Friday, May 1, 2009
For the second year in a row, Student Union Activities and the Spencer Museum of Art’s Student Advisory Board are teaming up to bring the Spring Arts and Culture Festival to campus on Saturday.
But this year it’s bigger and more culturally diverse, Megan Turner, Olathe senior and student outreach coordinator, said.
“Last year, it was just the arts festival,” she said. “This year, we’ve added ‘cultural festival’ to the title and opened it to different cultural groups.”
Last year’s art festival had 10 local and student artists selling artwork, but this year’s festival will have 28 artists.
Dawn Tallchief, Assistant Director for the Office of Professional Military Graduate Education, displays her Untitled work which functioned as a therapeudic release from her cancer treatment. The work will be amongst other art created by cancer patients that will be shown at The Spencer Museum of Art for the weekend's Relay For Life. Tallcheif has fully recovered.
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Spring Arts & Culture Festival
What: The second annual festival featuring live music, dance performances and artwork for sale by local and student artists.
Who: The festival is sponsored by Student Union Activities and the Spencer Museum of Art’s Student Advisory Board.
Where: The museum’s front lawn and the street space between the museum and the Kansas Union.
When: Noon to 4 p.m. Saturday
How much: Free. The festival is open to the public.
Student organizers of the festival added the cultural aspect to celebrate the diversity of campus organizations.
Amy Gairns, Leawood freshman and SUA’s cultural arts coordinator, said four groups, including the Peruvian Association and the KU African Drum and Dance Ensemble, would perform music and dance demonstrations.
Astrid Houchin, president of the Peruvian Association, said four student dancers in the group would perform traditional dances. A Peruvian musician in the organization will play the pan flute, drums and other instruments.
“The focus of our organization is to promote the knowledge of Peruvian culture,” Houchin, Lima, Peru, sophomore, said. “We’re going to perform dances from the highlands and rainforests.”
Houchin is also a painting major, and she will sell some of her paintings at the festival. Several other members of the Peruvian Association will also sell watercolor paintings and other artwork.
The festival is free and open to both students and families. Other activities include tote bag decorating, music by three local bands, a maypole dance and the opening of the museum’s annual “Children’s Art Exhibition,” which features artwork from local children who have taken art classes at the museum.
Artists such as Dave Loewenstein and Jouvelt will create art live at the festival, and the museum’s exhibitions will be open as well.
The festival lasts from noon to 4 p.m. on the museum’s front lawn and street space between the Kansas Union and the museum. Mississippi Street will be closed to traffic during the festival.
“We’re going to fill that space up with as much art and culture as we can,” said Melissa Melling, Leawood sophomore and the festival committee director. “It should be a great Saturday afternoon activity for families and students to come together in the Lawrence community to celebrate our artistic achievement and cultural background.”
— — Edited by Casey Miles
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