Special Events
Exhibition Opening Festivities – September 28, 2007
Music, hors d’oeuvres, and cocktails
| Time: |
5:30-9 PM |
| Location |
Spencer Museum of Art |
Keynote Address: Richard J. Powell, Duke University
"Paint that Thing! Aaron Douglas and the Harlem Renaissance Call to Modernism" |
| Time: |
7 PM |
| Location |
Spencer Museum of Art Auditorium |
| Celebratory Banquet |
| Time: |
8:30 PM |
| Location |
Kansas Room of the Kansas Union |
| Fee: |
Reservations required; $50 per person |
| RSVP: |
By September 24 to 785.864.4710 or fam@ku.edu |
Free Valet Parking
Community Mural Dedication
Join us for the unveiling and dedication of the community mural that is being created in honor of Aaron Douglas. There will be special live performances and lemonade.
| Date: |
September 26 |
| Time: |
3 PM |
| Location: |
Northeast side of 9th and New Hampshire Streets
Lawrence, Kansas (Map) |
Family Day
Enjoy hands-on activities for the whole family
KU Student Night
The Spencer Museum of Art Student Advisory Board hosts this evening event. Join us for activities, music, food inspired by the Harlem Renaissance.
Art Park Fair in Topeka
The Aaron Douglas Art Fair Committee of the Topeka Turnaround Team will host the second annual Aaron Douglas Art Fair on September 8th, 2007. The theme of the Aaron Douglas Art Fair is "A Celebration of Community". This event will be free to the public and will include art, children's activities, affordable food, and music.
| Date: |
September 8, 2007 |
| Time: |
11:00 - 4:00 |
| Location: |
Aaron Douglas Art Park – Map
Between Lane and Washburn on 12th Street in Topeka, KS
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| Fee: |
Free and open to the public |
