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WARhol & PEACE: Student Advisory Board Fall Party

Lawrence, KS – Art all around, custom screen-printing of t-shirts, live music, cheap sunglasses, ‘80s-inspired appetizers, candy, a soup-can drive and more add up to make “WARhol & PEACE,” the Spencer Museum of Art Student Advisory Board’s 2009 fall student party, scheduled for next Thursday, October 8, from 5:30 to 7:30 PM. The event is free and open to the public.

“WARhol & Peace” draws inspiration from two fall exhibitions at the Spencer: Big Shots: Andy Warhol, Celebrity Culture, and the 1980s, and The Graphic Imperative: International Posters for Peace, Social Justice, and the Environment, 1965-2005.

Local art collective Wonder Fair will be custom screen-printing t-shirts with designs by Asteroid Head. The shirts will be available to purchase for $10 ($5 for the shirt, $5 for the design), or students may bring their own plain t-shirts and pay $5 for the design.

The party will also feature live music by Blow Chi, the “Brodioke” alter ego of Brodie Rush, frontman of Kansas City alternative band Be/Non. And, in the SMA Auditorium, there will be a screening of Chuck Workman’s fascinating 1991 documentary film Superstar: The Life & Times of Andy Warhol.

Students are encouraged to bring a can of soup to donate to the Lawrence Interdenominational Nutrition Kitchen. L.I.N.K., located at 221 W. 10th, provides a pleasant, safe place for the hungry or lonely to share a free, nutritious meal and the companionship of one another.

Now in its sixth year, the SMA Student Advisory Board is open to any KU student, undergraduate or graduate, with an interest in the arts. The Board is committed to establishing a community amongst Board members and developing their knowledge and appreciation of art, while creating and fostering a student voice in the Museum by establishing relationships with other student organizations and engendering an environment welcoming to all students seeking greater contact with SMA.