Review

Every Pixel Tells a Story: Stuart Allen at The Dolphin Gallery

Stuart Allen Skies 9 a.m.-5 p.m. The Dolphin Gallery 1600 Liberty Kansas City, MO 816.842.4415 Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, Noon-5 p.m. Saturday Runs through: May 16 Artist’s site: http://www.stuartallen.info Gallery site: http://www.thedolphingallery.com There are close-ups. There are extreme close-ups. And then there’s Stuart Allen’s work, which demands its own term altogether. Preposterous close-ups? Ridiculous close-ups? [...]

B is for Blend: Susana B at The McKellar Group

Susana B Waves of Color: Colorized Landscapes 9 a.m.-5 p.m. The McKellar Group Inc. 523 Grand, Suite 1D Kansas City, MO 816.472.4700 Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday Runs through: April 3 Artist’s site: http://www.susanab.net Gallery site: http://www.themckellargroup.com Susana B’s Colorized Landscapes — the show itself and the paintings which comprise it — shouldn’t work. B’s works, [...]

Professions in Paint: M.B. Lange at Unity Temple on the Plaza

“Sea Nettles”, Watercolor. M.B. Lange 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Unity Temple on the Plaza 707 W. 47th St. Kansas City, MO 816.561.4466 Show ends today. Artist’s site: http://www.langefinearts.com/ Gallery site: http://www.unitytemple.com/culture/cgallery.asp If you’re reading this after 2 p.m., you missed out. Michelle Langenberg’s show at Unity Temple on the Plaza ends this afternoon, earlier than originally [...]

Park Places: Mike Sinclair at The Dolphin Gallery

Mike Sinclair City Beautiful Noon-5 p.m. The Dolphin Gallery 1600 Liberty Kansas City, MO 816.842.4415 Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, Noon-5 p.m. Saturday Runs through: May 16 Artist’s site: http://www.mikesinclair.com Gallery site: http://www.thedolphingallery.com Mike Sinclair’s City Beautiful is both praise and indictment. The collection of photographs now on display at The Dolphin Gallery confronts viewers [...]

FOURTH FRIDAY CALENDAR DIGEST

Spring snow to show who is art-hardy The weather may not be cooperating— it is nearly April and suddenly wintery again in the region, but there are a number of very worthwhile visual art events planned for today, tomorrow, and the coming week. Tonight, the Leopold Gallery in Kansas City, Missouri, celebrates its 15th anniversary, [...]

Sunny, Simple and Straightforward: Mike Savage at Sav • Art

Mike Savage 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sav • Art 4504 State Line Rd. Kansas City, KS 913.236.9400 Hours: 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday Runs through: Permanent gallery. Artist’s/Gallery site: http://www.sav-art.com If there’s ever a “World’s Most Straighforward Artist’s Statement” contest, Mike Savage has to get a bye to the finals. Here ’tis, in its entirety: I am [...]

The Western Worldview: Don Dane at Elm Street Gallery

Don Dane 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Elm Street Gallery 105 S. Elm St. Gardner, KS 816.520.2364 913.708.1810 Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday Runs through: Permanent show. Artist’s site: http://www.dondanestudio.com Gallery site: http://www.elmstreetgallery.com Remember the old Sesame Street song that starts, One of these things is not like the others; one of these [...]

Gratifying Instants: Megan Kapple at Homer's Coffee House

Megan Kapple Vanessa Winkler & Friends (Group Show) 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. Monday-Saturday Runs through: March 31 Artist’s site: http://www.megankapplephotography.com Gallery site: http://www.homerscoffeehouse.com It’s easy to think of photography as an instantaneous art form, especially in the digital age. Frame the shot, [...]

Diving in the Dirt: Jaclyn Cafarelli at Carpenter Park

Jaclyn Cafarelli Goddess of the Sea 24 hours Carpenter Park Cedar and Sycamore Roeland Park, KS Hours: 24 hours Runs through: Permanent Installation Art in R Park site: http://www.roelandpark.net/art-in-r-park.html Public art is like real estate: the top three things that matter are location, location and location. Jaclyn Cafarelli’s Goddess of the Sea isn’t in a [...]

CALLS MARCH 23 REFERENCE POST

Monday Morning Cartoons: Michele Bridges at Dunn Bros Coffee

Michele Bridges 6 a.m.-8 p.m. Dunn Bros Coffee 8975 Metcalf Overland Park, KS 913.381.3030 Hours: 6 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday-Friday, 7 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, 7 a.m.-7 p.m. Sunday Runs through: March 31 Artist’s site: http://www.artbytheyard.us Gallery site: http://www.dunnbros.com/locate_results.asp?location_id=69 Living in one of the buildings in Michelle Bridges’ prints would be a challenge. They’re all canted floors [...]

ART BUSINESS EDUCATION

Application deadline for 2009 training seminars is March 23 Artist, INC is a new professional development opportunity for Kansas City area artists and is looking for artists of all disciplines — writers, filmmakers, choreographers, dancers, performance artists, actors, musicians, composers, and visual artists — who want to be more successful in their careers. Artist, INC [...]

Pleasure Garden: Brigid Greene at Justus Drugstore a restaurant

Brigid Greene 5:30 p.m.-9 p.m. Justus Drugstore a restaurant 106 W. Main St. Smithville, MO 816.532.3200 Hours: 5:30-10 p.m. Tuesday –Thursday, 5:30-11 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 5:30-9 p.m. Sunday Runs indefinitely. Artist’s site: http://www.brigidgreene.com Gallery site: http://www.drugstorerestaurant.com Like a film star unrecognizable out of makeup, nature rarely holds up to its artistic representations. Trees droop, feathers draggle, leaves [...]

Will Work for Progress: Justin Farkas at Paragraph Gallery

Justin Farkas Work in Progress (Part of Eyes of the World group show) Noon-5 p.m. Paragraph Gallery 23 E. 12th Kansas City, MO 816.221.5115 Hours Noon-5 p.m., Thursdays and Saturdays Runs through: April 4 Gallery Site: http://www.charlottestreet.org By show of hands: How many of you ever blew off a project until the last minute, then [...]

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