Review

April 14 — 21, with previews

Thursday, April 14:

Arts Incubator of Kansas City
Artists' studios, printshop and galleries
See below for INKubator Press and Cocoon Gallery listings
115 West 18th Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-421-2292

April 14, 5:30-8 p.m. Celebrate the Arts in KCMO Join the Alliance of Artists Communities for a reception for artists, arts administrators, civic leaders, and others. Live music by Dead Horse Sound Company. The event is co-hosted by the Arts Incubator, Alliance of Artists Communities, the Arts Council of Metropolitan Kansas City, and the Studios, Inc., in conjunction with the Emerging Program Institute seminar, April 13 through 15.
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Screenland Crossroads
1656 Washington Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-421-2900

Crossroads of Culture Film Series
This monthly four-part film series  is organized by Jewish Vocational Services to bring attention to circumstances and challenging topics relevant to refugee and other communities; discussion panels follow the screenings, with filmmakers and others. Read more about the series and its goals here in Rapp Sheet 2-3-2011. Doors open at 6 p.m. for mingling and viewing of informational panels. Free and open to all. (Donation tickets are accepted and enter donor into a door prize raffle and support the mission of JVS.)
April 14, 7 p.m. Luckey
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Kansas City Art Institute
4415 Warwick Boulevard
Kansas City, Missouri
Usual events contact: 816-802-3423

Current Perspectives Lecture Series Held in Epperson Auditorium, Vanderslice Hall, unless otherwise noted; free and open to the public:
April 14,  7 p.m. Amanda McDonald Crowley Excutive director of Eyebeam Art + Technology Center in New York, Crowley specializes in creating new media, contemporary art events, and programs encouraging cross-disciplinary practice, collaboration, and exchange.
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VALA Gallery
Visual, Audio and Literary Artists Gallery
5815 Johnson Drive
Mission, Kansas 66202
913-787-7899 Wednesday and Saturday, noon-4 p.m., and by appointment

April 14, 6-8 p.m. Reshaping the Future, Honoring the Past The Johnson County District Attorney's Office Victim Assistance Unit presents The Annual Crime Victims' Art Exhibit, in celebration of Crime Victims' Rights Week, April 10 through 16. For more information, please contact 913-715-3004.

New in Minneapolis:

Walker Art Center
1750 Hennepin Avenue
Minneapolis, Minnesota
612-375-7600
Free on Target Free Thursday Nights, 5-9 p.m. and the first Saturday of the month, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; open Tuesday-Sunday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Thursday, 11 a.m.-9 p.m.

Goshka Macuga: It Broke from Within
first US museum exhibition for Macuga, a London-based artist whose work "draws connections between historical and contemporary world affairs," often using appropriation; this exhibition uses vignettes from the Walker Art Center's history "to explore the role of art in society, the nature of democracy, and the changing status of the art object."
Opening day talk: April 14, 7 p.m. Join Dieter Roelstraete, critic and curator at the Antwerp Museum of
Contemporary Art (MuHKA) in a discussion the work of Goshka Macuga; held in the Walker Cinema
April 14 — August 14

Third Friday, April 15:

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.

Color Me Bold: Gabriella Mountain & Janet Kuemmerlein
&
Remembering: Elizabeth "Grandma" Layton
Opening reception: April 15, 4-7 p.m.
April 16 — June 5
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ARTichokes Gallery
10557 Mission Road
Leawood, Kansas
913-322-9481
Tuesday-Thursday, 10 a.m.-7 p.m., Friday, 10 a.m.-9 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m.-3 p.m., and Sunday and Monday by appointment

Friday night open studios with live music and guest artists:
April 15, 3-9 p.m. Samantha Buller, guest artist, with music by Ken Zans from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.
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H&R Block Artspace at the Kansas City Art Institute
16 East 43rd Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-561-5563
Noon-5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, noon-5 p.m., Saturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. and by appointment during academic semester

2011 BFA Exhibition
Closing reception: May 13, 6-8 p.m.
Readings from Compendium 2011: May 14, noon
April 16 — May 14
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Images Art Gallery
7320 West 80th Street
Overland Park, Kansas
913-648-0364
Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

7th Annual Juried Exhibition
107 selected works
Opening reception: April 15, 6-9 p.m.
April 15 — May 13
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Paragraph
a Charlotte Street Foundation Urban Culture Project venue
23 East 12th Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-221-5115
Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, noon-5 p.m., Thursday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m., opening Fridays, 6-9 p.m.

The Dining Room Project
In conjunction with the Kansas City Jewish Museum of Contemporary Art's, The Dining Room Project: Art, Food & the Ritual of Eating
Third Friday hours: April 15, 6-9 p.m.
March 18 — May 7

Events related to The Dining Room Project: A Potluck Smörgasbord , on view through May 7 (a full schedule can be viewed here):

April 15, 6- 9 p.m. Red Food, Yellow Food, Blue Food Andrew William Erdrich serves an artistic edible mystery mash exploring essential, aesthetic, and manufactured facets of contemporary food.
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Alberto Aguilar in the Kitchen Chicago-based artist collaborated with visitors in the Paragraph kitchen.
&
The Wizard's Salad Artist Aaron Storck presents a new centerpiece, delivers a poem and serves salad as his alter ego, the Wizard.
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pARTnership Place
a Charlotte Street Foundation Urban Culture Project studios space
906 Grand, 13th floor
Kansas City, Missouri

April 15, 6-9 p.m. Third Friday Open Studios Visit the studios of visual artists David Carlisle, Erika Lynn Hansen, Cory Imig, Nicholas Naughton, Julie Malen, Luke Rocha, and Paul Anthony Smith
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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.

Fridays, 10 a.m.-noon & 1 -4 p.m. Print Room: Walk-ins Welcome Visit the Spencer's Print Room when the museum has helpful curators ready to pull your request and talk about what you see, from 16th-century etchings to modern-day photographs. No appointment necessary.

New Media Gallery:
NetWorks: Art and Artists from the Dorothy and Herbert Vogel Collection
first exhibition of the museum's signature gift of minimalist and conceptual art from New York collectors Herb and Dorothy Vogel
Annual spring opening reception: April 15, 5:30-8 p.m., featuring keynote speaker Megumi Sasaki, award-winning director of Herb & Dorothy, the documentary about the Vogels (a librarian and a postal worker, who managed to build a world-class art collection. The talk is at 5:30, with a reception following at 6:30 p.m.
Screening of Herb & Dorothy: April 28, 6 p.m.
March 31 — July 24

Central Court:
It Came from the Sky
newly commissioned installation by Freeman Foundation International Artist-in-Residence Jin Shan
April 15 — August
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The Trap
525 Gillis Avenue
Kansas City, Missouri
816-510-6557
Third Fridays, 6-9 p.m. and by appointment

Sapien Aurum
recent work by CJ Schrat (BFA thesis exhibition, KCAI)
Third Friday opening reception: April 15, 6-9 p.m.
April 15 — May 15
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UCP Performing Studios at City Center Square
an Charlotte Street Foundation Urban Culture Project studios space
1100 Main Street, 5th Floor (enter at 12th & Main)
Kansas City, Missouri

April 15, 6-9 p.m. Third Friday Open Studios Visit the studios of visual artists Anthony Baab, Terry Campbell, John Davis Carroll, Christina Dostaler, John Hilger, Misha Kligman, Carmen Moreno, Frank Norfleet, Clayton Skidmore, Sean Starowitz, and Cheryl Toh; hear live music performances by Black House Improvisors' Collective, from 7 to 8:15 p.m. and see Improv Sliced Four Ways, a new collaborative work with 940 Dance Company; and Live Music by Hominid featuring Hunter Long, from 8:30 to 9 p.m. John Davis Carroll will be hosting a memorial art show for his father, Davis J. Carroll, who passed away February 22.

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Urban Culture Project Space
a Charlotte Street Foundation Urban Culture Project venue
21 East 12th Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-221-5115
Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, noon-5 p.m., Thursday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m., opening Fridays, 6-9 p.m.

Over Again: Alison Brady and Sarah Knobel
Third Friday hours: April 15, 6-9 p.m.
March 18 — May 7
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UCP Studios at Town Pavillion
a Charlotte Street Foundation Urban Culture Project studios space
1100 Walnut Street, 6th Floor
Kansas City, Missouri

April 15, 6-9 p.m. Third Friday Open Studios Visit the studios of visual artists Brandon Barr, Diane Burchett, Katherine O’Hara, David Rhoads, Phil Shafer, Russell Shoemaker, and Jeff Tackett, whose new Build & Abrade installation will be on view, including a performance.

New in St. Louis:

Saint Louis University Museum of Art
221 North Grand Boulevard
St. Louis, Missouri
1-800-758-3678, 314-977-2666
Wednesday-Sunday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Closed on national holidays

Community Gallery:
Yinxue Zuo: Blend of Styles
Opening reception: April 15, 6 p.m.
April 15 — May 29

Saturday, April 16:

The Kansas City Public Library — Central
14 West 10th Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-701-3400
Monday-Wednesday, 9 a.m.-9 p.m., Thursday, 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Friday, 9 a.m.- 5 p.m., Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sunday, 1-5 p.m.; free parking is available in the Library District Parking Garage at 10th and Baltimore (limited hours)

Fifth District Congressional Student Art Competition
Exhibition opening: April 16, 1:30 p.m., with program at 2 p.m. US Representative Emanuel Cleaver and his wife Dianne Cleaver will recognize the high school artists and name the top five submissions
April 16 – 22

Friday & Saturday in Wichita:

ShiftSpace
Wichita State University
800 East Third Street
Wichita, Kansas
316-978-7727
Thursday, 5:30-8:30 p.m., Friday & Saturday, 4-7 p.m., and by appointment

April 15, 7 p.m. Project Run-A-Way The WSU Shift Space hosts its fourth annual Wearable Art Fashion Show and Fundraiser. Tickets go on sale March 25 and are $20 per person ($30/pair; $10 WSU students) and include refreshments, live entertainment, and an evening of fun and humor showcasing youthful designs. Tickets can be obtained at the door or in the School of Art and Design (third floor office in McKnight Art Center West). All proceeds benefit the ShiftSpace student-run gallery
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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

Polk/Wilson galleries:

Fisch Haus 21: An Artists' Collective Comes of Age
Patrick Duegaw, John Ernatt, Eric Schmidt, and Kent Williams
Members' opening party: April 16, 7-9 p.m. (free to members; others, $7; please RSVP to 316-978-3664 or ulrich@wichita.edu
Meet the Artists Reception: May 6, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Join the Fisch Haus founders for Fisch Haus Tales, a night of reminiscing and entertainment, emceed by long-time friends and collectors, Tod Ernst of Planet Hair and Sonia Greteman of Greteman Group; refreshments provided by KMUW commentator and local celebrity chef, Tanya Tandoc
Family Fun Day: April 30, 1-3 p.m. One Fisch/Two Fisch, Red Fish/Blue Fisch "Ferris wheels and honey bees. Fleas and shovels. Carrots and dinner parties. Discover a whimsical side of art through the work of Wichita's artists' collective, Fisch Haus. Afternoon fun includes special make-it/take-it art projects, performances, and storytelling, all inspired by the creative work of Duegaw, Ernatt, Schmidt, and Williams."
April 16 — August 7

Sunday, April 17:

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.

Event related to The Dining Room Project: Art, Food, and the Ritual of Eating, on view through May 15 (a full schedule can be viewed here):

April 17, 1-2 p.m. A Personal Dinner Invitation Listen to Alberto Augilar share his project, A Personal Dinner Invitation and his recent dining experience in Kansas City.
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Paragraph
a Charlotte Street Foundation Urban Culture Project venue
23 East 12th Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-221-5115
Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, noon-5 p.m., Thursday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m., opening Fridays, 6-9 p.m.

Event related to The Dining Room Project: A Potluck Smörgasbord , on view through May 7 (a full schedule can be viewed here):

April 17, 5 p.m. BREAD! Over a hearty, healthy Sunday supper, presenters pitch proposals for creative projects, following which diners select one to receive a micro-grant of the cost-of-admission funds. Limit: 40; $10 admission donation; RSVP is encouraged; email breadkc@gmail.com.
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Plaza Branch, Kansas City Public Library
4801 Main Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-701-3407

April 17, 2 p.m. Your Story, Your Art Join artist Anne Pearce, children ages 8 to 12, to create a storybook together. Once a story is decided on, each child will be given a page to illustrate; when finished, the book will be bound and entered into the Plaza Library's circulating collection. Held in conjunction with Pearce's Passport
exhibition, on view at the Central Library though April 24.

Monday, April 18:

Department of Art and Art History
University of Missouri - Kansas City
Fine Arts Building (between Nichols library and main student center)
5100 Rockhill Road / 5015 Holmes Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-235-1502

April 18, 4 p.m. Tad Carpenter University of Kansas graphics design instructor and co-proprietor of Vahalla Studios (with Dan Padavic), Carpenter will talk about his work, including with Chronicle Books, Target, Atlantic Records, and Cororan Gallery in room 106 of the Fine Art Building. The lecture is free and open to all.

Tuesday, April 19:

UMKC Gallery of Art
Department of Art and Art History
University of Missouri - Kansas City
203 Fine Arts Building (between Nichols library and main student center)
5100 Rockhill Road / 5015 Holmes Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-235-1502
Spring 2011 semester hours: Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday 1-5 p.m., Thursday, 1-7 p.m., receptions and by appointment

April 19, 5-8 p.m. UMKC Friends of the Library 46th Annual Celebration Artist and entrepreneur Peregrine Honig presents BOUND: a discussion on the effect of technology on art, media, and audiences, as part of this annual fundraiser event. Click here for tickets, which are $35 for Friends of the Library Members and UMKC students in advance ($40 at the door) and $45 for guests ($50 at the door). The event will be held at the Boulevard Brewing Company, 2501 Southwest Boulevard.

Thursday, April 21:

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

Current Perspectives Lecture Series Held in Epperson Auditorium, Vanderslice Hall, unless otherwise noted; free and open to the public:

April 21, 7 p.m. Eric McDade McDade earned a BFA degree from Wayne State University in Detroit and an MFA degree from Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. He received Mural Arts Program Grants in 2001 and 2005. His work has been shown in solo exhibitions at Basekamp in Philadelphia, the University of Delaware in Wilmington, and the Oulous Repair Shop in Los Angeles among others.
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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., openings, and Final Friday hours during exhibitions

April 21, 7-8 p.m. Insight Lecture Series presents The Directors' Talk: The Making of Little Big Town Join b.a.l.m. and Hausmann Millworks directors in a discussion of the process and curation of the Little Big Town series of events, in conjunction with The New Old San Antonio: Tales from the Little Big Town, which opens April 29 (see below in "ahead" for more information).
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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

April 21, 6-8 p.m. Divergent Consistencies Book signing release party for Divergent Consistencies, which charts the studio and community artwork of Hugh Merrill over the past 40 years. A selected exhibition of Merrill's Birds of America series are on view at the art center through April 30.
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Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art
Johnson County Community College
12345 College Boulevard
Overland Park, Kansas
913-469-3000
Tuesday-Thursday, Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Friday, 10 a.m.-9 p.m., Sunday, noon-5 p.m.; closed November 24 & 25

April 21, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Third Thursday Visiting Artists' Presentations Join moderator Amy Kephart, JCCC adjunct associate professor, for a discussion with artists Steven L. Gorman and May Tveit in the museum's Hudson Auditorium (free and open to all; no reservations required).
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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.

April 21, 5:30 p.m. Cocktail Conversations: Michael Spicer "Please leave a message for Political Dialogue at the tone. He will get back to you at his earliest convenience. Join Michael Spicer, Executive Director of the Salina Community Theatre, for a drink as he leads a discussion on political strife and the relationships between politics and process."

Ahead:

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.

Events related to The Dining Room Project: Art, Food, and the Ritual of Eating, on view through May 15 (a full schedule can be viewed here):

April 28, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Breaking Bread: A Soul Food Communion Tekia Thompson presents a family-style meal preparation/documentation and generous buffet meal experience based on generations of family recipes, featuring works of art by John Sutton and Beth Nybeck. Service provided until food is gone; reservations are recommended; please RSVP to mcain@kcjmca.org.
May 14, 1 p.m. Creative Cookie Decorating Kerstin Kolbe, Former partner of P.S. Sweets hosts a cookie-decorating workshop. Cookies and decorating materials provided; open to all while supplies last.
May 14, 1-4 p.m. You're Invited (1980-2011) Join artist B.J. Vogt as he reenacts a consecutive series of his own birthdays complete with candles, song, decorations, costumes, and cake, after cake, after cake… Stay and watch the artist create a cake sculpture at the end of this endurance performance.
May 15, 3-4:30 p.m. Now Serving —Food as Mutations Margaret Shelby gives a public presentation and performance of written accounts, and real-time interviews with military personnel and scholars in the field of military studies and wartime meal preparation. Includes a military rations dining experience and participation by staff from Kansas City’s WWI Museum. Open to the public; please RSVP to mcain@kcjmca.org.
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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., openings, and Final Friday hours during exhibitions

The New Old San Antonio: Tales from the Little Big Town
building on the budding visual arts connection between San Antonio and Lawrence that began with The White Show in 2009 and presented in memory of Chuck Ramirez and Marcia Gygli King, works by 33 artists who have deep San Antonio roots and are in various career-stages; curated and produced by Rex Hausmann of the Hausmann Millworks: A Creative Community studio program and by Darin M. White of the Lawrence-based b.a.l.m. art collective. Includes the work of: David Alcantar
, David Almaguer, 
Arturo Almeida, 
Joseph Alamendares
, Fernando Andrade
, Avi Avalos, 
Kim Bishop
, Rolando Briseño, 
Victoria Campbell, 
Jimmy James Canales, 
Danville Chadbourne, 
Jonathan Cowan
, John Davis
, Bill FitzGibbons, 
Aaron Hans Forland, 
Mark Gelatt
, Larry Graeber, 
Jimmy Kuehnle, 
Marilyn Lanfear
, Jayne Lawrence
, Pedro Lujan
, Kyle Martin
, Jung Hee Mun
, Chuck Ramirez, 
Kevin Rayhons, 
Ángel Rodríguez-Díaz, 
Morgan Santander, 
Ansen Seale, 
Ethel Shipton
, Russell Stephenson, 
Gary Sweeney, 
Louis Vega Treviño
, and Marc Weigand
Final Friday performance: April 29, 5:30-6:50 p.m. Make It Look Rich An interactive performance by Jimmy Kuehnle, who will don a large inflatable suit and begin at the Spencer Museum of Art's lawn (13th and Mississippi), continuing down the hill from school and to the streets of downtown Lawrence
Final Friday panel discussion: April 29, 7-8 p.m. The Beautiful Life: Looking at Life and Perspectives on Creativity, Sideways Join Spencer Museum of Art Director Saralyn Reece Hardy at her loft in Hobbs Taylor (at 8th and New Hampshire) as she hosts a discussion, fresh from CAM (Contemporary Art Month) in San Antonio about artistic involvement and integration into society as a whole. Four artists will also speak about their work, sharing ideas on contemporary art-making and marketing, as well as curatorial work (national/international).
April 29 — June 17
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Paragraph
a Charlotte Street Foundation Urban Culture Project venue
23 East 12th Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-221-5115
Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, noon-5 p.m., Thursday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m., opening Fridays, 6-9 p.m.

Events related to The Dining Room Project: A Potluck Smörgasbord , on view through May 7 (a full schedule can be viewed here):

April 23, noon-5 p.m. AB OVO (Part 1) Rebecca Blocksome presents an egg-dying workshop using a traditional vegetable dye method learned by the artist in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Supplies provided; drop-ins welcome.
April 29, 7 & 8:30 p.m., May 6, 7 & 8:30 p.m. The Dinner Party Reach...a movement collective presents a modern dance performance set around and inspired by the dining room table.
May 5, 6-8 p.m. AB OVO (Part 2) Rebecca Blockstome comes back for an off site excursion to Elmwood Cemetary for a ritual “egg laying” ceremony and picnic inspired by the Ukrainian radonista ritual. Participants will meet at Paragraph gallery at 5:45 p.m. and carpool to Elmwood Cemetery, 4900 Truman Road. Please RSVP to kate@charlottestreet.org.
May 7, noon-5 p.m. A Surprise Smorgasbord Special guests and activities at the dining room table
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Subterranean Gallery
4124 Warwick Boulevard, Apartment B
Kansas City, Missouri
309-230-7115 or email
Open for receptions, scheduled tours and by appointment

One Night Stand Exhibition
S. Clifford Proski and Jane Sheldon
artwork on view one-night only, followed by an artists' sleepover; invited participants and guests who RSVP in advance are welcomed back for breakfast and a group critique discussion in the morning at 11 a.m. (limited space; please email subterraneangallery@gmail.com). The One Night Stand Exhibition & Morning After Critique is a community exhibition to benefit emerging studio artists in their studio practices. For artist's, feedback and community are vital to a successful studio practice. Kansas City Art Institute graduates Sheldon and Proski feel that outside of institutionalized education, many artists don't have access to a group discussion about their work.
April 22, 7 p.m.
&
Invitational Morning-After Critique Exhibition
April 23, 11 a.m.

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