Events Calendar

Events are free and take place in a variety of locations and formats. The Museum is committed to accessibility for all visitors. Our efforts are ongoing. To request an accommodation for an upcoming event, please contact the Museum in advance at spencerart@ku.edu or 785.864.4710.

November 07

Talk

FRANKLIN D. MURPHY LECTURE SERIES IN THE SHADOW OF EMPIRE: ART IN OCCUPIED JAPAN

5:30PM – 6:30PM
Spencer Museum of Art, Rm 211, 1301 Mississippi St

Join Professor Alicia Volk (University of Maryland) for a talk about Japanese art during the Early Cold War (1945–1952). This immensely creative period reveals how artistic expression in Japan both accommodated and resisted the American occupation. Volk will demonstrate how this transnational history of art stretches beyond Japan to include art from China, Europe, and the United States and holds the potential for rethinking narratives of global postwar art.

November 10

Talk

SLOW ART SUNDAY

2PM – 3PM
Spencer Museum of Art, Loo Gallery

Spend time getting to know one great work of art through relaxed contemplation and guided conversation. In November, slow down with two untitled sculptures by Assaf Evron in the Displacement gallery.

November 14

Talk

SENIOR SESSION ART AND THE SEA

10:15AM – 11AM
Spencer Museum of Art, 409 Lee Study Center

What does the sea look like in the artistic imagination? Art history professor Emily Casey examines how visual and material representations of the ocean articulate political, cultural, and environmental questions and concerns. Senior Sessions are designed with accommodations for older adults, but open to all.

November 16

Talk

NATIVE FASHION: RIBBONWORK ARTIST PANEL

1PM – 3PM
Spencer Museum of Art, 318 Brosseau Learning Center

Learn about the process, symbolism, and styles of ribbonwork from artists Jancita Warrington, Leona Antoine, and AJ Holder, whose work is featured in the exhibition “Native Fashion.” Following the discussion the artists will be in the galleries to answer questions and show examples of their work, including samples to touch. Visitors can also stop by the Art Cart between 1–4PM to make their own ribbonwork-inspired art.

November 22

Talk

INDIGENOUS ARTS INITIATIVE CHRIS PAPPAN ARTIST TALK

12PM – 1PM
Spencer Museum of Art, Brosseau Learning Center

Artist Chris Pappan (Kaw, Osage, Lakota), whose work is featured in “Native Fashion” and our collection galleries, speaks about his ledger art practice. Pappan's work reflects distorted perceptions of Native peoples and is inspired by alternative magazines, underground comics, punk rock, and hot rod culture. He is a co-founder of the Center for Native Futures in Chicago.

December 12

Talk

SENIOR SESSION ALBRECHT DÜRER AND THE “MASTER ENGRAVINGS”

10:15AM – 11AM
Spencer Museum of Art, 318 Brosseau Learning Center

Join art history graduate student Leah Marie Chizek for a discussion of three engravings by Albrecht Dürer. Chizek traces the history of their production and reception, and considers competing interpretations of these prints, which are regarded as Dürer’s most notable accomplishments. Senior Sessions are designed with accommodations for older adults, but open to all.