1. Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion Hours Tuesday – Saturday 9 am – 5 pm Thursday 9 am – 9 pm Sunday 2 pm – 5 pm Closed Mondays 500 East Peabody Drive Champaign, IL 61820 217.333.1861 − www.kam.illinois.edu KAM is located next to Art + Design and across the street from the Law Building.

2. Exhibitions Opening Receptions Exhibitions Opening: OPENSTUDIO (The Speaker Project) Building a Modern Collection: A Look Back The Kangarok Epic iona rozeal brown Astral Convertible Stage Set January 27, 6 – 7 pm Music by the Robert E. Brown Center for World Music Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion

3. OPENSTUDIO January 28 – April 3, 2011 Visit the East Gallery for interactive installations, artists performances, artist workshops, and other special events, featuring: Nora Chipaumire Marlon Griffith Juan Angel Chávez’s Speaker Project Visit kam.illinois.edu for a complete list of events. Juan Angel Chávez Speaker Project , 2006 Mixed media installation © Juan Angel Chávez Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion

4. Building a Modern Collection: A Look Back January 28 – May 1, 2011 Hans Hofmann Apparition (detail), 1947 Oil on reinforced plywood © Hans Hofmann / Artists Rights Society (ARS) Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion

5. The Kangarok Epic January 28 – May 1, 2011 These drawings are a result of continuous performances from January 26 – 29. They will be drawing directly on the wall during the Opening on January 27 from 6 – 7 pm . Mike Estabrook and Ernest Concepción ( The Shining Mantis ) Kangarok VI (detail), 2009 Chalk and black paint on wall © Mike Estabrook and Ernest Concepción Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion

6. iona rozeal brown January 28 – May 15, 2011 iona rozeal brown a3 blackface #68 , 2003 Acrylic on paper Courtesy of David Rhodes © iona rozeal brown Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion

7. Astral Convertible Stage Set January 28 – May 15, 2011 Rehearsal for Astral Convertible , 2010 Photo: Krannert Center for the Performing Arts Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion

8. IPRH Film Series Presented by the Illinois Program for Research in the Humanities, this series is free and open to the public. February 3, 5:30 pm Rear Window (1954), directed by Alfred Hitchcock (112 min.) March 3, 5:30 pm After Hours (1985), directed by Martin Scorsese (97 min.) March 31, 5:30 pm Avalon (1990), directed by Barry Levinson (126 min.) Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion

9. SPEAK Café SPEAK Café is an open-mic public space for hip-hop, activism, and Black Power expression. Co-sponsored by African American Studies, Bruce D. Nesbitt African American Cultural Center, 40 North/88 West, and Krannert Art Museum February 3, 7 – 11 pm Young, Gifted, and Black: Our Story Headliner: Malik Yusef Poets: Amira Davis, Brandon a.k.a. Xplicit, and Hip Hop Detoxx represented by Phenom and Awthentik DJ E-Dub on the tables and Brotha A-Dub as the host March 3, 7 – 9 pm Man Up! April 7, 7 – 9 pm Weaponize Your Poetry! Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion

10. Enjoy live music in the Speaker Box, with wine and friends Cash bar provided by Corkscrew Urbana February 4, 5 – 7 pm Featuring Jason Finkelman and Johnny Ridenour, and a South Indian classical dance performed by Subhalakshmi Kumar March 11, 5 – 7 pm Featuring Compost Q (Morgan Powell, Erik Lund, Armand Beaudoin, Dorothy Martirano, Yu Chen Wang, and Kirstie Simson) April 1, 5 – 7 pm Featuring the Robert E. Brown Center for World Music Inside Out Fridays Juan Angel Chávez, Speaker Project , 2006 Mixed media installation © Juan Angel Chávez Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion

11. School of Art + Design Master of Fine Arts Exhibition April 16 – May 1, 2011 Sponsored by John and Alice Pfeffer Photo: Installation view, 2010 Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion

12. Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion Film Screening, Artist Performance, and Gallery Conversation With Nora Chipaumire, OPENSTUDIO artist-in-residence March 17, 6 pm Film screening of NORA (USA/Zimbabwe/UK), directed by Alla Kovgan and David Hinton 7 pm Performance by Nora Chipaumire 8:15 pm Gallery Conversation with Nora Chipaumire and Alla Kovgan Photo: Don Rock

13. This annual two-day exhibition and museum fundraiser features innovative floral displays created by award-winning floral designers from across the Midwest. The floral arrangements are in response to works in KAM’s permanent collection. The exhibition is curated by Rick Orr, a member of the American Institute of Floral Designers. A perfect place to bring your Mom for Mom’s Weekend!!! April 9, 9 am – 5 pm Exhibition open to the public with docent-led tours 10 am – 4 pm April 10, 12 – 5 pm Exhibition open to the public Petals & Paintings Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion

14. VOICE Reading Series The VOICE Reading Series showcases readings by fiction writers and poets from the Creative Writing MFA program. Co-sponsored by the Creative Writing Program and Krannert Art Museum. February 24, 7:30 pm March 31, 7:30 pm The VOICE Reading Series teams up with Ninth Letter , U of I’s award-winning literary/arts magazine, for an evening celebrating artistic collaboration. The event will showcase live music, video, graphic design, and a reading by one of Ninth Letter ’s featured writers. April 14, 7:30 pm Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion

15. School of Art + Design Bachelor of Fine Arts Exhibition Sponsored by John and Alice Pfeffer Photo: Installation view, 2010 May 8 – 15, 2011 Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion

16. Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion Artist Performance and Gallery Conversation With Marlon Griffith, OPENSTUDIO artist-in-residence Sponsored by the School of Art + Design Visitors Series and Krannert Art Museum February 17, 5:30 pm Public Procession Location TBD 7 pm Gallery Conversation KAM East Gallery Marlon Griffith, A Walk in the Night , Cape Biennale, 2009 Capetown, Western Cape, South Africa, Photo: Mark Wessels

17. Now Now April 3, 3 pm Throughout this dance performance, U of I professor of Dance Kirstie Simson will explore the full potential of the piece as an improvsational art. Rooted deeply in the human nature of dance and its relevance for our world today, Simson is joined by Tim O’Donnell, a dance artist currently living and working in NYC. Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion

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