KC’s Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art is kicking off springtime with its annual Artist Dinner Series, an intimate experience that blends together the creative worlds of food and art. Guests can expect to be wowed by top culinary talent, such as KC’s own James Beard 2023 semifinalist Chef Pam Liberda, who will create the menu for the first event.
For each dinner, a local chef will create a coursed meal that honors globally recognized artists whose work is also displayed at the Kemper. Liberda will be the first chef collaborator of the series held April 5 (she recently opened Muni alongside her husband Ted Liberda). Pam Liberda specializes in Northern Thai food and her menu will pay homage to the late Chinese- American artist Hung Liu with a four-course dinner that combines Pam Liberda and Liu’s “artistic desires to fuse the old with the new.”
“Kemper Museum has always cultivated connections between contemporary artists working across the globe and the local creative community through its programming,” says Toma Wolff, Kemper Museum trustee and co-chair of the event. “Pam is one of the best chefs in town, and we are thrilled to highlight her creative contemporary cuisine alongside Hung’s meaningful legacy in Kansas City and beyond.”
The Kemper, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, will host two additional Artist Dinner Series events later this year in September and November. The featured artist and chef pairings will be announced at a later date.
Proceeds from the event series will fund exhibitions and programs that support contemporary artists, free exhibitions and arts programming.
For more information and to purchase tickets, guests can visit the Kemper website here.
