Public Programs & TNT Fridays
The Artspace hosts a range of educational programs to complement our exhibition program. Exhibiting artists, guest curators, and arts professionals are invited to give illustrated presentations to Artspace visitors at noon on select Fridays for T.N.T. (The Noon Thing) Fridays. To be notified of our upcoming TNT Lectures, please add your information to our general mailing list under "Receive Artspace News."
pictured above: 1. Valerie Cassel-Oliver lecture 2. Raechell Smith, Artspace Director, Valerie Cassel-Oliver, Curator, Museum of Contemporary Art, Houston, John Hoffman, member, KCAI Board of Trustees 3. Raechell Smith lecture on exhibition: Round Trip: Kansas City to Beijing 4. Hamza Walker, Curator of Chicago’s Renaissance Society, lecture on 2005 Kansas City Flatfile exhibition
Past Program Schedule
Friday, May 16, 12:00 p.m.
Artspace T.N.T. (The Noon Thing)
Art History and Creative Writing Compendium Readings
Thursday, May 1, 7:00 p.m.
Current Perspectives Visiting Artist Lecture
Nathan Mabry (KCAI Alumnus, 2001, Ceramics)
KCAI Campus, Epperson Auditorium
Saturday, March 8, 12:00 - 5:00 p.m.
The Big Draw
A day-long event of drawing activities for all ages.
The Artspace Studio
Saturday, March 1, 2:00p.m.
Urban Walking Guide Tour
Meet at the Artspace for a guided tour of art-related sites in the Southmoreland Neighborhood, hosted in conjunction with Locate/Navigate: Exercises in Mapping, Urban Culture Project, www.urbanculture.org
Saturday, September 29, 9:00-4:00pm
Educator's Art Lab with Visiting Artist Mel Ziegler
"Artists Engaging Communities"
Thursday, September 27, 7:00 p.m.
Lecture by Visiting Artist Mel Ziegler
Kansas City Art Institute, Epperson Auditorium, 4415 Warwick Blvd.
Friday, September 21, 12:00 p.m.
Artspace T.N.T. (The Noon Thing)
Gallery Talks with Staff & Special Guests
Judy Ancel, Director, The Institute for Labor Studies, a joint Project of UMKC & Longview Community College
Monday, September 17, 6:00 pm
Roundtable Discussion
Rules of Engagement: A Roundtable Discussion on Art & the Public Realm
Kansas City Public Library - Central,
Helzberg Auditorium, 14 West 10th Street, 5th floor
Rules of Engagement is co-organized by the H&R Block Artspace, Kansas City Art Institute, American Institute of Architects, Art in the Loop, and Kansas Cityís Municipal Art Commission.
Friday, September 14, 12:00 p.m.
Artspace T.N.T. (The Noon Thing)
Gallery Talks with Staff & Special Guests
Michael Frisch, Asst. Prof., UMKC Architecture, Urban Planning & DesignFriday, September 7, 12:00 p.m.
Artspace TNT (The Noon Thing)
Gallery Talks with Staff & Special Guests
Christopher Leitch, Director
The Kansas City Museum
Thursday, September 6, 6:00-6:30
Radio Program
America Starts Here: Artist Mel Ziegler
and Public Art on The Heartland Labor
Forum with Judy Ancel
90.1 FM KKFI
Saturday, June 9, Noon
Gallery talk with Mel Ziegler for the exhibition America Starts Here
Friday, May 18, Noon
"The Parcel Compendium Reading"
Public readings by art history and creative writing majors at KCAI. Organized and sponsored by the School of Liberal Arts at KCAI.
Thursday, April 19, 7pm
Lecture by visiting artist Mark Dion
part of the "Current Perspectives: It's Only Natural" lecture series
Epperson Auditorium, KCAI
image: Mark Dion
Saturday, March 3, Noon
Artspace TNT (The Noon Thing)
Collecting Ink
A gallery talk with guest curator Craig Subler
Saturday, February 10
ArtLab for Educators
Friday, February 2, Noon
Artspace TNT (The Noon Thing)
It's Only Natural
Gallery Talk with the Artists
Friday, December 15, 7:00 p.m.
Join us in the Art Spot at the Kansas City Public Library-Plaza Branch to learn more about Cryptozoology and art. We will read some fun stories and create interesting animals of our own.
Friday, December 1, Noon
T.N.T. (The Noon Thing) program at the Linda Hall Library Auditorium: Local Perspectives on Cryptozoology and the KC Urban Safari featuring Bruce Bradley, Linda Hall Librarian for the History of Science. Bring your lunch!
Future Showtimes at the Zoo:
At the Kansas City Zoo's Exit Theatre:
Vanishing Creatures - Now You See Them; Soon You Won't
http://www.kansascityzoo.org/
Zoo: (816) 513-5700
Saturday, December 16 & Sunday, December 17
1:00-3:00pm
Friday, December 8, Saturday, December 9 and Sunday, December 10
4:00-8:00pm
Saturday, December 2, & Sunday, December 3
1:00-3:00pm
Sunday, November 19, 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.
At the Kansas City Zoo's Exit Theatre:
Vanishing Creatures - Now You See Them; Soon You Won't
Saturday, November 18
Educator's ArtLab Saturday Workshop: Cryptozoology - Illuminating the Unseen
KCAI Special Programs; Instructor: Jessie Fisher
KCAI Special Programs 816-802-3505
Friday, November 17, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Annual Art Educators Open House at the Artspace
Zoo: (816) 513-5700
Thursday, November 16, 7:00 p.m., Irving Amphitheatre, Kansas City Art Institute
A Public lecture by Visiting Artist Sean Foley
in conjunction with KCAI’s Visiting Artist and Scholar Series,
Current Perspectives: It’s Only Natural
Tuesday, November 14, 1:00-3:00 p.m.
At the Kansas City Zoo's Exit Theatre:
Vanishing Creatures - Now You See Them; Soon You Won't
Zoo: (816) 513-5700
Saturday, November 11, Noon
T.N.T. (The Noon Thing) features a Scientific Perspective on Cryptozoology
Featuring Debra Ryder, Director of Education at the Kansas City Zoo and William Miller, Assistant Professor of Biology at Baker University. Bring your lunch! And witness the unveiling of "Call of the Wild Urban Safari" & Project Partner sites.
Available now: Artspace presents “The Kansas City Urban Safari & Field Guide”
Tuesday, October 31, 4:00 – 5:30 p.m.
Halloween & Crypto Family Night: Kids in Costume receive Tricks and Treats
Thursday, October 26, 7:00 p.m., Irving Amphitheatre, Kansas City Art Institute
A Cryptozoology Roundtable Conversation
Curators Mark Bessire and Raechell Smith with Artists Jeffrey Vallance, Marc Swanson, Sean Foley in conjunction with KCAI’s Visiting Artist and Scholar Series, Current Perspectives: It’s Only Natural
Saturdays, October 28 – December 2
Clay for Kids: Cryptozoology
KCAI Special Programs; Instructor: Lauren Clay
Friday, October 27
Cryptozoology Opening Reception & Come as your Favorite Cryptid Costume Contest
Friday, October 13
Gallery talk with Maria Buszek, Anthony Baab, Justin Gainan, and Elijah Gowin
Friday, April 28
Please join us for a lively discussion on topics in contemporary art and the 2006 Annual BFA Exhibition with guest critics Elizabeth Dunbar, Curator, Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, David Dowell, Principle Partner, El Dorado Inc., Raechell Smith, Director, Artspace, and special guest Kate Hackman, Assistant Director, Charlotte Street Foundation and Director, Art in the Loop.
Thursday, February 2
Please join Valerie Cassel-Oliver, Curator at the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston and national advisor to Kansas City’s Charlotte Street Foundation, for a discussion of the influence of cartoons on contemporary art.
2005
Wednesday, October 26
An Evening for Contemporary Art Collectors with Jack Lemon of Landfall Press. Please contact the Artspace for details.
Saturday, November 5
Kansas City Flatfile Forum with Hamza Walker
Join Hamza Walker, Curator of Chicago’s Renaissance Society and national advisor to Kansas City’s Charlotte Street Foundation, in a lively discussion about works selected from the Kansas City Flatfile for a Salon Wall.
Tuesday, November 29
Visiting Critic & Curator Program Public Lecture
James Elaine, Curator of the Hammer Project series at UCLA Hammer Museum in Los Angeles, will give an illustrated talk about his curatorial projects after two days of studio visits with Kansas City artists.2004
December 10
Raechell Smith, Director, H&R Block Artspace at the Kansas City Art Institute
Reflections on Contemporary Art and a Visit to China
December 3
Dr. David Cateforis, Professor of Art History, University of Kansas
Shirin Neshat
November 19
Pok Chi Lau, Professor of Art and Design, University of Kansas
In conjunction with Round Trip: Kansas City to Beijing
November 4
Paul Ha, Director, Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis
October 29
Gallery talk with New, Two artists:
Andrea Flammini, Rebecca Dolan, and Brett Reif
October 22
Gallery talk with New, Two artists:
DeAnna Skedel, Laura Berman, and Michael Wickerson
October 21
Ghada Amer
Epperson Auditorium, Kansas City Art Institute, 4415 Warwick Boulevard
October 15
Dr. Suzanne Gott,
“Asante Funerals: The Art of West African Performance"
October 8
Heather Lustfeldt and Laura Berman
Making Meaning: The Artist Book
September 24
Dr. Maria Elena Buszek,
"Pin-up Grrrls: Feminism, sexuality, and popular culture"
Unless otherwise specified, all programs are free and will be held in the second floor studio space at the H&R Block Artspace at the Kansas City Art Institute, located at 16 East 43rd Street. For more information, contact 816-561-5563. Seating is limited.