Archive for April, 2009
INTERACTIVE DANCE, LED-HULA PAINTING
Experience a unique collaboration between four local artists. The performance, Extensions of the Body, will extend the audience’s interactive experience through live video manipulation, projection mapping, light painting, and movement-responsive sensors generating soundscapes.
RAPP SHEET #3
KC FilmFest finishes out the week with a roar The KC Film Fest concluded its impressive run of short and feature films, as well as several informative panels on Sunday, concluding with an awards ceremony that night at Raglan Road. Festival director Fred Andrews estimated that this was likely the most attended festival to date, [...]
ONE MORE DAY
It is your last chance to see the “Rare Visions — Detour Art” exhibition at the Belger Arts Center in Kansas City, Missouri. The show closes on May 1. Many of the pieces are very personal and interactive. Says reviewer Bob Travaglione, “This is art that every person can identify with. This is true AMeriKan ARt!”
In Case of Inspiration, Break Glass: Karly Schleicher at Shawnee Mission North Patrons Gallery
Karly Schleicher Cracks in the Glass: Women Who Have Broken Through Patrons Gallery Shawnee Mission North High School, Rm. 157 7401 Johnson Dr. Overland Park, KS 913.993.6900 Hours: 7:40 a.m.-2:40 p.m. Monday-Friday Runs through: May 1 Gallery site: http://www.patronsgallery.com A lot of people get pro- and anti- mixed up, confusing celebration of a group or [...]
PORTRAITURE THAT TELLS A STORY
Petulance and scorn, defiance and gall, and the most hurtful stare of disinterest are often on the faces looking back at the viewer from a Molly Murphy painting. Murphy paints primarily in oils, favoring reds, using fine brushes to slash a tendril of hair or feather a patch of sick-looking flesh.
A Pyrus Victory: Paula Hauser Leffel at Corridor Art Space
Paula Hauser Leffel Still Paintings 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Corridor Art Space 4041 Mill Street Kansas City, MO 816.931.6655 Hours: 10 a.m.-8 p.m. daily Runs through: June 6 Artist’s site: http://www.paulahauserleffel.com Gallery site: http://www.gouldevans.com In her excellent collection of recipes and essays, A Well-Seasoned Appetite, Molly O’Neill cites French gastronomic icon François de la Varenne on the subject [...]
Humans, Being: Marc Chamberlain at Kansas City, Kansas Main Library
Marc Chamberlain Observations on Life’s Pleasures and Challenges 8:30 a.m.-8:30 p.m. Kansas City, Kansas Public Library Main Branch 625 Minnesota Ave. Kansas City, KS 913.551.3280 Hours: 8:30 a.m. – 8:30 p.m. Monday-Thursday; 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 1-5 p.m. Sunday Runs through: May 18 Gallery site: http://www.kckpl.lib.ks.us/mainpage/main.htm Marc Chamberlain, like nearly all folk artists, is self-taught. [...]
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXL-Mouth: Steve O'Hora at Art in R Park
Steve O’Hora Basszilla 12 a.m.-11:59 p.m. Art in R Park Roe Blvd at Johnson Drive Roeland Park, KS Hours: 24 hours Runs through: Sept. 30 Art in R Park site: http://www.roelandpark.net/art-in-r-park.html The big field on the southwest corner of Johnson Drive and Roe Boulevard tends to swallow up any art placed there. It’s perfect for [...]
REVELATIONS OF ROADSIDE ART
Viewers of this exhibition at the Belger Arts Center in Kansas City will understand the work without wearing a headset or following a curator on a tour. Everyone will have an opinion that is right for them. If you have never seen this work close up, it is worth a couple of hours of your time to check this show out. You will find several pieces that touch you personally.
Streetwise Visions: Rusty Leffel at Corridor Art Space
“War Toys”, Archival Photographic Print. Rusty Leffel Street Photography 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Corridor Art Space 4041 Mill Street Kansas City, MO 816.931.6655 Hours: 10 a.m.-8 p.m. daily Runs through: June 6 Artist’s site: http://www.rustyleffel.com Gallery site: http://www.gouldevans.com You know those Wow, that building/face/image is amazing moments, when you kick yourself for not carrying a camera? Those are [...]
Cheesecake, Extra Rich: Jennifer Janesko at Rm 222
Jennifer Janesko Pinup: Downtown 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Rm 222 Gallery 222 W. 20th St. Kansas City, MO 800.595.7757 Hours: 5-9 p.m. Thursday-Friday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday Runs through: May 26 Artist’s site: http://www.janesko.com Gallery site: http://www.performancefurniture.com The women on the walls at Rm 222 have suspiciously full lips, implausibly perfect hair and impossibly perfect bodies. [...]
RAPP SHEET #2
Second night of KC FilmFest going strong The buzz was strong and on-going, as an impressive crowd descended upon the brand new AMC Mainstreet Cinemas in the P&L District to support some of the entries offered by the new KC Film Fest. As I mentioned in an earlier post: The sell-out chances on screenings are [...]
Meet the Family: Adolfo Gustavo Martinez at Cara and Cabezas Contemporary
Adolfo Gustavo Martinez La Familia 7-10 p.m. Cara and Cabezas Contemporary 218 Delaware, Suite 208, Kansas City, MO 816.332.6289 Open house dates: Tonight, 7-10 p.m.; Saturday, April 25, 11 a.m-6 p.m; Friday, May 29, 7-10 p.m.; Saturday, May 30, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Other hours by appointment. Runs through: June 13 Artist’s site: http://www.adolfogustavomartinez.com Gallery site: [...]
MOTT-LY TRIBUTE SHOW
Friends and family of Kansas City artist take found objects to heart for a cause The memory of Mott-Ly lives on in his art work and his legacy of involvement with Kansas City’s artists; for some of us, all we have are fond, art-enlightening moments at MoMo Gallery and some scraps of great conversation — [...]
RAPP SHEET #1
The KC FilmFest debuts down on Main Street A brand new international film festival kicked off last night in a brand new theater: A turning point for Kansas City as a state-of-the art facility was introduced in the town that birthed AMC, one of the largest exhibition companies in the country. One could actually smell [...]
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