FOURTH FRIDAY CALENDAR DIGEST, APRIL 2011
April 21 — 28, with previews of Final Friday
S. Clifford Proski, "I like hardcore boys, I like boys hardcore," mixed media, 2011, is part of the Subterranean Gallery's new One Night Stand Exhibition and Invitational Morning-After Critique program, April 22 and 23. Image: courtesy of the gallery and artist
Thursday, April 21 (from last week's digest):
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.
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."
Fourth Friday, April 22:
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
William Rose
&
Jeanne Davis
Friday open studios: April 22, 3-9 p.m., with evening music by Dan Bliss
April 22 — May 21
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Leopold Gallery
324 West 63rd Street (Brookside)
Kansas City, Missouri
816-333-3111
Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Saturday, 10 a.m-6 p.m.
My Body, My Canvas
2011 KCAI photography and digital filmmaking senior thesis exhibition by Alicia (Tweetie) Foster
April 22 — May 7
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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
Jane Sheldon, "Trusting Type," acrylic on paper, 2011. Image: courtesy of the gallery and artist
One Night Stand Exhibition & Morning After Critique
S. Clifford Proski and Jane Sheldon, curated by Ayla Rexroth
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 (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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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 22, 6-10 p.m. An Inspirational Evening of Metaphysical Art, Music, and Spoken Word A multimedia "mash-up" with visual artist Jenny Hahn, singer/songwriter Victor James Dougherty, and essayist Dawn Downey presenting a double feature of inspiration for the soul.
Saturday, April 23:
Locust Street Studio
504 East 18th Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-516-5981
First Friday, 6-10:30 p.m., events, and by appointment
April 23, 6-9 p.m. Trip: images still & moving of time spent in a small island nation An exhibition of work by KCAI senior Lydia Katherine Boehr, benefiting the Christchurch, New Zealand, earthquake relief fund (30 percent of sales). Boehr had spent last semester in Christchurch, which experienced a 6.3 magnitude earthquake on February 22.
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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 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.
Tuesday, April 26:
Teller's Third Floor Gallery
746 Massachusetts Street
Lawrence, Kansas
785-843-4111
restaurant hours
Detail of work by Colette Stuebe Bangert. Image: courtesy of the curator and artist
Some Seasonal Views of Inland Landscape
thread pieces and works on paper by Colette Stuebe Bangert
Opening reception: April 26, 6-8 p.m.
Final Friday Art Walk: April 29, 5-9 p.m.
April 26 — May 22
Thursday, April 28:
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 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.
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.
Remaining 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):
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 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 Cemetery 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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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
ONE7one
a series of seven-color works, a side project to Steve Brisendine's "One Tube Project" and the debut of works from the "One Tool Project"
&
The Nighthawks Show
photography by Steve Brisendine from Nighthawks Coffeehouse, 2007-2008 (which is now VALA)
Closing reception: April 30, noon-4 p.m.
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