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Arts & Events November 5, 2026 - 1:11 pm

Former KU cellist, pianist to perform free Lawrence concert

by Cuyler Dunn

Two internationally recognized musicians with ties to KU will join for a free chamber music recital in Lawrence this weekend.

Arts & Events October 7, 2026 - 10:04 am

Spencer Museum of Art to bring back Backyard Bash; all are welcome

by Lawrence Times

Dust off your capes and tights — the whole family is welcome to dress up as superheroes and come play, make rainbow strings, smash piñatas, paint with sound and more at the Spencer Museum of Art’s Backyard Bash.

Arts & Events September 18, 2026 - 1:18 pm

Two Lawrence filmmakers selected for 2026 Rocket Grants

by Lawrence Times

Two Lawrence filmmakers, Lourdes Kalusha-Aguirre and Sean Kenealy, are among winners of 2026 Rocket Grants that will help them advance their work and host community events.

Arts & Events August 3, 2026 - 7:03 pm

KU common book, work of art selected for 2026-27 school year

by Lawrence Times

The Spencer Museum of Art has selected a painting as the KU Common Work of Art to accompany this year’s KU Reads title, “Orbital,” by Samantha Harvey.

Arts & Events June 10, 2026 - 3:26 pm

KU museums highlight global art, science during World Cup

by Lawrence Times

Two KU museums are highlighting global connections this summer with exhibitions tied to the World Cup games in the Kansas City area. 

Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Arts & Events December 7, 2025 - 2:50 pm

Community can reflect on Sacred Red Rock, returned to the Kaw Nation, during storytelling circle

by Lawrence Times

The Spencer Museum of Art is hosting a storytelling circle focused on the Sacred Red Rock as part of a current exhibit exploring how the boulder was returned to the Kaw Nation.

Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Arts & Events October 1, 2025 - 3:43 pm

4 Lawrence-based projects awarded 2025 Rocket Grants

by Lawrence Times

Four Lawrence-based artistic projects, including a documentary on Trans Lawrence Coalition, have been selected from a competitive pool of 114 applications to earn $6,000 Rocket Grants.

Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Education August 11, 2025 - 4:19 pm

Art exhibitions about Sacred Red Rock and more in Spencer Museum’s fall lineup

by Lawrence Times

Artwork by local artists and Kaw Nation citizens telling the story of the Sacred Red Rock will soon be on display at the Spencer Museum of Art.

Arts & Events October 1, 2024 - 8:53 am

KU curators, museum staff to make connections between Indigenous art collection, repatriation

by Maya Hodison

KU curators and museum staff will open up a dialogue Thursday about where Indigenous art at the Spencer Museum of Art came from.

Carter Gaskins/Lawrence Times
Arts & Events September 19, 2024 - 10:14 pm

Brothers, both KU students, debut fall fashion collection at Spencer Art Museum runway show

by Maya Hodison

In a fashion show curated by a pair of brothers, both KU students, models sashayed down a runway Thursday while artwork adorned the walls around them.

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