April 12, 2023
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — Annie Sprinkle and Beth Stephens, artists and life partners known for their commitment to the environment, are performing in the Kansas City area April 27-30 for the Earth Day Afterglow Tour. These events, hosted by a variety of educational and art institutions, bring awareness to how we can improve our relationship with the earth.
Agenda
Thursday, April 27
6-9 p.m.
- Her Art/Their Art Storytelling Night with Annie Sprinkle and Beth Stephens
Free and open to the public – no RSVP required - Held at InterUrban ArtHouse, 8001 Newton St., Overland Park, KS 66204
Co-sponsored by the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art
Friday, April 28
6 p.m
- Book Signing with Annie Sprinkle and Beth Stephens
“Assuming the Ecosexual Position: The Earth as Lover”
7 p.m.
- An Ecosexual Double Feature:
Screening of “Water Makes Us Wet” and “Goodbye Gauley Mountain” - Free for Kansas City Art Institute (KCAI) students. Get promo code from skrukowski@kcai.ed
- $10 for other guests
Get tickets online for book signing and screening
Hosted by the KCAI Foundation Department and Stray Cat Film CenterHeld at the Nelson Atkins Museum of Art, Atkins Auditorium
4525 Oak St., Kansas City, MO 64111
Saturday, April 29
12-3 p.m.
- "Untitled (Pink Tube)” performance by Miller and Shellabarger
3:30 p.m.
- Performing Couples Conversation with Annie Sprinkle and Beth Stephens and Miller and Shellabarger
- Free and open to the public – no RSVP required
- Held at the Spencer Museum of Art – The University of Kansas
1301 Mississippi St., Lawrence, KS 66045
Sunday, April 30
11 a.m.
- Prairie Walk
- Free. Space is limited – RSVP required
- Hosted by the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art
- Held at the Ivan Boyd Prairie Preserve
2011 North 200 Rd., Wellsville, KS 66092, USA - *This event is weather-dependent
About the artists
Annie Sprinkle and Beth Stephens have been 50/50 collaborators on multimedia projects since 2002. They are authors of the “Ecosex Manifesto” and producers of the award-winning film “Goodbye Gauley Mountain” and “Water Makes Us Wet,” a documentary feature that premiered at documenta 14 and screened at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Sprinkle is a former sex worker with a PhD in human sexuality. Stephens holds a PhD in performance studies and is founding director of E.A.R.T.H. Lab at University of California at Santa Cruz.
Miller and Shellabarger, in addition to being an artistic couple, are also a couple in life. Their work, which is both autobiographical and metaphorical, is always made in unison. While carrying out simple actions with simple materials, Miller and Shellabarger address complex themes referable to the concepts of rhythm and the quality of human relationships, both in terms of common universal experiences and in terms of specific experiences related to queer identity.
Contacts:
InterUrban ArtHouse: Brittany Noriega, brittany@interurbanarthouse.org
KCAI Foundation Department: Samantha Krukowski, skrukowski@kcai.edu
Stray Cat Film Center: Andrew Linn, andrewlinn70@gmail.com
Spencer Museum of Art: Joey Orr, joeyorr@ku.edu
Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art: Katherine Morse, klogan3@jccc.edu###