Sunday, May 11
1:00–3:00 p.m
Family Day: Stories as Art
Spend the afternoon searching for the fountain of youth and solving other mysteries in Deb Sokolow’s You are one step closer to learning the truth, a work made specifically for the Kemper Museum. Children may create their own mystery stories with images, borrowing visual elements from comic books to create a collage. No reservations are required for this fun-filled family event. FREE
Wednesday, May 14
5:30–6:30 p.m
Slideshow: Brian Collier, Stanton Fernald, Shawn Bitters
Slideshow introduces and promotes the talented artists of Kansas City and the innovative works they make. It’s a great way to learn more about artists in our city’s flourishing arts scene.
Saturday, May 17
closes at 2:30 p.m
Sunday, May 18
2:00 p.m
Sunday Cinema Series: Foreign Oscar Winners, Get Out Your Handerchiefs (Préparez vos mouchoirs), France (1978)
This black comedy, directed by Bertrand Blier, tells the story about a man who will do anything to keep his sexually frustrated wife happy. Starring Gérard Depardieu and Carole Laure, this film is unconventional, unpredictable, and it exhibits a wacky sense of humor. No one has yet dared to remake this audacious sex comedy! 108 minutes (subtitled)
Sunday, May 18
closes at 5:00 p.m
Saturday, May 24
closes at 2:30 p.m
Friday, May 30
closes at 2:30 p.m
Sunday, June 1
2:00 p.m
Sunday Cinema Series: Foreign Oscar Winners, The Assault (De Aanslag)
The Netherlands (1986)
A young boy sees his family killed in the last days of WWII, and while he represses his memories, they eventually resurface in adulthood. Directed by Fons Rademakers and starring Derek de Lint, this film provokes discussion and reflection. 149 minutes (subtitled)
Friday, June 6
5:30–7:30 p.m
Opening Reception: RubberMade: Sculpture by Chakaia Booker
Working with salvaged tires from roadsides, city dumps, and abandoned lots, Chakaia Booker creates visually complex sculptures. Spend time at this opening reception with friends and take the opportunity to meet the artist. Like all Kemper Museum openings, admission is free.
Saturday, June 7
2:00 p.m
Tour: Meet Me at the Museum
Join a Kemper Museum docent for a lively discussion and tour of the Museum’s current exhibitions. Please see dates for each exhibition to see what’s on view.
Saturday, June 7
closes at 2:30 p.m
Wednesday, June 11
5:30–6:30 p.m
Slideshow: Matthew Collins, Matt Dehaemers, Brendan Meara
Slideshow introduces and promotes the talented artists of Kansas City and the innovative works they make. It’s a great way to learn more about artists in our city’s flourishing arts scene.
Saturday, June 14
closes at 2:30 p.m
Sunday, June 15
2:00 p.m
Sunday Cinema Series: Foreign Oscar Winners, Cinema Paradiso (Nuovo Cinema Paradiso) Italy (1988)
In postwar Italy, a small-town boy is enchanted by the local movie theater and becomes friends with its world-weary projectionist. Years later, he is called back to attend the man’s funeral and discovers his friend had saved an entire world of cinema for him. Starring Philippe Noiret and Jacques Perrin, this film was directed by Giuseppe Tornatore. It also won a special jury prize at the Cannes Film Festival. 123 minutes
(subtitled)
Sunday, June 15
closes at 5:00 p.m
Monday–Friday, June 16–20
9:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m
Adult Workshop: Architectural Elements in Painting
Join visiting artist Tricia Spencer of Lexington, Kentucky, for a plein-air painting class on the lawns of the Kemper Museum and its surrounding neighborhood. Participants may work in watercolors, oil, or pastels; experiment with perspective in a variety of settings and lighting conditions; and develop skills relating to their needs and interests in their work. This class is free, but participants must provide their own materials. Registration is required.
Contact the Museum at 816-457-6134 or bharris@kemperart.org to make reservations for educational programs.
Friday & Saturday,
June 27 & 28
Friday, 2:00–5:00 p.m.
Saturday, 10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
A project of the Kansas City Artists Coalition, this exchange program provides travel and research grants to visual artists. It fosters opportunities to exchange ideas, enrich creative development, and expand Kansas City’s access to art of other cultures while enlarging the understanding of American culture in other parts of the world. In this two-day symposium, artists who have participated in this program, funded by the Lighton Fund, speak about their work and experiences.
• Jane Ingram Allen (Warm Heart Art Tanzania, Moshi, Tanzania, 2008)
• Paul Mathieu (San Bao International Ceramics Institute, Jingdezhen, China, 2005)
• Steve Mayse (Bubec Sculpture Studio, Prague, Czech Republic, 2007)
• Grant Miller (Cité Internationale des Arts Residency, Paris, France, 2008)
• Meredith Morten (Nemzetközi Kerámia Stúdió, Kecskemét, Hungary, 2007)
• Illona Romule (Latvian ceramicist visited several U.S. ceramic centers, 2007)
For a complete schedule of the symposium, visit www.kansascityartistscoalition.org.
Seating is limited, and registration is required.
Contact the Museum at 816-457-6134 or bharris@kemperart.org to make reservations for educational programs.
Friday, July 11
Opening: Conversation Pieces
Staged in a gallery full of chairs, tables, and a microphone, Conversation Pieces fuses eleven works of art from the Kemper Museum’s permanent collection with eleven public talks. For each week of the exhibition, a different painting, sculpture, or photograph will be on view and the focus of an informal presentation, facilitating numerous opportunities for informative exchange, lively discussion, and new discovery of the Museum’s rich holdings.
Opening Reception: Anthony Lepore
The extraordinary and, at times, magical emerge from Anthony Lepore’s color photographs as he intuitively examines people’s desires to connect, relate, and posses the world around them. Lepore’s exhibition at the Kemper Museum will focus on his latest body of work that explores well-intentioned, yet seemingly futile, attempts to preserve or recreate natural states. This is the Los Angeles-based artist’s first solo museum exhibition. Like all Kemper Museum openings, admission is free.
Friday, November 21
Opening Reception: Johanna Billing
Swedish artist and founder of the independent music label Make it Happen, Johanna Billing creates breathtaking, poignant videos and films that address issues of individuality, isolation, public performance, and decisive action (or inaction) in the context of collective endeavors. For each film, Billing invites people to participate in contrived situations that often involve mundane, group activities, such packing and moving anonymous belongings from an apartment, learning to sail, or engaging in dance rehearsals. Through her documentary-style fictions, Billing captures the subtle nuances between individuals during social engagements. Like all Kemper Museum openings, admission is free.
