American Masterpieces
Lemuel Sheppard
Kansas blues, folksinger and storyteller Lemuel Sheppard will perform a family concert inspired by Topeka artist Aaron Douglas and other artists of the Harlem Renaissance. The free concert takes place at 2:00 pm, Saturday, September 22, in Marvin Auditorium at the Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library (1515 SW 10th Avenue).
Sheppard has toured internationally for over 20 years, including a performance at the Kennedy Center in 2000 and performances in Brazil and South Africa. His repertoire includes West African folk music, spirituals, traditional acoustic blues and jazz standards.
This concert is funded by the Kansas Arts Commission and the National Endowment for the Arts’ American Masterpieces: Three Centuries of American Genius. It is alsopresented in affiliation with the University of Kansas’s Spencer Museum of Art, whose exhibit Aaron Douglas: African American Modernist celebrates the work of the famous visual artist from Topeka, on view September 8 - December 2, 2007. For more information on the Spencer exhibit featuring Aaron Douglas, visit www.aarondouglas.ku.edu.
Native Threads
Native Threads, a touring quilt exhibit showcasing the native
artistry of Kansas Native American quilters, is being presented in
six venues throughout Kansas.
The Kansas Arts Commission, working with Mid-America Arts Alliance, developed
the Native Threads exhibit to expose Kansas audiences to the excellence,
variety and richness of Native American culture as expressed by contemporary
textile artists.
The exhibit is supported by the National Endowment for the Arts’ American
Masterpieces: Three Centuries of Artistic Genius program, Mid-America Arts
Alliance, a private, nonprofit regional service organization located in Kansas
City, MO., and the Kansas Arts Commission.
The following venues will host the Native Threads quilt
exhibit:
July 6, 2007 – August 16, 2007
Sac and Fox Nation of Missouri Tribal Museum
305 N. Main Street, Reserve, Kan.
Contact: Deanne Bahr, 785/742-7471
September 1, 2007 – October 5, 2007
Haskell Indian Nations University
155 Indian Avenue, Lawrence, Kan.
Contact: Venida Chenault, 785/749-8494
October 13, 2007 – November 30, 2007
Miami County Swan River Museum
12 East Peoria, Paola, Kan.
Contact: Betty Bendorf, 913/294-4940
December 15, 2007 – January 19, 2008
Cherokee Strip Land Rush Museum
31639 Hwy. 77, Arkansas, Kan.
Contact: Heather Ferguson, 620/442-6750
February 3, 2007 – March 10, 2007
Carnegie Arts Center
601 South 5th Street, Leavenworth, Kan.
Contact: Betty Coleman, 913/651-0765
March 25, 2008 – April 30, 2008
Wyandotte County Historical Society & Museum
631 North 126th Street, Bonner Springs, Kan.
Contact: Jennifer Laughlin, 913/721-1078
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