Lawrence, KS, January 20, 2011 – Louis Copt, one of five Kansans named as recipients of the 2011 Governor’s Arts Awards, will discuss his working methods, materials used, and philosophy in choosing subject matter during a 6:30 PM painting demonstration in the Central Court of the Spencer Museum of Art on Thursday, January 27. The event is free and open to the public.

Lawrence, KS, February 14, 2011  – On Friday, Feb. 18, for the second time in recent years, students from the Spencer Museum of Art’s Student Advisory Board (SAB) will team with Kansas City’s Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art co-host a DJ-fueled, art-centered party at the Kemper, and the SAB is making it easy for KU students to join in the fun by providing free bus transportation.

Lawrence, KS, March 31, 2011 – University of Kansas students can enjoy a night of science-fiction inspired activities at the Spencer Museum of Art on Thursday, April 7, as the SMA Student Advisory Board (SAB) hosts the Museum’s annual spring student night.

Lawrence, KS, April 21, 2011 – The Spencer Museum of Art’s Student Advisory Board (SAB) will open Converging Identities—the group’s third annual juried art show of KU student work—on Tuesday, April 26 at 10 AM. Visitors can enjoy the artwork during normal Museum hours through May 8 in the Spencer’s Raymond White Teaching Gallery.

Lawrence, KS – The Spencer Museum of Art’s Student Advisory Board (SSAB) will host its fourth annual Arts and Culture Festival on Saturday, May 7 from 1 to 4 PM.

Lawrence, KS, January 19, 2012 – Area craft enthusiasts can come together and share their collective enthusiasm and experience from 5:30-7:30 PM on Thursday, January 26, when the Spencer Museum of Art serves as the Lawrence location for the 2012 International Craftsy Meetup Party—one of 619 such gatherings around the world. Share a current project over coffee, form a craft stash swap, or demonstrate a crafting technique.

Lawrence, KS, June 17, 2012 – The Spencer Museum of Art will celebrate Father’s Day by offering one of its always popular Family Days from 1-3 PM on Sunday, June 17. “Cryptographs!” invites families to spend a captivating and fun-filled afternoon discovering a world of hidden secrets, puzzles, and cryptographs in the Museum’s collection and a special exhibition honoring Alan Turing (1912-1954), the brilliant British mathematician, logician, cryptanalyst, and pioneering computer scientist.

Lawrence, KS, June 20, 2012 – In honor of Alan Turing’s upcoming centenary, the Spencer this Wednesday evening will screen Codebreaker, a critically acclaimed docu-drama about the highs and lows of Turing's fascinating life. Before the Spencer screening, curator Steve Goddard will speak briefly about Turing (1912-1954) and the SMA exhibition Cryptograph: An Exhibition for Alan Turing.

Lawrence, KS, June 27, 2012 – A squadron of snuggly snails currently occupies a bench near the Spencer Museum of Art's front entrance. While "snuggly" and "snails" may seem contradictory terms, in this case they're not--these snails are of the subgenus Helix soft and crocheted. And they fit right in with the colorful yarn flowers currently blooming in the Museum's central greenspace.