FIRST FRIDAY CALENDAR DIGEST, AUGUST 2010
August 6 — 12
Jenny Meyer McCall, "Wedding Weather," acrylic and oil on canvas, is part of "Provoke the Imagination," opening August 6 at the Leedy-Voulkos Art Center, along with new work by a bitterman and S. Schaffer; David Gant and Cameron Gee's portrait work is still on view; Gant will be doing $100 portraits of gallery visitors on First Friday (on a first-come/first-served basis). Image: courtesy of the artist and gallery
First Friday, August 6:
2631 Gallery
2631 Holmes Road
Kansas City, Missouri
816-777-6838
Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., First Fridays, and by appointment
Beware All Stylebiters presents Battle Conditioned
Collaborative artwork by 30 artists, curated by Jeremy McConnell and Matt Ruzich
First Friday opening reception: August 6, 5-10 p.m.
August 6 — 27
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Art & Frame Warehouse and Gallery
2015 Grand Boulevard
Kansas City, Missouri
816-471-7444
Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. and First Fridays until 9 p.m.
Chris Giefer. Image: courtesy of the gallery
New Adventures on Canvas and Paper by Chris Giefer
First Friday: August 6, 6-9 p.m.
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Barbershop Gallery
33rd Street at Gillham Road
Kansas City, Missouri
816-665-8118
Openings and by appointment
Marie McKenzie, "Inner Workings" oil and latex on wood, 24” x 48”, 2009. Image: courtesy of the gallery
Inner Workings, An Examination of the Machine through Painting and Sculpture
Mixed media: trompe l'oiel paintings on high-relief wood sculptures by Marie McKenzie
First Friday opening reception: August 6, 6-9 p.m. (free and open to the public, with complimentary hors d'oeuvres and beverages
Exhibition continues: August 7, noon-3 p.m.
August 6 — 7
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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
W — Earned and Owned
The many sides of being a woman
First Friday opening reception: August 6, 6-9 p.m.
August 6 — 28
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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
Ethereal Waters: An Underwater Series
M.A. Alford
Open First Friday: August 6, 6-9 p.m.
July 2 — August 31
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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 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
Open First Friday: August 6, 10 a.m.-9 p.m.
March 5 — August 6
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Belle Epoque
(salon)
1518 Walnut Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-421-2040
Tuesday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Wednesday-Saturday, 9 a.m.-7 p.m.
Surimpop: Chad Collins, Matthew Endersbe, and Megan Jones
First Friday: 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.
Robert Striffolino, "Waterscape #37," oil on canvas, 40" x 40". Image: courtesy of the gallery
Robert Striffolino: Intimate Nature
&
Laura Schiff Bean
First Friday opening reception: August 6, 6-9 p.m.
August 6 — 30
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BNIM
10@BNIM
106 West 14th Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-783-1500
Site of 10 streetfront display windows "to provide opportunities for the public to connect with the arts and enliven the streets of the urban core."
Molly Murphy, "Yellow" pencil on 140# watercolor paper. "Spatial Constructions" is an installation of paintings, drawings, text, and human hair, work that considers the space between the clutter of our daily lives and the expanses of the Kansas landscape and natural life where the artist grew up. Image and text: courtesy of the artist and gallery
Spatial Constrictions
Installation of new work by Molly Murphy
First Friday opening reception: August 6, 5-7 p.m.
August 6 — September 17 (updated)
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Byron C. 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
Open First Friday: August 6, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., 7-9 p.m.
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The Central Exchange
1020 Central Avenue
Kansas City, Missouri
816-471-7560 or 816-471-8560
Art & Issues events; art viewing by appointment (best hours are Monday-Friday, 9-11 a.m. and 3-5 p.m.)
Arts & Issues
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.
August 6, 11:45 a.m.-1 p.m. Hallmark Cards: A Century of Creativity "Hallmark Cards is the gold crown of the Kansas City arts community, attracting creative talent to the community for over 100 years. The company is staffed with hundreds of illustrators, designers, and writers, making Hallmark as one of our areas largest employers of artists. Please join Mark Spencer, Creative Resource Manager, and Joe Houston, Curator, to learn about how Hallmark's creative staff and renowned Hallmark Art Collection enrich our community."
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Cocoon Gallery
Arts Incubator of Kansas City
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
Ben Jones, print. Image: courtesy of the gallery
Recession-Proof Print Sale
Artists from Kansas City and surrounding area), including Sean Bitters, Michael Kruger, Hugh Merrill; three tables ($75, $50 and $25 bargain bin); with an appearance by Printosaurus
First Friday event: August 6, 6-9:30 p.m.
August 6
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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.
On Deadline: Photojournalism by David Eulitt
First Friday opening reception: August 6, 6-9 p.m.
August 6 — 31
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Hilliard Gallery
1820 McGee Street
(new location)
Kansas City, Missouri
816-561-2956
Tuesday-Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., First Fridays, 6-10 p.m., Saturday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
David Gross, "Before the Thunder," oil on canvas, 36" x 48". Image: courtesy of the gallery
Assorted Spaces
New paintings by David Gross
First Friday opening: August 6, 6-10 p.m.
August 6 — 27
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The Keyhole for Art, Music, and Performance
1903 Wyandotte Avenue
Kansas City, Missouri
816-326-8851
First Fridays and by appointment
Art and Anarchy
A live painting competition featuring Victoria Strong as ( Lady Luck & Man's Ruin), with four teams of artists including Alexander Austin, Betsy Barratt, Bill Drummond, Jessica Logsdon, Charles Varnal, David Varnal, and Mary Ware
First Friday: August 6, 5:30-10 p.m., with musical performances by The Restless Breed and Valency
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Krzyz Studio
1800 Locust Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-472-4999
Kale Van Leeuwen
First Friday opening reception: August 6, 6-9 p.m.
August 6
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Lawrence Public Library
707 Vermont Street
Lawrence, Kansas
785-843-3833
Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-9 p.m., Friday, 9 a.m.-7 p.m., Saturday, 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Sunday, noon-6 p.m.
Dian Hauser: Paintings
(gallery)
Opening reception: August 6, 5-7 p.m.
August 1 — 31
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Leedy-Voulkos Art Center
2012 Baltimore Avenue
Kansas City, Missouri
816-474-1919
Tuesday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., First Fridays, 6-9 p.m., events and by appointment.
Cameron Gee, portrait from "A New Film by Cameron Gee." Image: courtesy of the artist and gallery
Open First Friday: August 6, 11 a.m.- 5 p.m., 6-9 p.m.
David Gant: Portraits of the Crossroads
June 4 — August 28
&
Cameron Gee: A New Film by Cameron Gee
A solo portrait photography exhibition exploring identity
July 3 — August 28
&
Jenny Meyer McCall: Provoke the Imagination
New abstract paintings
August 6 — October 30
&
a. bitterman presents Yosemite: Paintings by S. Shaffer
(After Galen Clark — 1910)
August 6 — September 25
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Mid-America Arts Alliance
2018 Baltimore Avenue
Kansas City, Missouri
Sponsors traveling exhibitions and hosts outdoor events and performances by offices on First Friday
August 6, 7 p.m. LIVE! in the Crossroads Join Snuff Jazz Tarifan for an excursion into Turkish jazz, flamenco, and free improvisation with Mark Southerland on his custom horn sculptures, Beau Bledsoe on oud and guitar, and Siat Arat on darbuka and featuring dancer Melinda Hedgecorth of Seville, Spain.
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{:m Momentum Gallery
2014 Main Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-560-1450
First Fridays, 6-10 p.m. and by appointment
Eric Doucette: It's a Relief!
Victorian designs in hand-colored plaster
First Friday opening: August 6, 6-10 p.m.
August 6 — 31
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Plenum Space
504 East 18th Street
Kansas City, Missouri
First Fridays, 6-10 p.m. and by appointment.
Jeanette Powers, "Self-Portrait as the Mad Hatter," acrylic on canvas, 30"x 40", 2010. Image: courtesy of the gallery
Jeanette Powers
First Friday opening: August 6, 6-10 p.m.
August 6 — 27
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Red Star Studios
First Floor in Belger Arts Center
2100 Walnut Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-474-7316
Wednesday-Friday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Saturday, noon-4 p.m., and First Fridays 10 a.m.-9 p.m. (unless closed for installation). Red Star moves to its permanent home October 2010 (Belger Warehouse Studios, 2011 Tracy Avenue).
Daniel Ricardo Teran, "DANimal," earthenware, 7.5" x 6 " x 6.5", 2008. Image: courtesy of the gallery
New Work: Daniel Ricardo Teran
First Friday opening reception: August 6, 6-9 p.m., and a gallery talk with the artist at 7 p.m.
August 2 – 28
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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.
Summer Invitational Exhibition
Celebrating the gallery's 25th anniversary, with work by Jeff Aeling, Patricia Bellan-Gillan, Gary Bowling, Marcus Cain, Carl Corey, Doug Freed, Michiko Itatani, Jun Kaneko, Jerry Kunkel, Judy Miller, Judy Onofrio, Michael Schultz, Larry Schwarm, Jesse Small, and Larry Thomas
Open First Friday: August 6, 11 a.m.-5 p.m, 7-9 p.m.
July 2 — August 14
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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
August 6, 7 p.m. Performing Arts Showcase/"Best in Show" Awards Presentation for Art/Work 2010, held at the Copaken Stage (Kansas City Repertory Theatre) in the H&R Block World Headquarters, One H&R Way (Kansas City Power and Light District, 13th and Walnut Streets; click here for more information on parking, etc.), Kyle Hatley, artistic director. "See what we do when we're not at work."
A view of the reception for the visual art portion of "Art/Work: Creativity from the Cube," on display at Union Station through August 9. Photo: courtesy of Metropolitan Arts Council of Kansas City
Art/Work: Creativity from the Cube
4th annual exhibition, in the Grand Hall, daily 7 a.m.-8 p.m. The Art/Work: Creativity from the Cube corporate art festival is organized by ArtsKC (Arts Council of Metropolitan Kansas City) to celebrate the artistic talents of people working for Kansas City's metro-area businesses. From January through May, participating companies (26 this year) hold arts competitions and select winners from visual, literary, and musical categories; these in-house winners move on to a metro-wide exhibition at Union Station (visual and literary) or an on-stage musical performance at Copaken Stage; awards are given for Best in Show and People's Choice during the public program August 6 at Copaken Stage.
Visual arts reception: August 1, 2-4 p.m., open to all
July 31 — August 9
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Windhorse Tattoo and Gallery of the Arts
1717 Wyandotte Street, Suite 200
Kansas City, Missouri
816-283-0500
Tree Goddess Art Show
Ta'ni Rippey
First Friday opening reception: August 6, 6-10 p.m.
August 2010
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Wichita Center For The Arts
The Mary R. Koch School of the Arts
9112 East Central
Wichita, Kansas
316-634-2787
Tuesday-Sunday, 1-5 p.m.
Student/Faculty Exhibition
&
Super Awesome Pots
Artist-in-residence, Troy Becker
Opening reception: August 6, 5-7 p.m.
August 6 — 29
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Whoop Dee Doo
1735 Walnut Street
Kansas City, Missouri August 6, 6-9 p.m. Screening of Latest Whoop Dee Doo Shows Join the Whoop Dee Doo crowd on First Friday at their new space, where their performed July 17th. Artists involved included: hosts Matt Roche and Jaimie Warren and Chris Beer, Michael Boles, Emily Boullear, Rochelle Brickner, Jamie Burkhardt, Flannery Cashill, Madeline Farrell, Joshua Gately, Lee Heinemann, Seth Johnson, Roger Link, Megan Mantia, Natalie Myers, Peggy Noland, Harper Page, Erica Peterson, Leone Anne Reeves, Stuart Smith, and Lynus Young.
Saturday, August 7:
Alcott Arts Center
180 South 18th Street
(note: not ADA accessible)
Kansas City, Kansas
913-233-2787
Closed December-February
August 7, 6-10 p.m. Get Your Pink On Art show fundraiser to support the work of Susan G. Komen for the Cure: regional artists, live music, door prizes, raffles, and more.
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Barbershop Gallery
33rd Street at Gillham Road
Kansas City, Missouri
816-665-8118
Openings and by appointment
Inner Workings, An Examination of the Machine through Painting and Sculpture
Mixed media: trompe l'oiel paintings on high-relief wood sculptures by Marie McKenzie
First Friday opening reception: August 6, 6-9 p.m. (free and open to the public, with complimentary hors d'oeuvres and beverages
Exhibition continues: August 7, noon-3 p.m.
August 6 — 7
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Invisible Hand Gallery
801 1/2 Massachusetts Street
Lawrence, Kansas
785-813-1803
Wednesday-Sunday, noon-7 p.m. and by appointment
Jeromy Morris, selection of portraits from "Masked Portraits." Image: courtesy of the artist
Jeromy Morris: Masked Portraits
Opening reception: August 7, 7-9 p.m.
Closing reception: August 27 (in conjunction with the first downtown Lawrence Art Walk / Final Friday event)
August 6 — 28
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The Writers Place
3607 Pennsylvania Avenue
Kansas City, Missouri
816-753-1090
For writing and reading events, receptions and by appointment (see website for contact information)
Floodplain Refugee Housing, Kansas City 2050-2100
Tim Brown (more information)
Saturday reception: August 7, 6-9 p.m.
July 7 — September 27
Sunday, August 8:
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.
August 8, 1-3 p.m.Visit with the Kaw Valley Quilters' Guild who will be on hand to demonstrate and discuss hand-sewing and appliqué techniques found in the exhibition Quilting Time and Space, on view through August 29.
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Thanks,Tracy Abeln for keeping us fully informed around here. This list really helps the right-brained artist types who have time management issues. Tonight, maybe I can stick with a plan. AWH....shinny, darn it! I lost track of time again.