by Ryan Jones | Sep 29, 2025
GEB 254 • 2nd Floor Monster Mask Origami Instructed by Michaela Blank In this workshop participants will use their folding skills to make Monster Mask Origami. Although the models are not overly complex, we still recommend that participants have previous folding...
by Ryan Jones | Sep 25, 2025
GEB 233 • Craig Auditorium • 12:30 PM Street Nihonga: The Art of Jimmy Tsutomu Mirikitani Dr. Maki Kaneko, Kansas University Spencer Museum of Art Associate Professor of Japanese Art Street Nihonga presents the remarkable art of Jimmy Tsutomu Mirikitani (1920–2012), a...
by Ryan Jones | Sep 24, 2025
MTC 211 • 2nd Floor • 11:00 AM The Noh Mask Reimagined: From Tradition to the Mona Lisa Talk by Dr. Kris Imants Ercums Kansas University Spencer Museum of Art, Curator of Global Contemporary and Asian Art This talk explores the transformation of tradition in the art...
by Ryan Jones | Sep 5, 2025
MTC 211: Second Floor • 12:15 PM Lecture: The Masks of Kagura Musume Lecture by Asuka Iijima Discover the hidden stories behind the masks. In this fascinating lecture, dancer Asuka Iijima unveils the history, artistry, and cultural significance of the masks featured...
by Ryan Jones | Sep 22, 2024
NMOCA 212 • Nerman • Second Floor Ikebana: Japanese Flower Arranging Analise Todd-Colum and Sue Looney Lean about Ikebana, the art of Japanese flower arrangement.