Archive for November, 2009
He Knows the Lay of the Landscape: Troy Swangstu at ARTichokes
Troy Swangstu 10 a.m.-7 p.m. ARTichokes 10557 Mission Road Leawood, KS 913.322.9481 Hours: 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, 1-5 p.m. Sunday Runs through: Feb. 6, 2010 Gallery site: http://www.artichokeskc.com Troy Swangstu comes from a family where everyone is “The Creative One”. Older brother Eric is an oil painter. [...]
An Artistic Gift that Keeps on Giving: Jeffrey Owen Hanson at Whole Foods Market
Jeffrey Owen Hanson 7:30 a.m.-10 p.m. Whole Foods Market 7401 West 91st St Overland Park, KS 913.652.9633 Hours: 7:30 a.m.-10 p.m., Monday-Sunday. Runs Through: Dec. 31 Artist’s site: http://www.jeffreyowenhanson.com Store site: http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/stores/metcalf/ The Thanksgiving weekend is drawing to a close. Some of us are seeing off relatives. Others are returning to the city after some [...]
FOURTH SATURDAY CALENDAR DIGEST
New work at Cara and Cabezas Contemporary in Kansas City, Missouri, plus 100+ artists offering interesting work for sale in Lawrence, Kansas, Saturday, November 28.
Sights for Soaring Eyes: Nancy Todd Roberts at Images Gallery
Nancy Todd Roberts Balloon Patterns Series 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Images Gallery 7320 West 80th St. Overland Park, KS 913.232.7113 Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. Artist’s site: http://www.nancytoddroberts.com Gallery site: http://www.imagesgallery.org The new year is still more than a month away, but Nancy Todd Roberts has already broken out the balloons. Okay, so the balloons she [...]
WINGS FROM FAITH
Amanda Marie Monson’s drawings expose her gift to shape and spawn fabulous beasts from the taxonomy of her own imagination with fine precision.
Black and White Friday: Justin Nicholson at The Bourgeois Pig
Justin Nicholson Urban Wreckollections: point and shoot black and white 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: Dec. 19 Gallery site: http://myspace.com/bourgeoispig Up at 4 a.m., planning your annual pilgrimage to the land of loss leaders, crowded aisles and mail-in rebates? [...]
A Roadside Thrill Ride for the Eyes: Tim Morales at Art in R Park
Tim Morales Untitled Steel Sculpture 24 Hours. Art in R Park Roe Blvd. at 48th St. Roeland Park, KS Hours: 24 hours Runs through: March 31 Art in R Park site: http://www.roelandpark.net/art-in-r-park.html Art might be the farthest thing from your mind today, behind food and family and football — well, the pointy-ended American kind, in [...]
Suburban Jazz: David Stromeyer at 119th and Metcalf
David Stromeyer Shim Sham Shimmy 24 Hours Metcalf at 119th St. (Southwest Corner) Overland Park, KS Permanent installation. Artist’s Site: http://www.davidstromeyer.com Arts and Recreation of Overland Park Site: http://www.artsandrec-op.org You can do something I can’t today. You can drive by David Stromeyer’s big blue steel sculpture at 119th and Metcalf, while you’re running those last-minute [...]
The Stories of Familiar Strangers: Bekah Ash at b gallery
Bekah Ash 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: Nov. 30 Artist’s site: http://www.bekahash.com Bekah Ash paints one thing: Stylish-looking women with large eyes and cryptic expressions. She does it well [...]
Creative Principal: Aaron Sutton at Sixth Street Gallery and Corner Coffee Cafe
Aaron Sutton As Above So Below 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. Monday-Friday (7 a.m.-4:30 p.m. after Thanksgiving) Runs though: [...]
Cloudy with a 100 Percent Chance of Art: Jordan Pitts at OneVillage a Community Church
Jordan Pitts 1:30-3:30 p.m. OneVillage a Community Church 5700 Nall Roeland Park, KS 913.400.2060 Hours after Sunday: By appointment. Runs through: Dec. 13 Gallery site: http://www.onevillagekc.com Yes, today will see a couple of open hours outside the regular Final Friday openings at OneVillage a Community Church. I’ll be doing some work there this afternoon, so stop [...]
The Click of a Shutter, the Click of a Mouse: Dennis Littleworth at Homer's Coffee House
Dennis Littleworth 6:30 a.m-10 p.m. Homer’s Coffee House 7126 W. 80th St. Overland Park, KS 913.381.6022 Hours: 6:30 a.m.-10 p.m. Monday-Saturday Runs through: Nov. 30 Artist’s site: http://www.dejavyou.com Gallery site: http://www.homerscoffeehouse.com The process of digitally enhancing photographs is not without controversy. Is it just another possible tool in an artist’s kit, or a sacreligious alteration of [...]
Stoking the Fires of Creativity: Rhoda J. Powers at Wines by Jennifer
Rhoda J. Powers 6-8 p.m. Wines by Jennifer 405 Main Street Parkville, MO 816.505.9463 Hours after opening reception: noon-8 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday Runs through: Feb. 28, 2010 Artist’s site: http://web.mac.com/rhodajpowers Gallery site: http://www.winesbyjennifer.com Attempting two openings in the same month is daunting enough for an artist. Rhoda J. Powers is opening two shows in as many [...]
IMAGES THIRD FRIDAY PREVIEW
Images of new and highlighted work for Third Friday, November 20, in conjuction with Review’s weekly visual arts calendar digest.
THIRD FRIDAY ARTS CALENDAR DIGEST
Downtown Kansas City, Missouri, is the place to be for Third Friday — including Columbus Park neighborhood and the West Bottoms… but you’ll want to travel south to the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, too. There’s plenty to do and see this weekend and coming week in visual arts. Happy Thanksgiving! Click the image or title to see the full listing.
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