Labor Day holiday. No classes.
 

A "Welcome to KCAI" picnic will take place from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. today on the campus green in honor of new and returning students, faculty and staff.

“The Big Draw (& Print)”
noon to 5 p.m.
H&R Block Artspace at KCAI, 16 E. 43 St.

Intended for the all ages, "The Big Draw (& Print)" is a family event hosted by the H&R Block Artspace at KCAI in conjunction with the "2012 Kansas City Flatfile" exhibition on view through Sept. 29. The event will feature two art-making sessions led by local artists, including “Exquisite Collage” and “Cut and Paste Gestalt,” an open drawing session and visiting artists from The Print Factory. All materials for the event are provided and admission is free and open to the public. For more information about the event, contact Beverly Ahern at bahern@kcai.edu or or Michael Schonhoff at mschonhoff@kcai.edu.

Schedule of events:

Exquisite collage
Noon to 2 p.m. in the Artspace studio
with visiting artist, Nicole Mauser

Cut & paste Gestalt
3 to 5 p.m. in the Artspace studio
with visiting artist, Clayton Skidmore

The print factory
1 to 4 p.m. in the Artspace Cohen Resource Room
with visiting artists, Jesse McAfee and Will Burnip

Open draw
1 to 5 p.m. in the Artspace main gallery
Self-directed drawing studio

ArtSounds: “The Goldberg Variations”
7 p.m.
Epperson Auditorium, Vanderslice Hall, 4415 Warwick Blvd.

ArtSounds kicks off its fall season at the Kansas City Art Institute with “The Goldberg Variations.” Collaborators Kairy Koshoeva and Jennifer Owen will present a concert and contemporary dance choreography to selections from “The Goldberg Variations” by J.S. Bach. The choreography, created for five dancers, will reflect the structure of the music with the intent of enhancing the experience of the patterns and harmonic progression of Bach’s work. For more information, contact campus information at 816-802-3423.

Current Perspectives lecture series: KCAI faculty grant recipients
7 p.m.
Epperson Auditorium, Vanderslice Hall

The following members of the KCAI faculty will discuss projects associated with recent grants: Paul Donnelly, assistant professor of ceramics; Rebecca Dubay, Ph.D., assistant professor of art history, specializing in contemporary art and theory; Julie Farstad, associate professor of painting; Pauline Verbeek-Cowart, professor and chair of fiber; Hal Wert, Ph.D., professor of history of World War II, the Cold War and modern Japanese literature; and Michael Wickerson, associate professor and chair of sculpture.

Current Perspectives lecture series: KCAI faculty grant recipients
7 p.m.
Epperson Auditorium, Vanderslice Hall

The following members of the KCAI faculty will discuss projects associated with recent grants: Kim Eichler-Messmer, assistant professor of fiber; Jessie Fisher, associate professor of painting, and Misty Gamble, assistant professor of foundation; Milton Katz, Ph.D., professor of American studies, art, literature and film of the Holocaust and peace and conflict resolution; Jan Kennedy, Ph.D., assistant professor of liberal arts; and Karen McCoy, associate professor of sculpture.

Films4peace
Sept. 21–Dec.12
H&R Block Artspace at KCAI, 16 E. 43 St.

H&R Block Artspace at the Kansas City Art Institute, in partnership with PUMA Creative, will host screenings of films4peace, an annual short film commission visually interpreting the subject of peace, through Dec. 12 in the Artspace Studio. The Artspace will join cultural institutions worldwide, from Australia to Zimbabwe, screening films4peace in recognition and celebration of World Peace Day. Films4peace is curated by Mark Coetzee and features 17 films by 21 international artists. Regular gallery hours are noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. For more information, call 816-561-5563 or visit www.kcai.edu/artspace.

Current Perspectives lecture series: Jamilee Polson Lacy
7 p.m.
Epperson Auditorium, Vanderslice Hall

Co-sponsored by Charlotte Street Foundation
Independent Chicago-based curator, writer and artist Jamilee Polson Lacy holds two undergraduate degrees in studio arts and art history and a masters degree in comparative literature and arts from Northwestern University. She founded and currently directs the Twelve Galleries Project, a transitory, collaborative exhibition experiment. For more information, visit www.kcai.edu/currentperspectives.

School for Continuing and Professional Studies Invitational Exhibition
5 to 7 p.m.
KCAI North Campus, 1801 N.W. Platte Rd.

The School for Continuing and Professional Studies will host an opening reception for the Invitational Exhibition featuring work by CPS students from 5 to 7 p.m. Sept. 28. The exhibition will be on view through Nov. 30. For more information, contact Krystal Kuhn at kkuhn@kcai.edu.