Review

February's First Friday presents challenging choices

The weekend of February 4-6, especially First Friday on the 5th, is packed with visual art exhibition openings, cross-over events with music and performance, artists' talks and even Chinese New Year at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. Also in Midtown on Friday, documentary photographs from an author and priest whose work has a social justice focus and has been featured in National Geographic open in an exhibition at the Greenlease Gallery at Rockhurst University.

There are two Haiti benefit exhibitions this weekend (and one coming February 19 to the Trap), and new exhibition openings at Base, Grand Arts, Keyhole, Mercy Seat, Plenum, Red Star and more. Saturday opens a retrospective exhibition at the Daum Museum of Contemporary Art — Marc Leuthold's work from 1995 to 2010 — and there is a Kansas City-area Rocket Grant meeting for prospective applicants.

Review will continue to add items as more information becomes available. See preview images of work from exhibitions listed below in our art events section.

Thursday events (with some exhibitions open also First Friday):

616 Gallery
616 South 11th Street (at Jones)
Omaha, Nebraska
402-301-9713
Wednesday-Saturday, noon-7 p.m.

Yugen, the Art of Mystery
paintings by John Valentine
Opening reception: February 4, 6-9 p.m.
February 4 — 27
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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.

Lisa Lala: Lists
solo exhibition
&
The List Wall
a special exhibition of a public art project of 1,000 lists
Preview and artist talk: February 4, 6-8 p.m.
First Friday opening reception: February 5, 6-9 p.m.
February 5 — March 2
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Crosstown Station
1522 McGee Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-471-1522
Bar and event hours

Pecha Kucha Nights
February 4, 8:20 p.m. Kansas City Volume #8 Part of Kansas City Design Week; doors open at 7:30 p.m.
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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.
Reception: February 10, 7-9 p.m.
February 13, 6 p.m. (silent auction); live auction begins at 8 p.m.
February 3 — 13
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Kansas City Art Institute
4415 Warwick Boulevard
Kansas City, Missouri
Usual events contact: 816-802-3423

February 4, 11:30 a.m. Learn to Teach: Community Arts Diverse communities and how difference influences classroom motivation is this week's topic. Learn how to teach and share what you know. This public lecture series is part of a course at KCAI (in which each student will design, plan, and teach a short workshop at the Southeast Community Center in Swope Park, Kansas City, Missouri). The overall goal is to teach artists how to be excellent teachers in a community setting, though some lectures will focus on more general classroom basics). These Thursday sessions are open to the public, so all artists are encouraged to learn about sharing their talents with the community at large. More information about the course's instructors is posted the week of their lectures here on the KCAI site. All lectures are free and take place on Thursdays at 11:30 a.m. in the Epperson Auditorium of Vanderslice Hall on the KCAI campus (except for February 11th's lecture, which will be at the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art). Funded by a KCAI Outstanding Project Award and an ArtsKC Fund Inspiration Grant.

Current Perspectives Lecture Series
In honor of the college’s 125th anniversary, most of the speakers selected for the spring 2010 series are alumni of KCAI. Unless otherwise noted, all lectures are free and will be held at 7 p.m. on Thursdays in Epperson Auditorium in Vanderslice Hall, 4415 Warwick Boulevard.

February 4, 7 p.m. A presentation will be given by the 2009 Charlotte Street Foundation Visual Artist Award fellows Dylan Mortimer (’02 painting), Jaimie Warren (’02 printmaking) and Andrzej Zielinski, whose work is featured in an exhibition at the H&R Block Artspace through March 27. Mortimer has merged the iconographies and vocabularies of Christianity and hip-hop culture in an investigation of how religious beliefs, popular culture and social norms do and do not comfortably relate. Warren is a photographer, curator and performance artist who makes theatrical, humorous self-portraits in different scenarios and locations. Zielinski’s current work consists of paintings of laptops, paper shredders and ATM machines.
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MOTO Museum / Triumph Grill
3441 Olive Boulevard
St. Louis, Missouri
314-446-1805

February 4, 4-7 p.m. Give Your Heart to Haiti Art fair with work from regional artists reflecting spirit of Valentine's Day, with 30 percent of sales donated to Red Cross's Haitian Relief Operation. Participating artists include Margaret Harring, Jane Linders, David Wolk and Rudy Zapf. More information here.
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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.

Cindy Kane: The Helmet Project
&
Tanya Hartman: Rhyming the Lines
Reception and Gallery Talk: February 4, 6-8 p.m., with the talk beginning at 7 p.m.
Open First Friday: February 5, 7-9 p.m.
January 8 — February 27
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Ulrich Museum of Art
Wichita State University
1845 Fairmount Street
Wichita, Kansas
316-978-3664
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Tuesday-Friday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday & Sunday, 1-5 p.m.; closed Mondays and major/university holidays

February 4, 6-7:30 p.m. Dark Whispers of Intimate Things: The Renaissance Visions of Gordon Parks lecture Harlem Renaissance scholar Dr. John S. Wright discusses the legacy of Gordon Parks in conjection with the Crossroads: The Art of Gordon Parks touring exhibition, on view through April 11. Wright is professor of English and African American Studies and directs the Givens Collection of African American Literature at the University of Minnesota. Admission to the talk, which takes place in 201 McKnight Art Center West (WSU School of Art & Design), 1845 Fairmont Street, is free

First Friday openings and events (including Saturday, February 6, events):

2631 Gallery
2631 Holmes Road
Kansas City, Missouri
816-682-2861
First Fridays and by appointment

February First Friday Show, with photography by JaCory Deon, Brandon Gay, Jessica Manco and Luke Rocha, paintings by Holly Schenk and Sam Finley, and sculpture by Skyler Bieberly and David Young
First Friday: February 5, 6-8 p.m.
February 2010
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Arts Incubator, Cocoon Gallery
115 West 18th Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-421-2292
Thursday and Friday, 11 a.m.- 5 p.m., First Fridays, 5-9 p.m., and by appointment

Morning Spring
Heinrich Toh
First Friday opening: February 5, 6-9 p.m.
February 5 — 27
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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

Lauren Cardenas
The Things she carried: Homecoming
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Benjamin Jones
Painting Live!
First Friday opening and event: February 5, 6-9 p.m.
February 5 — 26 (exhibition)
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Austin Walsh Studio
2001 Grand Boulevard, Suite 800
Kansas City, Missouri
Information: 816-412-6781, Amity File

L'union Fait la Force / Union Makes Strength
silent auction with all proceeds benefiting Doctors Without Borders (esp. for Haiti)
First Friday silent auction: February 5, 6-9 p.m.
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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. and by appointment

Gail Bean
First Friday opening: February 5, 6-10 p.m.
February 2010
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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

Escape
new exhibition by Hannah Hurrle
First Friday opening: February 5, 6-9 p.m.
First Friday encore opening: March 5, 6-9 p.m.
February 5 — March 27
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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

February 6, 1:15 p.m. Curator Talk Barbara O’Brien, Curator for the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, presents a talk on the work of Lesley Dill

Lesley Dill : The Strange Experience of Beauty
Open First Friday: February 5, 7-9 p.m.
January 8 — March 26
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The Central Exchange
1020 Central Avenue
Kansas City, Missouri
816-471-7560

February 5, 11:45 a.m.-1 p.m. Arts & Issues: The Kansas City Art Institute: 125 Years of Cultivating a Creative Community "As part of a year-long series on “What Makes Kansas City’s Arts Community Great,” Arts & Issues starts where it all began — with the Kansas City Art Institute. What began as a sketch club in 1885 has become one of the most influential institutions shaping our creative community today. Please join Milton S. Katz, Ph.D., professor of history at the Kansas City Art Institute and author of The Kansas City Art Institute: A Century of Excellence and Beyond and Mark Salmon, Ph.D. KCAI Vice President for Academic Affairs, for a discussion on how the school continues to honor the past while making a bold mark on the future." Arts & Issues is 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 or visit the Central Exchange site to RSVP.
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City Center Square (an Urban Culture Project Studio)
1100 Main Street
Kansas City, Missouri

February 5, 7:30 p.m. KcEMA Kcennctions — Night of Electronic Music and Visual Art "KcEMA KcEnnections brings together world-renowned artists from the region for a night of electronic music and visual art. The concert features two movements from Daniel Asia and Kip Haaheim’s Sacred and Profane, with video by Janet Davidson-Hues. The texts for portions of this piece are drawn from the sayings of Rabbi Nachman of Bratislav, a leader of the Hassidic movement in 18th century Poland. Paul Rudy will perform a variety of instruments as he accompanies tracks from his 2012 Stories CD series. Rudy calls the series 'a personal journey to come alive during an unprecedented time of awakening on our planet earth.' Douglass Crockwell’s animations, Glen Falls Sequence, with a newly composed soundtrack by David Dvorin, bring a startling visual element to the concert. Created over a nine-year period in the 1930s, the Glen Falls Sequence is the result of numerous experimental and unorthodox techniques of animation, supplemented by Dvorin’s layered electronic music. " Doors open at 7 p.m.; the concert is being held on the 5th floor, and a $5 donation is suggested.
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The Daum Museum of Contemporary Art
3201 West 16th Street
Sedalia, Missouri
660-530-5888
Tuesday-Friday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday & Sunday, 1-5 p.m. Free admission

Marc Leuthold, Sculpture, 1999-2010
a survey exhibition curated by Museum Director Thomas Piché, Jr. and includes an illustrated catalog and new sculpture, Offering, created especially for the exhibition and creates a multidimensional environment
Opening reception, beginning with artist's lecture: February 6, 2-4 p.m.
February 6 — April 25
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Digital Labrador
125 Southwest Boulevard
(in Missouri Bank building)
Kansas City, Missouri
816-841-9624
Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m.-1 p.m., First Fridays until 8 p.m.

Prints for Haiti
Signed prints donated by area artists/photographers to sell for $100 each, including: Tim Anderson, Britt Benjamin, John English, Mark English, David Eulitt, Cameron Gee, Steve Gibson, Shari Hartbauer, Julie Johnson, Brud Jones, Joni & Neil Krug, Dennis L. Reichle, and Bill Spreadbury. All proceeds go to the American Red Cross for Haiti earthquake relief work.
First Friday exhibition and benefit sale: February 5, 6-9 p.m.
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Fine Arts Center Gallery
Bethel College
300 East 27th Street
North Newton, Kansas
316-283-2500, 1-800-522-1887
Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Sunday, 2-4 p.m.

Ins and Outs: Mark H. Cowardin
Opening reception: February 5, 3-5 p.m.; (Read a recent review of Cowardin's latest exhibition.)
January 28 — February 26
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Foundation
1221 Union Avenue
Kansas City, Missouri
816-283-8990

2020: February 5, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. & February 6, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. West Bottoms Urban Bazaar "The original 'shopping is entertainment' experience" (upstairs from Foundation Architectural Salvage), with a variety of vintage art, home decor, furnishings, antiques, collectibles, and fashion, created and traded by locals; entertainment during Shopping Party Happy Hour Friday, starting at 6 p.m., with music, performance and refreshments; also held February 5 and 6, 2010.
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Gas Light Gallery & Studio
12 East Peoria, Suite 200
Paola, Kansas
913-963-4201
Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Sunday 10 a.m.-4 p.m. and opening nights

February 6, 6-9 p.m. Art and Wine Crawl An evening of art, wine and music, with the D'Marie Gallery and Espresso Bar. The Visual Expressions exhibition is on view at Gas Light through February 26.
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Genevieve Flynn Studio
1717 Oak Street, 2nd Floor
Kansas City, Missouri
816-333-6719
Tuesday-Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., and by appointment

Queen of Hearts
First Friday opening: February 5, 6- 9 p.m.
February 5 — 28
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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., openings, events and by appointment

Tavares Strachan
Orthostatic Tolerance: Launching into an Infinite Distance
Co-produced by the MIT List Visual Arts Center where the next phase of the project travels May 7 through July 11, Orthostatic Tolerance: It Might Not Be Such a Bad Idea If I Never Went Home. More information from Grand Arts.
First Friday opening reception with the artist: February 5, 6-9 p.m.
Public discussion about the project lead by the artist: February 6, 2 p.m.
February 5 — April 3
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Greenlease Gallery
Rockhurst University
1100 Rockhurst Road
(Gallery is between Van Ackeren and Sedgewick Halls; entrance to campus parking lot at 5400 Troost Avenue)
Kansas City, Missouri
816-501-4407
Thursday-Saturday, noon-5 p.m., reception Friday until 9 p.m., and by appointment (during academic year)

Voice for the Voiceless
Photography with social justice focus, by Rev. Donald Doll, S.J.
First Friday opening reception and artist's talk: February 5, 7-9 p.m (talk is at 6:30 p.m.)
February 5 — March 27
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Hammerpress Letterpress & Design Studio
110 Southwest Boulevard
Kansas City, Missouri
816-421-1929
Tuesday-Friday, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m., First Fridays, 6-10 p.m., Saturday, noon-5 p.m.
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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.

Sale: Moving to 1820 McGee Street
First Friday, 6-9 p.m. and regular hours through February 11

February 5 — 11
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Honeytree Gallery
504 East 18th Street, Unit 102
Kansas City, Missouri
First Friday and by appointment

James Trotter
First Friday opening reception: February 5, 6-9 p.m.
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KCAI Crossroads Gallery
1908 Main Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-802-3505

KCAI Continuing Education Invitational 2010
featuring more than 70 works; more information here
First Friday opening: February 5, 6-9 p.m.
Also open: February 6, noon-2 p.m.
February 5 — 6
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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.; open February 5 for First Friday

Keltie Ferris: Man Eaters
October 23, 2009 — 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. February hours: Saturday, noon-3 p.m.

RIPE
An exhibition of small erotic ink drawings, presented veiled behind individual red curtains. Directed by Mikal Shapiro, artists include: Patrick Alexander, Betsy Barratt, Christopher Bell, Joha Bisone, Jennifer Boe, Sean Branagan, Stephen Bushman, Héctor Casanova, Cara Compernolle, Philip David Deibler, Debra Di Blasi, Evie Englezos, Maria Delgado Gambini, GEAR, Lester Goldman, Alison Greene, Adrian Halpern, Joe Hammers, Joseph Hu, Leeah Joo, Bryce Lawrence, mariaurora, Carey Maxon, Oz Mcguire, Ashley Miller, Json Myers, Natalie Myers, Adam Nichols, Notanja, Shane Ogren, Meghan Orbek, Desmond Poirier, Shawn Powell, Jack Rees, Leone Reeves, Patrick Rocha, Jori Sackin, Araan Schmidt, Mikal Shapiro, Colleen Shull, Justin Shull, Zac Singer, Beth Slutzky, Mark Stevenson, Scot Stolfus, Nate Sutton, Jimmy Trotter, Mary Ware Davin Watne, Allan Winkler, and Aaron Wrinkle
First Friday opening: February 5, 4-10 p.m.
February 5 — 28
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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

First Friday preview: February 5, 6-8 p.m. Spooky Dog, A Scooby-Doo-Like Mystery (Plagiarized, Improvised, Not for Kiddies!) Sneak peak (free) and party with the Mystery Gang; meet the artists and enjoy some refreshments regarding this Coterie At Night production, with UMKC Theatre collaboration, directed by Ron Megee (CSF Generative Performing Artist Award Fellow). "Uncover the hilarious secret subtext of your favorite cartoon in this uproarious and campy take on the adventures of a dog detective named Spooky, his spaced-out hippie friend, and their gang. The teen-age mystery gang confronts criminals, but what do they do about their own burgeoning sexual desires? Or those tasty dog treats with unexpected side effects? Or the penchant they suddenly have for busting a move? Improv and audience participation included! This Coterie At Night production is PG-13: language and sexual innuendo. Under 13 not admitted." Tickets for the regular production are $12 ($10 each for groups of 10 or more, advance purchase only) and can be obtained through Coterie Theatre online or by calling 816-474-6552. More information here.
Regular production run: February 11-14, 7 p.m.; February 18-21, 7 p.m. (with additional 9 p.m. shows February 19 & 20); February 24-28, 7 p.m. (with additional 9 p.m. shows February 26 & 27); and March 3-7, 7 p.m. (with additional 9 p.m. shows March 5 & 6)
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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., events 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.
November 6, 2009 — 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 holiday hours.

In[Sight]: A Retrospective of the work of Alex Lovell-Smith
First Friday opening: February 5, 7-10 p.m.
February 5 — March 31
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The Mojo Gallery
2009 Baltimore Avenue, Studio B
Kansas City, Missouri
816-283-3444
Thursday-Saturday, noon-4:30 p.m., First Fridays, until 9:30 p.m.

Holly Swangstu: Seasonal Ubiquity
26 small textile paintings from 2006 to present
First Friday opening: February 5, 5-9 p.m. (The artist is presenting a talk about her work February 6, 1:30 p.m. at the Kemper-Albrecht Museum of Art in St. Joseph, Mo. See below.)
February 5 — 28
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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

Kris Saim
photography
First Friday openining: February 5, 6-9 p.m.
February 5 — 28
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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.; admission to main building and Bloch Building are free, though some exibitions require paid tickets; parking is free for members and $5 to the general public, in the underground garage, entrance on west side of museum. See the museum's calendar for more information.

February 5 Chinese New Year Celebration 2010 is the Year of the Tiger, and The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art once again highlights its rich collection of art work with a celebration of Chinese culture for the whole family; the Museum Café and Rozelle Court Restaurant are open from 4 to 8 p.m. and servine savory Chinese Food and Bo-Ling's eggrolls, plum wine and other Asian-inspried cuisine (with family-friendly choices available). Events February 5 include: Shoalin Lohan Pai Lion Dance Troupe at 5, 6 and 7 p.m. in Kirkwood Hall; Liang Patti-Acrobat Program at 5:30, 6:30 and 7:30 p.m. in Atkins Auditorium; traditional music from the Kansas City Chinese Music Ensemble (with Q&A) at 5:30, 6:30 and 7:30 p.m. in the Sculpture Hall; Chinese yo-yo demonstrations at 5:30, 6:30 and 7:30 p.m. in Bloch Lobby; Chinese calligraphy demonstrations from 5:30 to 9 p.m. in the Bloch Lobby; and free educational activities from 5 to 9 p.m. in the Ford Learning Center, including Chinese painting, tiger-mask making, calligraphy decoration and Introduction to Chinese New Year (the lattermost by volunteers of the Chinese School of Greater Kansas City). Meanwhile, in the museum's Chinese art galleries, children can play a Chinese zodiac game, and everyone can learn from museum docents about key objects in the collection. A Children's Dance Performance February 6 has already been sold out (tickets are free but required for this event in the Atkins Auditorium).
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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

Third World Aesthetics by Jason Sierra
First Friday opening: February 5, 6-10 p.m.
February 5 – 26
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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.

Rising Stars
Red Star's Studio Artists and Staff
First Friday opening reception: February 5, 6- 9 p.m.
February 4 — 27
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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

First Friday February 5, 6 p.m.-midnight Third Annual Erotica Art Show, with live music by Molly Gene, One Whoaman Band and Animal & Mati-Matt and performances by Sinsations Burlesque, Eartha Delights, Madame Meprise; $5 suggested donation

Grant update:

February 6 & 11 Rocket Grant Sessions The Spencer Museum of Art and Kansas City’s Charlotte Street Foundation, with support from the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, are pleased to announce the launch of Rocket Grants, a new program that will provide direct support for innovative, experimental, artist-driven, and artist-centered projects in the Lawrence-Kansas City area, up to $4,000 for new work created by June 1, 2011 within an 80-mile radius of Kansas City, Missouri. Applications are due April 2, 2010 , and applicants are strongly encouraged to attend an information session. Two announced sessions remain: February 6 at 11 a.m. at UMKC Small Business and Technology Center, 4747 Troost Avenue, Room 114, Kansas City, MO 64111 and February 20 at 7 p.m. at  Shane Evans Dream Studio, 711 East 31st Street, Kansas City, MO 64109. Additional dates and locations to be posted on Charlotte Street Foundation's and Spencer Museum of Art's sites (linked above). More information about application procedures is available here.

Sunday:

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.

February 6, 1:30 p.m. Illustrated gallery talk by Holly Swangstu about Springtime in Winter, installed at the museum through April 3. (Her work is also at the Mojo Gallery in the Crossroads during February. See above.)
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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.

February 7, noon-4 p.m. Faces of Corinthian Hall Learn about Greek mythology through the gargoyles on Corinthian Hall. "Visitors can design their own gargoyle mask; make a picture featuring one of the heroes of Greek mythology and play matching games and win prizes. Storyteller Steve Otto will be in the StoryTarium telling mythological stories." First Sunday Family Fun Day features special, family-centered activities that kids and their families can enjoy for free! Bring kids ages 3-12, accompanied by an adult, and the whole group gets in free. Each month has a new theme that promotes creativity and visual literacy, while visitors have fun and learn about Kansas City and the legacy of R.A. Long.

Next week; RSVP by Tuesday:

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 and events

February 11, 7 p.m. Collective Stimulus 20/10 This pilot presentation of Collective Stimulus, a way to unify non-traditional art educators, hosted by Accessible Arts, Inc., Storytellers, Inc., KC Hip Hop Academy and the YWCA. "Are you inspired to use your creative mind and artistic discipline to teach the underserved youth of our city? Do you want to connect with artists in your community and find out how you might collaborate and help build partnerships with your fellow artists and arts organizations? Artists and arts organization in attendance will have an opportunity to briefly describe the work that they are doing and any needs or opportunities that they currently have to offer to the community. A reception will follow with beer and wine and a booty shakin' good time brought to you by the Hip Hop Academy Sound System." Please RSVP by February 9 to Beth Sarver, program consultant at Accessible Arts at 913-281-1133 or by e-mail.

Coming soon; get tickets now:

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

March 5, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. 7th Annual ArtsKC Awards Luncheon recognizing local businesses and volunteers for their extraordinary leadership in the arts in 2009. Held at Starlight Theatre Complex in Swope Park, with master of ceremonies Bryan Busby and performances by Heart of America Choirs, HYBRID: Theatre Collective, Wylliams-Henry Contemporary Dance Company, and introducing Percussion Group Kansas City. Awards created by Rain Harris. Sponsorship and tickets available through ArtsKC. Call 816-221-1777 for more information.
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Kansas City Art Institute
4415 Warwick Boulevard
Kansas City, Missouri
Usual events contact: 816-802-3423

February 20, 6:30-11:30 p.m. 125th Anniversary Gala This celebration of the art school's contributions to Kansas City's community and to the art community overall features a performance by 1982 KCAI alumnus Nick Cave, who developed Soundsuits and is a professor in the fiber department at the school of the Art Institute of Chicago. Learn more about him and the gala here. The gala is black-tie optional and being held at the Grand Ballroom of the Kansas City Convention Center; Barbara Hall Marshall is serving as the evening's honorary chair. Tickets and sponsorship opportunities are available, starting at $125 (for guests under 35) and $150. Click here for more information and to get them.

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