Johnson County Community College
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913-469-8500
Julie Haas, Associate Vice President, Marketing Communications, ext. 3120
Peggy Graham, Writer, ext. 3425
Tyler Cundith, Sports Information Director, ext. 3122

3/19/09
Story by Peggy Graham

Ke-Sook Lee, Apron of Seedpods, 2008, Hand embroidered thread, tarlatan and pigment

Michael Wickerson, “He never had a pot for the fish he caught, So he had to use the big dipper,” 2007, mixed media

Nerman Museum’s Third Thursday is March 26

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — The Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art at Johnson County Community College is continuing the popular new program, Third Thursday • Visiting Artists Presentations, from 3:30-4:30 p.m. Thursday, March 26, in the museum’s Hudson Auditorium, with special guest artists Ke-Sook Lee and Michael Wickerson, and moderators Ann Wiklund, JCCC professor, art history, and Mark Cowardin, JCCC assistant professor, fine arts. The program is free and open to the public. No tickets or reservations are required. 

Lee is known for her installations and embroidered fiber works exploring abstraction and domestic themes. Wickerson is a master in wood-working and metal-casting and currently chairs the Sculpture department at the Kansas City Art Institute.

The next Third Thursday program is scheduled for April 16, 2009.

The Nerman Museum is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday; 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday; and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. The museum is closed Mondays and all JCCC holidays.

For more information, call 913-469-3000 or visit www.jccc.edu/museum.

Admission and parking are free.