Review

November's First Friday in Kansas City, Missouri, as usual has a plethora of high-quality visual art experiences, mostly concentrated in the Crossroads Art District. This week, we will let the images do most of the talking, while noting that there are also some art-shopping events taking place at Skyline Salon, 2001 Grand Boulevard, November 6, from 6 to 9 p.m., and also above Foundation Architectural Salvage — Urban Bazaar, which is November 6 from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., with entertainment starting at 6 p.m., and November 7 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Check images for links to artists's sites for more images and information. [*they are posted separately this week and will be being added gradually; you can get a calendar digest every week with images directly in your inbox by signing up here.]

Keep in mind that a couple of shows are very limited, such as John Hilger's Pieces of the Pile, showing tonight only, or others are open for First Friday and then by appointment. Tonight the Belger Arts Center has a special guest in conjunction with The Oxford Project, too. Off the First Friday path, the Epsten Gallery at Village Shalom opens a new show by Mark Cowardin on Sunday, November 8, too.

Review had the privilege to spend an hour this week glimpsing the 205 exquisite art works in the brand-new 6,100-square-foot Native American galleries of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art; when they open to all on Wednesday, November 11, we highly recommend that you find at least three hours to spend there (admission to the museum and this permanent exhibition is free — so you can come back again and again as time allows!); see our "coming soon" section for a listing of celebratory events planned at the museum next weekend.

First Friday exhibition openings and events:

2631 Gallery
2631 Holmes Road
Kansas City, Missouri
816-682-2861
First Fridays and by appointment
Quality of Life
Chris Foxworth, Jessica Manco, Will Wilmott, Thomas Woodward
First Friday: November 6, 5-9 p.m.
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Apex Art Space
(Crossroads Dentistry)
1819 Wyandotte Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-841-0206
Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., First Fridays, 6-9 p.m., and by apppointment

The Hidden Exotic
Paintings by Clint Metcalf
First Friday opening reception: October 2, 6-9 p.m.
Open First Friday: November 6, 6-9 p.m.
October 2 — November 30
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Arts Incubator, Cocoon Gallery & INKubator Press
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

Thermals
Hot new works by Arts Incubator Studio and INKubator Press artists; this is a preview of works to be auctioned at the November 14, 2009 Turn On the Heat benefit for the Arts Incubator of Kansas City.
First Friday opening reception: November 6, 6-9 p.m.
November 6 — 27
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b gallery
Studio b
2016 Main Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-994-8995
Gallery hours: First Fridays, 6-10 p.m., First Saturdays, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. and by appointment

Bekah Ash  &  Marydahna Nicholoff
First Friday: November 6, 6-10 p.m.
October 2 — November 30
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The Base Gallery
2012 Baltimore Avenue
(inside Leedy-Voulkos Art Center)
Kansas City, Missouri
816-398-8109
Wednesday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., First Friday 6-9 p.m., and by appointment

What the Boss Doesn't Know Won't Hurt Him
Milosz Konefal's new work ("be economical and make art at work")
First Friday opening: November 6, 6-9 p.m.
November 6 — 30
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Belger Arts Center
2100 Walnut Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-474-3250
Wednesday-Friday, 10 a.m.-4.p.m., (non-holiday First Fridays until 9 p.m.), Saturdays, noon-4 p.m., and by appointment

The Oxford Project
25 triptychs of photographs and revelations from The Oxford Project, 1984— 2005 by Peter Feldstein (photographs) and Stephen G. Bloom (text). More information here about the Oxford, Iowa, photography project, involving 670 of the town's 676 residents
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Hold That Thought: Contained Narratives
Sculpture from the Belger Collection, focusing on works interweaving narrative with some form of  encasement, including that by Terry Allen, William Christenberry, Marilyn Levine, and Renee Stout
First Friday special event: November 6, 6-8 p.m. Journalist Steven G. Bloom, who interviewed the subjects of Peter Feldstein's photographs and wrote the text for each triptych in The Oxford Project, will be on hand at the gallery to talk with visitors about the work. He will give a gallery talk from 6 to 6:20 p.m. and then be on hand through 8 pm. to meet and greet visitors

October 2 — December 31
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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.

William Rainey: Magic Show
Preview event and artist's talk: November 5, 6-8 p.m.
First Friday opening and artist reception: November 6, 6-9 p.m.
November 2 — December 1
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Byron Cohen Gallery
2020 Baltimore Avenue
Kansas City, Missouri
816-421-5665
Thursday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., First Fridays 7-9 p.m., and by appointment

Looking East : Young Artists from China
Prints and paintings by Feng Zhengjie, Guo Wei, Yang Qian, Huang Yan, Sheng Qi, Liu Hong, and Gao Xiaowu
First Friday hours: November 6, 7-9 p.m.
October 2, 2009 — January 1, 2010
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Carnegie Arts Center
601 South Fifth Street (at Walnut)
Leavenworth, Kansas
913-651-0765
Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.

Kansas State University Painting Society Exhibition
Leavenworth County Artists’ Association exhibition
Opening reception: November 6, 6-8 p.m.
November 6 — 28
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The Central Exchange
1020 Central Avenue
Kansas City, Missouri

Arts & Issues
A bi-monthly networking and educational luncheon that is designed to broaden awareness of the arts and cultural history, policies, and issues, presented in partnership with The Central Exchange, The Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce, and the Arts Council of Metropolitan Kansas City. Free to Central Exchange members; registration for others $20. Please call 816-471-7560 or visit the Central Exchange site to RSVP.

November 6, 11:45 a.m.-1 p.m. The Art Factor: Medical Missions Foundation "Medicine and art make a powerful team. While one heals the body, the other lifts the soul — a magical combination. In 1996 Drs. Tony and Luz Racella harnessed this magic to make a difference in the lives of poor and disadvantaged children throughout the world by founding the Medical Missions Foundation. Art is an integral part of MMF. In addition to the medical staff, each mission team includes individuals whose primary role is to bring light and joy through artistic endeavors. From organizing art projects for children awaiting treatment, to brightening the dismal hallways of hospitals with cheerful murals, the work of volunteer artists contributes something special to each mission. Volunteer artist and children's book illustrator Laura Huliska Beith and MMF Executive Director Jane Savidge, join us to share how MMF has changed thousands of lives through medical intervention and the healing power of art."
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Hilliard Gallery
Celebrating 35th anniversary in 2009
404 East 18th Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-561-2956
Tuesday-Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., First Fridays, 6-9 p.m., Saturday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

Viata: Life in Romania
Photo essay by Andrea Nigh
First Friday opening reception: November 6, 6-10 p.m.
November 6 — 27
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Honeytree Gallery
504 East 18th Street, Unit 102
Kansas City, Missouri

Pieces of the Pile
A solo exhibition by John Hilger; watch a video from the artist about contructing the interactive sculpture
First Friday only: November 6, 6-9 p.m., with musical guests Brother Pink Sheets and Deadman Flats and costumes by Wildman Vintage
November 6
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JP Wine Bar & Coffee House
1526 Walnut Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-842-2660
Monday-Saturday, 2:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m.

Erin McAllister
fiber arts
First Friday: November 6, 5 p.m.
November 6 — December 5
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KCAI Crossroads Gallery
1908 Main Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-802-3423
Fridays, 6-9 p.m.

Pattern & Form in a Graphic Design Context
Curated by Ramzy Masri and Ian Tirone
First Friday opening reception: November 6, 6-9 p.m.
November 6, 13, 20
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Keyhole Gallery
1903 Wyandotte Avenue
Kansas City, Missouri
816-326-8851
First Fridays, 4-10 p.m. and by appointment

Heartfelt Hoo Ha
Robert Tapley Bustamante
First Friday opening: November 6, 4-10 p.m.
November 6
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la Esquina
1000 West 25th Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-221-5115
Thursday-Saturday, noon-5 p.m. and by appointment

Installation Operettas: Moon Bears and Sister Wives
By Mark Southerland, with numerous other artitsts; Moon Bears and Sister Wives "is an experimental, narrative-driven, two-part multimedia extravaganza that will blur the boundaries between genres and disciplines, showcase technical brilliance, challenge perceptions of jazz music, and create an immersive real-time experience." Doors open at 7 p.m.; tickets are $10 . Read more from the Charlotte Street Foundation.
November 6, 8 p.m. Moon Bears and Sister Wives: Banquet Boat, with special guests Brian Haas and Annie Elicott
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The Late Show
1600 Cherry Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-474-1300; 816-359-7174
Wednesday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m., First Fridays until 10 p.m. and by appointment
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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

Witness: Perspectives on War
Ten-person multi-media exhibition featuring major and large-scale works by Tim Guthrie, Jim Leedy, Jim Sajovic, Denis Reichel, and John Thein, with new work by Justin Bell, Skyler Bieberly, Gear, Misha Kligman and Matteo Potter; curated by Holly Swangstu and including an encore installation of Jim Leedy's millennium The Earth Lies Screaming 3-D mural project, created in conjunction with Grand Arts; please note: this exhibition is considered PG-13
First Friday opening: November 6, 6-9 p.m.
November 6, 2009 — January 2010
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Mattie Rhodes Art Gallery
915 West 17th Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-221-2349
Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Day of the Dead
10th annual Día de Los Muertos Exhibition and Celebration
First Friday encore reception: November 6, 6-9 p.m.
October 2 — November 20
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The Mercy Seat Gallery
210 East 16th Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-421-4833
Open daily from noon-8 p.m.

The Space Between
Mixed media photography by Andrea Bledsoe
First Friday opening: November 6, 7-10 p.m., with live music / video performance by Thee Devotion and Barry Anderson
November 6 — December 3
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{:m Momentum Gallery
2014 Main Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-560-1450
First Fridays, 6-9 p.m. and by appointment

Mark Raines presents
Celestial Peepshow: An Erotic Look at the Moon
First Friday opening: November 6, 6-9 p.m.
November 6 — 30
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Pi Art Gallery
419 East 18th Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-210-6534
Tuesday, 7:30 a.m.-noon; Wednesday-Friday, 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m. (until 9 p.m. on First Fridays); Saturday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Sunday, 8 a.m.-2 p.m.

Kansas City When the Sun Goes Down
New paintings by Jane Pronko
First Friday opening reception: November 6, 6-9 p.m.
November 6 — 28
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Plenum Space
504 E. 18th Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-929-5930
First Fridays, 6-10 p.m. and by appointment

Junkyard by Aaron Dougherty
First Friday opening: November 6, 6-10 p.m.
November 6 — 27
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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.

Where the Wild Things Are
Bernadette Curran, Shanna Fliegel, Martha Grover, Calder Kamin, Brooke Noble, and Shoko Teruyama
First Friday opening reception: November 6, 6- 9 p.m.
November 5 — 28
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Shaughnessy & Associates Photography
2010 Baltimore, #405
Kansas City, Missouri

Mark Hennick
paintings
First Friday: November 6, 6-9 p.m.
November 6
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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.

Jeff Aeling: Looking West
new paintings
&
Carl Corey: Habitat
photography
First Friday opening reception: November 6, 7-9 p.m.
November 6, 2009 — January 2, 2010
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(the) Slap-n-Tickle (me) Gallery
504 East 18th Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-716-5940
First Fridays, 6-11 p.m., often first Saturdays, 1-4 p.m., and also by appointment

H Stewart: Legally Naked
Album release ("Dora Elizabeth," a tribute to the artist's late grandmother) and performance by H Stewart and two other performance artists, who will be being painted live during the show (by Héctor Casanova et. al.); Stewart's chemical art work will also be featured

First Friday: November 6, 8-11 p.m.
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Studio Wood
130 West 18th Street
Kansas City, Missouri

Darrin D. Dressler
photography
First Friday silent auction: November 6, 5-10 p.m., with music by DJ Jim Hubble. Both photography and PK Steel Designs custom furnishings are featured in the auction, and a portion of the proceeds benefit Harvesters Food Network.
November 6
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Third Eye Gallery
2024 Main Street
(gallery entrance on Baltimore)
Kansas City, Missouri
816-931-7160
Gallery hours: Monday & Friday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m, First Friday until 9 p.m. and by appointment

Reinventions
Nicholas and Angela Snyder
First Friday opening reception: November 6, 5-9 p.m.
November 6 — 30
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Unit 5 Gallery
1920 Wyandotte Avenue, #5
Kansas City, Missouri
816-841-5500
Saturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., First Fridays, 6-9 p.m., and by appointment

Women's Work
FABulous, FUNctional, WEARable art by 10 women artists: Meredith Host, Holly Stewart, Ginny Vineyard and Lizzie Drake, Genevieve Flynne, Scarlett Garnett, April Hernandez, Gabrielle Oppenheimer, Anne Lloyd du Pont, Sun Smith-Foret
First Friday opening reception: November 6, 6-9 p.m.
November 6 – December 19
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WearHaus Studios
1800 Central Avenue, Suite 204
Kansas City, Missouri 64108
816-842-1678
First Fridays, 6-10 p.m.

WearHaus First Friday
Remnants Trunk Show, featuring Steampunk Robots
First Friday: November 6, 6-10 p.m.

Saturday/Sunday

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, May 2 — December 19, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
November 7
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Halls Plaza
211 Nichols Road
Kansas City, Missouri
816-274-3230

Simon and Pia Pearce
Book/Art-signing event with founders of Simon Pearce hand-made glass and pottery, Simon and Pia Pearce; their new book is called Way of Living and discusses their childhood, journey from Ireland to the United States and core principles
November 7, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

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The Kansas City Jewish Museum of Contemporary Art
(Epsten Gallery at Village Shalom)
5500 West 123rd Street (at Nall)
Leawood, Kansas
913-266-8413

Mark Cowardin: From the Ground Up
New large-scale scultpure
Exhibition opening reception: November 8, 2-4 p.m., with a conversation with the artist in the gallery at 3 p.m.
November 8, 2009 — January 3, 2010
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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.

November 7, 2-3 p.m. Meet Me at the Museum Tour Meet at the visitor services desk for a free docent-led tour and lively discussion about WYETH: Three Generations of Artistry, on display through November 29.
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WearHaus Studios
1800 Central Avenue, Suite 204
Kansas City, Missouri 64108
816-842-1678
First Fridays, 6-10 p.m.

WearHaus Designer Trunk Show
Second Wednesdays, 5:30-9:30 p.m. at Bulldog, 1715 Main Street
November 11

Closing:

Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art
2818 Frederick Avenue
St. Joseph, Missouri
816-233-7003
Tuesday-Friday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Saturday-Sunday, 1-4 p.m.

Works from Perception: Midwest Paint Group
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Judith Macky: Prairie School
September 11 — November 7
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Dolphin Gallery
1600 Liberty Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-842-5877
Tuesday-Friday, 9 a.m.- 5 p.m., Saturday, noon-5 p.m.; closed October 10

Eric Sall: Isolated Incidents
solo exhibition
&
Rachel Hayes: Ice Cold Daydream
installation
&
James Brinsfield, Mike Erickson, Jim Leedy
September 4 — November 7
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Thornhill Art Gallery
by Dallavis Center, Avila University
11901 Wornall Road
Kansas City, Missouri
816-501-2443
Open Tuesday-Friday, noon-3 p.m. and by appointment

A Summer of 1828: Asheer Akram
October 9 — November 6

Select events coming soon:

Cara and Cabezas Contemporary
218 Delaware, Suite 208
Kansas City, Missouri
816-332-6239
Receptions, open house dates, and by appointment

Picnic on Art Island
In-studio dinner and releast of limited edition print
November 14, 6 p.m. Barry Anderson (studio in Kansas City, Missouri), with catering by Kristen Montgomery. Tickets are $175 (includes 11" x 17"- inch limited edition print, archival pigment ink print on cotton rag paper, from an edition of 50,  accompanied by a certificate signed and numbered by the artist) or $35 for picnic only. Reservations can be made through November 9 through the gallery.

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Grand Arts
1819 Grand Boulevard
Kansas City, Missouri
816-421-6887
Thursday & Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday,  11 a.m.-5 p.m., and by appointment

Ecstatic Resistance
A group show curated by Emily Roysdon and featuring Yael Bartana, Sharon Hayes, Matthew Lutz-Kinoy, My Barbarian, Jeanine Oleson, Ulrike Ottinger, Adrian Piper, A.L. Steiner, Dean Spade & Craig Willse, and Ian White; more about Ecstatic Resistance here.
Second Friday opening reception: November 13, 6-9 p.m., with a performance by Matthew Lutz-Kinoy at 7 p.m.
November 13, 2009 — January 16, 2010

Additional events:
November 14, 1-5 p.m. Performances by Ian White and Dean Spade & Craig Willse, followed by a roundtable discussion with Emily Roysdon and the artists at Grand Arts

November 14, 8 p.m. Broke People's Baroque Peoples' Theater A performance by My Barbarian and local participants (see call below) at la Esquina gallery (1000 W. 25th St., Kansas City, Mo.)

Open call for performers to participate in My Barbarian's workshop, November 10-13, 1-5 p.m., which culminates in the public performance at la Esquina gallery on the 14th, to be recorded and included in the Grand Arts exhibition. To apply, please e-mail Lacey Wozney at Grand Arts. Learn how to contact Lacey Wozny at Grand Arts here, where many more details about Ecstatic Resistance and the visiting artists can also be found.
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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.

Artspace Project Wall: Relax (by David Ford)
Starting November 13

2009 Charlotte Street Foundation Visual Artist Awards
Dylan Mortimer, Jaimie Warren, Andrzej Zielinski
Second Friday opening reception: November 13, 6-8 p.m.
November 14, 2009 — March 27, 2010
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Kansas City Art Institute
4415 Warwick Boulevard
Kansas City, Missouri
Usual events contact: 816-802-3423

Kauffman Foundation Global Entrepreneurship Week event at KCAI, held in Epperson Auditorium in Vanderslice Hall on the main campus; free and open to the public
November 16, 7 p.m. Global Outreach II: KCAI Educators Abroad Instructors from the Kansas City Art Institute — Karen McCoy, associate professor of sculpture; Brett Reif, assistant professor in the School of the Foundation Year; George Timock, professor of ceramics; and Michael Wickerson, chair of the sculpture department, will talk about their various recent experiences with art-making outside of the United States and "discuss their international experiences and how these activities have fostered global relationships, developed their professional practice as artists and enriched their careers as educators": McCoy was invited to be one of eight artists to participate in the 2009 Guandu Nature Park International Sculpture Festival in Taipei, Taiwan; Reif traveled with his wife, Dr. Mara Gibson, in Thailand in July 2009, which served as inspiration for his artistic identity and creative practive; Timock spent a fall 2008 sabbatical in residency at International Ceramics Studio in Keckemet, Hungary, where he was inspired by local architecture and worked in Herend porcelain; and Wickerson recently participated in the Can Serrat international residency program to work on a new series drawing on the culture and landscape of Montserrat Natural Park near Barcelona, Spain.

ArtSounds: exploring cross-media expression through creative concert-making, between faculty partners at KCAI and the University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservtory of Music; held in Epperson Auditorium in Vanderslice Hall on the main KCAI campus, free and open to the public
November 10, 7:30 p.m. Intermedia features cellist Madeleine Shapiro performing solo works for the cello with a variety of media, including electronic, video and spoken word, including recent pieces from her "Nature Project" and a special Kansas City premiere.

Current Perspectives Visiting Artist Lecture Series
Held in Epperson Auditorium in Vanderslice Hall on the KCAI campus; free

November 12, 7 p.m. Jordan Bass and Chris Ying "both work at McSweeney’s, a quarterly journal that features art and fiction from both new and established artists and writers. Chris Ying is an editor and designer for McSweeney’s and the magazine Meatpaper. He is also the co-author of a children’s book titled, 109 Forgotten American Heroes and Nine or so Villains, as well as the upcoming McSweeney’s book, What If I Ate this Boot? Jordan Bass is the managing editor of McSweeney’s Quarterly, for which he also does a great deal of design."

November 19, 7 p.m. Dan Cameron, "founding director and chief curator of Prospect New Orleans, a new international biennial whose first edition opened in November 2008 at multiple sites around the city and closed in January 2009. He also serves as director of visual arts for the Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans. Cameron was senior curator at the New Museum of Contemporary Art in New York from 1995 to 2006, where his exhibitions included survey or new-work exhibitions by Eugenio Dittborn, Carroll Dunham, Teresita Fernandez, William Kentridge, Los Carpinteros, Nalini Malani, Paul McCarthy, Jun Nguyen-Hatsushiba, Marcel Odenbach, Pierre et Gilles, Faith Ringgold, Doris Salcedo, Carolee Schneemann, Francesco Vezzoli, David Wojnarowicz, Martin Wong and Xu Bing. In 2003 Cameron was the artistic director for the 8th Istanbul Biennial, and in 2006 he co-organized the 10th Taipei Biennial. In 2006 he was the curator of New York, Interrupted, the inaugural exhibition for pkm Gallery Beijing. In 2008, as guest curator for the Orange County Museum of Art, he organized a retrospective of the American painter Peter Saul. Cameron also serves as senior curator for Next Wave Visual Art at Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) and is a member of the graduate faculty of the School of Visual Arts in New York."

KCAI Northland Campus for Special Programs
1801 NW Platte Road, Suite 275
Riverside, Missouri
Call to RSVP for this event: 816-505-1443

November 9, 7 p.m. Michele Fricke, professor and program head of art history at KCAI, presents “What Was Dan Brown Thinking” and explore the art historical claims made in Brown’s The Da Vinci Code (2003) and Angels and Demons (2001), which have both been made into successful movies. "In both books, the author placed his protagonist, the Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon, against a backdrop of artists and their works to spin fantastical yarns, which are admittedly exciting, compelling reads." The lecture is free and open to the public but an RSVP is requested.
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The Kansas City Museum
3218 Gladstone Boulevard
Kansas City, Missouri
816-483-8300
Tuesday-Saturday, 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Sunday, noon-4:30 p.m.

Community Curator Program
Historians and history educators share perspectives on artifacts they choose from the Museum collection, providing fresh insight about artifacts and collections of Kansas City Museum and Union Station. Community Curator lectures are presented the fourth Tuesday of each month (earlier in November and December due to holidays) and include presentation of actual artifacts. Lectures are free to the public.

November 17, 6 p.m. Dr. Timothy Westcott, Park University professor talks about Kansas City’s Civil War history, particularly the Battle of Westport and General Order No. 11, using the George Caleb Bingham painting, Martial Law.

Preservation Workshop, held at the Kansas City Museum; $10 ($8 for museum members); registration is required — please call the museum at 816-483-8300 to sign up.

November 15, 2 p.m. KCM/Union Station Kansas City preparator Ryan Schaub talks about methods and techniques for supporting and presenting personal artifacts for safe display. Schaub has 10 years' experience in museum work and will share principles and practices of making substantial, visually-appropriate mounts and holders and will be able to answer visitors' questions about display challenges.

Members-Only Hard-Hat Tours
November 15 & December 20, 3-4 p.m. Corinthian Hall, built in 1910 and designed by Henry F. Hoit, is undergoing extensive restoration. Friends of the Kansas City Museum can get an up-close and personal look at the progress and process through special tours led by Museum Director Christopher Leitch. Learn about the historic Beaux Arts / revivalist mansion, see recovered original features and get a glimpse of future plans. More information is available about the museum, the collection and restoration (and membership) at the Friends of the Kansas City Museum site.
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The Kansas City Public Library — Central
14 West 10th Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-701-3400
Monday-Wednesday, 9 a.m.-9 p.m., Thursday, 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Friday, 9 a.m.- 5 p.m., Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sunday, 1-5 p.m.; free parking is available in the Library District Parking Garage at 10th and Baltimore

Western Ranch and Rodeo Women
Photographs by Barbara Van Cleve; exhibition developed by National Cowgirl Hall of Fame
October 10 — November 15

Unscripted: Robert Altman Film Retrospective "Altman learned his craft in Kansas City, making industrial films for the Calvin Company. When he moved on to TV, his expertise set his work apart. In Hollywood, he revolutionized the industry as a persistent enemy of the studio system and conventional filmmaking. Nominated for five Academy Awards as a director, he was awarded an honorary Oscar that recognized 'a career that has repeatedly reinvented the art form and inspired filmmakers and audiences alike.'"

November 7, 1:30 p.m. McCabe And Mrs. Miller (1971)
November 9, 6 p.m. The Long Goodbye (1973)
November 14, 1:30 p.m. Califorina Split (1974)
November 21, 1:30 p.m. Nashville (1975)
November 23, 6 p.m. Short Cuts (1993)
November 28, 1:30 p.m. Gosford Park (2001)
November 30, 6 p.m. A Prairie Home Companion (2006)
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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.

American Indian Galleries
A new suite of American Indian art galleries — 6,100 square feet — quadruples the space previously devoted to American Indian art and showcases 205 objects of the highest calibre from most major North American Indian groups, dating from pre-European contact to the present.
New gallery grand opening: November 11, 2009

Related events, including Target Family Sunday:

November 14 — 15 American Indian Celebration Weekend "The Museum continues its celebration of the new American Indian art galleries with a series of performances featuring nationally known performance groups and students from Haskell Indian Nations University. Visitors of all ages will enjoy this family-oriented event."
November 14, noon-12:45 p.m. & November 15, 3-3:45 p.m. Haskell Performance Group demonstrates a Smoke Dance, native singing and traditional flute in the Bloch Lobby
November 14, 1-1:30 p.m. & 3:30:30 p.m. & November 15, 2-2:30 p.m. Copper Maker Dancers, renowned Kwakiutl group from the Pacific Northwest perform traditional dances in the Atkins Auditorium; free, but tickets are required (Please call or visit museum site).
November 14, 1:45-2:30 p.m. Midnite Express, and award-winning group of Southwest and Plains region performers gives a hand-drum performance, with singing and dance, in the Bloch Lobby.
November 15, 1-1:45 p.m. Midnight Express in Kirkwood Hall
November 15, 4-4:45 p.m. Celebration Finale The Haskell Performance Group joins Midnite Express in leading a celebratory Round Dance, in which museum visitors are encouraged to join
Ongoing November 14 & 15: Museum volunteers will be stationed in the Indian Galleries to answer questions and to provide gallery activities for children

November 19, 11 a.m.-noon & 1:30-2:30 p.m. Know Your Museum Tour A docent-led tour of the American Indian galleries, witha focus on Prehistoric, Woodlands and PLains cultures and key features of the collection. Free; meet at the info Desk (limit 30)
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Review Studios Exhibition Space
1708 Campbell Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-471-2343
Gallery hours: Tuesday-Friday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. (entrance on Campbell), First Fridays, 6-9 p.m., Saturday, noon-4 p.m. and special events (entrance on East 17th Street)

Review Studios Group Exhibition
Barry Anderson, Diana Heise, Archie Scott Gobber, Marcie Miller Gross, Beniah Leuschke, Lonnie Powell, Warren Rosser, Davin Watne, Elijah Gowin, Andrea Flamini, Colby K. Smith, May Tveit, and James Woodfill
Opening reception: November 13, 6-9 p.m.
November 13, 2009 — February 12, 2010
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Spencer Museum of Art
The University of Kansas
1301 Mississippi Street
785-864-4710
Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Thursday until 8 p.m., Sunday, noon-4 p.m.

November 13, 10-11:30 a.m. Town and Gown Forum, held in the North Balcony Gallery, free. "What do Andy Warhol, Boy George, and 1980s photographs have in common? What is it about celebrity culture that is distinctly visual? How have 1980s music videos affected our personal gender politics?" The perspectives of a curator, an artist, a librarian, and a film professor can help answer those questions. Town & Gown Forum is co-sponsored by the Hall Center for the Humanities and the Spencer Museum of Art and presents four speakers who each will give 15-minute presentations on topics inspired by the Spencer’s exhibition Big Shots: Andy Warhol, Celebrity Culture, and the 1980s, on display through January 24, 2010, with each talk immediately followed by a Q&A and discussion. Spencer curator and exhibition organizer Susan Earle will begin the session with an overview then serve as moderator. Speakers and their subjects are: Tami Albin, Undergraduate Instruction & Outreach Librarian, on "My identity through 80s music: Why I love the Boy"— focusing on Canadian and British new wave/new romantic and punk music, plus gender issues related to Boy George, Motley Crue, Ratt, and Annie Lennox; Cathy Preston, Associate Professor, Film & Media Studies, on "Celebrity Culture and Consumer Societies;" and Luke Jordan, artist and Lecturer, Design Department, on issues related to Warhol and photography.
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The Writers Place
3607 Pennsylvania Avenue
Kansas City, Missouri
816-753-1090
Tuesday-Thursday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. and for special events

Scratch
Paintings by Larry McAnany
Reception: November 14, 6-9 p.m.
October 10 — December 27