Fall Exhibitions Opening Celebration at Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art – Kansas City, MO

Fall Exhibitions Opening Celebration at Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art – Kansas City, MO
Don’t miss this upcoming event in Kansas City, MO. Happening on Thursday, November 13, 2025 at Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art. Doors open at 5:00 PM.
Join us at Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art as we celebrate two landmark exhibitions opening for the Fall: Raven Halfmoon: Ride or Die and The Atrium Project: 10 Years, 10 Stories. The public reception will take place at the Kemper Museum, followed by a talk by Halfmoon at the Kansas City Art Institute. This is a special opportunity to hear directly from the artist, explore the ideas driving her work, and gain deeper insight into the themes that shape her creative vision.
5:00 – 7:00 p.m. Opening Reception at Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art
Cash Bar Opens 5:00 p.m. | Reception 5:00 – 7:00 p.m.
RSVP encouraged
7:00 p.m. Jedel Visiting Artist “Current Perspectives” Lecture with Raven Halfmoon at Kansas City Art Institute
Open to the public
Location: Epperson Auditorium
Kansas City Art Institute
4415 Warwick Blvd
Kansas City, MO 64111
RSVP here: https://events.humanitix.com/current-perspectives-raven-halfmoon/tickets
Click here for information on how to get to the museum and where to find our free parking lots.
Kemper Museum programs are FREE thanks to support from members and other donors. Join today!
By registering for this event you agree to receive email communications from Kemper Museum. You may unsubscribe anytime.
Image Credits:
Image Credits: (Left) Tushka Manahatta (2025). Stoneware glaze. 36 ½ x 26 x 17 ½ inches. Images courtesy of the artist and Salon 94. © Raven Halfmoon. Photography by Kes Efstathiou.
(Right) (First row, left to right) Installation view, Lucía Vidales: Hambre, September 20, 2024 – September 7, 2025, Atrium, Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, Missouri. Photo: E. G. Schempf, 2024; Installation view, Sarah Zapata: So the roots be known, August 18, 2023–July 28, 2024, Atrium, Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, Missouri. Photo: E.G. Schempf, 2023; Installation view, Pepe Mar: Rising Sun, August 19, 2022 – July 30, 2023, Atrium, Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, Missouri. Photo: E. G. Schempf, 2022.
(Second row, left to right) Installation view, Aliza Nisenbaum: Aquí Se Puede (Here You Can), August 21, 2021–July 31, 2022, Atrium, Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art. Photo: E. G. Schempf, 2021; Joiri Minaya, Away from prying eyes, 2020, archival pigment print on paper, 41½ x 61½ inches. © Art and photo courtesy of the artist; Angel Otero, Diario, 2019, oil skins on fabric with wire and found objects, approximately 168 x 168 x 7 inches. Courtesy the artist and Lehmann Maupin, New York, Hong Kong, and Seoul. Photo: E. G. Schempf, 2019
(Third row, left to right) Firelei Báez, To See Beyond Its Walls (and access the places that lie beyond), 2017, installation view, Bebe and Crosby Kemper Collection, Museum purchase made possible by a gift from the R. C. Kemper Charitable Trust, 2017.7.1. © Firelai Báez, courtesy Wendi Norris Gallery; Paul Henry Ramirez (American, born 1963), Sweet On (detail), site-specific installation, acrylic on canvas, wall mural, and stained glass mural. Courtesy of the artist and RYAN LEE, New York © Paul Henry Ramirez, Photo: E.G. Schempf, 2018; Installation view, José Lerma: La Venida Cansa Sin Ti, 2016, Atrium, Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, Missouri.
