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Free hands-on workshops, films, lectures, and performances are scheduled throughout the year.

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.

Stay tuned for more info!

Tour: Meet Me at the Museum
Every Saturday at 1:00 p.m.
Kemper Museum | FREE

Meet Me at the Museum tours are offered every Saturday. Join a Kemper Museum docent for a lively discussion and tour of the Museum’s current exhibitions. No reservations are required. Meet at the Visitor Services Desk.

  • Saturday, May 4, 11, 18, 25            
  • Saturday, June 1, 8, 15, 22, 29            
  • Saturday, July 6, 13, 20, 27            
  • Saturday, August 3, 10, 17, 24, 31            
  • Saturday, September 7, 14, 21, 28            

 

Talks and Conversations
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 method.


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.

 

photo: Tom Styrkowicz


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.

 


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.


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.

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image courtesy of Allan Chow

Exhibition-related Programs