Artists in Conversation and live performance of Connect Transfer by Shen Wei Dance Arts

October 19 2025 12:30pm - 2:00pm

The KMA’s Curators in Conversation series features thought-provoking discussions with distinguished artists, curators, art historians, and experts. Conversations delve into the experiences, influences, and themes that shape artistic practices.

$25 / $20 Members 

• October 19: Join us for a special edition of Artists in Conversation, between renowned artist and choreographer Shen Wei and the KMA's Director and Chief Curator Michelle Yun Mapplethorpe, for a discussion on the artist's multifaceted artistic practice spanning nearly fifty years. The talk will be accompanied by a presentation of Connect Transfer performed by Shen Wei Dance Arts.

• December 13: A conversation with Rachel Cooper, Asia Society’s Director, Performing Arts, Cultural Programs and Culture as Diplomacy Initiative; and Michelle Yun Mapplethorpe around Shen Wei’s choreographic practice within a global context. Reception Follows.

• January 7: (Virtual Event) A roundtable with the Rockefeller Brothers Fund. Meredith Horsford, Executive Director; Katrina London, Curator; and Elly Kelly, Manager of Public Programs and Residencies; Rockefeller Brothers Fund, join Michelle Yun Mapplethorpe; Elizabeth Monti, Associate Curator; and Margaret Adasko, Curator of Education; KMA, for a lively roundtable discussion around institutional collaboration and the organization of Shen Wei: STILL/MOVING. Register for a Zoom link.

EXHIBITION SUPPORT

Shen Wei: STILL/MOVING is made possible with generous funding from the Rockefeller Brothers Fund. Additional support has been provided courtesy of the Cai Foundation, the Friends of the Shanghai Museum, The Serica Initiative, Westech Solutions, LLC, The Shen Wei Exhibition Leadership Committee, the Katherine C. and David E. Moore Exhibition Fund, and The Director’s Circle of the Katonah Museum of Art: Paul Bird and Amy Parsons, Lisa Byala, Mike Davies, Isabelle Harnoncourt Feigen, Virginia L. Gold, Linda Nordberg, Yvonne S. Pollack, Rebecca Samberg, and Richard and Audrey Zinman. The performance Shen Wei: Connect Transfer is made possible with funds from Arts Alive, a regrant program of ArtsWestchester with support from the Office of the Governor, the New York State Legislature, and the New York State Council on the Arts. The Katonah Museum of Art is proud to be supported by ArtsWestchester and Westchester County Government and by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature. 

Photo by SquegliaDSC; Dance performance by Shen Wei Dance Arts. Photo by @SWDA