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Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art acknowledges it resides on the ancestral territory of the Osage, Kaw, and Otoe-Missouria, among other tribal nations forcibly moved to the region such as the Shawnee, Wyandot, Delaware, Potawatomi, Sac and Fox and Kiikaapoi (Kickapoo) nations. We recognize and support the continued vibrancy of Native communities and cultures today who continue to thrive, as well as the inherent sovereignty of tribal nations. We are compelled to serve and advocate for these communities in accordance with our public mission.

Kemper Museum acknowledges and respects the diversity of Native people connected to this land today. Many recognize the land and all beings who live within it as relatives. We acknowledge the earth we inhabit, the waters of the Blue River, the Kansas River, the Missouri River, and the plants, animals, and people supported by them. 

We acknowledge our responsibility to be good caretakers of the land we occupy. 

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Join renowned soprano Renée Fleming and an esteemed panel of experts in neuroscience and music therapy at Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art for an enlightening discussion on the arts’ profound impact on the brain.

Join renowned soprano Renée Fleming and an esteemed panel of experts in neuroscience and music therapy at Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art for an enlightening discussion on the arts’ profound impact on the brain. Discover how music can shape neurons, aiding cognitive development, healing, and therapy across all stages of life, from infancy to older age. Ms. Fleming will lead a Q&A and follow the session with a signing of her new book, Music and Mind: Harnessing the Arts for Health and Wellness in collaboration with Rainy Day Books.

This program is co-presented by Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art and Lyric Opera of Kansas City in conjunction with the exhibition Infinite Regress: Mystical Abstraction from the Permanent Collection and Beyond, which includes individual works by Georgia O’Keeffe and Alfred Stieglitz, and the presentation of The Brightness of Light, an opera that explores the relationship between the two artists.

After this event, Renée Fleming will sign copies of her new book, Music and Mind: Harnessing the Arts for Health and Wellness. Participants are encouraged to pre-order copies of the book. Click here for more details about the signing and place your pre-order. 

Editor, Music and Mind: Harnessing the Arts for Health and Wellness; Artistic Advisor at Large, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts; Founding Advisor, NEA/UCSF Sound Health Network; Co-Chair, Aspen Institute/Johns Hopkins NeuroArts Blueprint

Director, PoweR Of MUSic (PROMUS) Lab, Department of Neurology at The University of Kansas; Assistant Director, Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center Neuroimaging Core at The University of Kansas

Associate Professor of Music Therapy and Music Education, The University of Kansas

Executive Director, Music Mends Minds, Inc.

Arts & Health Lead, World Health Organization; Founding Co-Director, Jameel Arts & Health Lab

Cash bar opens at 5:30 p.m. Kemper Museum members receive two free drinks.

Please note that Kemper Museum is an unconventional performance venue, and seating is first come, first served. 

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Alfred Stieglitz (American, 1864–1946), Portrait of Georgia O’Keeffe, 1920, gelatin silver print on paper, 4½ x 3½ inches, Collection of the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, Missouri, Bebe and Crosby Kemper Collection, Gift of the Enid and Crosby Kemper Foundation, 2002.02.01. Photo: EG Schempf, 2019.

Time	6:00 p.m.