SECOND FRIDAY CALENDAR DIGEST
Visual art events and openings, February 12-18+
Krista Gagelman, "Cadmium Off Center," acrylic on canvas, 36" x 36", is part of "Time and Passion," a retrospective exhibition of her work from the past 17 years, showing at the Unity Temple on the Plaza through the end of the month. Join the artist for a reception February 12 from 5 to 8 p.m. Image: courtesy of the artist
Give yourself a Valentine by visiting the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art's new Magnificent Gifts for the 75th exhibition, which opens on Saturday. Saturday night is also the annual fundraising auction for the Kansas City Artists Coalition, and, of course, Second Friday is Art Walk night in Kansas City, Kansas. The Lawrence, Kansas, galleries are hosting opening receptions this weekend, too, and we've listed some great lectures and programs coming up soon (mostly on the 18th and 25th, so there are some tough planning choices to make), including the Kansas City Art Institute's 125th anniversary gala (on the 20th).
The Arts Council of Johnson County and the Kansas City Volunteer Lawyers and Accountants for the arts are hosting forums and workshops in the coming weeks, too, including one about the not-always-clear legal relationship between galleries and artists …
Openings and events this weekend:
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
Alexander Austin: Earnest to Epic, off the street
paintings and drawings
Second Friday Art Walk opening reception: February 12, 5-8 p.m.
February 12 — March 10
Alexander Austin, "Jazz Masters," pencil drawing, is among his work being shown at the 6th Street Gallery through March 10 in "Earnest to Epic." Most people in Kansas City are familiar with Austin's large-scale murals, such as on the building of the Kansas City Call newspaper (18th and Woodland) or along the Troost corridor — and on a monumental and full-color scale along the south-facing wall of the Power & Light District (Grand Boulevard), an 18,000-square-foot commission in 2007. "The philanthropic artist has given his unique talent to inspire the lost and discouraged at City Union Mission with his mural titled: Journey of Hope, adorning the wall of the Mission’s new Christian Life Center. It's a kind of homecoming, bringing him back to the place he stayed when he was homeless two decades ago." Image and quoted text: courtesy of the gallery
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The Bourgeois Pig
6 East 9th Street
Lawrence, Kansas
785-843-1001
Open 7 a.m.-2 a.m. daily
Wine and coffee shop; hosts artwork. Contact for art exhibitions: Molly Murphy at 785-979-2625
Sensitive Dependence
works by Jeromy Morris
Opening reception: February 14, 7-9 p.m.
February 14 — March 12
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Dot Dot Dot Art Space
1910 Haskell Avenue
Lawrence, Kansas
785-766-2932 or 918-261-9451
Hours: Thursday & Friday 2-8 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Horror Vacui
works by Josie Wrath
Opening reception: February 12, 6-9 p.m.
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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
Draws Me Closer
Greg Cissell
Second Friday Art Walk opening reception: February 12, 5-8 p.m.
February 12 — March 6
Greg Cissell, work from "Draws Me Closer," on view at Imago Dei through March 6. Cissell, who has been drawing for 25 years and whose recent work focuses of spiritual themes, is part of in numerous private collections throughout the Kansas City area and at First Light Church in Gardner, Kansas. Image: courtesy of the gallery
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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.
February 13, 6 p.m. 27th Annual Art Auction The Kansas City Artists Coalition opens its doors at 6 p.m., when silent auction begins, with live auction at 8 p.m.; tickets are $20; get started with an auction brochure; click here to get the PDF, complete with images of the work available.
Kathy Patton, "Red," is among work donated by more than 200 artists to support the Kansas City Artists Coalition's 27th annual art auction. Proceeds support the KCAC's programs, like artist exchanges. Image: courtesy of the gallery
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KCK Public Library
Main Branch
625 Minnesota Avenue
Kansas City, Kansas
913-627-2692
Monday-Thursday, 8:30 a.m.-8:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Sunday, 1-5 p.m., and Second Friday Art Walk
Welcome to Our World
traveling exhibition
Second Friday Art Walk: February 12, until 5 p.m.
January 15 — March 5
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Kaw Valley Arts and Humanities
Kaw Valley Arts Gallery
756 Armstrong
Kansas City, Kansas
913-371-0024
Second Friday Art Walks and Tuesday-Friday by appointment
New Works by Melanie Lowrance and Rachel Mindrup
Second Friday Art Walk opening reception: February 12, 5-8 p.m.
February 12 — March 5
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Lawrence Arts 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.
Place
curated by Ben Ahlvers, with work by Norman Akers, Dylan Beck, Daniel Coburn, Rick Dunn, John Ferry
Heather Smith Jones, Ke-Sook Lee, Chris Mateer, Armin Mühsam, Matt Needham, Laura Nugent, Mike Sinclair, Celia Smith, David Vertacnik, and Yuri Zupancic
Opening reception: February 12, 7-9 p.m.
February 12 – March 13
Welcome to Asteroid Head Land … Dude
Opening reception: February 12, 7-9 p.m.
February 6 — March 7
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Lawrence Percolator
913 Rhode Island Street
(Under the green awnings in the alley behind Lawrence Arts Center)
Lawrence, Kansas
785-760-2764
Sunday, February 1, noon-8 p.m., February 2-5, 6-8 p.m.
Objects+Presence
Opening reception: February 12, 7-10 p.m., with musical performance by the artist, Keshav Ramaswami and his band, Cloudburst
February 12 — March 7
Keshav Ramaswami, "Pre-Presence 03," acrylic on canvas, 16" x 16", 2009 is part of a new exhibition of his work at the Lawrence Percolator through March 7. "Painted between mid-2008 to early 2010, the two series, Objects + Presence explores the formalistic aspects of composition. "Objects" is an aconceptual series that explores placement, color, texture, and size of forms that includes a tapered figure, a circle, and a diaphanous line. "Presence" is a series of works composed of arrows, definite rectangles, indefinite quadrilaterals, faded textures and free-form circles. The use of color-textured and dark backgrounds were a basis to thoroughly express the sometimes bold, and other times faint foreground." Image and quoted text: courtesy of the gallery
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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; the museum's calendar has more events than are listed here
Electromediascope Experimental Film, Video and New Media Series
Spring series: Shifting Frames of Reference, February 12, 19 & 25; all showings are in the Atkins Auditorium and are free, but ticket reservations are strongly encouraged: call 816-751-ART (press for Option 2) or go online to the museum's calendar and click the day of the event desired.
February 12, 7-9 p.m. A selection of digital videos: Ken Kobland’s Ideas of Order in Cinque Terre, Seoungho Cho’s Horizontal Silence, ws.2 and I Left My Silent House, and Lu Chunsheng’s Before the Appearance of the First Steam Engine.
Free walk-in tours: Magnificent Gifts for the 75th, Saturday & Sunday, 1:30 p.m., Thursday & Friay, 7:30 p.m.; Making a Masterpiece: 75 Years at the Nelson-Atkins, Wednesday-Friday, 1:30 p.m., Thursday & Friday, 7 p.m., Saturday, 11 a.m., Sunday, 30 p.m.
Magnificent Gifts for the 75th
Visit galleries L13-14 to celebrate as the Nelson-Atkins concludes its 75th anniversary year with a capstone exhibition of 120 of the 400 generous gifts and promised gifts made in honor of the anniversary. (Requires tickets of non-members, except on February 19 and 20.)
Donor events: February 10-12
Free public weekend: February 19-20
February 13 – April 11
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Northland Exposure Artists' Gallery
110 Main Street
Parkville, Missouri
816-746-6300
Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sunday 1-5 p.m.
February 14, 1-4 p.m. Art for the Heart of the Shelter Fundraiser and art show, with gallery profits during event benefitting Friends of Parkville Animal Shelter's building fund.
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Pressroom Studios
752 Armstrong Avenue
Kansas City, Kansas
Rental information: 913-371-5200
Second Friday Art Walk Open Studios: February 12, 5-8 p.m.
Michael Brantley, José Faus, Carol Kariotis , Kim Eichler-Messmer, George Morris, Darrell Trubey
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Red Door Studios
738 Armstrong Avenue, Suite 200
Kansas City, Kansas
Wednesday life drawing sessions, 6-9 p.m., Second Friday Artwalk, 5-8 p.m. and by appointment
Erotic Art Show
curated by Mark Glover
Second Friday Art Walk: February 12, 5-8 p.m.
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Salina Art Center
242 South Santa Fe
Salina, Kansas
785-827-1431
Gallery: Wednesday-Saturday, noon-5 p.m., Sunday, 1-5 p.m.
February 14, 2-4 p.m. Second Sunday Led by art educator Anne Nettleton, these free dynamic hands-on workshops allow families and friends to explore different themes in art through the process of creating together. No reservations necessary. True Grit, with Judith K. Brodsky, Peter Campus, Warrington Colescott, Larry Edwards, and Lee Friedlander, is on display in the main gallery through April 18.
Art Center Cinema
February 12 — 18 Me and Orson Welles
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Sav~Art Gallery
4504 State Line Road
Kansas City, Kansas
913-236-9400
Wednesday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. and by appointment
Save with Heart
Benefit for Haiti (American Red Cross Haiti earthquake relief fund); all donors will be entered into a drawing for one of eight artworks, chosen February 14. Learn more here.
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Unity Temple on the Plaza
707 West 47th Street (at Jefferson)
Kansas City, Missouri
816-561-4466
Monday-Saturday, 9 a.m.-9 p.m., Sunday, 8 a.m.-1 p.m.; hosts artwork
Time and Passion
artwork by Krista Gagelman
Artist reception: February 12, 5-8 p.m. (open to all)
February 1 — 28
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Wonder Fair: Art Gallery
803 Massachusetts Street (below Casbah Market)
Lawrence, Kansas
Thursday-Sunday, noon-6 p.m., and by appointment
Let Me Have More Than You Want To Give And I Will Give Back More Than You Want To Take
new work by John Kelly Clark
Opening reception: February 13, 6-9 p.m.
February 13 – March 7
Kelly John Clark, "Divine Love," colored pencil on Somerset satin paper, 22" x 30", is part of a new exhibition of the former KCAI printmaking department instructor's work, and view through March 7 at Wonder Fair. The large-scale drawings produced in the last nine months, "consist of soft colors, intricate patterning, and meditative linework, encompass Clark's ongoing animosity towards aging, companionship, and modernization." Image and quoted text: courtesy of the gallery
Closing soon:
Kemper in the Crossroads
33 West 19th Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-753-5784
Friday, noon-8 p.m., Saturday, noon-6 p.m.
Keltie Ferris: Man Eaters
Through February 13
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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.
Chen Shaoxiong: Ink Things
&
Extra/Ordinary
Video art from Asia; learn more from the online exhibition brochure
Through February 14
Next week and later this month:
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 28, 3 p.m. Illustrated gallery talk by Holly Swangstu about Springtime in Winter, on view through April 3.
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Arts Council of Johnson County
15301 West 87 Street Parkway
Shawnee Mission, Kansas
913-307-0351
Arts Forums
Series of forums for Johnson County-area arts and cultural organizations, arts educators and artists to talk about their needs, identify challenges and discuss ways to advance the arts in Johnson County. Forums are held at the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art at Johnson County Community College, 12345 College Boulevard, Overland Park, Kansas. Please RSVP to 913-894-2720 or by e-mail.
February 16, 4-6 p.m. Forum for arts and cultural organizations
February 23, 4-6 p.m. Forum for arts educators (K-12, higher education, museums, etc.)
February 25, 4-6 p.m. Forum for artists (visual, performing, literature)
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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
February 18, noon Artist Lecture Magda Gluszek discusses her work in Playful Things. examining the role of female identity in contemporary art, an exhibition also featuring Sarah Knobel, Sharon Shapiro and Christina Vantzou, on view through February 19.
February 18, 8-10:45 a.m., 1:45-3:45 p.m., 5:30-8:15 p.m. and February 19, 8 a.m.-noon Ceramics Workshop Magda Gluszek's two-day workshop will focus on her step-by-step process in creating her haunting yet playful, figurative work. Building her pieces solid and hollowing them out, the first day's workshop demonstrates her process from early sketches and plans to building armatures out of newspaper, brinks, and wood, and on the second day, she will demonstrate her hollowing technique, the firing process of delicate work and surface treatments. The workshop is being held in the art annex ceramics studio near the gallery.
Magda Gluszek, "Sweet Ride" (detail), terracotta, fabric, wood, felted wool, cast glass, nylon flock, paint, chain, 25" x 12" x 36", 2009. Gluszek's work is part of a four-person exhibition at the University of Central Missouri’s Gallery of Art & Design, with Christina Vantzou, Sarah Knobel and Sharon Shapiro, "Playful Things," on view through February 19. Gluszek is presenting a lecture about her work on February 18 and will be hosting a process demonstration workshop on February 18 and 19 at the school. Her work has been exhibited in the NCECA 2008 Invitational Exhibition at the Society for Contemporary Craft (Pittsburgh), in the LaGrange National Biennial XXV at the Lamar Dodd Art Center (Georgia), and in "Red Heat: Contemporary Work in Clay" at Alexandre Hogue Gallery, University of Tulsa. Image and information: courtesy of the gallery
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Kansas City Art Institute
4415 Warwick Boulevard
Kansas City, Missouri
Usual events contact: 816-802-3423
February 25, 11:30 a.m. Learn to Teach: Community Arts Artists, 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. February 25th topic: Teens and at-risk populations
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.
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 18, 7 p.m. Fatimah Tuggar (’92 sculpture) is a multidisciplinary artist who uses technology as both a medium and a subject in her work to serve as a metaphor for power dynamics. She combines objects, images and sounds from diverse cultures, geographies and histories to comment on how media and technology diversely impact local and global realities. Her work has been widely exhibited at international venues in more than 20 countries on five continents.
February 25, 7 p.m. Jerry Eisterhold (’72 design) is president of Eisterhold Associates Inc., a nationally recognized exhibit design firm that specializes in museum design. Past projects include the National Civil Rights Museum, Little League Baseball Museum, Rosa Parks Museum, Walt Disney’s Boyhood Home, Truman Presidential Museum and Universal Studios/Jurassic Park. More recent projects include the International Civil Rights Center and Museum and the National Hurricane Museum and Science Center in Lake Charles, La.
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Kansas City Volunteer Lawyers and Accountants for the Arts
PO Box 413199
Kansas City, Missouri (64141)
816-472-3535
ArtSmarts Workshops An ongoing series of workshops focused on helping artists, arts organizations, and creative businesses learn how to better navigate potential legal issues. $10 for non-members of KCVLAA; please pre-register for classes by e-mailing your name, phone number and address to KCVLAA, with the workshop title in the subject line. Classes are usually held at the Arts Incubator of Kansas City, 115 West 18th Street, Kansas City, Missouri.
February 16, 6-8 p.m. Non-Profit Formation Artists and arts groups who want to form non-profit organizations, and who have worked through the KCVLAA's non-profit formation workbook are eligible for this particular class, where participants will learn the filing, reporting and administrative requirements for arts non-profit organizations, as well as strategies for preparing an effective Form 1023.
February 18, 6-8 p.m. The Gallery-Artist Relationship "Did you know that many states have a law specifically for art consignment? Whether you are an artist or are showing an artists' work on consignment, know what your legal rights and obligations are. Avoid common pitfalls and be prepared to understand and negotiate your next consignment agreement." Presented in cooperation with Kaw Valley Arts & Humanities, Inc.
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Lawrence Arts 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.
Art in the Open
Molly Murphy, live painting (LAC lobby)
Begins Feburary 15
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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; the museum's calendar has more events than are listed here
February 25, 6 p.m. Photography Society Lecture: Abelardo Morell speaks about his career and life-work, which includes a well-known series of camera obscura images; tickets to this free event held in the Atkins Auditorium may be obtained by calling 816-751-ART or at the museum's site.
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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. (Usually closed on school holidays.)
February 18, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Third Thursdays Visiting Artists Presentations with Elijah Gowin and Marcie Miller Gross; free and held in Hudson Auditorium (no reservations are necessary.)
February 25, 6-8 p.m. Reception for Peregrine Honig's Widow The Kansas City artist's third collaboration with Landfall Press, Widow presents curated photographs, images, ideas and music by 18 artists that explore the "complexities of fashion culture and beauty" in a limited edition full-color publication. Join the museum for a free, public reception with live music and refreshments. More information from the Museum is here.
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The Trap Gallery
525 Gillis Avenue
Kansas City, Missouri
816-510-6557
Third Fridays, 6-9 p.m. and by appointment
KC Help Haiti
Art Show and Silent Auction sponsored by Beware All Stylebiters Crew. All proceeds benefit Doctors Without Borders and The Lambi Fund.
Third Friday reception and auction: February 19, 6-10 p.m., with live DJs, snacks, Boulevard beer and good vibes
February 19 — March 14
Update:
Keyhole Gallery
1903 Wyandotte Avenue
Kansas City, Missouri
816-326-8851
First Fridays, 4-10 p.m. and by appointment
RIPE
An exhibition of small [sexually explicit; exhibition is intended for viewers 18 and older] 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
(CLOSED; exhibition will re-open in a gallery of the Leedy-Voulkos Art Center, March 5, with First Friday, 6-9 p.m. and be on display during regular Saturday gallery hours through March.)
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