiration from original works of art. Learn how artist Luke Watson created a totem pole to tell a traditional story then create one from clay based on your own tales.
Sponsored By: Spencer Museum of Art
October 25
Performance
My Name is Sallie
7PM
– 8PM
SPENCER MUSEUM OF ART, GALLERY 317, SAM AND CONNIE PERKINS CENTRAL COURT
This experimental, immersive musical theater experience tells the story of the founding gift of art to the University of Kansas that became the Spencer Museum of Art. Created by Spencer Archivist Robert Hickerson and staged in the exhibition Civic Leader and Art Collector: Sallie Casey Thayer and an Art Museum for KU, the performance is a free special preview event and part of the centennial celebration of our collection. All ages welcome. Space is limited and advance tickets are required. Tickets will be available through the Museum's website starting August 21.
Sponsored By: Spencer Museum of Art
October 26
Talk
Senior Session Lilla Cabot Perry in Japan
10AM
– 11AM
SPENCER MUSEUM OF ART, GALLERY 401, LESTER "DUSTY" LOO GALLERY
Sara Anne Stepp, a PhD student in the Kress Department of Art History, discusses American Impressionist Lilla Cabot Perry’s three years in Japan and the impact of her travels on her later work. The talk highlights Young Caretaker, a painting in the Spencer’s collection created during Perry’s time in Japan. This series of informal gallery talks is designed for senior citizens but open to everyone.
Sponsored By: Spencer Museum of Art
October 26
Performance
My Name is Sallie
7PM
– 8PM
SPENCER MUSEUM OF ART, GALLERY 317, SAM AND CONNIE PERKINS CENTRAL COURT
This experimental, immersive musical theater experience tells the story of the founding gift of art to the University of Kansas that became the Spencer Museum of Art. Created by Spencer Archivist Robert Hickerson and staged in the exhibition Civic Leader and Art Collector: Sallie Casey Thayer and an Art Museum for KU, the performance is a free special preview event and part of the centennial celebration of our collection. All ages welcome. Space is limited and advance tickets are required. Tickets will be available through the Museum's website starting August 21.
Sponsored By: Spencer Museum of Art
October 29
Talk
Slow Art Sunday The Ballad of the Jealous Lover of Lone Green Valley
2PM
– 3PM
SPENCER MUSEUM OF ART, GALLERY 407
Slow down at the Spencer and spend time getting to know one great work of art. Slow Art Sunday features one work for visitors to contemplate and converse about with Museum staff. In October, get to know The Ballad of the Jealous Lover of Lone Green Valley by Thomas Hart Benton.
Sponsored By: Spencer Museum of Art
November 05
Talk
Stories from the Museum Archives: Sallie Casey Thayer Collects
2PM
– 3PM
SPENCER MUSEUM OF ART, RM 305, STEPHEN H. GODDARD STUDY CENTER
Spencer Museum archivist Robert Hickerson and student assistant Rose Wolf open up the archives for an exploration of primary resources that document the collection that initiated an art museum at KU. This behind-the-scenes program is presented in conjunction with the exhibition Civic Leader and Art Collector: Sallie Casey Thayer and an Art Museum for KU and the Museum’s centennial celebration of our collection.
Sponsored By: Spencer Museum of Art
November 09
Talk
Senior Session Around the Cake: A Visual Confection by Wayne Thiebaud
10AM
– 11AM
SPENCER MUSEUM OF ART, GALLERY 318, JACK AND LAVON BROSSEAU CENTER FOR LEARNING
Lauren R. Erickson, interim director for KU Marketing Communications, discusses Wayne Thiebaud’s delectable painting Around the Cake. Her talk considers the painting’s cultural context, including issues of domesticity, women's roles in mid-century homes, and American tastes for consumer culture whipped into its white-frosted layers. This series of informal gallery talks is designed for senior citizens but open to everyone.
Sponsored By: Spencer Museum of Art
November 10
Talk
IARI Research Forum: Fellows Discussion
4PM
– 5PM
SPENCER MUSEUM OF ART, RM 307, RECEPTION ROOM
Now in its second year, the Integrated Arts Research Initiative integrates the arts into KU research. Join current and past faculty, undergraduate, and graduate IARI fellows for a discussion of their interdisciplinary work.
Sponsored By: Spencer Museum of Art
November 10
Talk
IARI Research Forum: MacArthur Keynote Conversation
5:30PM
– 6:30PM
SPENCER MUSEUM OF ART AUDITORIUM, RM 309
Now in its second year, the Integrated Arts Research Initiative integrates the arts into KU research. Join current and past faculty, undergraduate, and graduate IARI fellows for a discussion of their interdisciplinary work.
Sponsored By: Spencer Museum of Art
November 11
Activity
Art Cart Collecting Curiosities
1PM
– 4PM
SPENCER MUSEUM OF ART, GALLERY 317, SAM AND CONNIE PERKINS CENTRAL COURT
The Art Cart is a drop-in activity station where children and grown-ups enjoy hands-on art projects together, taking inspiration from original works of art. In 1917, art collector Sallie Casey Thayer donated her amazing collection of curious objects and works of art to the Spencer. Learn about her and create your own cabinet of curiosities.
Sponsored By: Spencer Museum of Art
November 12
Talk
Up Close Civic Leader and Art Collector: Sallie Casey Thayer and an Art Museum for KU
2PM
– 3PM
SPENCER MUSEUM OF ART, GALLERY 317, SAM AND CONNIE PERKINS CENTRAL COURT, GALLERY 316, GALLERY 315
Delve into this exhibition celebrating our collection’s centennial with Curator and Director of Academic Programs Celka Straughn as your guide. Discover the collecting motivations of visionary philanthropist Sallie Casey Thayer and learn how her ideas continue to inform teaching, learning, and research at the Museum today. Up Close gallery talks reveal the personal stories behind exhibitions
Sponsored By: Spencer Museum of Art
November 15
Film
Global Film Festival The Gleaners and I
5:30PM
– 7:30PM
SPENCER MUSEUM OF ART AUDITORIUM, RM 309
The Global Film Festival, a series of four films curated by first-year students in conjunction with the Spencer Museum’s exhibitions, continues with French director Agnes Varda's 2001 film about the lives of scavengers, from homeless teens to famous artists. The documentary travelogue begins with the famous Jean-François Millet painting of women gathering wheat left over from a harvest and focuses on gleaners of all kinds: those scavenging out of desperation, environmentally-conscious activists, and others who make works of art out of cast-off goods. Ultimately, Varda’s observations lead to a reflection on her life as a filmmaker. This film is screened in conjunction with the exhibition Civic Leader and Art Collector: Sallie Casey Thayer and an Art Museum for KU. Running time: 1 hr. 22 min. Not rated.
Sponsored By: Department of Film and Media Studies, Office of First-Year Experience, Spencer Museum of Art
November 17
Talk
Red Hot Research Graduate Edition
4PM
– 5:30PM
THE COMMONS, SPOONER HALL, 1340 JAYHAWK BLVD
Red Hot Research brings together scholars from all disciplines, speaking for six minutes each in Pecha Kucha–inspired presentations. Audience members are encouraged to connect with the speakers and each other during breaks. This session features graduate student research.
Sponsored By: The Commons, Spencer Museum of Art
November 19
Talk
Slow Art Sunday Amida Buddha (Amitabha)
2PM
– 3PM
SPENCER MUSEUM OF ART, GALLERY 407
Slow down at the Spencer and spend time getting to know one great work of art. Slow Art Sunday features one work for visitors to contemplate and converse about with Museum staff. In November, get to know Amida Buddha (Amitabha)
Sponsored By: Spencer Museum of Art
November 19
Performance
Aspects of Liszt
4PM
– 5:30PM
SPENCER MUSEUM OF ART, GALLERY 317, SAM AND CONNIE PERKINS CENTRAL COURT
Distinguished Emmy-winning author, critic, radio and film producer David Dubal joins KU international concert artist Steven Spooner in an afternoon of piano music from the era of the Spencer Museum’s origins and fascinating commentary on the legendary Franz Liszt. This concert is part of the Museum’s centennial celebration of our collection.
Sponsored By: Reach Out Kansas, Spencer Museum of Art
November 30
Film
Global Film Festival Global Film Festival
5:30PM
– 7:30PM
SPENCER MUSEUM OF ART AUDITORIUM, RM 309
Curated by first-year students, the Global Film Festival features four films exploring ideas in Spencer Museum exhibitions. This film is presented in conjunction with the exhibition Power Clashing: Clothing, Collage, and Contemporary Identities. The film will be announced on the Museum’s website
Sponsored By: Department of Film and Media Studies, Spencer Museum of Art
December 01
Film
Global Film Festival Global Film Festival
5:30PM
– 7:30PM
SPENCER MUSEUM OF ART AUDITORIUM, RM 309
This is the last installment of the Global Film Festival, curated by first-year students exploring ideas in Spencer Museum exhibitions. This film is presented in conjunction with an exhibition of African decorative arts. The film will be announced on the Museum’s website.
Sponsored By: Department of Film & Media Studies, Office of First-Year Experience, Spencer Museum of Art
December 12
Activity
Finals in the Flex Space Study Breaks
1PM
– 4PM
SPENCER MUSEUM OF ART, RM 320, FLEX SPACE
Take a break during finals for some art and coffee to calm the mind and energize your thinking.
Sponsored By: Student Advisory Board, Spencer Museum of Art
December 13
Activity
Finals in the Flex Space Study Breaks
1PM
– 4PM
SPENCER MUSEUM OF ART, RM 320, FLEX SPACE
Take a break during finals for some art and coffee to calm the mind and energize your thinking.
Sponsored By: Student Advisory Board, Spencer Museum of Art
December 14
Talk
Senior Session Civic Leader and Art Collector: Sallie Casey Thayer and an Art Museum for KU
10AM
– 11AM
SPENCER MUSEUM OF ART, GALLERY 317, SAM AND CONNIE PERKINS CENTRAL COURT
A hundred years ago, Kansas City philanthropist Sallie Casey Thayer donated her extensive collection to the KU, forming the basis for what is today the Spencer Museum of Art’s collection. Celka Straughn, Director of Academic Programs, discusses this eclectic collection, from Japanese prints and American paintings to sumptuous textiles, ancient artifacts, and even valentines. This series of informal gallery talks is designed for senior citizens but open to everyone.
Sponsored By: Spencer Museum of Art
December 14
Activity
Finals in the Flex Space Study Breaks
1PM
– 4PM
SPENCER MUSEUM OF ART, RM 320, FLEX SPACE
Take a break during finals for some art and coffee to calm the mind and energize your thinking.
Sponsored By: Student Advisory Board, Spencer Museum of Art
December 17
Talk
Slow Art Sunday Presepio
2PM – 3PM
Slow down at the Spencer and spend time getting to know one great work of art. Slow Art Sunday features one work for visitors to contemplate and converse about with Museum staff. In December, get to know our 18th-century Italian Presepio.
Sponsored By: Spencer Museum of Art
December 24
Talk
Home for the Holidays
12PM
– 1PM
SPENCER MUSEUM OF ART
Every year, Spencer Museum Director Saralyn Reece Hardy spends an afternoon in the galleries welcoming visitors and leading informal tours to celebrate the holiday season. This year's tour centers on the origins of the Museum and collecting and sharing art as a form of civic engagement. Tours begin at 12pm and 1pm. Join us and make this Spencer Museum tradition your own. These tours are presented in conjunction with the centennial celebration of the Museum’s collection.
Sponsored By: Spencer Museum of Art