Archive for October, 2009
A Deft Hand with a Blade: Allan Chow at Leopold Gallery
Allen Chow Leopold Gallery Group Show 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Leopold Gallery 324 W. 63rd Street Kansas City, MO 816.333.3111 Hours: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Friday Artist’s site: http://www.allanchow.com Gallery site: http://www.leopoldgallery.com ARTKC365 has featured a number of pieces from corporate collections curated by Leopold Gallery owner Paul Dorrell. It’s past time to recommend a show in [...]
FIFTH FRIDAY ARTS DIGEST
Of course Halloween is in the air, and First Friday is on the horizon — but first, Final Friday opens new exhibitions in St. Louis and celebrates new and continuing ones in Wichita; closer to Review’s home, Final Friday brings a shadow puppet play and opening at telephonebooth; an exhibition of paintings by two artists with very different histories at OneVillage; and a few other surprises — including one-time events in Lawrence, Kansas.
LAYERED VISION
A review of Kevin Mullins’s Tales of Brave Ulysses at Fisch Haus Studios in Wichita, Kansas. “For someone who is a (self-described) painter, it comes as no surprise that Mullins prints and paints mainly on canvas. He includes, however, a unique and inspired choice of materials.”
A Changed Man: Tuan Huynh at OneVillage a Community Church
Tuan Huynh 8-10 p.m. OneVillage a Community Church 5700 Nall Roeland Park, KS 913.400.2060 Hours after Final Friday: By appointment. Runs through: Nov. 17 Gallery site: http://www.onevillagekc.com Some art shows are all about shaking up a viewer’s notions of beauty. This one just might challenge your positions on punishment, rehabilitation and redemption. No [...]
THURSDAY ARTS
Openings and events today: Kansas City Art Institute 4415 Warwick Boulevard Kansas City, Missouri Usual events contact: 816-802-3423 Current Perspectives Visiting Artist Lecture Series Held in Epperson Auditorium in Vanderslice Hall on the KCAI campus; free October 29, 7 p.m. Chris Martin is an abstract painter who was born in 1954 in Washington, D.C. He [...]
Only for a Moment, and the Moment's Gone: Bettse Folsom at Mr. and Mrs. F.L. Schlagle Library
Bettse Folsom Captured Moments 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Mr. and Mrs. F.L. Schlagle Library 4051 West Drive Wyandotte County Lake Park Kansas City, KS 913.299.2384 Hours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday and Third Saturdays. Runs through: Dec. 18. Artist’s site: http://www.bettsefolsom.com Gallery site: http://www.kckpl.org/FINEARTS/exhibits.htm Don’t tell anyone, but there’s another place you can go to see art [...]
Bringing Awkward Back: Ben Dory at The Bourgeois Pig
Ben Dory Awkward Encounters 7 a.m.-2 a.m. The Bourgeois Pig 6 E. Ninth St. Lawrence, KS 785.843.1001 Hours: 7 a.m.-2 a.m., 7 days Runs through: Nov. 21 Gallery site: http://myspace.com/bourgeoispig So, you’re at a party, and someone shows a serious lack of social skills: revealing overly personal details to strangers, perhaps, or continuing to hit [...]
A Head (and Heart) for the Hills: Judith Mackey at The Rice Gallery of Fine Art
Judith Mackey The Living Prairie 10 a.m.-6 p.m. The Rice Gallery of Fine Art 11535 Ash St. Leawood, KS 913.685.8889 Hours: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Saturday Runs through: Nov. 30 Gallery site: http://www.thericegallery.com Regular readers of ARTKC365 already know that your humble rambler has a thing for the Flint Hills. Even the occasional visitor to an [...]
Gift, Returned: Anastacia Drake at Scion LAB Gallery Space
Anastacia Drake Artworks by Anastacia 6-10 p.m. Scion LAB Gallery Space 18th and Oak (behind Grinders) Kansas City, MO Tonight only. Artist’s site: http://www.StrokeofRedStudio.com Gallery site: http://www.midwestscionevents.com/scion-space Athletic coaches have a saying: “You can’t coach speed.” That doesn’t mean one can’t teach a fast athlete how to be more efficient, and therefore faster. It does [...]
Fall into Spring: Helen Lea at Helen Lea Studio
Helen Lea Noon-4 p.m. Helen Lea Studio 625 W. Meyer Blvd. Kansas City, MO 816.361.6687 Hours: Noon-4 p.m. Ends today. Artist’s site: http://www.helenleagallery.com Kansas City Artists Coalition site: http://www.kansascityartistscoalition.org Miss the signs of spring? Cracking ice, emerging flowers, that sort of thing? If you’re in the mood for an exchange of seasons, a trip to [...]
Open to Creative Moments: Mary Elmusa Open Studio
Mary Elmusa 11 a.m-4 p.m. Open Studio 5611 Cherokee Circle Fairway, KS 913.722.5345 Hours: 11 a.m.-4 p.m. today and Sunday. This weekend only. Artist’s site: http://www.maryelmusa.com Kansas City Artists Coalition site: http://www.kansascityartistscoalition.org April, according to T.S. Eliot, is the cruelest month. October? Around here, it’s the artiest. Besides all the usual weekly openings (a number [...]
A Walking Tour of the Kansas City Crossroads Art District
Anne Canfield presents a narrated, slide-show walking tour of the Kansas City Crossroads Art District.
Peter Voulkos Demo at the Kansas City Art Institute (1974)
This video via YouTube, courtesy user kfstevens2370.
FOURTH FRIDAY ARTS
The extensive open studios coordinated through the Kansas City Artists Coaltion continues this weekend, with special hours at the gallery itself. Friday in Kansas City brings a new solo exhibition opening at Kemper in the Crossroads and the first of a two-part multi-media original music performance by Mark Southerland and a deep collaboration of artists and musicians.
A Nature Walk in Clay: Amy Meya at Phoenix Gallery
Amy Meya 7-9 p.m. (Artist’s Reception) Phoenix Gallery 919 Massachusetts St. Lawrence, KS 785.843.0080 Hours: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Wednesday, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Thursday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday-Saturday, noon-5 p.m. Sunday Runs through: Oct. 31. Artist’s site: http://ceramicartistamymeya.blogspot.com Gallery site: http://www.phoenixgallery.biz Speaking of tiles … most people usually don’t. Ceramic tiles tend to be utilitarian items. [...]
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