Workshops
Hands-on workshops for adults have included watercolor painting, acrylic portrait painting, monotype printing, wire sculpture, collage, mixed media, and creative writing. Led by area artists, these workshops provide creative opportunities that expand on themes and media present in Kemper Museum exhibiting artists' works. Learn to express yourself, work with new materials, and consider new processes and ideas. Look for future adult workshops on the Web site calendar.

Lectures
Featured artists and exhibition curators often speak at the Kemper Museum’s opening receptions for its special exhibitions. This is an excellent opportunity to learn more about the exhibitions' works and artists' working methods.

Collectors Forum

Whether you’re just beginning to collect or have an art collection of your own, the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art wants to nurture your interest in collecting. Pairing knowledge with fun, the Collectors Forum is an extraordinary opportunity to view private collections, meet collectors, visit artists studios and art galleries, and learn more about collecting. Click here for more information.

Feed Your Mind

Explore various issues of art and beyond in this series of lunch-hour programs, called Feed Your Mind.  The programs are free, but reservations are required. You may order an $10.00 box lunch from Café Sebastienne with a credit card The lunch includes a sandwich, salad, drink, and cookie. Please specify if a vegetarian option is preferred. No outside food or drink is permitted. Contact Beth Harris at 816-753-5784 or bharris(at)kemperart(dot)org to make reservations for this program. (free) Make plans now to attend one of the following Feed Your Mind programs.

Slideshow

5:30–6:30 p.m., second Wednesdays
in the Meeting Room at the Museum
Slideshow introduces and promotes the talented artists in Greater Kansas City and the innovative works they make. Take time out to learn more about Kansas City’s art and artists.

Performances
As part of the Museum’s multidisciplinary programming, musical, dance, and theatrical performances are scheduled throughout the year. Spanning classical, jazz, and contemporary music, past musical performances include regional groups such as NewEar, Terrestrial Consort, BCR, Mariah Wind Trio, Doug Talley Quartet, Dangerous Kitchen, the Ragin’ Cajuns, Panapolli Trio, the Kansas City Guitar Society, the Kansas City String Quartet, and Aeolian Effect.

Local performance companies such as Reach, a movement collective; aha! dance theatre; the Coterie Theatre; and Ron Megee's Late Nite Theatre have performed dance and theatre acts inspired by the Museum’s exhibition programming and works in the permanent collection

Check the calendar for a listing of upcoming adult programs.