Women and the Kemper programs at the Museum include an annual Fall Luncheon, tours of the collection and special exhibitions by Museum staff and University faculty, and exclusive tours of public and private art collections. Women and the Kemper Open to members of the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, Women and the Kemper is a special-interest group committed to promoting the mission of the Museum and encouraging women’s participation in all aspects of the visual arts. Women and the Kemper was founded in 2009 by the Women’s Society of Washington University, the Woman’s Club of Washington University, and the Kemper Art Museum.
In addition to the basic benefits of being a Kemper Art Museum member, Women and the Kemper participants enjoy the opportunity to be involved in a range of social and educational activities: - Take part in exclusive group study sessions led by guest speakers, including artists, designers, students, and Museum curators and staff. - Meet young artists and view their work during the Graduate School of Art’s MFA Open Studios. - Attend the annual Women and the Kemper Fall Luncheon and Membership Meeting. - Take part in special art community outings.
Join today, and become part of a supportive and diverse community of artists, designers, curators, collectors, and art enthusiasts.
Women and the Kemper is open to anyone who would like to add the additional benefits to their Kemper Art Museum membership. Additional annual membership dues are: $25 - Basic level $100 - Sustaining level $250 - Sponsoring level Dues from Sustaining and Sponsoring members provide additional funding for all Women and the Kemper initiatives and programs.
Contact us at 314.935.4896 to receive a membership form via e-mail or visit kemperartmuseum.wustl.edu/support for additional details and to join or renew your membership today! Women and the Kemper: Museum Programs
Rashid Johnson, Triple Consciousness, 2009. Black soap, Yoko Ono, Mend Piece for John, from S.M.S. No.5, 1968. Tube of Guests visit with a graduate Art student during the Annual wax, vinyl in album cover, shea butter, plant, and brass, glue with ribbon and printed paper. Mildred Lane Kemper Art MFA Open Studios. 48 3/4 x 97 1/2 x 6 1/4”. Collection of Dr. Daniel S. Berger, Museum, WUSTL, University Purchase, 1990. Chicago. Photo by Nathan Keay, © MCA Chicago. Exclusive Member Event: Rashid johnson: Message to our Folks Friday, November 1, 2013 6-8p, Kemper Art Museum Join us for a special evening of food, cocktails, music by jazz pianist Adaron “Pops” Jackson, and curator-led tours of Rashid Johnson: Message to Our Folks. Meredith Malone, associate curator at the Kemper Art Museum, and Tricia Paik, assistant curator of modern and contemporary art at the Saint Louis Art Museum, will discuss Johnson’s work and themes central to his practice, including identity, personal biography, race, and the legacy of abstraction. Space is limited; please register with Allison Taylor, manager of education at the Kemper Art Museum, at 314.935.7918 or [email protected].
Women and the Kemper Study Session Monday, December 2, 2013 10:30a Reception, 11a Program, Kemper Art Museum 12p Private Collection Tour & Lunch Did you know that Adrienne Davis, vice provost and William M. Van Cleve Professor of Law, is also an avid collector of African American art? For this special WAK event, Davis will offer her impressions of the works on view in the exhibition Rashid Johnson: Message to Our Folks. This program will be followed by a visit to her home to view her art collection and lunch at a nearby Central West End restaurant. The Davis collection tour and lunch will be limited to preregistered WAK members only. Please contact Lindy Eberhardt at 314.935.3683 or lindy_eberhardt.wustl.edu.
Annual MFA Open Studios Saturday, January 25, 2014 4-8p, Lewis Center, 721 Kingsland Avenue This annual event, sponsored by Women and the Kemper, gives participants the opportunity to meet and engage with current MFA students while viewing their work. The event features work by innovative young artists working in painting, printmaking, photography, sculpture, combined media, installation, and video. Light refreshments will be provided. This event is open to the public. No reservations are required.
Women and the Kemper Study Session Art in Context: Three Inaugural Commissions for the Art on Campus program at WUSTL co-sponsored by the Women’s Society of Washington University Monday, March 24, 2014 3:30p Reception, Kemper Art Museum 4p Program, Steinberg Auditorium The mission of the Art on Campus initiative is to build an eminent collection of site-specific works of art in all media throughout indoor and outdoor public spaces that reflect the University’s stature and the diversity of its people and intellectual activity. Leslie Markle, curtor of public art at the Kemper Art Museum, will talk about the vision for Art on Campus is to shape a rigorous public art program that activates the campus community and contributes to the cultural identity of the St. Louis metropolitan area. Works commissioned for the Art on Campus program will become part of the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum’s permanent collection. The talk will be followed by a walking tour to explore the projects at their respective sites.
Women and the Kemper Study Session Unusual Materials, Methods, and Media Thursday, May 15, 2014 10:30a Refreshments, 11a Program, Kemper Art Museum This study session led by Allison Taylor, manager of education, will explore the relationship between an artist’s subject matter and materials. Drawing from works in the Museum’s Bernoudy Permanent Collection Gallery and those pulled from the vault, participants will examine a variety of works incorporating unusual materials or methods. Women and the Kemper: Welcome Committee Activities
The Firecracker Press Reflective Lunch, Marilynne Bradley, BFA60 Bellfontaine Cemetery
Cherokee Street Studio Crawl Thursday, November 21, 2013 10a-2p Participate in a walking tour of Fort Gondo Compound for the Arts, the Community, Arts, & Movement Project (CAMP), and The Firecracker Press—all in the historic Cherokee Street neighborhood. Throughout the day, the group will meet WUSTL alumni artists Jessica Baran, MFA06 in Writing; Sarah Paulsen, MFA07; and Lauren Cardenas, MFA12. In addition, an exhibition of work by WUSTL alumni and new WAK members will be on view at the Community, Arts, & Movement Project. An optional lunch at La Vallesana will follow the day’s activities.
School of Medicine ARts Commission: Permanent Collection tour & Exhibition by Marilynne Bradley, BFA60 Thursday, February 6, 2014 5:30-7p Wine & Cheese Reception, 6p Remarks Farrell Learning and Teaching Center, 2nd floor 520 S. Euclid Ave., St. Louis, MO 63110 The School of Medicine Arts Commission is a student group dedicated to promoting the arts in the Washington University Medical School community. Working with artists from St. Louis and around the world, the Farrell Learning and Teaching Center Arts Committee, a part of the Commission, selects artworks for temporary exhibitions as well as for the permanent collection. Marilynne Bradley is a well-known watercolorist specializing in local scenes. For this exhibition she has focused on scenes of the Washington University School of Medicine. Her work has been recognized in museum exhibitions and national juried competitions, and included in corporate collections in the United States, Europe, and Asia. In 2013 she was recognized with the Webster Groves Art Commission’s Lifetime Achievement in the Arts Award.
A shuttle bus will be provided at the cost of $8 per person. Details will be provided at the time of registration.
Art & Architecture tour of Bellefontaine Cemetery with director Nancy Ylvisaker Monday, May 19, 2014 10a-12:30p Shuttle bus will depart from and return to the Danforth University Center Bellefontaine Cemetery is a nonprofit, non-denominational cemetery and arboretum founded in 1849. Bellefontaine is home to a number of architecturally significant monuments and mausoleums such as the Louis Sullivan-designed Wainwright Tomb, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The cemetery contains 314 acres of land and over 87,000 graves, including those of Washington University-affiliated notables Phoebe Couzins, Gerti Cori, Adolphus Busch, Robert S. Brookings, Edward Mallinckrodt, Donald Danforth, Sr., James S. McDonnell, and George Warren Brown, whose tomb was designed in 1910 by Isaac Taylor, a noted St. Louis architect. Seats are limited, and participants must ride the tour bus. Transportation cost is $8 per person. Please bring a check to the event made payable to: Kemper Art Museum.
Reservations are limited to Women and the Kemper members. RSVP to Susan Colangelo at [email protected]
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