Review

Crossroads Art District and other regional venues, March 4 — 11

Kansas City's First Friday in March could be described as "overbooked," but Review considers that a good thing. There are some one-time highlights, such as the architecture students' Bud Prize reception at the AIA-KC, and the 2010 Cultures Without Borders exhibition (Friday and Saturday only) at Pi Gallery (its final show). Two other show-shuffles have happened since last month, namely that the Ripe group exhibition has moved to the Leedy-Voulkos Art Center and the photos of Alex Lovell-Smith from Mercy Seat to Moxie.

In addition to Kerry James Marshall's being in our region, Dan S. Wang is in Kansas City this week and calling for artists' participation (see Kansas City Art Institute listing below; his visit is being co-sponsored by the Charlotte Street Foundation). Speaking of CSF, March 3 is also the final artists' information session for *you are HERE (proposals due March 15; see our artist calls section for more information about that and other opportunities with deadlines this week and beyond — including a call for exhibitions at the University of Kansas Art & Design Gallery).

There are also new ArtBoards in the Crossroads (on top of Missouri Bank) by Allan Winkler and Michael Sinclair (and the south branch of the bank is sporting new permanent word-work by Review Studios artist Archie Scott Gobber). The Downtown Council, Art in the Loop, has installed the latest ARTwall at 13th and Grand — Forever People, by Ascot J. Smith. This work even has an audio component, which can be accessed by dialing 816-412-1798 then pressing 111 and then #. Episodes are updated every-other Monday, with the next one due March 15th.

Note that the Sherry Leedy gallery is hosting both Thursday and Friday receptions for its two new exhibitions, that it's the last weekend for the adult comedy version of the "Spooky Dog" production at la Esquina, and that we will be adding new information here as it is received.

All images link to artists' or gallery pages (except in rare circumstances).

Before First Friday:

Kansas City Art Institute
4415 Warwick Boulevard
Kansas City, Missouri
Usual events contact: 816-802-3423

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. Remaining sessions:

March 4, 11:30 a.m. Communities with Disabilities, with Beth Sarver, who is "an artist, educator, community builder, youth advocate, performance artist and independent social activist. She earned a B.F.A. degree in sculpture from the University of Kansas. Sarver has taught at Storytellers Inc., Accessible Arts Inc. and Chameleon Arts and Youth Development, gaining experience with atypical students in non-traditional classroom settings. She has designed, developed and implemented dynamic experiential learning programs through the arts from maximum-security juvenile detention centers to the Oregon Trail. Sarver has worked as a mentor for the Juvenile Rehabilitation Administration and served as an advisory board member for the ROYAL Project (Raising Our Youth As Leaders). Currently, she is working to develop an artists as mentors program. Additionally, she is the program consultant for Accessible Arts Inc., where she is developing collaborative partnerships with Kansas State School for the Blind, Kansas City Hip Hop Academy, YWCA, Mosaic Brain, Synergy Youth Services, Kemper Contemporary Art Museum and KU Fine Art Department."
March 11, 11:30 a.m. The power of art in communities, with José Faus

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.

March 4, 7 p.m. Dan S. Wang is an artist, printer and writer. His texts have been published in magazines, journals, and catalogues worldwide. His drawings, prints, sculptures and other projects have been exhibited in two solo exhibitions and in more than 25 group exhibitions. Along with seven others, he co-founded Mess Hall, an experimental cultural space in Chicago. Wang regularly collaborates with a range of art groups, activists and researchers in creating exhibitions, publications and events. He will be in Kansas City from March 3 through 5 in collaboration with the KCAI Printmaking and Interdisciplinary Arts departments and the Charlotte Street Foundation. He would like to work with artists in Kansas City to research and discuss local topics and issues, and materials from those will be explored through a collective art project during his visit. March 3, 9 a.m. at KCAI, there will be a public meeting for brainstorming and to establish a plan of action; March 4 will be a work day (and participants can choose to spend any part of that and may come and go depending on other obligations), with a meal gathering before the lecture; March 5, starting at noon at the Paragraph Gallery downtown, will be the exhibition and event. Artists are invited to participate and can find out more at Wang's blog.
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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.

March 3, 5:30 p.m. Artist Kerry James Marshall lectures on John Brown’s Body: The Representation of Black Bodies as Revolutionary Gesture, in SMA Auditorium

March 4, 5 p.m. J. Michael Farmer lectures on A Jade Pure, Frosty and Clear: Redefining Female Chastity in Early Medieval Sichuan, in room 211
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Ulrich Museum of Art
Wichita State University
1845 Fairmount Street
Wichita, Kansas
316-978-3664
Follow Ulrich on Facebook and Twitter
Tuesday-Friday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday & Sunday, 1-5 p.m.; closed Mondays and major/university holidays

March 4, 6 p.m. Artist Talk by Kerry James Marshall Artist Kerry James Marshall, a nationally renowned painter, installation artist and filmmaker, reflects and continues the tradition of moral conscience of Gordon Parks and other leading African American visual artists. Marshall creates large-scale paintings that explore African American culture from the Civil Rights to today, drawing from and weaving a history of black experience into his narratives. This event, happening at WSU School of Art and Design, is free and open to the public.

First Friday exhibition openings and events:

1819 Central Gallery & Event Space
1819 Central Avenue
Kansas City, Missouri
816-200-3417
First Fridays, 6-10 p.m., Second Saturdays, 6-10 p.m., and by appointment

Carl Lundgren
First Friday opening: March 5, 6-10 p.m.
March 5 — May 6
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2010 Gallery
(formerly Park Place in Leawood)
2010 Main Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-283-3374

First Friday opening: March 5
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2631 Gallery
2631 Holmes Road
Kansas City, Missouri
816-682-2861 and 816-446-4583
Saturday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Sunday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., First Fridays and by appointment

The Figurative Image in Contemporary Storytelling
Featuring the work of Jake Beeson, Brandon Gay, and William Wilmott
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Mary Nemechek
With live painting of Weston Brewery's distribution van outside by Beeson, Gay and Wilmott (carport behind/east of gallery) and a new mural on outdoor gallery wall by Lens
First Friday opening reception: March 5, 5-10 p.m., including refreshments from Weston Brewery
March 5 — 24
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American Institute of Architects - Kansas City
1801 McGee Street, Suite 100
Kansas City, Missouri
816-221-3485

March 5, 5:30-8 p.m. UMKC 2010 Bud Prize for Design Excellence University Museum design projects by second-year architecture students from the University of Missouri-Kansas City; finalists' work on display, with jury's prize-winner to be announced. Meet the students and see their approaches to the problem of creating a special museum to house 10 contemporary pieces of art from the Kemper and Nelson-Atkins museums. Free and open to all. More information is here at AIA-KC.
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American Jazz Museum, Changing Gallery
1616 East 18th Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-474-8463
Tuesday-Saturday, 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Sunday, noon-6 p.m.

Women in Jazz
March 5 — May 31
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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

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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Arts Incubator
Artists' studios, printshop and galleries
115 West 18th Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-421-2292

March 5, 6-9 p.m. Michael Molick opens new studio, welcomes visits on First Friday
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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 encore opening: March 5, 6-9 p.m.
February 5 — March 26
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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 encore opening: March 5, 6-9 p.m.
February 5 — March 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. and by appointment

New Paintings by Jenny Hahn
First Friday opening: March 5, 6-10 p.m.
March 5 — May 1
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Beggar's Table Church & Gallery
2009 Baltimore Avenue
Kansas City, Missouri
913-558-9039
Gallery: Wednesday-Friday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., openings, Saturday by appointment

Urban Illuminations: Luke Firle
First Friday opening: March 5, 6-9 p.m.
March 5 — April 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

Beneath the Surface - Excavating the Belger Collection
10th Anniversary Exhibition, featuring multiple works from all seven artists who
comprise the foundation of the Belger Collection: Terry Allen, William Christenberry, Jasper Johns, Robert Stackhouse, Renee Stout, William T. Wiley, and Terry Winters
First Friday opening: March 5, 6-9 p.m.
March 5 — August 6
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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
CLOSED First Friday: March 5
February 5 — March 22
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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

Lesley Dill : The Strange Experience of Beauty
Open First Friday: March 5, 7-9 p.m.
January 8 — March 26
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Czar Bar
1531 Grand Boulevard
Kansas City, Missouri
816-221-2244
Open First Fridays and hosts artwork

A Group Art Show
Guerilla Curating and Local Aid Project are coming together with Czar Bar to feature local artists in an effort to raise funds benefiting the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Music by The Sexy Accident at 7 p.m. Drawing for raffle package donated by Impact Fitness at 8:30.

First Friday reception: March 5, 5-9 p.m.,includes a $5 cover, with all proceeds going to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
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Familiar Faces Gallery
5815 Johnson Drive
Mission, Kansas 66202

Wild Women & Witticisms
The Art, Music & Poetry of Sterling Witt & Nicolette Paige
Opening reception: March 5, 6-7:30 p.m.
Concert with Original Music & Spoken Word: March 5, 8-10 p.m., admission $10 (students $5)
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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.

Linked in Spirit: An Exhibition of Mixed-media Collage, Clayboard Drawings and Mosaics
Lora Jost
Opening reception: March 5, 3-5 p.m.
March 5 — April 2
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Fishtank Performance Studio
1715 Wyandotte Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-809-7110

March 5, 9 p.m. Spectacle and Performance Local performance artists present original pieces. Sponsored by Pabst Blue Ribbon. Doors open at 8 p.m. and advance tickets are available at birdie's for $6 (cash/check only); tickets are $8-10 at the Fishtank door (cash/check only).
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Hilliard Gallery
1820 McGee Street
(new location)
Kansas City, Missouri
816-561-2956
Tuesday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., First Fridays, 6-9 p.m., Saturday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

Human Form
Group exhibition
First Friday opening reception: March 5, 6-9 p.m.
March 5 – 27
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HNTB Architecture
Stairway Art Space
715 Kirk Drive
Kansas City, Missouri
816-472-1201
Open for receptions and by appointment

Onion Skins and Armor
paintings by Joel Sager
First Friday opening reception: March 5, 5-7 p.m.
March 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.

Robert Quackenbush: Load Bearing
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Nancy J. Morrison: Reflections
&
Clint Metcalf: Tensionism
First Friday opening reception: March 5, 5-8 p.m., with remarks by Robert Quackenbush
March 5 — 25

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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.

Ian Davis: Faith in the Future
Open First Friday: March 5, noon- 8 p.m.
February 26 — June 9
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Keyhole Gallery
1903 Wyandotte Avenue
Kansas City, Missouri
816-326-8851
First Fridays, 4-10 p.m. and by appointment

José Faus: Solo Exhibition
airbrushed works on paper
First Friday opening: March 5, 4-10 p.m., with music downstairs by 45th Street Porch Band (shooting live video for "Boogie Man" single)
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Krzyz Studio
1800 Locust Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-472-4999
First Friday winter break, January-February, 2010; exhibitions return March 5

Departure
New work by Morgan Miller, featuring her challenge to “conventional travel snapshots.”
First Friday opening reception: March 5, 7-9 p.m., with music provided by DJ Scherr
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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

MANGST
An all new exhibit of oil paintings by Joshua Rizer, dealing thematically with mangst, manxieties and manguish
&
Harlan Bonar
First Friday opening reception: March 5, 6-10 p.m.
March 5 – 26
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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

RIPE
An exhibition of small [sexually explicit] 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: March 5, 6-9 p.m.; this exhibition reprise (from a February venue) is on display during regular Saturday gallery hours and is intended for mature, consenting viewers only (18+).
March 5 — 31
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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.

Este es mi México
A collection of children's artwork from around the world, co-presented by the Consulate of México; from the 2008 edition of the drawing competition of the same name ("each year, the Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs sponors this contest for children between 7 and 11 years of age, and children create pieces of artwork that express an idyllic México engraved in their memories from their earlier years, their travels to the country, and stories, myths, and songs they have heard. The use of colors, materials, shapes, and subjects express the full range of emotions that show a deep connection to their lives.")
First Friday opening reception: March 5, 6-9 p.m.
March 5 — 31
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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

Kristopher Saim: Kansas City My Life and Love, Part Deux
photography
First Friday openining: March 5, 6-9 p.m.
March 5 — 31
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Moxie
1651 Washington Avenue
Kansas City, Missouri
816-561-0384
Tuesday-Saturday by appointment

In[Sight]: A Retrospective of the Photography of Alex Lovell-Smith
(relocated from Mercy Seat Gallery)
First Friday opening reception: March 5, 7-10 p.m.
March 5 — 31
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Pi Art Gallery
419 East 18th Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-210-6534
Closing/Moving after February 2010
Hours for last exhibition: March 5, 6-9 p.m. and March 6, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Cultures Without Borders Traveling Art Exhibit 2010
First Friday opening reception and awards ceremony: March 5, 6-9 p.m., with awards at 8 p.m., refreshments and live music; work travels at UMB Bank lobby, 6400 Independence Avenue, March 9 through April 24 and then to Central Bank of Kansas City lobby, 2301 Independence Boulevard, April 27 through May 21, where it is visible during regular bank hours; a closing reception is planned for May 20, 5 to 7 p.m. Organized by Northeast Arts KC.
March 5 — 6
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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

Urban Deflation pt1; argumentum ad populum
by Drew Orrin-Brown
First Friday opening: March 5, 6-10 p.m.
March 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.

EWARE: Marc Digeros and Other Boys That Get Low
Marc Digeros shows his enthusiasm for low-fire ceramics along with Marty Fielding, Arthur Halvorsen,  Brian R. Jones, and Joe Pintz
First Friday opening reception: March 5, 6-9 p.m.
March 4 — 27
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Salina Art Center Warehouse
149 South 4th Street
Salina, Kansas
(Salina Art Center Artist-in-Residency site)

March 5, 6-7 p.m. Artist talk with Kerry James Marshall : John Brown's Body: The Representation of Black Bodies as Revolutionary Gesture. Preceeded by cocktail reception from 5 to 6 p.m. "A nationally renowned painter, installation artist, and filmmaker, Marshall reflects and approaches African American culture, identity, and history from the Civil Rights to today, drawing from and weaving a history of black experience into his narratives. The artist states the subject of his art stems from the social climate of his youth: 'You can't be born in Birmingham, Alabama in 1955 and grow up in South Central Los Angeles near the Black Panthers headquarters and not feel like you've got some kind of social responsibility.... That determined a lot of where my work was going to go.' While based on a broad range of art-historical references, from Renaissance history painting to black folk art, from El Greco to Charles White, a striking aspect of his paintings is the emphatically black skin tone of his figures; a development the artist says emerged from an investigation into the invisibility of blacks in America and the unnecessarily negative connotations associated with darkness."
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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.

Judy Miller:  Imaginary Dioramas
&
Misty Gamble: Primping and the Currency of Worth
Opening receptions: March 4, 7-9 p.m. and First Friday, March 5, 7-9 p.m.
March 4 — April 24

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Signs of Life Gallery
722 Massachusetts Street
Lawrence, Kansas
785-830-8030

Botanicals
featuring Justin Augsburg, Mary Clinkenbeard, Jeremiah Colona-Romano, Donna Dennis, Wayne Forte, Mary Jane Grinter, Paul Hodvedt, Diane Lawrence, Krista McClenahan, Doug Osa, Paul Powis, Mark Weber, Shannon White, Chris Willey, and James Winn
First Friday opening reception: March 5, 7-10 p.m.
March 5 – April 30
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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

PBR Art Ball
Featuring artwork with the theme of PBR.
First Friday reception: March 5, 2010 6 p.m.-midnight (NOTE: 21 and over after 8 p.m.)
Additional hours: March 6, 1-5 p.m.
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Strecker-Nelson Gallery
406.5 Poyntz Avenue, 2nd floor
Manhattan, Kansas
785-537-2099
Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m.- 6p.m.

Richly Pigmented
Featured artists: Kim Casebeer, Louis Copt, Steven Graber, John Hulsey, Becky Johnson, Mary Kay, Dean Kube, Annie Helmericks Louder, Judy Love, Nora Othic, Gary Ozias, Jean Terry
&
Jane Booth, Tricia Courtney, Bowie Croisant, Joelle Ford, Judith Mackey, Ann Trusty, Wynne Wilbur
Opening reception: March 5, 5-8 p.m.
March 5 — April 15
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WearHaus Studios
1800 Central Avenue, Suite 204
Kansas City, Missouri 64108
816-842-1678
First Fridays, 6-10 p.m.

Joseph Maino
photography
First Friday reception: March 5, 6-10 p.m., with music by DJ Clockwerk

After First Friday (March 6 — 11):

Buttonwood Artspace
3013 Main Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-285-9000
Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and opening events

A Paint Party
Featuring Donna Aldridge, Rich Hayek, Jamie Lavin, Gary Ozias, and Jean Terry at work, and the art of 18 other artists.
Opening reception: Saturday, March 6, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
March 6 — 26
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Dream Studio
711 East 31st Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-304-9513

March 6, 6-10 p.m. One Love Fundraising event for Haiti, with music by Zikap (Haitian) and AZ One (reggae); admission is $8 for adults and $3 for children
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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 starting in fall semester 2009 and featuring lectures, receptions, films, fashion shows, and other gallery-sponsored events, free and open to all

MINT.
3 spaces. 3 ideas. 3 exhibitions:
The Long Winter: Davin Watne
A new project contained in two phases; the first being a performance or "party" opening night, and phase two consisting of the its residue. Utilizing sculpture, sound, performance, painting, fashion, animation and drawing, the installation will encompass and present a multi-sensory experience for the viewer and challenge their cognitive understanding of visceral empiricism.
&
“ain’t no grave gonna hold me down”
New work by Lisa Iglesias
&
“undercrowded”
Curated by Christopher Lowrance, Co-editor of MW Capacity
Opening reception: March 11, 5-7 p.m., with special performance by Davin Watne
Additional artists' lectures: March 11, noon, Lisa Iglesia; April 8, noon, Joey Borovicka
March 11 — April 10

March 9, 6 p.m. The Deep Structure of the Arts: Revealing Their Biological Nature Ellen Dissanayake, affiliate professor in the School of Music at the University of Washington and author of Art and Intimacy: How the Arts Began and Homo Aestheticus: Where Art Comes From and Why, and What Is Art For? will present a lecture in Morris Auditorium (Morris Science Building). "Describing two sources for the underlying aesthetic principles, Dissanayake explains how our prehistoric past and our lives as infants face the same existential problems that formed universal emotional needs and artistic proclivities, affecting who we are as individuals and as a species." Free and open to the public.
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Kansas City Art Institute
4415 Warwick Boulevard
Kansas City, Missouri
Usual events contact: 816-802-3423

March 9, 7:30 p.m. ArtSounds ArtSounds is a series where composers, performers and visual artists join together to present a series of performances. Initiated by faculty from the UMKC Conservatory of Music and Dance and KCAI, ArtSounds explores cross-media expression through creative concert-making. ArtSounds is held in Epperson Auditorium in Vanderslice Hall at KCAI.
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Lumberyard Arts Center
718 High Street
Lawrence, Kansas
Tuesday-Friday, 3-6 p.m., Saturday, 2-5 p.m.

Inaugural exhibition:
Close to Home
watercolors by Rosemary Murphy
Opening reception: March 7, 5-8 p.m. , with music by Forecast (featuring Michael Champagne, Nate Deel and Curtis Fritzel)
March 7 – 20
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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.)

March 6, 6:30 p.m. Lecture by Saul Yale Barodofsky Textile expert Saul Yale Barodofsky speaks about “small pieces as a window into the consciousness of tribal peoples," in room 126 of the Carlsen Center

Indonesian Batik Collection
A touring exhibition of a collection of Indonesian batiks owned by the late Ann Dunham, mother of President Barack Obama, on display in the atrium of the Regnier Center at JCCC
Opening reception: March 7, 1-3 p.m.
Lecture: March 9, 3:30 p.m. about the batik process by adjunct professor Jo Randolph in room 270 of the Regnier Center
March 7 — March 12
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Olive DeLuce Gallery at Northwest Missouri State
800 University Drive
Maryville, Missouri
660-562-1212
Monday, 6-9 p.m.  Tuesday-Saturday 1-5 p.m.,  Sunday, 1:30-5 p.m.

Student Exhibition
Featuring two and three-dimensional works by students, including sculptures, paintings, ceramics and prints , held at the University’s St. Joseph Center, 706 Felix Street, St. Joseph, Missouri. It is open Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m.-6 p.m. (816-364-5000)
Opening reception: March 8, 5-7 p.m.
March 8 — mid-April
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Wichita Art Museum
1400 West Museum Boulevard
Wichita, Kansas
316-268-4921
Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.- 5 p.m., Sunday-Sunday, noon-5 p.m.

The Art of Norman Rockwell
A collection of more than forty oils and pencil works of art, the explores the popularity and broad appeal of Norman Rockwell's imagery through six decades of his career.
Final Friday reception: March 26, 5-8 p.m.
March 7 — May 30

Select exhibitions closing soon:

1819 Central Gallery & Event Space
1819 Central Avenue
Kansas City, Missouri
816-200-3417
First Fridays, 6-10 p.m., Second Saturdays, 6-10 p.m., and by appointment

Mid-America Poster and Printmaker Showcase
including: Karen Berger, James Button, Frank Chimero, DJG Design, Justin Eagan, Bill Elder, Tim Goodwillie, Gravity Ink, William Holland, Hannah Hurrle, Jud Kite, Jimmy Little, Micah Max, Chris Millspaugh, Never Sleeping Design, Frank Norton Jr., Desmond Poirier, Toine Quinn, Pat Rocha (The Holster), Tyson Schroeder, Patrick Sullivan, Vahalla Studios, Brady Vest (Hammerpress), Doug Wilson, Justin Wright of Expo '70, and Daniel Zender
Through March 4
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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
Through March 9
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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.

Surroundings
Jon Scott Anderson, John Ferry, Lisa Grossman, Philip Heying, Bill Jacobson, Richard Mattsson, Wilbur Niewald, and Jane Voorhees
Through March 6
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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

Opposites Attract
new work by Kimberly LaVonne Luther and Joseph Wullner
(in Gallery 115)
Through March 5

42nd Annual Citation Awards Exhibition
A juried exhibition open to art majors and minors in the Department of Art & Design that distributes over 30 awards and scholarships of achievement funded by the Department of Art & Design, UCM Foundation, and Mid-Missouri Artists group. Scholarships and awards are determined by the department’s scholarship committee as well as an outside juror; this year's juror is painter Grant Miller
Awards reception: March 4, 3-5 p.m., in the gallery
Through March 6
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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.)

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

Cumulus
&
Cumulus II
An Urban Culture Project Studio Residency Program Focus Exhibition
Through March 4
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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.

Sofa Kingdom in the Valley of Comic Sans
Installation by Charlie Mylie and Tim Amundson; more information here from the Charlotte Street Foundation (including images)
Through March 6

Select events and exhibitions coming next weekend (March 12 — 14; does not include Kansas City, Kansas Art Walk events):

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

Moshe Fruman: Ancient Instruments
Features 21 musical instruments created by Israeli Professor Moshe Frumin, based on depictions discovered in archeological discoveries from Israel.
Opening reception: March 14, 2-4 p.m., with gallery conversation at 3 p.m. by Karen York, curator of Sherwin Miller Museum of Jewish Art in Tulsa, Oklahoma
March 14 — May 2
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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); appointment recommended

SpaceRockSpasm
new work in audio and video by Barry Anderson
Second Friday opening reception: March 12, 6-9 p.m.
March 12 — April 16

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