Events Calendar
Events are free and take place in a variety of locations and formats. The Museum is committed to accessibility for all visitors. Our efforts are ongoing. To request an accommodation for an upcoming event, please contact the Museum in advance at spencerart@ku.edu or 785.864.4710.
March 31
Activity
OPEN FRIDAYS
1PM
– 4PM
305 Goddard Study Center
Your art wish is our command. Visit the Goddard Study Center on Fridays to request works of art on paper not currently on view or share your interests and let our staff select works for you. You can also drop in to enjoy works requested by other visitors. The Goddard Study Center is open to all during gallery hours with a break from 12-1PM.
Sponsored By: Spencer Museum of Art
April 07
Activity
OPEN FRIDAYS
1PM
– 4PM
305 Goddard Study Center
Your art wish is our command. Visit the Goddard Study Center on Fridays to request works of art on paper not currently on view or share your interests and let our staff select works for you. You can also drop in to enjoy works requested by other visitors. The Goddard Study Center is open to all during gallery hours with a break from 12-1PM.
Sponsored By: Spencer Museum of Art
April 14
Activity
OPEN FRIDAYS
1PM
– 4PM
305 Goddard Study Center
Your art wish is our command. Visit the Goddard Study Center on Fridays to request works of art on paper not currently on view or share your interests and let our staff select works for you. You can also drop in to enjoy works requested by other visitors. The Goddard Study Center is open to all during gallery hours with a break from 12-1PM.
Sponsored By: Spencer Museum of Art
April 21
Activity
OPEN FRIDAYS OPEN FRIDAYS WITH FEATURED GUEST ACCRA SHEPP
1PM
– 4PM
305 Goddard Study Center
Your art wish is our command. Visit the Goddard Study Center on Fridays to request works of art on paper not currently on view or share your interests and let our staff select works for you. On this afternoon, photographer Accra Shepp whose work is featured in the exhibition “Dissent, Discontent, and Action: Pictures of US by Accra Shepp” will be on present to explore the Spencer’s photography collection with Museum staff. The Goddard Study Center is open to all during gallery hours with a break from 12-1PM.
Sponsored By: Spencer Museum of Art
April 22
Activity
ART CART EARTH WITHOUT ART IS “EH
1PM
– 4PM
Spencer Museum of Art, 405 Michaelis Gallery
Join in a citywide celebration of Earth Day! Learn how to create a colorful woven food covering from plastic bags and wire. The Art Cart is a free drop-in activity station where children and grown-ups enjoy hands-on art projects together, taking inspiration from original works of art on view.
Sponsored By: Spencer Museum of Art
April 28
Activity
OPEN FRIDAYS
1PM
– 4PM
305 Goddard Study Center
Your art wish is our command. Visit the Goddard Study Center on Fridays to request works of art on paper not currently on view or share your interests and let our staff select works for you. You can also drop in to enjoy works requested by other visitors. The Goddard Study Center is open to all during gallery hours with a break from 12-1PM.
Sponsored By: Spencer Museum of Art
April 29
Activity
RINGS OF POWER: TREES IN ART AND NATURE
1PM
– 3PM
Spencer Museum of Art, Marvin Grove, directly behind Spencer Museum, 1301 Mississippi St
Journey across KU's Marvin Grove and the Spencer Museum galleries to explore various dimensions of trees in art and the landscape. Jon Standing discusses the history, biology, and horticulture of trees in the Grove and Adina Duke delves into artist choices in material, form, and content that draw on trees as a resource. Space is limited. Register online at lprd.org using class code #727123, or in person at any Lawrence recreation center. We will meet outdoors at the convergence of sidewalks in the Grove, directly behind the Museum.
Sponsored By: Lawrence Parks and Recreation Department, Spencer Museum of Art
April 30
Activity
SLOW ART SUNDAY LE PARTAGE DU GATEAU (DIVIDING THE CAKE)
2PM
– 3PM
Spencer Museum of Art, 401 Loo Gallery
Slow down at the Spencer and spend time getting to know one great work of art. Slow Art Sunday features one work for visitors to contemplate and converse about with Museum staff. In April, get to know Sam-Ilus's "Le partage du gateau (Dividing the Cake)".
Sponsored By: Spencer Museum of Art
May 05
Activity
OPEN FRIDAYS
1PM
– 4PM
305 Goddard Study Center
Your art wish is our command. Visit the Goddard Study Center on Fridays to request works of art on paper not currently on view or share your interests and let our staff select works for you. You can also drop in to enjoy works requested by other visitors. The Goddard Study Center is open to all during gallery hours with a break from 12-1PM.
Sponsored By: Spencer Museum of Art
May 06
Activity
KITE FESTIVAL
1PM
– 4PM
Spencer Museum of Art, Reece Memorial Plaza
This community event commemorates the Hamamatsu Kite Festival that occurs each May in Japan. People of all ages are invited to learn about the history and culture of kite making.
Sponsored By: Spencer Museum of Art, Center for East Asian Studies
May 12
Activity
OPEN FRIDAYS
1PM
– 4PM
305 Goddard Study Center
Your art wish is our command. Visit the Goddard Study Center on Fridays to request works of art on paper not currently on view or share your interests and let our staff select works for you. You can also drop in to enjoy works requested by other visitors. The Goddard Study Center is open to all during gallery hours with a break from 12-1PM.
Sponsored By: Spencer Museum of Art
May 20
Activity
ART CART CUPS AND SAUCERS
1PM
– 4PM
Spencer Museum of Art, 406 Stewart Gallery
Take inspiration from the many teacups and ceramics on display in the Intersections gallery and create your own from mixed media. The Art Cart is a free drop-in activity station where children and grown-ups enjoy hands-on art projects together, taking inspiration from original works of art on view.
Sponsored By: Spencer Museum of Art