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Join us for artist talks, performances, lectures, concerts, workshops, and other creative programs for all ages. Programming is generously supported by the Jack and Karen Holland Visiting Artist Program.

Join us for an evening of art-making inspired by works on view in the galleries.

Studio Night: Representation to Abstraction

Celebrate the opening of Julie Blackmon: A Life in Frame

A Life in Frame Exhibition Opening + Julie Blackmon and Kevin Morby in Conversation

Sing songs, read books, explore art, and make your own art with a Kemper Museum educator and Kansas City librarian.

Time for Tots

Silent KC is back at Kemper Museum to celebrate the history of hip hop!

50 Years of Hip Hop – Silent Concert with Silent KC

Kemper Museum offers participatory tours and creative engagement activities for schools, groups, and members of the public.

Meet New York-based artist Reginald Sylvester II at Kemper Museum.

Artist Talk & Reception Reginald Sylvester II: Green Gate

Shinique Smith gives an artist talk in conjunction with her Juneteenth KC performance.

Artist Talk: Shinique Smith

5 p.m. Bar Opens | 6 p.m. Panel featuring artist Denzil Forrester and curators Erin Dziedzic and Gean Moreno

Denzil Forrester Artist and Curator Panel

Meet New York-based artist Christian Ruiz Berman at Kemper Museum.

Artist Talk: Christian Ruiz Berman

Join us for an artist talk with Miami-based artist Pepe Mar (born Reynosa, Mexico, 1977) in conjunction with the opening of his solo commissioned Atrium Project, Rising Sun.

Artist Talk: Pepe Mar

Celebrate the opening of The Regional and join us for an artist  panel discussion with Jonathan Christensen Caballero, Rashawn Griffin, and Alice Tippit.

Artist Panel: The Regional

Artist Paul Anthony Smith gives an artist talk in conjunction with his Kemper Museum exhibition, Searching

Artist Talk: Paul Anthony Smith

Artist Natalie Frank presents her work in Kemper Museum’s Unbound exhibition and major themes throughout her career. After her talk, join us in celebrating the exhibition, Unbound, featuring works by artist Natalie Frank.

Artist Talk: Natalie Frank

Join us at Kemper Museum as New York-based artist Aliza Nisenbaum (born Mexico City, 1976) speaks about her newest commission for the museum’s sixth annual Atrium Project, Aliza Nisenbaum: Aquí Se Puede (Here You Can). These large-scale portraits of individuals connected to Kansas City’s salsa music and dance communities.

Artist Talk: Aliza Nisenbaum

Artist Rafael Lozano-Hemmer (Mexican-Canadian, born 1967) presents on the work in Kemper Museum’s Pulse Topology exhibition and major themes throughout his career.

Artist Talk: Rafael Lozano-Hemmer

Join Artist Dyani White Hawk and Curator Carmen Hermo for a virtual discussion about the exhibition, Dyani White Hawk: Speaking to Relatives.

A Conversation with Dyani White Hawk & Carmen Hermo

Artist Dyani White Hawk presents on works in “Speaking to Relatives” and major themes throughout her career.

Artist Talk: Dyani White Hawk

Celebrate the fifth annual atrium project with an artist talk from New York-based artist, Joiri Minaya.

Artist Talk: Joiri Minaya

Panel discussion on Sime’s early introduction in the United States, the "Tightrope" exhibition, and Zoma Museum in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Virtual Panel with Elias Sime

The artist talk coincided with the opening weekend of Summer Wheat: Blood, Sweat, and Tears at Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art.

Artist Talk: Summer Wheat

Los Angeles-based artist Liza Lou gives a special artist talk in honor of Kemper Museum’s twenty-fifth anniversary. Lou's major exhibition Backyard and Kitchen ignited amazing public interest in her work. Returning to Kemper Museum, Lou will talk about how her work has evolved.

Artist Talk: Liza Lou

In this talk, the Pakistani-born American artist Huma Bhabha discusses her unique choice of materials, her influences, and what it is to make art now.