Singular Value Decomposition: A Performance with Janet Biggs
On April 8, the Spencer’s Integrated Arts Research Initiative (IARI) will debut an artistic collaboration with Arts at CERN, the official arts program of the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN). This free livestream event will feature a dance performance choreographed using applied physics and mathematics research by KU faculty and students. Featuring dancer Vinson Fraley, musician Earl Maneein, […]
Body Matters: Artists Andrew Carnie, Juan José Castaño-Márquez, Mary Anne Jordan, Nazanin Amiri Meers, and Sydney Pursel in Conversation
Moderated by Curator Cassandra Mesick Braun, this is the fourth in a series of conversations with artists in the exhibition "Healing, Knowing, Seeing the Body." This final session will focus on artist Andrew Carnie's collaborative work with four regional artists that examines the non-medical effects of organ transplants and explores notions of anonymity, consent, and […]
The Place of Kansas in the Evolution of Art Therapy
Libby Schmanke (Emporia State) shares the early contributions of Kansans Mary Huntoon, Robert Ault, and Elizabeth “Grandma” Layton to the field of art therapy. The presentation includes art slides from some of these pioneers and outlines ways that art therapy can help people. This event is related to the exhibition “Mary Huntoon: Artist & Art […]
Mary Huntoon’s Unexpected Legacy
Scholar Christina Weyl, PhD explores how the career of Kansas-based artist Mary Huntoon shaped the history of 20th-century printmaking. Learn about her travels abroad, her studies with some of the top teachers of the time, and her influence on the renowned modernist printmaking studio Atelier 17. This event is related to the exhibition “Mary Huntoon: […]
Debut
Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas 1301 Mississippi St., Lawrence, KS, United StatesOpening in fall of 2021, Debut will feature artwork from the Spencer Museum’s collection that has never been exhibited in our building since it opened in 1978. The eclectic artwork assembled is explored through seven broad thematic sections. Debut will remain on view for the duration of Phase II renovation and the complete reinstall of our fourth-floor collection galleries. […]