Artspace Summer 2024 Programs
06.26.2024 - 08.25.2024
The Artspace is pleased to introduce a constellation of artist-led projects this summer that will explore the intersection of landscape and contemporary art through the lens of communal teaching and learning methods, the craft of making objects using organic material imbued with meaning by the maker, and our greater connections to the natural world.
Workshops will be designed for 20 participants each, and rsvp’s will be accepted on a first come, first serve basis through Eventbrite and via links shared in the Artspace Instagram account.
June-July Engagement Series:
Saturday, June 29, 1-4 p.m.
Basketry Materials & Form Building with Lula Smith
Saturday, July 6, 1-4 p.m.
Basketry Embellishments: Finishing Details with Lula Smith
Saturday, July 13, 1-4 p.m.
Basketry Embellishments: Lids & Handles with Lula Smith
July Engagement Series:
Saturday, July 20, 1-4 p.m.
Hand-made Papermaking with Hùng Le & Bernadette Negrete
Saturday, July 27, 1-4 p.m.
Hand Bookbinding with Rebecca Blocksome & Cherline Philogene
Wednesday, July 31, 5:30-8:30 p.m.
Nature Hike & Journaling with Cydney Ross
August Engagement Series:
Wednesday, August 7, 5:30-8:30 p.m.
Foraging Materials from Nature with Cydney Ross
Wednesday, August 14, 5:30-8:30 p.m.
Natural Materials Exploration with Cydney Ross
Saturday, August 24, 1-4 p.m.
Hand Stitched + Naturally Fed Dream Sachet with Hadley Clark
Art + Practice: Summer Workshop Series
June 29 – August 24, 2024
The Artspace is pleased to introduce Art + Practice, a series of free, artist-led workshops that highlight the creative potential that lies within materials sourced from nature and brings together artists and social practitioners interested in exploring new approaches and ways of thinking about the landscape and our connections to the natural world.
Art + Practice is a calendar of weekly intimate gatherings at the Artspace and locations within the community for registered attendees to engage in artist-led, hands-on workshops for adults and children (ages 12 and up), who are interested in exploring the creative process.
The workshops will offer participants opportunities for informal interaction and exchange, hands-on experience with communal material gathering through foraging and sourcing reclaimed material, and a communal sharing of the learning process.
Image: Lula Smith, Basketry Workshop
Reading Room: Social Practice
June 29 – October 26, 2024
In conjunction with Art + Practice, the Artspace will also host the Reading Room: Social Practice, a curated and evolving selection of books, periodicals, artifacts, and other resources that will explore socially engaged artistic practices and highlight recent projects that engage the civic and natural landscape. Responsive to the concurrent Art + Practice series, this installation in the Artspace Studio will integrate artifacts from Art + Practice workshops as they are hosted; later this fall, it will introduce dynamic and generative partnerships between artists and their creative and community partners in the region.
Reading Room: Social Practice is organized for the Artspace by Rebecca Blocksome, Artspace Public Engagement and Social Practice Coordinator.
Image: Sean Whalen, Building Blocks, 2024
For the latest information including workshop details and other RSVP sign-up opportunities:
- Email artspace@kcai.edu
- Call 816-802-3571
- Visit www.kcai.edu/artspace
- Follow us on Instagram and on Facebook
This roster of programs may be subject to change due to unforeseen circumstances.
Art + Practice is organized by Raechell Smith, Director & Curator, H&R Block Artspace.