Archive for January, 2009
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How Green is My Gallery: Jay Hunt at Elements of Green
Jay Hunt 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Elements of Green 1919 Wyandotte Kansas City, MO 816.842.0500 Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday Runs through: Indefinitely Artist’s site: http://www.riverarnostudio.com Gallery site: http://www.elements-of-green.com One of the great things about Kansas City’s art scene is the diversity of its venues. Yes, there are galleries. But if you’re [...]
FIVE FRIDAYS IN JANUARY
Catch up on exhibitions before the next First Friday — or catch a film, sale, or football Some people will be watching a certain football game on Sunday and spending hours sitting on couches, but the ones in Adolfo Martinez’s paintings, as well as the work of other 2008 Charlotte Street Foundation fellows, are showing [...]
Artist's Blocks: Jeff Lyons at H&R Block World Headquarters
Jeff Lyons Eight Plus: Drawings and Paintings 8 a.m.-7 p.m. H&R Block 1 H&R Block Way (13th and Main) Kansas City, MO 816.854.3000 Hours: 8 a.m.-7 p.m. Monday-Friday Runs through: Feb. 28 Artist’s site: http://www.jefflyonskc.com Gallery site: http://www.hrblock.com When I was a kid, I loved my LEGO blocks. Truth be told, they’re still fun to [...]
Heavy Beauty: John Northington at Art in R Park
“Scourge,” Concrete and Steel. John Northington 12 a.m.-11:59 p.m. Art in R Park Roe Blvd., Interstate 35 to Johnson Drive Roeland Park, KS Hours: 24 hours Runs through: April 30 for Scourge; Bomber is part of city’s permanent collection. Artist’s site: http://www.jrnconcrete.com Art in R Park site: http://www.roelandpark.net/art-in-r-park.html I know, it’s not supposed to break [...]
IRONIC TAKE ON EXCESS
Ricky Allman’s paintings fit nicely into the slightly cool off-white austerity of the University of Kansas Art Gallery in Lawrence, Kansas. One can also imagine them looking equally at home on the walls of an Industrial Lights and Magic-designed 23rd-century outer space fortress heavily inspired by the Doge’s Palace in Venice, Italy.
Hey There, Little Cyan Riding Hood: Wolfie at Bulldog Restaurant & Bar
“The Gate,” Digital Photograph with Sabattier Effect. Wolfie 11 a.m.-1 a.m. Bulldog Restaurant & Bar 1715 Main Kansas City, MO 816.421.4799 Hours: 11 a.m.-1 a.m. Monday-Friday, 5 p.m-1 a.m. Saturday-Sunday Runs through: March 31 Artist’s site: http://www.ru4realphotography.com Gallery site: http://www.kcbulldog.com Wolfie. That’s how Michael Wolfe answers the phone and signs his online statement — and yeah, [...]
Eyes Front: Barry Anderson at the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art
Barry Anderson Op Eyes 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art 12345 College Blvd. Overland Park, KS 913.469.3000 Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday and Saturday; 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Friday; noon-5 p.m. Sunday. Runs through: Feb. 1 Artist’s site: http://www.barryanderson.com Gallery site: http;//www.nermanmuseum.org Thousands of years after our forebears first carved fetish figures out of [...]
Taking the City to the Suburbs: Harriet Bigham at Professional Office Suites
Harriet Bigham Professional Office Suites at Corporate Lakes 6710 W. 121st St. Overland Park, KS 913.681.3335 Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday Runs through: April 16 Artist site: http://www.harrietbigham.com Gallery site: http://www.kcexecsuites.com I like living close to Westport, Downtown and the Plaza. If I’m going to head away from the urban core rather than into it, [...]
A Contemplative Feast: Paula Fagan at Beggars Table Church & Gallery
Paula Fagan 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Beggars Table Church & Gallery 2009 Baltimore Kansas City, MO 913.558.9039 Hours: 9 a.m.-1 p.m Sunday (service at 10 a.m.) and by appointment. Runs through: TBA Artist’s site: http://www.artfandango.com Gallery site: http://www.beggarstablechurch.org I’ve seen a lot of great church art, all the way up to Michelangelo’s Moses at the Basilica [...]
Window Shooting: Aaron Tank at Homer's Coffee House
Aaron Tank A Distant Window 6:30 a.m-10 p.m. Homer’s Coffee House 7126 W. 80th St. Overland Park, KS 913.381.6022 Hours: 6:30 a.m.-10 p.m. daily Runs through: Jan. 31 Artist’s site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/distant_window Gallery site: http://www.homerscoffeehouse.com A few years back, I went to a showing of photographs from Venice taken by an artist whose name I can’t remember. [...]
ARTIST OPPORTUNITIES
Just a reminder — the deadlines for a number of Kansas City-area galleries and other projects that have issued calls for artists are approaching within the next week. Visit the Artist Resources / Calls for Artists section to see what is coming due soon, including the February 1 and March 1 deadlines for the Surface [...]
FOURTH FRIDAY OPENINGS
Universities beckon art-lovers to 54th, 111th, and 119th ‘parallels’ Inauguration interest is settling, and the new president is at work. Work, labor, economy, money — the climate this January is bleak. Museums are trimming staff and scaling back exhibitions and capital improvements all over the country, and independent galleries and contemporary artists need our support [...]
He Knows His Places: Richard Mattsson at Unit 5 Gallery
Richard Mattsson Close to Home 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Unit 5 Gallery 1920 Wyandotte Kansas City, MO 816.841.5500 Hours: 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday and by appointment. Runs through: Jan. 31. Gallery site: http://www.unit5gallery.com How hard can it be to paint a landscape or cityscape? The hills don’t move, the trees don’t move, the buildings don’t move [...]
Conjunction Function: Linnea Spransy at Byron C. Cohen Gallery For Contemporary Art
Linnea Spransy Byron C. Cohen Gallery for Contemporary Art 2020 Baltimore Kansas City, MO 816.421.5665 Hours: 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Thursday-Saturday Runs through: Feb. 28 Artist’s site: http://www.linneagabriella.com Gallery site: http://www.byroncohengallery.com Regular readers might be thinking, “Hey, didn’t Brisendine send us to the Cohen last week?” Yes, I did. But I’m sending you back for a [...]
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