Friday, May 17

5:30–7:30 p.m.

Opening Reception: Laura McPhee: River of No Return
Kemper Museum | FREE

Be among the first to see the exhibition Laura McPhee: River of No Return and have the opportunity to meet the artist Laura McPhee. The exhibition's 27 photographs look at the landscape and culture of the American West with a special focus on the Sawtooth Valley of central Idaho, a desolate part of the United States. The exhibition is on view May 17–September 22 at the Kemper Museum.

Support for this exhibition was provided by Alturas Foundation, a family foundation dedicated to the visual arts and American culture. Laura McPhee created River of No Return in the Sawtooth Vallery of Idaho during 2003–2006 as the initial Alturas Foundation artist-in-residence.

Laura McPhee, Matt Visiting Shepherd's Camp near Lost Creek, Custer County, Idaho, 2003; chromogenic print, 94 x 72 inches; Collection of Alturas Foundation and courtesy of Carroll and Sons, Boston ©Laura McPhee

Saturday, May 18

10:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.

Scavenger Saturdays for Families
Kemper Museum | Free, No Registration Required

Children and adults can look together at works of art in the Museum's galleries. After completing a self-guided activity, kids will recieve a free take-home art project. Scavenger Saturdays take place on every third Saturday of the month.

Saturday, May 18

1:00–1:30 p.m.

Meet Me at the Museum Drop-in Tour
Kemper Museum | Free, No Registration Required

Join a Kemper Museum docent for a lively discussion and tour of the Museum’s current exhibitions.

Sunday, May 19

Ages 7–10 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Ages 11–15 1:30–3:30 p.m.

Art Reach: Big World Views
Kemper Museum | Free with Registration

As part of a collaborative project between the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art and the Center for Child Health and Development at the University of Kansas Medical Center,
the Museum offers five free workshops for children with and without developmental disabilities each semester.

Using the large-scale photographs of Laura McPhee as inspiration, students will construct sculptural scenes out of various art materials. Then students will add a small scale photograph of themselves in the scene. Join instructor Brenda Brinkhous-Hatch on
this exploration of people in nature.

The objective of ArtReach is to provide opportunities for self-expression and communication through the visual arts. Each hands-on workshop is designed for a particular age group and relates to specific works of art on view. Participants will learn how to work with different media and gain knowledge of elements of art while being introduced to a specific artist’s work and his or her inspiration. Students will create an original work of art based on the skills learned in the workshop.

Please email education@kemperart.org or call (816) 457-6137.

Laura McPhee,
Judy Tracking Radio-Collared Wolves from Her Yard, Summer Range, H-Hook Ranch, Custer County, Idaho, 2004, c-print, 72x94 inches,
Courtesy of the Alturas Foundation

Saturday, May 25

1:00–1:30 p.m.

Meet Me at the Museum Drop-in Tour
Kemper Museum | Free, No Registration Required

Join a Kemper Museum docent for a lively discussion and tour of the Museum’s current exhibitions.

Saturday, June 1

1:00–1:30 p.m.

Meet Me at the Museum Drop-in Tour
Kemper Museum | Free, No Registration Required

Join a Kemper Museum docent for a lively discussion and tour of the Museum’s current exhibitions.

Sunday, June 2

2:00 p.m.

Concert: Victor and Penny
Atrium | Free

The duo Victor & Penny perform Antique Pop on ukulele and guitar. With characteristic charm and good humor, they bring a fresh twist to the music of the early 20th century with unique arrangements of modern tunes and original songs.

Victor & Penny

Tuesday, June 4

11:00 a.m.

Summertime Storytime: Tales of the American West
Galleries | Free

Bring in your curious preschooler (ages 3–6) for a 30-minute, art-inspired storytime at the
Museum with librarian and naturalist Clare Hollander. Kids get a take-home activity too.

Saturday, June 8

1:00–1:30 p.m.

Meet Me at the Museum Drop-in Tour
Kemper Museum | Free, No Registration Required

Join a Kemper Museum docent for a lively discussion and tour of the Museum’s current exhibitions.

Tuesday–Thursday, June 11–13

10:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.

Camp Kemper: Wide Open Spaces (for kids ages 9–11)
Museum and Gorman Discovery Center | Free

Enroll through reservations@kemperart.org or 816-457-6136.
Campers will study landscapes, urban and rural environments, native flora and fauna, all
while creating works of art. Experiment with collages depicting naturescapes, collaborative urban landscapes made of wood, and more. On the last day, we will hike to the Anita B. Gorman Discovery Center to explore the wide-open spaces of our region.

Tuesday, June 11

11:00 a.m.

Summertime Storytime: Tales of the American West
Galleries | Free

Bring in your curious preschooler (ages 3–6) for a 30-minute, art-inspired storytime at the
Museum with librarian and naturalist Clare Hollander. Kids get a take-home activity too.

Friday, June 14

Cash Bar: 5:00 p.m.
Reading: 6:00 p.m.

Artist Talk + Happy Hour: Laura McPhee
Meeting Room | Free

Exhibition artist Laura McPhee will speak about her series River of No Return of Idaho's Sawtooth Valley, as well as some of her other photographic works.

Irrigator’s Tarp Directing Water, Fourth of July Creek,
Custer County, Idaho, 2004; chromogenic print
72 x 96 in.; Collection of Alturas Foundation and courtesy of Carroll and Sons, Boston

Saturday, June 15

10:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.

Scavenger Saturdays for Families
Kemper Museum | Free, No Registration Required

Children and adults can look together at works of art in the Museum's galleries. After completing a self-guided activity, kids will recieve a free take-home art project. Scavenger Saturdays take place on every third Saturday of the month.

Saturday, June 15

1:00–1:30 p.m.

Meet Me at the Museum Drop-in Tour
Kemper Museum | Free, No Registration Required

Join a Kemper Museum docent for a lively discussion and tour of the Museum’s current exhibitions.

Tuesday–Thursday, June 18–20

10:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.

Camp Kemper: Nature Nurture (for kids ages 5–8)
Museum and Gorman Discovery Center | Free

Enroll through reservations@kemperart.org or 816-457-6136.
Campers will explore the land, water, and sky of Missouri, while creating art, including fish prints, birdhouses, animal masks, clay animal tracks, and more. Campers will experience McPhee’s works of the American West and learn about the land and our role in it. On the last day, we will hike to the Anita B. Gorman Discovery Center.

Tuesday, June 18

11:00 a.m.

Summertime Storytime: Tales of the American West
Galleries | Free

Bring in your curious preschooler (ages 3–6) for a 30-minute, art-inspired storytime at the
Museum with librarian and naturalist Clare Hollander. Kids get a take-home activity too.

Saturday, June 22

1:00–1:30 p.m.

Meet Me at the Museum Drop-in Tour
Kemper Museum | Free, No Registration Required

Join a Kemper Museum docent for a lively discussion and tour of the Museum’s current exhibitions.

Tuesday–Thursday, June 25–27

10:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.

Camp Kemper: Wide Open Spaces (for kids ages 9–11)
Museum and Gorman Discovery Center | Free

Enroll through reservations@kemperart.org or 816-457-6136.
Campers will study landscapes, urban and rural environments, native flora and fauna, all
while creating works of art. Experiment with collages depicting naturescapes, collaborative urban landscapes made of wood, and more. On the last day, we will hike to the Anita B. Gorman Discovery Center to explore the wide-open spaces of our region.

Tuesday, June 25

11:00 a.m.

Summertime Storytime: Tales of the American West
Galleries | Free

Bring in your curious preschooler (ages 3–6) for a 30-minute, art-inspired storytime at the
Museum with librarian and naturalist Clare Hollander. Kids get a take-home activity too.

Friday, June 28

6:00 p.m.

Poetry Reading: José Faus: Between the Blank Pages
Galleries | Free

In conjunction with the current exhibition Poem Spill: Art & the Written Word, Kansas City-based poet José Faus will read his poetry. A native of Colombia, Faus is a founding member of the Latino Writers Collective and board member of The Writers Place and Nuevo Eden.

photo courtesy of Poets & Writers, Inc.

Saturday, June 29

1:00–1:30 p.m.

Meet Me at the Museum Drop-in Tour
Kemper Museum | Free, No Registration Required

Join a Kemper Museum docent for a lively discussion and tour of the Museum’s current exhibitions.

Saturday, July 6

1:00–1:30 p.m.

Meet Me at the Museum Drop-in Tour
Kemper Museum | Free, No Registration Required

Join a Kemper Museum docent for a lively discussion and tour of the Museum’s current exhibitions.

Tuesday–Thursday, July 9–11

10:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.

Camp Kemper: Nature Nurture (for kids ages 5–8)
Museum and Gorman Discovery Center | Free

Enroll through reservations@kemperart.org or 816-457-6136.
Campers will explore the land, water, and sky of Missouri, while creating art, including fish prints, birdhouses, animal masks, clay animal tracks, and more. Campers will experience McPhee’s works of the American West and learn about the land and our role in it. On the last day, we will hike to the Anita B. Gorman Discovery Center.

Thursday, July 11

3:00 p.m.

Kids and Company Afternoon Tours
Galleries | Free

Stop by the Kemper for a quick-stop, one-shot art tour for families with kids (ages 6–12).
Learn about Laura McPhee and the landscape she documented while listening to sounds of the river, playing guessing games, and sketching.

Friday, July 12

Cash Bar: 5:00 p.m.
Reading: 6:00 p.m.

Double Visions Lecture + Happy Hour: Nature Modified
Meeting Room| Free

Powell Garden's Director of Horticulture Alan Branhagen will speak about conflicting ideas of gardening and landscape of our region. Artist Allan Chow, a Malaysian and graduate of the Kansas City Art Institute, will speak about his colorful paintings inspired by Kansas City's post industrial landscape.

image courtesy of Allan Chow

Saturday, July 13

1:00–1:30 p.m.

Meet Me at the Museum Drop-in Tour
Kemper Museum | Free, No Registration Required

Join a Kemper Museum docent for a lively discussion and tour of the Museum’s current exhibitions.

Thursday, July 18

3:00 p.m.

Kids and Company Afternoon Tours
Galleries | Free

Stop by the Kemper for a quick-stop, one-shot art tour for families with kids (ages 6–12).
Learn about Laura McPhee and the landscape she documented while listening to sounds of the river, playing guessing games, and sketching.

Saturday, July 20

10:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.

Scavenger Saturdays for Families
Kemper Museum | Free, No Registration Required

Children and adults can look together at works of art in the Museum's galleries. After completing a self-guided activity, kids will recieve a free take-home art project. Scavenger Saturdays take place on every third Saturday of the month.

Saturday, July 20

1:00–1:30 p.m.

Meet Me at the Museum Drop-in Tour
Kemper Museum | Free, No Registration Required

Join a Kemper Museum docent for a lively discussion and tour of the Museum’s current exhibitions.

Thursday, July 25

3:00 p.m.

Kids and Company Afternoon Tours
Galleries | Free

Stop by the Kemper for a quick-stop, one-shot art tour for families with kids (ages 6–12).
Learn about Laura McPhee and the landscape she documented while listening to sounds of the river, playing guessing games, and sketching.

Saturday, July 27

1:00–1:30 p.m.

Meet Me at the Museum Drop-in Tour
Kemper Museum | Free, No Registration Required

Join a Kemper Museum docent for a lively discussion and tour of the Museum’s current exhibitions.

Thursday, August 1

3:00 p.m.

Kids and Company Afternoon Tours
Galleries | Free

Stop by the Kemper for a quick-stop, one-shot art tour for families with kids (ages 6–12).
Learn about Laura McPhee and the landscape she documented while listening to sounds of the river, playing guessing games, and sketching.

Saturday, August 3

1:00–1:30 p.m.

Meet Me at the Museum Drop-in Tour
Kemper Museum | Free, No Registration Required

Join a Kemper Museum docent for a lively discussion and tour of the Museum’s current exhibitions.

Saturday, August 10

1:00–1:30 p.m.

Meet Me at the Museum Drop-in Tour
Kemper Museum | Free, No Registration Required

Join a Kemper Museum docent for a lively discussion and tour of the Museum’s current exhibitions.

Saturday, August 17

10:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.

Scavenger Saturdays for Families
Kemper Museum | Free, No Registration Required

Children and adults can look together at works of art in the Museum's galleries. After completing a self-guided activity, kids will recieve a free take-home art project. Scavenger Saturdays take place on every third Saturday of the month.

Saturday, August 17

1:00–1:30 p.m.

Meet Me at the Museum Drop-in Tour
Kemper Museum | Free, No Registration Required

Join a Kemper Museum docent for a lively discussion and tour of the Museum’s current exhibitions.

Saturday, August 24

noon–3:00 p.m.

Family Day: Live Local/Eat Local
Outdoors and Meeting Room | Free

After looking at works of art in Laura McPhee: River of No Return, kids can paint a pot and plant an herb to take home. With the launch of Livliga Kids, a cooking demonstration
and talk about healthy eating will take place in the Meeting Room.

Saturday, August 24

1:00–1:30 p.m.

Meet Me at the Museum Drop-in Tour
Kemper Museum | Free, No Registration Required

Join a Kemper Museum docent for a lively discussion and tour of the Museum’s current exhibitions.

Saturday, August 31

1:00–1:30 p.m.

Meet Me at the Museum Drop-in Tour
Kemper Museum | Free, No Registration Required

Join a Kemper Museum docent for a lively discussion and tour of the Museum’s current exhibitions.

Saturday, September 21

10:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.

Scavenger Saturdays for Families
Kemper Museum | Free, No Registration Required

Children and adults can look together at works of art in the Museum's galleries. After completing a self-guided activity, kids will recieve a free take-home art project. Scavenger Saturdays take place on every third Saturday of the month.