Review

A look ahead and at what is open over the holidays

Besides the Tivoli Theatre and other movie venues, visual arts experiences are limited, since, of course,  galleries and museums are closed for Christmas Day. They are also closed for the next national holiday, New Year's Day, which happens to fall on a First Friday. Many Crossroads galleries (along with the usual Second Friday Art Walk participants in Kansas City, Kansas) are opening new exhibitions on January 8. Meanwhile, Review brings you a list of what work is still on view during the holiday season … and beyond. (Please click here to view the image and read about its history.)

Continuing and coming exhibitions:

6th Street Gallery at YWCA of Greater Kansas City
1017 North 6th Street
Kansas City, Kansas
913-371-1105
Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. and Second Friday Art Walk; closed December 24-January 3

Ark of Friends: A Look at Local Outsider Art
Featuring John Nelson
Second Friday Art Walk artist reception: January 8, 5-8 p.m.
January 8 — February 10

Aaron Sutton: As Above So Below
Through January 5, 2010
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75th Street Gallery
3500 West 75th Street, Suite 210
Prairie Village, Kansas
816-805-3518
Wednesday-Saturday, 1-5 p.m. and by appointment; closed December 25 and January 1

ANEW: A Seasoned Change
Group exhibition featuring charcoal drawings, oil paintings, pastels, gourd vessels and botanical arrangements, including exhibiting artists Brownie Hayek, Rich Hayek, Gary Ozias, Ron Raymer, William Rose, Jerry Stogsdill, Jason Waite, and Michael Walsh
Through February 3, 2010
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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.; closed December 24 & 25 and January 1

Jam Session: America's Jazz Ambassadors Embrace the World
Photo exhibition of 100+ images of jazz greats like Louis Armstrong, Dave Brubeck, Duke Ellington, Dizzy Gillespie and Benny Goodman, from their tours for the U.S. State Department, mid-1950s-1970s; includes clips from the John H. Baker Film Collection and selected artifacts from UMKC Marr Sound Archives and American Jazz Museum collections
Through February 19, 2010
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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; closed December 25 and January 1

Jennifer Rivera: 40
Reception: (Crossroads area First Friday, delayed for holiday) January 8, 6-9 p.m.
Through January 31, 2010
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Arts Council of Metropolitan Kansas City
906 Grand Avenue 10th Floor
Kansas City, Missouri
816-994-9226
Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; please call ahead to 816-221-1777 to check viewing availability of Now Showing

Dierk Van Keppel and Ken Rizor
Through December 31
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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

Lowbrow Apocalypse: Custom work by Frankie Von Dell
Through December 29
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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; closed January-February 2010

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
Through 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. (Closed New Year's Day, January 1)

Aileen Chong: New works
First Friday opening reception: (moved for New Year's holiday) January 8, 6-9 p.m.
January 8 — 30

Gallery Artists
with
Shannon Gaines Bowman: Members Only
&
Rich Bowman: Very Small Landscapes
Through January 4, 2010
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The Blue Djinn Gallery
1400 Union Avenue
Kansas City, Missouri
816-518-4649

Kat Dison: Recycled Stories
Collective of sculptures and assemblages made entirely from trash. A percentage of work sold will benefit The 816 Bike Collective.
Through January 15, 2010
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The Bourgeois Pig
6 East 9th Street
Lawrence, Kansas
785-843-1001
Wine and coffee shop; hosts artwork. Contact for art exhibitions: Molly Murphy at 785-979-2625

Polar Eyes by JC Cirese
Through January 16, 2010
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Bulldog Bar & Grill
1715 Main Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-421-4799
Restaurant hours (including First Fridays)

Joel Schlotterer: Paintings , with additional work at Czar Bar 1531 Grand Boulevard)
Through December 29
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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
Holiday season hours: December 24, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.; closed December 25-28; December 29-31, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.; closed January 1-6

Lesley Dill : The Strange Experience of Beauty
Second Friday opening: (moved for New Year's holiday) January 8, 7-9 p.m.
January 8 —

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
Through December 31
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Cara and Cabezas Contemporary
218 Delaware, Suite 208
Kansas City, Missouri
816-332-6239
Receptions, open house dates, and by appointment
Kansas City Limited Editions prints

The Voice That Reaches You II
work by Ernesto Bautista, Boris Ciudad Real, Jose Faus, Roxana Marroquin, and Alexia Miranda
Through January 31, 2010
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City Market Coffee House
City Market complex, northwest corner
Third and Main streets
Kansas City, Missouri
816-718-3005

Francie Moretina
photography
December 18, 2009 — January 18, 2010
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Corridor Art Space
Office of Gould Evans Associates
4041 Mill Street
(Westport Road and Pennsylvania)
Kansas City, Missouri
Art is visible when Manor Square (which also houses the Tivoli Theatre) is open, daily 8 a.m.-10 p.m. To request a private showing, please contact Julie Hendrix at 816-931-6655.

Sticks and Stones
Steve Rimmer
Opening reception: January 28, 5-7 p.m.
January 28 — March 9

Delicate Manufacturing
Deana Winter
December 10, 2009 — January 19, 2010
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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.

David Ford's Relax
Through January 9, 2010
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Eva Reynolds Fine Arts, Inc. I
4851 West 134th Street
Leawood, Kansas
913-681-8002
Tuesday-Thursday & Saturday, 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m., and Friday & Sunday by appointment; see other locations at SOHO 119 in Leawood and at the Sheraton on the Country Club Plaza; ; closed December 25 and January 1

Tom Corbin
&
Babe Altha & Dennis Smith
Through January 10, 2010
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Eva Reynolds Fine Arts, Inc. III
Sheraton Country Club Plaza
770 West 47th Street
Kansas City, Missouri
913-681-8002
Open daily, 8 a.m.-9 p.m.; closed December 25 and January 1

Martha Sporek
&
Masoom Khwaja
Through December 31
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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.
Through January 16, 2010
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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.; closed for winter break and reopening January 12

Artspace Project Wall: Relax (by David Ford; outdoors, facing west)
Starting November 13

2009 Charlotte Street Foundation Visual Artist Awards
Dylan Mortimer, Jaimie Warren, Andrzej Zielinski
Through March 27, 2010
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Hilliard Gallery
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.

4th Annual Holiday Open House Exhibition
Includes: Barbara Cleary, Peter Cole, David Gross, John Marak, Burton Morris, Debbie Homola,  Lacey Lewis Guinotte Wise and others; object d'arte by Tammy Smith; glass artwork by  Glass Eye Studios, Bob Hanley and Garth Mudge; and jewelry by Blue Bus Studios, Amber Charboneau,  Suzayo Glass, Freddie Wise and others
Through December 27
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Images Art Gallery
7320 West 80th Street
Overland Park, Kansas
913-648-0364
Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; closed December 25 and January 1

Bess Duston
&
Barbara Stoll
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Children's Peace Project murals from People to People International: Murals by children from 10+ countries, opening presentation of traveling exhibition
Through January 15, 2010
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Imago Dei Arts Center
1015 Minnesota Avenue
(Historic Granada Theater)
Kansas City, Kansas
913-233-0266
Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m-5 p.m.; please call to check for holiday hours

George Chrisman
retrospective exhibition
Second Friday Art Walk opening reception: January 8, 5-8 p.m.
January 8 — February 6

No Hope No Faith
Calligraphy and woodcuts by David Johnson
Through January 2, 2010
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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.; open First Fridays and hosts artwork

Tina West
photography
Through January 1, 2010
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Kansas City Artists Coalition
201 Wyandotte Avenue
Kansas City, Missouri
816-421-5222
Wednesday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; closed December 20, 2009-January 1, 2010

27th Annual Art Auction
Preview exhibition dates: February 3-6, 11 a.m.-6 p.m., February 7, 1-4 p.m., February 8-12, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. (Deadline to volunteer or pledge artwork January 6, 2010; see our calls and opportunties section for more information)
Reception: February 10, 7-9 p.m.
February 13, 6 p.m. (silent auction); live auction begins at 8 p.m.

December 27, starting at noon Deconstruction Project Wear off some holiday calories and meet KCAC Board President David DeSimone and others while helping prepare the new residency space. One to three hours of work is planned — no sledgehammers involved. This will be a controlled and relatively clean project. Please bring work gloves and a drill, if you can. Please call 816-421-5222 if you can be there by noon.

Mallin Gallery:
Thomas Swanson: Some of All Knowledge
paper, assemblage
&
Charno Gallery:
Piotr Chizinski: Livingroom Scale Project
photography
&
Underground:
Jessica Owings: Proximity
printmaking
Through January 18, 2010
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The Kansas City Jewish Museum of Contemporary Art
Epsten Gallery at Village Shalom
10th anniversary season, 2010
5500 West 123rd Street (at Nall)
Leawood, Kansas
913-266-8413
Tuesday-Friday, 11 a.m.–4 p.m., Saturday & Sunday, 1–4 p.m.; closed December 25 and January 1

Larry Thomas: Ploys & Decoys
large-scale mixed-media paintings and portfolio prints
Exhibition opening reception: January 17, 2-4 p.m. , with an informal conversation with the artist at 3 p.m. in the gallery
January 17 — February 28

Mark Cowardin: From the Ground Up
new large-scale sculpture
Through January 3, 2010
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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 (limited hours)

The Test: The Tuskegee Airmen Project
photography
December 12, 2009 — January 31, 2010

Lasting Light: 125 Years of Grand Canyon Photography
November 21, 2009 — February 14, 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.; closed December 25 and January 1

December 27 events, click here.

Main gallery:
Volunteer Voices: Selections from the Collection of the Kemper Museum
Through April 25, 2010

Other galleries:
Gestures, Fields, and Rising Suns
Through April 11, 2010

The Poetics of Space
Through March 14, 2010
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Kemper in the Crossroads
33 West 19th Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-753-5784
Friday, noon-8 p.m., Saturday, noon-6 p.m.; closed December 25 and January 1; open January 8, February 5 (for First / holiday-belated Fridays)

Keltie Ferris: Man Eaters
Through February 13, 2010
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Keyhole Gallery
1903 Wyandotte Avenue
Kansas City, Missouri
816-326-8851
First Fridays, 4-10 p.m. and by appointment (Closed January 1. Please call to see current show through January 31)

Kansas City's Best and Brightest Stars
Matthew America, Jeran Avery, Noshaba Bakht, Betsy Barratt, Craig Demoss, Benjamin Fields, Jeff Helkenberg, Joshua Hoffine, Steph Toth Kates, Jessica Logsdon, James Osborn, Phil Peterson, Roger Ramjet, Grant Redwine, Chico San, Mikal Shapiro, Victoria Strong, Mark Szmanski, Ryan Tenney, and Mary Ware
Through January 31, 2010
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la Esquina
1000 West 25th Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-221-5115
Thursday-Saturday, noon-5 p.m., openings and by appointment; closed December 24-January 2, except by appointment

January 6, 6:30 p.m. Informal Urbanisms: The Production of Space in the Developing World A provocative public program organized by Ersela Kripa and Stephen Mueller, founding partners of AGENCY, a design and research practice in New York. Includes screening of  Garbage Dreams: Raised in the Trash Trade, followed by a panel discussion moderated by Kripa and Mueller and about emerging conditions in disadvantaged and marginalized urban populations around the world, with Toby Lunn, mechanical engineer; Maureen Lunn, Southtown Foundation; Andrew Mikhael, RA, LEEP AP; and Ersela Kripa and Stephen Mueller of AGENCY, who will also present recent architectural and infrastructural proposals. (Free program, but donations are welcome; 10% of proceeds from the Garbage Dreams tour will go to the Spirit of Youth Association, a non-governmental organization of Zaballeen, which runs The Recycling School profiled in Garbage Dreams.) For more information, please see the Charlotte Street Foundation's site.

Jeremiah Ariaz: Frontier
More detailed information can be found here.
Through January 7, 2010
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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

Kicking Santa's Ass: Annual Naughty Elves Show
group exhibition
Through December  30
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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 (except during January 2010), 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
First Friday closing: February 5, 6-9 p.m.
Through February 6, 2010
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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. Please call for hours on national holidays.

Joshua Hoffine Horror Photography
Through February 4, 2010
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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; closed January 1

Mark Raines presents
Celestial Peepshow: An Erotic Look at the Moon
Through January 31, 2010
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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.; closed December 24, 25 and by 5 p.m. December 31; closed January 1

Events: December 26, December 27, December 30, January 2

American Indian Galleries
New gallery opened November 11, 2009

Hide and Seek: Picturing Childhood
Through February 21, 2010

Project Space in Bloch Building
Without Place–Without Time–Without Body
Wolfgang Laib
Through January 17, 2010
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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, including December 24, 2009-January 5, 2010.)

Hand Print Press • 15 Years
21 prints by Hand Print Press members
Through March 7, 2010

Aberrant Abstraction
Keltie Ferris, Chris Martin, Cordy Ryman, Agathe Snow
&
Collection Focus: Contemporary American Indian Art
(in Regnier Center, adjacent to museum)
&
Collection Focus: Contemporary Latino Art
(in Regnier Center, adjacent to museum)
Through January 31, 2010
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OneVillage a Community Church
5700 Nall Avenue
Overland Park, Kansas
Opening night and by appointment; please contact Andy Houltberg, 913-952-3974 or or Steve Brisendine, 646-708-6442

An Evening of Art and Music for a Cause
Antonette Nicotera
&
Doug Whitney
A portion of the proceeds from art sold is donated to non-profits of the artists' choice
Through January 24, 2010
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Paragraph
23 East 12th Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-221-5115
Thursday & Saturday, noon-5 p.m., opening Fridays, 6-9 p.m.; closed December 25 and January 1

Mythmakers
Curated by Megan Mantina (of Rah! Booty, Whoop Dee Doo and Ssion) and including artists Drew Bolton, Spencer Brown, Cody Critcheloe, Kyle Devine, Ariel Hart, Hooliganship, Lamano, Dustin Maberry, Rah! Booty, Leone Anne Reeves, Elisha Stetson, Ryan Tacata, Jaimie Warren, Ariel Williams. Read the full details here from the Charlotte Street Foundation Urban Culture Project and about Mythmakers here at their site.
Through January 2, 2010
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Pi Art Gallery
419 East 18th Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-210-6534
First Fridays, 6-9 p.m., Saturday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Sunday, 8 a.m.-2 p.m.

Small Works
Group exhibition featuring John Davis Carroll, Mindy Goodman, David Goodrich, Larry McAnany, Jane Pronko, Nora Othic, James Woodfill and other artists in a variety of mediums and styles but all within the guidelines of 12" or smaller.
Through December  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; closed during January 2010

Group Exhibition
Through December 29
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Q Hotel + Spa
560 Westport Road
Kansas City, Missouri
816-931-0001
Continually open

Michael Molick
Opening reception: December 8, 6-9 p.m.
Through February 5, 2010
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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.; closed January 1

South x Midwest: José Sierra and John Lujan
Through January 30, 2010
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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; closed December 25), First Fridays, 6-9 p.m. (closed January 1), Saturday, noon-4 p.m. and special events (entrance on East 17th Street); appointment recommended

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
Through February 12, 2010
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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.; closed December 24 at 3 p.m.-December 28 and January 1 (open December 29-31); appointment only on January 2

Cindy Kane: The Helmet Project
&
Tanya Hartman: Rhyming the Lines
Second Friday opening reception: (moved for New Year's holiday) January 8, 7-9 p.m.
January 8 — February 27, 2010

Jeff Aeling: Looking West
new paintings
&
Carl Corey: Habitat
photography
Through 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; closed January 1

Third Annual Holiday Gift Show: Big Bang Xmas!
Through December 30
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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.
Winter break hours through January 14: Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Sunday, noon-4 p.m.; closed December 24-25 and January 1

For the holiday season, the  Spencer Museum is sharing rarely-seen objects from its collection. "In accordance with a long-standing tradition, the 18th-century Italian presepio, or nativity scene, is on view in the Renaissance Gallery. This nativity exemplifies an ornate style that was created in Naples, and in addition to the standard depictions of the Infant Jesus, Mary, Joseph and the Magi, the elaborate composition contains a wide range of figures reflecting everyday Neapolitan life. Given to the Spencer in 1928 by Mrs. Sally Casey Thayer, the presepio demonstrates the skill and expressivity of the18th-century artisans who created these popular nativity scenes. Also, for the duration of the winter season, four Flemish Tapestries will be on view in the Central Court. This exhibition features important components of the Spencer’s extensive textile collection that have not been shown for nearly 25 years. The four large tapestries were created during the late 16th and early 17th centuries, and are exceptional for their completeness and quality. These tapestries depict a range of subjects, from a fanciful leopard hunt to an idyllic scene of country life, and they illustrate the virtuosity of the Flemish workshops that were important centers of tapestry production from the late 1300s until the 18th century."

Big Shots: Andy Warhol, Celebrity Culture, and the 1980s
Through January 24, 2010

Earthly Vessels: African Ceramics
Through February 7, 2010

Extra/Ordinary
Video art from Asia; learn more from the online exhibition brochure
Through February 14, 2010
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Union Station Kansas City
30 West Pershing Road
Kansas City, Missouri
816-460-2020
Building open 6 a.m. — midnight daily
Attractions closed Thanksgiving, December 24, 25 & 31

Andy Warhol Portfolios: Life and Legends
From the Bank of America Collection
Open Tuesday — Thursday, 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Friday, 9:30 a.m.-9 p.m., Saturday, 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Sunday, noon-5:30 p.m. in Bank of America Gallery on lower level of Union Station. Admission charges are $12 for adults 13 years and older, $8 for children over two years old or any Union Station member and include self-guided tour, MP3 download tour, Art-tivities and reading room. More information here.
Through January 10, 2010
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Urban Culture Project Space
21 East 12th Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-221-5115
Thursday & Saturday, noon-5 p.m., opening Fridays, 6-9 p.m.; closed December 25 and January 1

John Kilduff's Let's Paint TV!
Exhibition of paintings runs through January 2, 2010
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Wonder Fair: Art Gallery
803 Massachusetts Street (below Casbah Market)
Lawrence, Kansas
Thursday- Sunday, noon-6 p.m.

What Remains to be Seen: Kendra Marable
mixed media
Through February 13, 2010
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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
Through December 27

Select additional January openings and visual art events:

Arts Incubator, INKubator Press
115 West 18th Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-471-2629
Membership access 24/7, First Friday demonstrations, 6-9 p.m., Print Mondays open studio; other workshops

Expanded Identities
Rachel Epp Buller
Second Friday opening: (moved for New Year's holiday) January 8, 6-9 p.m.
January 8 — 31, 2010
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Gallery of Art & Design
University of Central Missouri
217 Clark Street, Art Center Building
Warrensburg, Missouri
660-543-4498
Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. (until 8 p.m. on Thursdays), Saturday, noon-4 p.m., and by appointment

A&D Thursdays: extended gallery hours featuring lectures, receptions, films, fashion shows, and other gallery-sponsored events

Playful Things. examining the role of female identity in contemporary art
Featuring the work of Magda Gluszek, Sarah Knobel, Sharon Shapiro and Christina Vantzou
Opening reception: January 14, 5- 7 p.m., with hors  d'oeuvres and live music
January 14 — February 19
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Kansas City Art Institute
4415 Warwick Boulevard
Kansas City, Missouri
Usual events contact: 816-802-3423

January 18, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. KCAI Celebrates Martin Luther King Jr. Day Join in this free program, open to all, held in Epperson Auditorium in Vanderslice Hall on campus. The program begins with a short documentary film about the Civil Rights movement in the United States, then Charles Coulter, former op-ed editor for The Kansas City Star, who has taught African American history at KCAI and the University of Missouri-Kansas City, will deliver one of King’s speeches. The program also will include an inspirational dance by Tori Sinclair, assistant director of advising and registration at KCAI. Guests are welcome to bring a brown bag lunch or they can purchase lunch at Café Nerman (located upstairs in Vanderslice Hall), and there will be a cake in honor of Dr. King. Participants will receive a free lapel button honoring him, too.
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Kansas City Public Library — Plaza Branch
4801 Main Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-701-3481
Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-9 p.m., Saturday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Sunday, 1-6 p.m.

2009-2010 Community Cinema Program, presented by UMKC Communications Program, in conjunction with TVS and the Plaza Library, Saturdays starting October 22, 2009

January 9, 2 p.m. Mine "During the evacuation for Hurricane Katrina, people were forced to leave behind more than just their homes. Thousands of stranded pets were rescued and then adopted into new homes across the United States. As residents slowly returned to try and rebuild their lives, these "Katrina pets" became the center of full-blown custody battles, with people on both sides struggling to do what was right in the midst of an impossibly complex situation."
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Lawrence Art Center
940 New Hampshire Street
Lawrence, Kansas
785-843-2787
Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-9 p.m., Friday-Sunday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Unwrapping the Past
Lynda Andrus
Reception: January 8, 7-9 p.m.
January 8 — February 6
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Room 39
1719 West 39th Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-753-3939
Monday-Saturday, 7 a.m.-10 p.m.

Fresh and Local
Guerilla Curating and Room 39 present a show highlighting Kansas City's art community and benefitting local charities. Commissions from this show will be donated to Harvesters and the ArtsKC Fund. Artists: Eric Bashor, Jon Bidwell, Tate Buck, John Davis Carroll, Kat Dison, Suze Ford, Dan Frueh, Anne Gagel, Joe Hoskins, Steph Kates, Erin McAllister, Erin Miller-Arnold, Josephine Pearl Morrison, Jenny Pierson, Robert Quackenbush, Josh Rizer, George Rousis, Joel Schlotterer, Larry Thomas, Cheryl Toh, Heinrich Toh, Bernadette Torres, Kati Toivanen, Sarah Vandersall, Desiree Warren, and Wade Williamson. Work will be up for preview starting January 2. For more information, e-mail.
Reception and silent auction: January 31, 3-9 p.m.
January 2 — February 28
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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

Faculty Show
Opening Reception: January 22, 5-8 p.m.
January 22 — February 19, 2010