| Events Calendar |
Friday, March 12 6:00–9:00 p.m. |
Create Your Own Reality Do you have a collection of objects or items set aside for a project that has not been realized? Share with others; meet new friends; and start your creative engine. Light snacks and drinks are served. At this special Create Your Own Reality, there will be a demonstration of a Gocco printer. Participants are welcome to create their own design and are to bring items on which to print on, such as fabrics or personalized cards. Find out more about Create Your Own Reality |
Saturday, March 13 2:30–4:00 p.m. |
Kansas City String Quartet Program Enjoy an afternoon string performance by some of Kansas City’s up and coming young cellists for a public Master Class presented by the Kansas City String Quartet and special guest musician Matt Haimovitz. |
Saturday, March 20 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. |
Scavenger Saturdays Hone your art detective skills and discover something new about contemporary art at the Kemper Museum. The third Saturday of each month is Scavenger Saturdays for families. Children with adults may pick up a self-guided activity at the Visitor Services Desk and follow the clues on this "ART-astic" adventure. Once you finish the activity, one may pick up a take-home, art-making activity kit. No reservations are required. Scavenger Saturdays at the Kemper Museum are made possible by the generous support of the R.A. Long Foundation. |
Saturday, March 20 Ages 8–10, 10:30–11:30 a.m. Ages 11–13, 12:15–1:30 p.m. Ages 14–18, 2:00–3:30 p.m. |
ArtReach: Destiny and Dioramas As part of a collaborative program between the Kemper Museum and the Center for Child Health and Development at the University of Kansas Medical Center, the Kemper Museum offers free workshops for children with and without developmental disabilities who work side-by-side in a collaborative and supportive environment. Find out more about ArtReach Inspired by the Museum’s exhibition, Settlement, participants learn how artists help us to think about the impact of humans on the earth. Participants create dioramas that explore the contrast between manufactured and the natural environment. Space is limited and registration is required by contacting Hannah Hess at hhess@kemperart.org or at 816-457-6100. |
Friday, March 26 1:00–2:00 p.m. |
Meet the Curator at the Crossroads Take a break from your mid-day routine and join Curator Barbara O’Brien for an engaging tour of the exhibition Ian Davis: Faith in the Future. |
Saturday, March 27 1:00–3:00 p.m. |
Family Day: Bring Spring! Celebrate the first week of spring at the Kemper Museum, where families can build and decorate a birdhouse, paint a terra-cotta pot, make floral collages, and enjoy a 20 percent discount on lunch the Café Sebastienne. Families receive a discount coupon to present at the Café to receive the discount. Offer only available on this day from 11:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. while the Café is open for lunch. Free Family Days at the Kemper Museum are made possible by the generous support of the R. A. Long Foundation |
Saturday, April 3 10:30–11:30 a.m. |
ArtReach: Ain't Life Sweet: Wayne Thiebaud As part of a collaborative program between the Kemper Museum and the Center for Child Health and Development at the University of Kansas Medical Center, the Kemper Museum offers free workshops for children with and without developmental disabilities who work side-by-side in a collaborative and supportive environment. Find out more about ArtReach. Ages 8–10 |
Saturday, April 3 12:15–1:30 p.m. |
ArtReach: Spell What You Spill: Lesley Dill Ages 11–13 |
Saturday, April 3 2:00–3:00 p.m. |
ArtReach: Crazy Quilts: Dean Mitchell Ages 14–18 |
Saturday, April 10 Ages 8–10, 10:30–11:30 a.m. Ages 11–13, 12:15–1:30 p.m. Ages 14–18, 2:00–3:30 p.m. |
ArtReach: H2O Art: The Art of Chemistry As part of a collaborative program between the Kemper Museum and the Center for Child Health and Development at the University of Kansas Medical Center, the Kemper Museum offers free workshops for children with and without developmental disabilities who work side-by-side in a collaborative and supportive environment. Find out more about ArtReach In this class, participants learn how and why artist Robert Chamber merges art and science in his work Ethanol (2003) and create their own maquette sculpture that is a hybrid of art and science. Space is limited, and registration is required by contacting Hannah Hess at hhess@kemperart.org or at 816-457-6100. |
Saturday, April 17 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. |
Scavenger Saturdays Hone your art detective skills and discover something new about contemporary art at the Kemper Museum. The third Saturday of each month is Scavenger Saturdays for families. Children with adults may pick up a self-guided activity at the Visitor Services Desk and follow the clues on this "ART-astic" adventure. Once you finish the activity, one may pick up a take-home, art-making activity kit. No reservations are required. Scavenger Saturdays at the Kemper Museum are made possible by the generous support of the R.A. Long Foundation. |
Saturday, April 17 11:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. |
A Sensory Feast: Writing Poetry about Visual Art Join Professor Hadara Bar-Nadav from the University of Missouri-Kansas City for a sensory-filled workshop, where participants use visual art on view at the Museum to write poetry. This workshop explores ways that visual art can help writers produce visceral, three-dimensional poetry. The instructor also explores what writing poetry can teach us about experiencing visual art. No previous writing experience is necessary. Light snacks and drinks will be served. Please contact Beth Harris at 816-457-6134 or bharris@kemperart.org to register for this free workshop. |
Saturday, May 8 Ages 11–13, 12:15–1:30 p.m. Ages 14–18, 2:00–3:30 p.m. |
ArtReach: Exploring Individuality: Ian Davis As part of a collaborative program between the Kemper Museum and the Center for Child Health and Development at the University of Kansas Medical Center, the Kemper Museum offers free workshops for children with and without developmental disabilities who work side-by-side in a collaborative and supportive environment. Find out more about ArtReach Students in this class will explore paintings by Ian Davis who creates large, quiet environments that are filled will small identical figures. Davis’s works invite conversation about individuality and group dynamics. In this class, each participant designs and creates a papìer-mâché mask that represents his or her own individuality. |