THIRD FRIDAY CALENDAR DIGEST
Things will be great for visual arts when you're downtown
"Information is Incidental" by Kansas City-based Emily Sall and Austin, Texas-based Rebecca Ward, opens tonight at Paragraph from 6 to 9 p.m. The exhibition incluces new paintings by Sall, installation-based work by Ward and a collaborative installation by the two (who had not met). They will talk about their work, which shares a number of characteristics, at 6 p.m. Image: courtesy of Charlotte Street Foundation
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 47th Street at the Gap retail store on the Country Club Plaza, where from through Sunday, local artists (Audrey Barnhart, Samantha Brunson, Megan Channell, Robert Henry, Colleen Maynard, Chad C McCurdy, Matthew B. Potter, Paul Shortt, Thompson, and Landon Vonderschmidt) are supporting the HALO Artreach program.
Friday kicks off the second annual Kansas City Chalk & Walk Festival, too, which continues at Crown Center Square through Saturday. Click to read more about other family-friendly visual art events, as well as plenty of exhibitions that are entering their final week of showing. We've even included a preview of some openings and events starting next Friday.
Don't forget that the Jerome Nerman Lecture Series at the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art is on Monday, June 22 with Do Ho Suh. And, though it's not strictly visual art-related, earlier on Monday, the Charlotte Street Foundation is holding an informational meeting for its new studio space residency program for performing artists (application due July 10 – learn more here).
Exhibition openings and special events June 19:
Bonfils (an Urban Culture Project Studio)
125 East 12th Street
Kansas City, Missouri
(one block east of Paragraph and Urban Culture Project Space galleries)
Open Studios
New residents Jonah Criswell and Heather Lamanno join Heather Brown, Robert Heishman, Jes Owings, and Allan Winkler.
June 19, 6-9 p.m.
East Market Studios
922 East Fifth Street
Kansas City, Missouri
Third Friday, 6-9 p.m.
Group Exhibition
Third Friday: June 19, 6-9 p.m.
For Sale Gallery
916 East Fifth Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-309-3686
Third Fridays, 6-9 p.m. and by appointment
Willie Mackie
Third Friday: June 19, 6-9 p.m.
Kansas City Chalk and Walk Festival
The process of making an intentionally-temporary street-level work of art with chalk pastels is a gradual one, so spectators are encouraged to come back for the second day of drawing to see the finished works by more than 100 artists at Crown Center Square for the second annual Kansas City Chalk & Walk. Image: courtesy of Kansas City Chalk & Walk Festival
Second annual street-painting festival with more than 100 artists using chalk pastels to transform the pavement gradually with color — and 16th-century Italian Renaissance roots. Free event at Crown Center Square, 20th and Grand, just south of downtown Kansas City, Missouri, includes Children's Creative Corridor and Workshops by Spencer Museum of Art, Mattie Rhodes Art Center, JumpStart KC, Union Station Kansas City (Science City and The Kansas City Museum at Corinthian Hall), as well as space and chalk for kids to use at the festival.
June 19 & 20, 11 a.m.-8 p.m.
KCAI Crossroads Gallery
1908 Main Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-802-3423
Fridays, 6-9 p.m.
Inside – Outside
Whitanda Bold (Amanda Bowles & Whitney Wood)
Last chance: June 19 (Some of their work is also part of Is What You Know What You See? at MCC-Longview Arts & Culture Center through July 25.)
Paragraph
23 East 12th Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-221-5115
Thursday & Saturday, noon-5 p.m., opening Fridays, 6-9 p.m. Information is Incidental
New and collaborative work by Emily Sall and Rebecca Ward
Opening reception: June 19, 6-9 p.m., with artists' talk at 6 p.m.; more information here (Charlotte Street Foundation press release.)
June 19 — August 8
pARTnership Place (an Urban Culture Project Studio)
906 Grand, 13th floor
Kansas City, Missouri
Open Studios
New residents Christa Dalien, Kurt Flecksing, Erica Mahinay, Sammy Persons, Juniper Tangpuz and Caleb Taylor join Erica Loehner.
June 19, 6-9 p.m.
The Trap Gallery
525 Gillis Avenue
Kansas City, Missouri
816-510-6557 Third Fridays, 6-9 p.m. and by appointment
New paintings by Erick Warner are the Columbus Park gallery crawl highlights tonight at the Trap Gallery. Image: courtesy of gallery
Erick Warner
Paintings
Third Friday opening reception: June 19, 6-9 p.m.
Urban Culture Project Space
21 East 12th Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-221-5115
Thursday & Saturday, noon-5 p.m. (and opening Fridays)
Alexandra Robinson, from "Time Passes, Time Passes By," opens at the Project Space June 19 and "is inspired by time, specifically how long Paragraph gallery and Project Space have been in operation by Charlotte Street Foundation’s Urban Culture Project (since May 16, 2003). Image: courtesy of Urban Culture Project / Charlotte Street Foundation
Time Passes, Time Passes By
Site-specific installation by Alexandra Robinson
Opening reception: June 19, 6-9 p.m., with artist's talk at 6:30 p.m. More information here (Charlotte Street Foundation press release.)
June 19 — August 8
Yakamoz Gallery
504 Harrison Avenue
Kansas City, Missouri
816-806-0352
Third Fridays, 6-10 p.m. and by appointment
William Spencer Musser, "D," oil painting. Image: courtesy of the artist
William Spencer Musser
Third Friday open studio: June 19, 6-10 p.m.
Saturday:
ArtsTech
1522 Holmes Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-461-0201
Kansas City's Original Art Flea Market, Art Flea
Local artisans sell wares priced from $1 to $50 in a family environment, with free admission and parking
Saturdays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
May — December 19
Kansas City Chalk and Walk Festival
Second annual street-painting festival with more than 100 artists using chalk pastels to transform the pavement gradually with color — and 16th-century Italian Renaissance roots. Free event at Crown Center Square, 20th and Grand, just south of downtown Kansas City, Missouri, includes Children's Creative Corridor and Workshops by Spencer Museum of Art, Mattie Rhodes Art Center, JumpStart KC, Union Station Kansas City (Science City and The Kansas City Museum at Corinthian Hall), as well as space and chalk for kids to use at the festival.
Kansas City Chalk & Walk is supported by a number of sponsors. This is a photo of the 2008 inaugural festival. Image: courtesy of Kansas City Chalk and Walk
June 19 & 20, 11 a.m.-8 p.m.
Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art
4420 Warwick Boulevard
Kansas City, Missouri
816-753-5784
Tuesday-Thursday, 10 a.m-4 p.m., Friday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-9 p.m., Sunday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
Family Tour Hour
Third Saturdays at the Kemper host families and their children who want to learn about special exhibitions and includes a take-home activity.There is no cost, but registration is required. Please click here for more information.
June 20, 2-3 p.m. Exploring the three-dimensional world of the lawn sculptures
Monday, June 22:
Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art
Johnson County Community College
12345 College Boulevard
Overland Park, Kansas
913-469-3000
Tuesday-Thursday, Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Friday, 10 a.m.-9 p.m., Sunday, noon-5 p.m. (Closed on school holidays; see site for details.)
Born in 1962 in Seoul, Korea, Do Ho Suh earned his BFA and MFA in oriental painting from Seoul National University in 1987, a BFA in painting from the Rhode Island School of Design in 1994, and an MFA in sculpture from Yale University in 1997. His work is represented in a number of major museum collections, including the Museum of Contemporary Art (Los Angeles); Whitney Museum of American Art, Guggenheim Museum, Museum of Modern Art, and Brooklyn Museum of Art (New York City); ArtSonje Center (Seoul, Korea); Walker Art Center in Minneapolis; and the Seattle Art Museum — as well as the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art at Johnson County Community College, where he is the guest speaker Monday, June 22, at the Jerome Nerman Lecture Series. Suh lives and works in New York City. Don't miss this free opportunity to learn about the most popular and very moving work in the museum's collection, "Some/One." Photo: courtesy of museum
Jerome Nerman Lecture Series
Do Ho Su, whose monumental robe sculpture Some/One made of military dog tags has become an icon of the Nerman Museum
June 22, 7 p.m. in the Hudson Auditorium, with reception preceding at 6 p.m. in the museum atrium; no reservations are necessary for this free public event
Closing soon:
Arts Incubator, Cocoon Gallery
115 West 18th Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-421-2292
First Fridays, 5-9 p.m., Saturday, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., and by appointment
Wendy Weiss and Jay Kreimer: Landscape with Floating Biology
Part of SDA Conference, Off the Grid
Through June 27
Blue Gallery
118 Southwest Boulevard
Kansas City, Missouri
816-527-0823
Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m., and First Fridays until 9 p.m.
Daniella Woolf: Away with Words
&
Teresa Cole: Full Circle
Part of SDA Conference, Off the Grid
Through June 23
Genevieve Flynn Studio
1717 Oak Street, 2nd Floor
Kansas City, Missouri
816-333-6719
Tuesday-Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., and by appointment
TawaGandiArt
Candy color collage with modern and digital art by Tara Oursler
Through June 26
KCAI Crossroads Gallery
1908 Main Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-802-3423
Fridays, 6-9 p.m.
Inside – Outside
Whitanda Bold (Amanda Bowles & Whitney Wood)
Through June 19 (Some of their work is also part of Is What You Know What You See? at MCC-Longview Arts & Culture Center through July 25 .)
The Kansas City Public Library — Central
14 West 10th Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-701-3400
Dichos: Words to Live, Love, and Laugh By in Latin America
Through June 21
la Esquina
1000 West 25th Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-221-5115
Thursday-Saturday, noon-5 p.m. and by appointment
In conjuction with Azteca de Greater Kansas City:
ComUNIDAD / CommUNITY
2nd annual exhibition, curated by Jenny Mendez; artists include:Alexander Austin, Eddie Bernal, Jason Biggers, Robin Case, Tara Croft, Dan Dakotas, Miriam Feingold, Alisha Gambino, Israel Garcia, Luis Garcia, Gear, Angela Guzman, Erin Holliday, Jessica Manco, Adolfo Martinez, Heather Marton, Colleen Maynard, Gabriella Mendez-Delgado, John Moreno, Sue Moreno, Alex Morales, Laura Munoz, Dominic Murillo, Joey Rocha, Luke Rocha, Pat Rocha, Pat Rocha Jr., Sonie Ruffin, Bonnie Tolsen, Arzelyn Umali, Rocky Varela, Jacob Weller, Elaina Wendt, Emiliano Zapata
Through June 27
The Late Show
1600 Cherry Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-474-1300
Wednesday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m., First Fridays until 10 p.m. and by appointment
Doug Schwietert: New Tomorrow
Assemblage
&
Margaret Ramberg: Fresh Work
Mixed media
Through June 28
Leedy-Voulkos Art Center
2012 Baltimore Avenue
Kansas City, Missouri
816-474-1919
Wednesday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., First Fridays, 6-9 p.m., and by appointment
Shirley Luke Schnell: Subaqueous Notations
New abstract paintings
Through June 27
The Mojo Gallery
2009 Baltimore Avenue, Studio B
Kansas City, Missouri
816-283-3444
Thursday-Saturday, noon-4:30 p.m., First Fridays, until 9:30 p.m.
Organica: Free Range Paintings by Clint Metcalf
Through June 25
OneVillage a Community Church
5700 Nall Avenue
Overland Park, Kansas
Open opening night and by appointment; please contact Andy Houltberg, 913-952-3974, or
Steve Brisendine, 646-708-6442
An Evening of Art and Music for a Cause
Steve Brisendine: Scenes from a Crate
photographs
&
Emily Tomlins: Under the Surface
paintings
Proceeds benefit Laundry Love Project and Veronica's Voice, per artists' choices, respectively
Through June 21
Red Star Studios
821 West 17th Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-474-7316
Thursday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., First Fridays 6-9 p.m.
The Prolific Potter Ryan Greenheck
Through June 27
Sherry Leedy Contemporary Art
2004 Baltimore Avenue
Kansas City, Missouri
816-221-2626
Tuesday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., First Fridays, 7-9 p.m.
Valerie Beller: Nature & Memory
paintings
&
Bean Gilsdorf: Like Magic
textiles (part of the Surface Design Association's sponsored juried exhibitions, which take place during the SDA's conference activities)
&
Ixchel: A Collection of Fine Guatemalan Weaving
textiles
Through June 27
Upcoming events preview:
H&R Block Artspace at the Kansas City Art Institute
16 East 43rd Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-561-5563
Noon-5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, noon-5 p.m., Saturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
Black Is, Black Ain’t
Twenty-six black and non-black artists "whose works examine a moment where the cultural production of so-called 'blackness' is concurrent with efforts to make race socially and politically irrelevant," curated by Hamza Walker, associate curator and director of education at The Renaissance Society at the University of Chicago
Opening reception: June 26, 6-8 p.m.
June 27 – October 17
Cara and Cabezas Contemporary
218 Delaware, Suite 208
Kansas City, Missouri
816-332-6239
Receptions, open house, and by appointment
Picnic on Art Island
The third in a series of in-studio visits with artists, their work, and cooking by local chefs: Kacy Maddux in Midtown Kanss City, Missouri, with a gourmet meal by local Pavina Tonsavanh. Picnic on Art Island includes a Kansas City Limited Editions print release by the artist. Find out more and make reservations (ticket options include signed edition print, if desired) by clicking the link.
June 27, 6 p.m.
Kansas City Art Institute
4415 Warwick Boulevard
Kansas City, Missouri
Usual events contact: 816-802-3423
Art of the Car Concours
Third annual Art of the Car Concours is a fundraiser for KCAI student scholarships — the largest vintage car show in Kansas City, featuring a wide variety of vintage, classic, and special-interest cars belonging to Midwest-area collectors on display on the central green of the Kansas City Art Institute campus at 45th and Oak. $10 admission fee at the door ($8 online in advance; free to children 10 and younger). Be ready to vote for your favorite car, and f or more information or to volunteer at the event, please click here.
June 27, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Kemper in the Crossroads
33 West 19th Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-753-5784
Friday, noon-8 p.m., Saturday, noon-6 p.m.
Whoop Dee Doo Family Days
Jaimie Warren and Matt Roche lead fun-filled (free) summer art-making workshops for families and children of all ages. Learn more about joining them to create fantastical, colorful, and imaginative props and costumes for a Whoop Dee Doo extravaganza (plus upcoming workshops) here.
June 27, 3-5 p.m.
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
4525 Oak Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-751-1278
Wednesday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Thursday & Friday, 10 a.m.-9 p.m., Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sunday, noon-5 p.m.
Beloved Daughters: Photographs by Fazal Sheikh
June 27 — September 13
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