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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. 

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In conjunction with the exhibition, Sarah Zapata: so the roots be known, join us for a conversation on the importance and power of archives.

In her installation so the roots be known, Sarah Zapata centers Kansas City lesbian and feminist histories that she learned about while conducting research at the Gay and Lesbian Archive of Mid-America (GLAMA) at the University of Missouri–Kansas City (UMKC). In part, this installation pays homage to Womontown, a group of primarily queer women who established a revolutionary community in the Longfellow (Dutch Hill) neighborhood of Kansas City in the late 1980s. It also references the national lesbian magazine The Ladder (1956–1970), founded by the Daughters of Bilitis and later operated remotely by recognized writer and publisher Barbara Grier in Kansas City.

Join us on Wednesday, April 24 to explore the importance and power of archives featuring Stuart Hinds, curator of special collections & archives at UMKC Libraries, Sue Moreno, Womontown resident and contributor to GLAMA, and Jeanne Vaccaro, scholar and curator at the University of Kansas, moderated by Yashi Davalos, curatorial fellow at Charlotte Street Foundation.

Image: Detail of Sarah Zapata: So the roots be known, August 18, 2023–July 28, 2024, Atrium, Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, Missouri. Photo: E.G. Schempf, 2023. 

Sarah Zapata: So the roots be known

Kemper Museum programs like this one are always free, thanks to support from members and other donors. 

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