Archive for June, 2009
(Re)Creation Accounts: Richard Harrison at Imago Dei
Richard Harrison Divine Imagination 1-5 p.m. Imago Dei 1015 Minnesota Kansas City, KS 913.233.0266 Hours: 1-5:30 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday Runs through: July 8 Gallery site: http://www.imagodeiarts.org This is ARTKC365, not Comparative Religion 101. Still, it’s worth noting that within the three world religions — Judaism, Christianity and Islam — that trace their origins to Abraham, there [...]
Musical Shares: Jim Marfield at Gardner Library
Jim Marfield 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Gardner Library 137 E. Shawnee Gardner, KS 913.856.7223 Hours: 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday Runs through: July 1 Artist’s site: http://www.myspace.com/251884577 Art in the Stacks site: http://www.jocolibrary.org/templates/JCL_InfoPage.aspx?id=2740 From Elvis on velvet to Rick Griffin’s psychedelic posters, Annie Leibovitz’s intimate photographs to airbrushed [...]
From the Land of the Midnight Fun: Elaine Mills at West Wyandotte Library
Elaine Mills Shimmering Alaska West Wyandotte Library 1737 N. 82nd St. Kansas City, KS 913.596.5800 Hours: 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 1-5 p.m. Sunday Runs through: Aug. 21 Artist’s site: http://www.elainemills.com Gallery site: http://www.kckpl.org/FINEARTS/exhibits.htm Some people bring back snapshots from vacations to Alaska. Elaine Mills’ pictures came back inside her head, waiting [...]
Stitching History: Regina Benson at Byron C. Cohen Gallery For Contemporary Art
Regina Benson On the Curve 11 a.m.-5 p.m. 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: July 11 Artist’s site: http://www.reginabenson.com Gallery site: http://www.byroncohengallery.com From the toga picta to the Bayeux Tapestry to Grandma’s floral quilts, people have invested fabric with meaning and message for [...]
Journey Man: John Raux at Beggars Table Church & Gallery
John Raux The Journey of Home 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Beggars Table Church & Gallery 2009 Baltimore Kansas City, MO 913.558.9039 Hours: 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesday-Friday Runs through: Closes today. Artist’s site: http://www.johnraux.com Gallery site: http://www.beggarstablechurch.org John Raux can be a bit hard to reach sometimes. That’s understandable, given his penchant — and ”penchant” might be too [...]
FOURTH FRIDAY CALENDAR DIGEST
New work and an old friend await art-lovers this weekend Motor vehicles capture our attention with more than their ability to get us from Point A to Point B more quickly than walking. On Saturday, the Kansas City Art Institute hosts its third annual Art of the Car Concours, which includes a vast array of [...]
EASTERN INFLUENCE, GOOD VIBRATIONS
In conjunction with the 2009 International Surface Design Conference (Off the Grid), the work of three Kansas City artists who have a like-minded focus on texture and execution is on display at the Dolphin Gallery. Book-ending this symmetrically ideal collaboration are displays of textiles from Asiatica, the Asian-inspired boutique in Westwood, Kansas.
Shared Strength with Fun to Spare: Emily Sall at Paragraph Gallery
Emily Sall Information is Incidental (Joint 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: Aug. 4 Artist’s site: http://www.emilysall.com Gallery Site: http://www.charlottestreet.org When two artists collaborate on an exhibition, but also show their solo work, it can be easy to focus too much [...]
Slices of Memory, Served Warm: Elaine Grisnik at Wheat State Pizza
Elaine Grisnik 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Wheat State Pizza 612 N 5th Street Kansas City, KS 913.281.9000 Hours: 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 10:30 a.m.-7 p.m. Sunday Runs through: July 5 Gallery site: http://www.wheatstatepizza.com More proof that the powers of observation aren’t always razor-sharp: During her Second Friday reception at Wheat State Pizza, [...]
Wordplay in Wax: Daniella Woolf at Blue Gallery
Daniela Woolf Away with Words 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Blue Gallery 118 Southwest Boulevard Kansas City, MO 816.527.0823 Hours: 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. Runs through: June 23. Artist’s site: http://www.daniellawoolf.com Gallery site: http://www.bluegalleryonline.com The title of Daniella Woolf’s show at Blue Gallery appears, at first read, to be more than a little misleading. First read of [...]
Big on Japan: Torey Julian at Blue Koi
Torey Julian 11 a.m.-9:30 p.m. Blue Koi 1803 W. 39th Kansas City, MO 816.561.5003 Hours: 11 a.m.-9:30 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 11 a.m.-10:30 p.m. Friday, noon-10:30 p.m. Saturday Runs through: June 30 Artist’s site: http://medius.deviantart.com Gallery site: http://www.bluekoikc.com Bicycles await restless legs, pursuing Japanese Dreams Symmetry is not symmetrical; a koan in red Dragon Shrine; the object of [...]
Arte de Triomphe: Anne Vieux at JavaNaut Cafe
Anne Vieux 8 a.m.-8 p.m. JavaNaut Cafe 1615 W 39th St Kansas City, MO 816.716.3657 Hours: 7 a.m.-10 p.m. Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-10 p.m. Saturday, 8 a.m-8 p.m. Sunday Runs through: July 13 Artist’s site: http://www.annevieux.com Looking at Anne Vieux’s new work is a bit like trying to watch television on three channels playing simultaneously … [...]
Time, Encapsulated: Alexandra Robinson at Urban Culture Project Space
Alexandra Robinson Time Passes, Time Passes By Noon-5 p.m. Urban Culture Project Space 21 E. 12th Kansas City, MO 816.221.5115 Hours: Noon-5 p.m., Thursdays and Saturdays, 6-9 p.m. on Third Fridays Runs through: Aug. 8 Artist’s site: http://www.alexandrarobinsonart.com Gallery site: http://www.charlottestreet.org Some people bury time capsules in courthouse squares or stash them in the cornerstones [...]
THIRD FRIDAY CALENDAR DIGEST
Things will be great for visual arts when you’re downtown Third Fridays’ visual arts in Kansas City, Missouri, are generally focused between Fifth and 20th streets. There is new work at the Urban Culture Project’s spaces and at the Trap Gallery (part of Art in Columbus Park gallery crawl) — and even as south as [...]
Big Shots of the Big Apple: Jon Bidwell at Room 39
Jon Bidwell an exhibition of urban photography 7 a.m.-3 p.m. and 5:30-1 a.m. (Opening reception 10 p.m.-1 a.m.) Room 39 1719 W. 39th St. Kansas City, MO 816.753.3939 Hours: 7 a.m.-3 p.m. and 5:30-10 p.m. Monday-Wednesday and Saturday, 7 a.m.-3 p.m. and 5:30-midnight Thursday-Friday. Runs through: Artist’s site: http://www.jonbidwell.com Gallery Site: http://www.rm39.com Jon Bidwell covers [...]
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