Virtual Roundtable for “Soundings: Making Culture at Sea”

Building on the Spencer’s 2025 exhibition "Soundings: Making Culture at Sea" and the launch of an accompanying virtual exhibition, this moderated discussion further explores exhibition themes. ⛵

Panelists include Emily Casey ("Soundings" co-curator and KU art history professor) and art historians Kailani Polzak (University California Santa Cruz), Bart Pushaw (University of Tennessee at Chattanooga), and Vidhita Raina (Colorado State University), whose work explores different ocean geographies and cultural histories, including the Pacific, Arctic, and Indian Oceans. 🌊

Find the livestream on the Spencer’s YouTube channel:

▶️ https://www.youtube.com/live/xgnjdyePfXI

Co-sponsored by the Kress Foundation Department of Art History

Calixte Henry

three fishing boats and two fishermen on open water, circa 1955–1985

paint, Masonite™

Bequest of Jane Wofford Malin, 2016.0175