Alumni Weekend 2008
Schedule of Events
Friday, April 4
8:30-9:00 a.m. / Vanderslice Hall
Alumni Weekend and Sculpture Symposium Registration with coffee and rolls
9:00-11:45 a.m. / Epperson Auditorium
Alumni Presentations, with Valerie Eickmeier, Ming Fay and Shawn Brixey
12:00 p.m. / Vanderslice Reception Rooms
Boxed lunch.
1:00-2:00 p.m. / Vanderslice Hall
Alumni Weekend and Sculpture Symposium Registration
2:00-3:30 p.m. / Epperson Auditorium
Sculpture Symposium
3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. / Vanderslice Hall
Alumni Collaborative Exhibit, Mary Beth Yates (’03 fiber) and more! / 2nd and 3rd Fl.
Student Collaborative Exhibit / Vanderslice Reception Rooms
“A Stunning Transformation,” the new Bloch Building, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Tour this beautiful addition to the museum.
4:30-7:00 p.m. / Leedy-Voulkos Art Center
Alumni Weekend Opening Reception and KCAI Faculty Exhibition
7:00– 9:00 p.m. / Leedy-Voulkos Art Center and surrounding galleries
“First Fridays” gallery tour in Crossroads Art District, self-guided.
7:00-10:00 p.m./Grinders in the Crossroads Arts District
“A Blast from the Past” Pig Roast. A sculpture department tradition; good company and good food.
Saturday, April 5
8:00 a.m.-Noon / Vanderslice Hall
Alumni Weekend Registration
8:00-10:00 a.m. / Vanderslice Reception Rooms
Alumni Continental Breakfast
9:15-10:00 a.m. / various campus locations, see below
Alumni round table discussions (3 options):
What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You…And Your Loved Ones! Important estate planning information session, lead by KCAI’s Pam Sibert and a leading Kansas City attorney/ Human Resources Conference Room, Vanderslice Hall
Networking is not a dirty word! KCAI staff facilitates discussion on social networking/ East Building 217
Alumni, we hear you! KCAI staff facilitates discussion on the Institute’s role in alumni professional development / Café Nerman, Vanderslice Hall
9:45-11:50 a.m. / KCAI campus and new Bloch Building at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Tours leave at 9:45 and 10:05 and last about 1 hr. 45 min.
12-1:30 p.m. / Epperson Auditorium
Alumni Recognition Luncheon and presentation of Outstanding Alumni Awards and Alumni Tribute Gifts
1:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. / Vanderslice Hall
Alumni Collaborative Exhibit, Mary Beth Yates (’03 fiber) and more! / 2nd and 3rd Fl.
Student Collaborative Exhibit / Vanderslice Reception Rooms
2:00-4:45 p.m. / various campus locations, see insert
Elective Workshops
5:00-7:00 p.m. / Vanderslice Hall
Alumni & Faculty Party/Closing Reception
Reconnect with sculpture department and other faculty, congratulate recipients of alumni awards, and above all, have fun!