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All programs are in the SMA Auditorium unless otherwise indicated; programs are open to the public and are free unless marked ($).

November Programming & Events

11.3: Film and Discussion: Making Genes Dance and discussion with members of Liz Lerman Dance Exchange; 4 PM / SMA Auditorium; In conjunction with the performance Ferocious Beauty: Genome at the KU Lied Center at 7:30 PM on November 7
11.7: It Starts with Art!: Children's art appreciation classes for ages 5-14 / Where on Earth?; 10:30 AM & 1:30 PM /; Excavate what clay and plastic vessels can tell you about a place and its people. Hand-build a pot or weave recycled phone wires into a basket form. / Instructor: Emily Barr, KU design student / $ / To enroll, contact SMA Education Department, 785.864.0137 or smakids@ku.edu, or visit the Spencer's website and enroll online. / In conjunction with the exhibition Earthly Vessels: African Ceramics
11.7: Workshop: Reimagining Central Europe: Transition and Identity; 8:30 AM - 1 PM / SMA Auditorium; As part of a semester-long commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the fall of Soviet Communism in East Central Europe, the Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies and the Spencer Museum of Art at the University of Kansas announce a K-16 Workshop for Educators. The workshop will be held during the Velvet Revolution Week which will be filled with exciting events / Presenters include KU Professor Svetlana Vassileva - Karagyozova, Slavic Languages and Literatures, KU Professor Nathaniel Wood, History / For more information and to register please contact tvw@ku.edu
11.8: Artist Talk: Lawrence artist Dave Loewenstein speaking about art and activism; 2 PM / Central Court; Works by Loewenstein will be on view in the SMA Print Study Room / In conjunction with the exhibition The Graphic Imperative: International Posters for Peace, Social Justice, and the Environment 1965-2004
11.9: Murphy Lecture Series: Yui Suzuki on Transmitting a Legacy: Saicho’s Medicine Buddha and Its Replication; 5:15 PM / Room 211; Murphy Lecture Fund / Suzuki is Assistant Professor of Ancient & Medieval Japanese Art History at the University of Maryland, College Park.
11.12: Gallery Talk: Senior Session on Madonna and Child, a medieval sculpture; 10 AM / Medieval Gallery; Presented by Valija Evalds, KU Assistant Professor of Medieval Art. / This popular series of informal gallery discussions is designed for senior citizens but open to everyone!
11.12: Poetry Reading: NewWork, a late afternoon poetry reading with Kenneth Irby, Joseph Harrington and William J. Harris; 4:30 PM / Central Court
11.12: Film: Moolaade; 6 PM / SMA Auditorium; Senegalese writer-director Ousmane Sembene makes an impassioned plea against the practice of salinde, or female circumcision, in this moving portrait of a society in transition. In a West African village run by uncompromising Muslim males, fiery Colle (Fatoumata Coulibaly), provides safe harbor for young girls fleeing their ’cleansing’ rituals. Colle casts a ’moolaade’ spell which will bring harm to anyone who attempts to hurt those under her care, and the villagers are angry but powerless in the face of this magic. But what one man terms ’a minor domestic issue’ soon puts the whole town on the verge of bloodshed. In Senegalese with English subtitles (2004, 124 minutes). / In conjunction with the exhibition Earthly Vessels: African Ceramics
11.13: Town & Gown Forum: Andy Warhol, Celebrity Culture, and the 1980s; 10-11:30 AM / North Balcony Gallery; Co-sponsored with KU’s Hall Center for the Humanities / Join KU faculty members for a series of gallery presentations about the Spencer’s exhibition Big Shots: Andy Warhol, Celebrity Culture, and the 1980s. / SMA Curator Susan Earle, moderator
11.19: Gallery Talk: Third Thursday at SMA; 12:30 PM / Kress Gallery; Intern Sooa Im on Extra/Ordinary / Hosted by the SMA Student Advisory Board
11.19: Murphy Lecture Series: Burglind Jungmann on Male Worlds--Female Worlds: Gender Specific Aspects of Early Choson Painting; 5:15 PM / Room 211; Murphy Lecture Fund / Professor of Korean Art History at UCLA
11.19: Poetry Reading: Judith Roitman and Jim McCrary; 6:30 PM / SMA Central Court; Roitman, who is a KU professor of mathematics and a poet, will read from recent works and from her 2008 book No Face - New and Selected Poems published by First Intensity Press. Longtime Lawrence poet McCrary will read from his 2008 publication All That - The Collected Chapbooks published by ManyPenny Press. He will also read recent works some of which appear on his blog. / The above publications and more will be available at the reading.

Back to TopDecember Programming & Events

12.5: It Starts with Art!: Children's art appreciation classes for ages 5-14 / Roll a Scroll; 10:30 AM & 1:30 PM /; Study a variety of Chinese ink rubbings from our permanent collection. Experiment with Chinese ink and brush techniques to create your own bamboo hanging. / Instructor: Jane Wilson / $ / To enroll, contact SMA Education Department, 785.864.0137 or smakids@ku.edu, or visit the Spencer's website and enroll online.
12.7: Murphy Lecture Series: Moyosore Okediji on A Palette of Fire: Death, Blackness, and the Gendering of Painting; 5:15 PM / SMA Room 211, use west entrance; Okedjiji is Associate Professor of Art History, University of Texas, Austin / Murphy Lecture Fund
12.10: Gallery Talk: Senior Session on Impressionist Paintings; 10 AM / 19th Century Gallery; Presented by Susan Earle, Curator of European & American Art. / This popular series of informal gallery discussions is designed for senior citizens but open to everyone!
12.10: KU Student Video Premiere:; 4:30 PM / Auditorium; KU Design students present new Video work. Experimental, documentary, story telling, and non-linear narrative styles are explored emphasizing personal expression.
12.10: Film: Kaleidoscope; 7 PM / SMA Auditorium; This films examines changes in Macedonian folk culture caused by the country’s struggle to cope in today’s global world. / Sandra Ristovska, director, producer and screenwriter of the film and a junior in film and media studies at KU.