The University of Kansas
Spencer Museum of Art
Donate to the Spencer

RSS Icon RSS Feed Programs & Events

July | August | September | October

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

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 Quilts: 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

September Programming & Events

No Programs or Events scheduled yet, please check back later.

October Programming & Events

No Programs or Events scheduled yet, please check back later.
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.