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July 2019
INSIGHT Art Talk: Sub (Urban Sprawl)
Join us for an Insight Art talk with artist Yoonmi Nam, where she will discuss the inspiration and ideas behind the group exhibition Sub (Urban Sprawl). This exhibition explores the banality of the interior and exterior of our lives through a combination of print, painting, installation, and sculpture by various artists. Yoonmi Nam, a printmaking professor at the University of Kansas, will talk about the different ways each artist has examined everyday items and presented them in new ways in a fresh…
August 2019
Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation
A Free State Festival presentation With never-before-seen footage, this brand new documentary tells the story of the political and social upheaval leading to those three historic days when near disaster put the ideals of the counterculture to the test. Running time: 106 minutes
INSIGHT Art Talk | Ben Ahlvers
Curator Ben Ahlvers will present a more in-depth look at the exhibition, sharing insights into the photographers and their stories, and expanding on the curatorial process and showing additional Woodstock images.
Jimi Hendrix: Electric Church
A Free State Festival presentation Live performances and rare interviews with Jimi Hendrix from the 1970 Atlanta International Pop Festival, then hailed as the “Southern Woodstock.” Songs include: “Stone Free,” “Purple Haze,” “All Along The Watchtower,” “Foxy Lady,” and more. Running Time: 90 minutes
INSIGHT Art Talk | Henry Diltz & Baron Wolman
Curator Ben Ahlvers will host a Q & A with two iconic photographers, Henry Diltz and Baron Wolman, who photographed the 1969 Woodstock Festival. Henry Diltz Henry Diltz is an extraordinary rock n roll photographer unlike any other. A founding member of the Modern Folk Quartet, Diltz is as much at home as a musician on tour, as he is a visual historian of the last four decades of popular music. The rapport he’s developed with his musician friends, along…
Woodstock and the 60s
A presentation by David Farber, the Roy A. Roberts Distinguished Professor of History at the University of Kansas. Dr. Farber received a BA from the University of Michigan, and earned a Ph.D. in American history from the University of Chicago. He has taught at Barnard College, the University of Hawaii, the University of New Mexico, and Temple University. His research encompasses twentieth-century American history, especially the second half of the century.
September 2019
From Woodstock to Fyre Festival
A panel discussion delving into the changing landscape of music festivals.
Print Week 2019
exhibitions • print fair • workshops • demonstrations • presentations A collaboration with the Lawrence Arts Center, Wonder Fair, the University of Kansas Printmaking Department, and the Spencer Museum of Art.
INSIGHT Art Talk: Amy Cousins
Amy Cousins is an interdisciplinary artist from Houston, Texas who currently lives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She holds an MFA in Printmaking from the Tyler School of Art and a BFA in Printmaking from the Maryland Institute College of Art. Her work has been exhibited nationally at venues including Washington Printmaker’s Gallery, Silver Spring, Maryland; Vox Populi, Philadelphia; Moore College of Art, Philadelphia; Visual Arts Center at Boise State University, Idaho; Peephole Cinema, San Francisco; and IS Projects, Fort Lauderdale. In…