Review

April 28 — May 5

Thursday, April 28:

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 28, 7 p.m. Peregine Honig KCAI alumna Honig was born in San Fransisco and lives and works in Kansas City. Honig’s work is in numerous private and public collections, including the Art Institute of Chicago, Yale University Art Gallery, the Fogg Art Museum, the Milwaukee Art Museum, the Whitney Museum of American Art, and the Kansas City Art Institute. A portfolio of lithographs, Father Gander, published by the Lawrence Lithography Workshop, was recently acquired by the 21C Museum in Louisville and the Ball State University Museum of Art. Widow, her most recent project, published in collaboration with Landfall Press, is a one-volume, limited-edition fashion magazine. In fall 2010, she took second place in the Bravo Channel's Work of Art: Next Great Artist reality show.
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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.
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Screenland Crossroads
1656 Washington Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-421-2900

April 28, 7:30 & 8:30 p.m. Kansas City Art Institute 2011 Photography & Digital Filmmaking Senior Thesis Exhibitions: Working Blues by Micheal S. Dirnberger and Unintended Wake by Joe Fuller
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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.

April 28, 6 p.m. Herb & Dorothy See the work of award-winning director Megumi Sasaki, a documentary about the Vogels (a librarian and a postal worker), who managed to build a world-class art collection. Featured in conjunction with the NetWorks: Art and Artists from the Dorothy and Herbert Vogel Collection on display in the New Media Gallery through July 24, the first exhibition of the museum's signature gift of minimalist and conceptual art from New York collectors Herb and Dorothy Vogel.

Fifth/Final Friday, April 29 in Kansas City:

Dolphin Gallery
1600 Liberty Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-842-5877
Tuesday-Friday, 9 a.m.- 5 p.m., Saturday, noon-5 p.m.; closed November 25-27 (Thanksgiving, 2010)

Be Good or Be Gone
Anthony Baab, David Ford, Justin Gainan, Archie Scott Gobber, Jessica Kincaid, Marcie Miller Gross, Dylan Mortimer, Ah-ram Park, Mike Sinclair, and Brent Wooley
Final Friday opening reception: April 29, 5-10 p.m.
April 29 — June 18
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Greenlease Gallery
Rockhurst University
1100 Rockhurst Road
(gallery between Van Ackeren and Sedgewick Halls; entrance to campus parking lot at 5400 Troost Avenue)
Kansas City, Missouri
816-501-4407
Thursday-Saturday, noon-5 p.m., reception Friday until 9 p.m., and by appointment (during academic year)

EXCHANGE: Show Me the Money
curated by Luke Pretz: Joe Bussell, Chris Babson, Andrew Ellis Johnson, Matthew Littekin, Cyriaco Lopez, Steven Rubin, Paul Anthony Smith, Jack Toolin, Adam Trowbridge (Channel Two), Jessica Westbrook, and Chris Wildrick
Opening reception beginning with gallery talk: April 29, 6:30 p.m.
April 29 — May 13
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Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art
4420 Warwick Boulevard
Kansas City, Missouri
816-753-5784
Tuesday-Thursday, 10 a.m-4 p.m., Friday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-9 p.m., Sunday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

Acquisitions in Context: Eric Forstmann
Conversation with the artist: May 8, 1:30 p.m. Eric Forstmann discusses the plein air tradition with Kemper Chief Curator Barbara O'Brien; held in the meeting room (seating is available on first-come, first-serve basis).
April 29 — August 14
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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 29, 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. (This event is also May 6.)

Final Friday, April 29 in Lawrence:

1109 Gallery
of the Lawrence Art Guild
1109 Massachusetts Street
Lawrence, Kansas
785-856-2784
Wednesday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

Art by the Park
Final Friday Art Walk: April 29, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., featuring live music, libations and snacks
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ACME
847 Massachusetts
Lawrence, Kansas

Amy Fore
new works
Final Friday opening: April 29, 5-9 p.m.
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Aimee's Cafe & Coffee
Strong's Antiques
1025 Massachusetts Street
Lawrence, Kansas
785-843-5173
Monday-Saturday, 8 a.m.-10 p.m., Sunday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Final Friday Art Walk: April 29, 8 a.m.-10 p.m.
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BDC Tattoo
938 Massachusetts
Lawrence, Kansas
785-312-8288

Final Friday Art Walk: April 29, 5-9 p.m.
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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 bar and coffee shop; hosts artwork. Contact for art exhibitions: Molly Murphy at 785-979-2625

Sue Ashline
new work
Final Friday opening: April 29, 5-9 p.m.
April 29 — May 26
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Diane's Artisan Gallery
4 East 7th Street
Lawrence, Kansas
785-856-1155
Tuesday-Friday, 11 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and by appointment

"Raw Diamonds...Raw Elegance"
a trunk show of Todd Reed jewelry
Final Friday opening: April 29, 11 a.m.-9 p.m.
Additional hours: April 30, 10 a.m-2 p.m.
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Do's Deluxe
416 East 9th Street
Lawrence, Kansas

Jennifer Joie Webster
Hawaiian images in oil and watercolor
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Mart Olsen
recent acrylics and mixed media
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Richard Gwin
digital images of Cuba
Final Friday opening: April 29, 6-8 p.m.
April 29 — May 21
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The Dusty Bookshelf
708 Massachusetts
Lawrence, Kansas
785-749-4643

Mark Hennessy
a reading of his new works/poems from I Lost It All The Night The Day The
Circus Came To Town; with musical guest Olassa
Final Friday opening: April 29, 6-9 p.m.
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Elevate Mind Body Peace
1403 Massachusetts Street
Lawrence, Kansas
785-274-9018
Open by appointment and for Final Friday Art Walk

Final Friday Art Walk: April 29, 5-9 p.m.
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The Elderidge Hotel
710 Massachusetts Street
Lawrence, Kansas
785-749-5011/800-527-0909

Final Friday Art Walk: April 29, 6-8 p.m., with performances from tenor Genaro Mendez and pianist Charles Badami
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Foxtrot
823 Massachusetts
Lawrence, Kansas

Kristin Morland
new works
Final Friday opening: April 29, 5-9 p.m.
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Go Driving School
932 Massachusetts Street, Suite 308
Lawrence, Kansas
785-764-2214
Sunday-Saturday, 8 a.m.-9 p.m.

Final Friday Art Walk: April 29, 6-9 p.m.
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Hobbs Taylor Lofts Gallery
718 New Hampshire Street
Lawrence, Kansas
Event contact (also for inquiries on showing your work; include 'artist request' in the subject line): Eric (Rick) Kirkendall of Whirled Art: 785-550-3408

April 29, 5-8 p.m. Lawrence Art Party The monthly Final Fridays Hobbs Taylor Lawrence Art Party features blues, rock, and country music by Lawrence band, BRC Sounds and four group exhibitions with paintings, sculptures, photographs, and mixed media art by more than 20 artists, including from Van-Go! Mobile Arts. Additionally, Georgann Eglinski and other local quilters are showing their textile art, with more than 30 pieces, displayed on a bed, with a quilt appearing every 10 minutes.

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 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), in conjunction with the Little Big Town exhibition at the Lawrence Arts Center.
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The Invisible Hand Gallery
801 1/2 Massachusetts Street, Suite D
Lawrence, Kansas
785-813-1803
Wednesday-Sunday, noon-7 p.m., and Final Friday art walk

The Parade
James "Chico" Buehler
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Jason Wood
new works
Final Friday opening: April 29, 6-9 p.m.
April 29 — May 21
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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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Lawrence Public School Exhibit
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Patrick Giroux
prints
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Quixotic Fusion
collaborative ensemble of aerial dancers, musicians and artists performing perform vignettes in front of the Lawrence Arts Center
Final Friday opening: April 29, 5-9 p.m.
April 29 — May 21
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Lawrence Percolator
913 Rhode Island Street
(Under the green awnings in the alley behind Lawrence Arts Center)
Lawrence, Kansas
785-840-5508
Saturday-Sunday, noon-6 p.m. and by appointment, and Final Friday hours

Build This Cardboard Thing
An Eric Farnsworth Production featuring artwork by Juniper (TJ) Tangpuz
Final Friday Art Walk: April 29, 5-9 p.m.
April 1 — 30
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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.

Akua Kolor
intensive explored monotype printing
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Bishop Seabury Academy Student Artwork
Academy students present multi-media artwork
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Liza MacKinnon
new works
&
Girl in a Box
Ruby Love
shadow box illustrations
Final Friday Art Walk: April 29, 5-7 p.m.
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Love Garden Sounds
822 Massachusetts Street
Lawrence, Kansas
785-843-1551
Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-9 p.m., Sunday, 11 a.m.-7 p.m.

Final Friday Art Walk: April 29
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Pachamama’s
800 New Hampshire
Lawrence, Kansas
785-841-0990
Tuesday-Thursday, 11 a.m.-11:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m.-1:30 a.m., Sunday, 5 p.m.-11:30 p.m.

Lisa Grossman
courtesy of Strecker-Nelson Gallery
Final Friday opening: April 29, 5-9 p.m.
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Phoenix Gallery
919 Massachusetts Street
Lawrence, Kansas
785-843-0080
Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. (until 8 p.m. Thursday), Sunday, noon-5 p.m., Final Friday Art Walk

Anne Egitto
functional pottery
Final Friday Art Walk: April 29, 6-9 p.m., with cupcakes from Cupcake Construction Company
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Q5 (QuintEssential) Gallery
Upper Level of Quinton's
615 Massachusetts Street
Lawrence, Kansas
785-842-6560

Just Hangin’
an every-other-month, salon-style show with open-ended themes
Final Friday opening: April 29, 4:30-9:30 p.m. (or longer), with food, drink, live music, DRINK N DRAW, and the collaboration panel with supplies
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Signs of Life Gallery
722 Massachusetts Street
Lawrence, Kansas
785-830-8030

Final Friday Art Walk: April 29, 5-9 p.m.
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Teller's Third Floor Gallery
746 Massachusetts Street
Lawrence, Kansas
785-843-4111
restaurant hours

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
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Van Go Mobile Arts
715 New Jersey Street
Lawrence, Kansas
785-842-3797
Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday, 1-5 p.m.

Showing at Hobbs Taylor Lofts for Final Friday, April 29
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Wonder Fair: Art Gallery, Shoppe & Studio
803 1/2 Massachusetts Street
Lawrence, Kansas
785-393-8525
Wednesday-Sunday, noon-7 p.m., and by appointment

Pyramid Lake
new work and book release by Ray Sohn
Final Friday opening: April 29, 6-10 p.m. (10% of the proceeds will be donated to the World Outreach Foundation)
April 29 — June 19
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Z'z Divine Espresso Downtown
10 East 9th Street
Lawrence, Kansas
Monday-Saturday, 7 a.m.-8 p.m., Sunday, 8 a.m.-8 p.m.
Charles Ray
new work

Final Friday opening: April 29, 5-7 p.m.

Final Friday in Wichita highlights:

Fisch Haus Studios
514 South Commerce
Wichita, Kansas
316-263-6770
Last Friday of every month, September to May, 7-10 p.m. and by appointment

XX/V
Women's Invitational Exhibition: fifth in a series of biannual, invitational, large-scale, multi-media exhibitions featuring work from five different female artists: Stephanie Ellis (interdisciplinary scholar and photographer, San Francisco), Stephanie Lanter (textile and mixed-media assemblage artist, Topeka), Eileen MacArthur (Canadian painter, Ontario), LeeAnn Mitchell (sculptor working primarily in metal, Georgia), and Eva Wernet (photographer and graphic designer , Cologne, Germany).
Opening reception: Final Friday April 29, 7-10 p.m.
Final Friday hours: May 27, 7-10 p.m.
April 29 — May 31
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Gallery XII
412 East Douglas Street
Wichita, Kansas
316-267-5915
Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Harry Wiliford
new works
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Ceramics and Porcelain by Alaine Kusersteffen
Final Friday opening reception: April 29, 6-10 p.m.
April 29 — May 20
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Steckline Art Gallery
Newman University
3100 McCormick
Wichita, Kansas
316-942-4291, ext. 2199
Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. and by appointment

SHE
mixed-media group exhibition curated by Mary Werner, with Kristin Beal DeGrandmont, Tabitha Bean, Shin-Hee Chin, Jana Durfee, Sarah Kephart, Jennifer Lawhead, Tina Murano, Lisa Rundstrom, Annie Strader, and Genevieve Waller
Final Friday opening: April 29, 5-7 p.m.
Art for Lunch: May 3, noon-1 p.m. Several of the artists from SHE discuss and answer questions about their work. Art for Lunch is free and open to the public, with a light lunch available to the first 20 guests (or please bring your own brown-bag, especially if you have particular dietary needs).
April 29 — May 20

April 29 — May 1:

Brookside Art Annual
Presented by St. Luke's Hospital and produced by Brookside Business Association: 26th annual art fair located at 63rd and Brookside Boulevard, between Main Street and Wornall; more information here
April 29, 5-9 p.m., April 30, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. & May 1, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

Saturday, April 30:

Poptopia
4126 Pennsylvania Avenue
Kansas City, Missouri
816-931-9800
Tuesday-Sunday, 11 a.m.-7 p.m., Sunday, noon-5 p.m.

April 30, 4-8 p.m. Adoption Time for Froliklz Alisa Ross releases a new line of limited edition new, hand-made plush creatures, captured in three different stages of their life. Meet-and-greet with the artist and also her husband, Donald "Scribe" Ross, who will be available to do sketches.
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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"
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The Nighthawks Show
photography by Steve Brisendine from Nighthawks Coffeehouse, 2007-2008 (which is now VALA)
Closing reception: April 30, noon-4 p.m.
April 2 — 30

Sunday-Tuesday, May 1-3:

Art & Design Gallery
Art and Design Building
1467 Jayhawk Boulevard
(15th Street & Naismith Drive)
The University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas
785-864-4401 (Department of Visual Art)
Monday-Wednesday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Thursday, 8:30 a.m.-9 p.m.; Friday, 8:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.; Sunday: 1-4:30 p.m.; visitor parking is available at the Allen Fieldhouse Parking Garage, 1501 Irving Hill Road

Student Scholarship Exhibition and  Open Studios 2011
Opening reception: May 1, 2-4 p.m.
Additional hours for exhibition: May 2, "all day" & May 3. 9 a.m.-2 p.m.
May 1 — 3
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la Esquina
a Charlotte Street Foundation Urban Culture Project space
1000 West 25th Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-221-5115
Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, noon-5 p.m., Thursday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m., openings/events, and by appointment

May 2 & May 3, 7-8:30 p.m. KC ArtistLink Speaker Series The 2011 KC ArtistLink Speaker Series kicks off with two events: first, May 2, Aaron Landsman presents Community Engagement for Performers and Writers, talking about his work as a theater maker, actor and advocate, and offering tools and practices for engaging communities in the development of new experimental performance. On May 3, he returns with Fundraising and Strategic Planning for Artists of All Disciplines, providing an overview of some of the soundest ways to bring more resources to your work, how to place each project within the context of long-term goals, and how to ground your artistic production in a life that satisfies you. The workshop includes some basic principles that apply to any kind of fundraising, as well as some specifics for bringing in individual contributors, co-producers and other innovative strategies. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.; a $5 fee includes either or both talks. Space is limited, so advance registration is required. Sign up for both events (you can attend both or just one) at the ArtsKC website here. For questions regarding this event, contact Elaine McMilian at 816-235-6769 or by email at mcmiliane@umkc.edu.
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Perlow Stevens Gallery
812 East Broadway
Columbia, Missouri
573-442-4831
Tuesday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m., Sunday, noon-5 p.m.
Part of Artrageous Fridays 2011: January 21, April 22, July 22

MU Faculty Exhibits:
Mark Langeneckert
May 3 — 21

Thursday, May 5:

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):

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.
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UMKC Gallery of Art
Department of Art and Art History Gallery
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

Annual UMKC Student Art Exhibition
juried by Cara Megan Lewis (of Cara and Cabezas Contemporary), featuring: Jessica Arntz, Julliette Bates, Justin Beachler, Christen Bowman, Blake Braden. Ryan Cain, Jason Carron, Mary Cleveland, Jon Conway, Chelsea Cooper, Craig DeMoss, Beth Emery, Scott Foulk, Caitlyn Gehrt, Tricia Gray, Joshua Hancock, Emily Haseltine, Brian Hawkins,  Dennis Helsel, Amber Jennings, Jen Johnson, Kristin Kijowski, Kiet Le, Corey Light, Linda Link, Colleen Lucas, Katie McCoy, Christin Nichols, Erin Pearce, Reuben Ruhl, Stanila Sayarova, Melissa Sellers, Myisha Sims, Kelsey Smoot, Sopearb Touch, Thomas Turner, Emily Wickham, Brandon Wood, Morgan Wright, and Greg Young
Opening reception and awards presentation: May 5, 5-7 p.m.
May 5 — July 30

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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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):

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. (This event is also April 29.)
May 7, noon-5 p.m. A Surprise Smorgasbord Special guests and activities at the dining room table

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