Initiatives

September 15, 2026–October 11, 2026

Jack & Lavon Brosseau Center for Learning

Black-and-white photograph of Black people marching outdoors, with one person carrying a hand-painted sign that says "Freedom Must Be Lived"

Marion Palfi, Chicago, 1964, School boycott ("Man dreams of himself as a human being then turns and kills his dream." Lillian Smith.), 1964

A thin band of fire creeps across a prairie landscape emitting smoke

The Brosseau Learning Center features new installations monthly that relate to teaching and research across KU. This installation features collection objects that relate to a variety of Spencer Museum initiatives, including the Looking After K–12 Educator Conference, a visit with artist Rhonda Holy Bear for the Indigenous Arts Initiative, and works related to the exhibition Digital Prairie at the Charlotte Street Gallery, which is curated by KU Visual Art Professors Steve Gurysh and Poppy DeltaDawn.

A thin band of fire creeps across a prairie landscape emitting smoke
A thin band of fire creeps across a prairie landscape emitting smoke
Larry Schwarm
Earth, Fire, and Water, Z-Bar Ranch, Chase County, Kansas
1994
Map-like image composed of yellow, green, and red marks on a white background
Map-like image composed of yellow, green, and red marks on a white background
Charles Jeffries Bangert , Colette Stuebe Bangert , Charles Jeffries Bangert , Colette Stuebe Bangert
Grass: Green Series V
1982
Print with a thick band of muddled blue that transitions to green on a white background with several hand-drawn ovals in black
Print with a thick band of muddled blue that transitions to green on a white background with several hand-drawn ovals in black
Emmi Whitehorse , Landfall Press , Jack Lemon , Sarah Pavlus , Emmi Whitehorse , Landfall Press , Jack Lemon , Sarah Pavlus , Emmi Whitehorse , Landfall Press , Jack Lemon , Sarah Pavlus , Emmi Whitehorse , Landfall Press , Jack Lemon , Sarah Pavlus
untitled
2001
Stylized depiction of a Black family with two adults and two children walking hand-in-hand in front of a construction site with three workers
Stylized depiction of a Black family with two adults and two children walking hand-in-hand in front of a construction site with three workers
Jacob Lawrence
The Builders: The Family
1974
Print covered in thin, black lines on top of fields of color in muted tones
Print covered in thin, black lines on top of fields of color in muted tones
Charles Jeffries Bangert , Colette Stuebe Bangert , Charles Jeffries Bangert , Colette Stuebe Bangert
The Plains Series II: MARCH
2012
Figure of a Native American man in traditional dress crouched as if doing a dance
Figure of a Native American man in traditional dress crouched as if doing a dance
Rhonda Holy Bear
Grass Dancer
1988