Category Archives: Exhibitions

Plant Diagram for Actions for the Earth

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Some folks have been asking about what plants are in the planting bed in the gallery for the Actions for the Earth exhibition. I made a diagram of what we planted, which lists both common and latin names (my handwriting is small, but you should be able to zoom in).

They are all plants that are native to the prairie. Following the exhibition closing we have permission to keep them in the JCCC greenhouse until early spring, at which time we’ll plant them on campus, completing the sustainability loop of this particular artwork!

mandala seedling map (PDF)

A printed copy of this diagram is also available at the desk, for visitors who may have questions.

Emilio Villalba’s creative trajectory

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If you attended Emilio’s talk at the museum last week, you may recall that he indicated that the series on view at the Nerman Museum right now is very different from earlier bodies of work that he has made. Check out some images of his earlier series in these articles and interviews and learn more about his creative process and trajectory getting to Everything is Something:

moderneden.com interview with Emilio

artsy.net Interview with Emilio about earlier series of work

dolbychadwickgallery.com Emilio’s current gallery

Actions for the Earth resources

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Thanks to docent-in-training Deepthi for sending along a link to curator Sharmila Wood and artist Katie West discussing the museum’s current exhibition Actions for the Earth:

Curator Sharmila Wood Interviews Artist Katie West The Artist’s Digest

There is also a video of Sharmila talking on the museum’s digital guide, scan the QR code here to access.

And if you would like to read all the labels for this exhibition, here is a PDF of those:

Labels for Actions for the Earth from ICI (PDF)

Actions for the Earth resources

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We are so excited about our upcoming exhibition, Actions for the Earth opening tonight, Aug 9th!

Installation image and program schedule (PDF)

This is the first in a series of posts about resources and references for this exhibition.

The artists Ackroyd and Harvey have a small photograph in the exhibition titled “Beuys’ Acorns, 2007”. Find out more about the artist Joseph Beuys and his project “7,000 Oaks – City Forestation Instead of City Administration” in this article:

Joseph Beuys: Healing a Wounded World – Artland Magazine

This quote is on the label for the work: “We must continue along the road of interrelating socioecologically all the forces present in our society until we perform an action which extends to the fields of culture, economy and democratic rights.” – Joseph Beuys

Additionally they have a link to the Culture Declares Emergency
movement (co-founded by Ackroyd and Harvey):

www.culturedeclares.org 

Kahlil Irving Exhibition closes July 7

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It seems like only yesterday that the exhibition AnticKS & MOdels + My theater to your eyes: Kahlil Robert Irving opened at the museum, but somehow it has actually been four months and it is closing in just a few weeks. Make sure to come see the exhibition again before July 7!

A great review of the exhibition was published in KC Studio Magazine: A show of intellectual and creative force – KC STUDIO

And the word game we created to engage visitors with the exhibition has been a hit. Feedback from many groups has been overwhelmingly positive. One written note I received read, “the words you handed out really helped me in getting a new perspective and searching for deeper meaning in the artwork.”

Dyani White Hawk video online

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When Dyani White Hawk visited fall 2023 (just before she won the MacArther Genius grant!) we were able to sit down and chat about her work in the museum’s collection. A video of her speaking specifically about Untitled (All the Colors), and the transcript, are now available online:

All the Colors Dyani White Hawk video transcript (PDF)

Video of dialogue between artist Ruben Castillo and curator Stuart Hinds now available!

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If you missed the dialogue between artist Ruben Castillo (exhibiting in the Charlotte Street Fellows 2023 exhibition) and Stuart Hinds (curator of special collections at UMKC, including GLAMA) on March 7th, it’s now available!

the Charlotte Street Fellows exhibition closes April 14 so make sure to see the exhibition one more time before it closes!

Video from Kahlil Irving talk with curator Jordan Carter now available!

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If you missed the in-person/livestreaming talk between artist Kahlil Irving and curator Jordan Carter on March 21st, you can check out the video online now.

 

If you are interested in reading the transcript (with timestamps for each section) click on the description below the video and click “show transcript”.

Enjoy!