Archive for September, 2009
Final Flowering: Kar Woo at Overland Park Arboretum and Botanical Gardens
“Bloomerama Part 2″, Mixed Media. Kar Woo Bloomerama Part I and Bloomerama Part 2 8 a.m.-7:30 p.m. Overland Park Arboretum and Botanical Gardens 8909 W. 179th St. Overland Park, KS 913.685.3604 Hours: 8 a.m.-7:30 p.m., April 10-Sept. 30, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Oct. 1-April 9, open daily except Christmas Runs through: Oct. 1 Gallery site: http://www.opkansas.org/_Vis/Arboretum/index.cfm [...]
Upon Further Reflections: Sandra Schaffer at b gallery
Sandra Schaffer By appointment during business hours. b gallery Studio b 2016 Main St. Kansas City, MO 816.994.8995 Hours: First Fridays, 6-10 p.m., First Saturdays, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. and by appointment Runs through: Sept. 30 Artist’s site: http://www.sandraschaffer1.com Ever catch yourself going back to a favorite passage in a book, song on a CD or scene [...]
Digging Deep: Julia Vering-Young at Sixth Street Gallery and Corner Coffee Cafe
Julia Vering-Young Undermined: A Documentary of the Personal Histories of the Argentine Mine 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Sixth Street Gallery YWCA of Greater Kansas City 1710 N. 6th St. Kansas City, KS 913.371.1105 7 a.m.-2 p.m. Corner Coffee Cafe Adjacent to YWCA Sixth Street Gallery Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday Cafe Hours: 7 a.m.-2 p.m. Runs [...]
Unmistakable and Irrepressible: Suze Ford at Plaza Art Fair
Suze Ford 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Plaza Art Fair, Booth 505 Country Club Plaza Kansas City, MO Last day of fair. Artist’s site: http://www.suzeford.com Plaza Art Fair site: http://www.countryclubplaza.com/Events/Plaza-Art-Fair A lot of times, it can be difficult to use art itself as a landmark at an art fair. The phrase, “Meet me at the landscape booth [...]
Comfort Level Playing Field: Lauren McEntire at Frame Gallery
Lauren McEntire Noon-5 p.m. Frame Gallery 1415 Westport Road Kansas City, MO 816.756.3341 Hours: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, noon-5 p.m. Saturday Runs through: Oct. 18. Artist’s site: http://www.laurenmcentire.com Gallery site: http://www.theframegallery.com It’s easy to think of quilts as soft, comforting things, hand-stitched by kind grandmotherly types to keep people they love warm. Lauren McEntire’s quilts [...]
FOURTH/FINAL FRIDAY
Exhibiton openings this weekend: 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. Project Space in Bloch Building Without Place–Without Time–Without Body Wolfgang Laib September 26, 2009 — January 17, 2010 Hide and Seek: Picturing [...]
When Pictures ask Words to Dance: Jessica Smith Owings at OneVillage a Community Church
Jessica Smith Owings 6-10 p.m. OneVillage a Community Church 5700 Nall Roeland Park, KS 913.400.2060 Hours after Final Friday: By appointment. Runs through: Oct. 26 Artist’s site: http://www.jesowings.com Gallery site: http://www.onevillagekc.com These days, it’s possible to keep the world updated on one’s every thought or action, no matter how minor. (Not always advisable, but possible.) [...]
Smaller and Stronger: Jun Kaneko at Sherry Leedy Contemporary Art
Jun Kaneko New Works 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sherry Leedy Contemporary Art 2004 Baltimore Kansas City, MO 816.221.2626 Hours: 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday Runs through: Aug. 22 Artist’s site: http://www.junkaneko.com Gallery site: http://www.sherryleedy.com Early into my lone formal foray into art history, my instructor said something quite interesting: When a culture begins to die, its art [...]
Living on Uneasy Street: T. Schroeder at The Brick
T. Schroeder Unframed 11 a.m.-10 p.m. The Brick 1727 McGee Street Kansas City, Missouri 816.421.1624 Lunch and dinner hours: 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Monday-Saturday, noon-10 p.m. Sunday Runs through: Sept. 30 Artist’s site: http://www.thegreatandsmall.com Gallery site: http://www.thebrickkcmo.com Not to step on any toes here, but the presence of art in bars is yet another reason to [...]
Faces of the Stranger: Sheryl Pierson at Blue Gallery
Sheryl Pierson Portrait Invitational Exhibition (group show) 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: Sept. 29. Gallery site: http://www.bluegalleryonline.com Most of the works in The Blue Gallery’s Portrait Invitational Exhibition bend the parameters of the form, forcing viewers to expand their inner definitions [...]
The Ghosts in the Shells: Jim Hesse at {:m Momentum Gallery
Jim Hesse Sanctum 11 a.m.-3 p.m. {:m Momentum Gallery 2014 Main Street Kansas City, MO 816.560.1450 Hours: First Fridays, 6-10 p.m., Monday 11 a.m.-3 p.m. and by appointment Runs through: Sept. 30 Gallery site: http://khesse.chartwellkc.net/getagent/Pages.php?Page=565593 Jim Hesse’s current show at {:m Momentum Gallery is ahead of its time. A month ahead, to be precise. Then [...]
Let the Rivers Run: Jamie Burkart at Paragraph Gallery/Urban Culture Project Space
Jamie Burkart Great Accommodations with Jamie Burkart 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Paragraph Gallery 23 E. 12th Kansas City, MO 816.221.5115 Hours: 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday (special extended hours) Runs through: Oct. 3 Artist’s site: http://www.rivermarvel.com Gallery Site: http://www.charlottestreet.org How best to describe Jamie Burkart’s installation at Paragraph Gallery and the Urban Culture Project Space? Seriously? There [...]
Thoroughly Modern Jeffrey: Pre Sense Form (Jeffrey Isom) at Wonder Fair Art Gallery & How!
Pre Sense Form (Jeffrey Isom) The Art of Pre Sense Form 6-9 p.m. Wonder Fair Art Gallery & How! 803 Massachusetts Lawrence, KS 406.360.5875 Hours after opening reception: Noon-9 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, Noon-6 p.m. Sunday Runs through: Aug. 2 Artist’s site: http://www.presenseform.com Gallery site: http://www.wonderfair.com Time for another road trip to Lawrence, and not for a [...]
THIRD FRIDAY
Third Friday openings and events: American Jazz Museum, Changing Gallery 1616 East 18th Street Kansas City, Missouri 816-474-8463 Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Sunday, noon-6 p.m. Jazzin’ Jammin’ & Jivin’: The History of Jazz on Film 50 film posters from Separate Cinema Opening reception: September 18, 6-10 p.m., in conjunction with the celebration of “Jazz on [...]
Reclaimed and Revitalized: Sara Dirks at Frame Gallery
Sara Dirks 6-10 p.m. (Opening reception) Frame Gallery 1415 Westport Road Kansas City, MO 816.756.3341 Hours after opening reception: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, noon-5 p.m. Saturday Runs through: Oct. 18. Gallery site: http://www.theframegallery.com Writing about an artist’s show before it opens is always a tricky prospect. Nobody wants to be Arthur Sears Henning, who wrote [...]
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