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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 ($).

May Programming & Events

5.1
Student Night: Peace, Love & Art
Event sponsored by the SMA Student Advisory Board. More information
SMA Central Court & Galleries / 6-8 PM

5.1
Gallery Conversation: Shuyun Ho, Asian Art Intern
Abstract Calligraphy works in Resounding Spirit: Japanese Contemporary Art of the 1960s
Kress Gallery / 12:15 PM

5.3
Arts Festival: In conjunction with International Modernism @ Spencer
Co-sponsored with SUA / Explore innovative painting methods--paint with your feet, throw paint-filled balloons, or contribute to a painting installation—as part of activities designed to re-enact some of the avant-garde artistic practices developed by Japanese artists in the 1960s. Check the SMA website for the schedule of activities.
Central, Galleries & Front Lawn / 1-5 PM

5.8
Senior Session: Renaissance Hope Chest
Renaissance Gallery / 10-11 AM

5.8
Film: Branded to Kill
Introduction by Professor Michael Baskett, theater & film / Shown in conjunction with Resounding Spirit: Japanese Contemporary Art of the 1960s / In this cinematic masterpiece Seijun Suzuki transcends the B-movie genre. Branded to Kill follows the strange day-to-day existence of an expert hit-man who carries out his orders with steely determination and impassive cool. All hell breaks loose, however, when a butterfly alighting on his rifle scope results in a botched job, and a death sentence for the screw-up. (1967, 91 minutes, In Japanese with English subtitles )
SMA Auditorium / 7 PM

5.10
Childrens Art Appreciation Class: Splat!
Learn about abstract art from the 1960s and create your own splatter painting / $ / Instructor: Scott Barber / To enroll, contact the SMA education department, 785.864.0137 or smakids@ku.edu
SMA Central Court & Galleries / 10:30 AM & 1:30 PM

5.11
Music Performance: KU Music Student Nicky Taylor
Sponsored by KU Department of Music
SMA Central Court / 3 PM

5.22
Senior Session: New Spooner Commons
The Commons, Spooner Hall / 10-11 AM

5.24
Music Performance: Goldenburg Duo
Sponsored by the Kansas City Symphony
SMA Central Court / 12 PM

June Programming & Events

6.7
Childrens Art Appreciation Class: Art of the Edge
Discover the beauty of the frames in the Spencer’s collection and create a decorative frame of your own. / $ / To enroll, contact the SMA education department, 785.864.0137 or smakids@ku.edu
Central Court & Galleries / 10:30 AM & 1:30 PM

6.14
Childrens Art Appreciation Class: Juneteenth
Explore works by and about African Americans in the Spencer’s collection and build a three-dimensional collage. / $ / To enroll, contact the SMA education department, 785.864.0137 or smakids@ku.edu
Central Court & Galleries / 10:30 AM & 1:30 PM

6.21
Childrens Art Appreciation Class: What a Relief!
Learn about relief sculpture at the Spencer and use clay to carve one of your own. / $ / To enroll, contact the SMA education department, 785.864.0137 or smakids@ku.edu
Central Court & Galleries / 10:30 AM & 1:30 PM

6.28
Childrens Art Appreciation Class: The Scenes of Summer
Study scenes of the summer from the Spencer’s collection and paint one of your own. / $ / To enroll, contact the SMA education department, 785.864.0137 or smakids@ku.edu
Central Court & Galleries / 10:30 AM & 1:30 PM

July Programming & Events

7.12
Childrens Art Appreciation Class: Hear Ye, Hear Ye
Use your ears and eyes to delve into the Spencer’s collection before building a musical mobile of your own / $ / To enroll, contact the SMA education department, 785.864.0137 or smakids@ku.edu
Central Court & Galleries / 10:30 AM & 1:30 PM

7.13
Demonstration: Quilting demonstration
Area quilters will demonstrate their work. Visitors are encouraged to observe and ask questions. / In conjunction with Quilts: Flora Botanica.
Central Court / 2-4 PM

7.19
Childrens Art Appreciation Class: A Stitch or Nine
Uncover quilts in the Flora Botanica exhibition and piece together an art quilt. / $ / To enroll, contact the SMA education department, 785.864.0137 or smakids@ku.edu
Central Court & Galleries / 10:30 AM & 1:30 PM

7.20
Gallery Talk: Barbara Brackman on Quilts: Flora Botanica
Brackman is honorary SMA curator of quilts. / Following the talk, Brackman will sign copies of her recent book Making History: Quilts and Fabric from 1890-1970.
Kress Gallery / 2 PM

7.26
Childrens Art Appreciation Class: Tiny Treasures
Investigate miniature works in the Spencer’s collection and build a clay work of your own. / $ / To enroll, contact the SMA education department, 785.864.0137 or smakids@ku.edu
SMA Central Court & Galleries / 10:30 AM & 1:30 PM

7.27
Demonstration: Quilting demonstration
Area quilters will demonstrate their work. Visitors are encouraged to observe and ask questions. / In conjunction with Quilts: Flora Botanica.
Central Court / 2-4 PM

August Programming & Events

8.3
Demonstration: Quilting demonstration
Area quilters will demonstrate their work. Visitors are encouraged to observe and ask questions. / In conjunction with Quilts: Flora Botanica.
Central Court / 2-4 PM

8.10
Demonstration: Quilting demonstration
Area quilters will demonstrate their work. Visitors are encouraged to observe and ask questions. / In conjunction with Quilts: Flora Botanica.
Central Court / 2-4 PM

8.21
Hawk Week Film: Back to the Future
Sponsored by the SMA Student Advisory Board / Shown in conjunction with the exhibition Time/Frame: Short Time, Long Time, Lifetime, Beyond Time. / Back to the Future is the story of a teenager from 1985 who is accidentally sent back in time to the 1950s after commandeering a time-traveling DeLorean sports-car invented by his wacky scientist friend.
SMA Auditorium / 7 PM

Thursday evening hours: Galleries open Thursday evenings until 9 p.m.; a changing schedule of films, musical performances, lectures, etc. are offered at 7 pm

Gallery Conversations: Thursdays over the lunch hour during the academic year, 12:15–12:45, enjoy a brief, focused discussion of an exhibition or work of art.

The 2006-2007 exhibitions and programs are supported in part by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation; Henry Luce Foundation Inc.; E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation; Getty Grant Program; Museum Loan Network; Price R. and Flora A. Reid Foundation; Breidenthal-Snyder Foundation; Piersol Foundation; Mary Margaret Brett Fund; Mary P. Lipman Children’s Education Fund; the Kansas Arts Commission, a state agency; the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency; the Institute of Museum and Library Services, a federal agency; H. Neil Mecaskey, Jr. Foundation, Inc.; and vital corporate, foundation and individual contributions.