FIRST FRIDAY CALENDAR DIGEST, MAY 2011

By Tracy Abeln May 5, 2011

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May 5 – 12

Installation view of some of the artist-biographies (musical above, visual below) from the Kansas City community participating in "America: Now and Here," on view through May 28 at the Leedy-Voulkos Art Center, with additional work at Third Eye, Beggar's Table, and other venues. The traveling portion of this national exhibition includes work by Chuck Close, Jasper Johns, Leonard Nimoy, and Sally Mann. A full list of participating visual, musical, filmmaking, poetic, and dramatic artists is at KansasCity.AmericaNowandHere.org/artists. Image: photo T. Abeln

America: Now and Here preview article here.

Thursday, May 5:

75th Street Gallery
3500 West 75th Street, Suite 210
Prairie Village, Kansas
816-805-3518
Wednesday-Saturday, 1-5 p.m. and by appointment

Effervescent: A State of Being
Penny Pate Dillon, Henri Doner Hedrick, Diana Dunkley, Charlotte Nickel, Mira Mickler Moss, and Robert Quackenbush
Opening reception: May 5, 4-7 p.m.
May 5 — June 30
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Kansas City Art Institute North Campus for Special Programs
1801 Northwest Platte Road, Suite 275
Riverside, Missouri
816-505-1443
Tuesday-Friday, 10 a.m.-6:30 p.m., Saturday 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.

Amanda Ross, "Landscape Series: Grown," cotton; 4 panels, hand-woven, hand-dyed, approximately 25" x 74.5" each, 2011. Image: courtesy of the artist

And the Land Will Continue
BFA (fiber and art history) exhibition of Amanda Ross
Opening reception: May 5, 5-8 p.m.
May 5 — June 10
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Oklahoma City Museum of Art
415 Couch Drive
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
405-236-3100
Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Thursday, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. (May-October; only on final Thursday of the month January-April), Sunday, noon-5 p.m. Closed Mondays, New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas Day

Amy Blakemore: Photographs 1988-2008
Opening reception: May 5, 5-9 p.m.
Gallery talk with the artist: May 12, 6 p.m.
Photo Slam: May 19, 7 p.m. , with 12 Oklahoma photographer, co-presented by the Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition
May 5 — July 10
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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):

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

First Friday, May 6, Kansas City metro:

#8 Art Gallery
1600 Locust Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-916-8121
Openings and by appointment

Shea Mary McGraw
new works on paper
Open First Friday: May 6, 6-9 p.m.
April 1 — May 6
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1810 Gallery
1810 Cherry Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-842-6996

May 6, 6-10 p.m. First Friday Community CART Parisole Arts (non-profit) hosts this monthly event at 1810: artists raise money to fund art therapy and Kansas City charities that support or care for youth who are abused, neglected, or ill. Live art demonstrations, entertainment, and local artisan booths. This month's featured charity is Children's Mercy Hospital and Clinics with photography, acrylic paintings, fabrication art, and multi-media works for sale, including by Kendall Blakeney, Lisa Britz, Dan Dishman, Shannon Sleeper, Jeremy Hass, Teresa Keene, Lindsey Ketterling, Kathy Nemati, Gary Williams, and Michèle Thomas, with demonstrations by Special Effects Makeup/ Cassie Warner and artists of the (June) Kansas City Chalk and Walk Festival.
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May 6, 7-9:30 p.m. Images of 'Emancipation Station' Artist Rachael Jane presents a projection on the vacant building at 1820 Wyandotte Street (Crossroads/Kansas City, Missouri) of about 50 images of homeless women and their children as a benefit for the Midtown shelter, Emancipation Station, operated by True Light Family Resource Center; Pastor Alice Piggee-Wallack, founder of the shelter, will be on hand to accept (tax-deductible) donations and to answer questions. Two years ago, Jane, a Parkville-based photojournalist, was assigned to take magazine pictures of women and children who frequented Emancipation Station and was deeply moved by what she saw. After forging a relationship with Pastor Piggee-Wallack, Jane worked for more than a year to document many homeless women and children’s stories through photographs.

Rachael Jane, photograph: "Nicole Hendricks prepared to leave Emancipation Station, a day shelter for women. She is moving to an apartment after being homeless for over two months with three children. With the help of Emancipation Station she had scraped enough assistance money together to cover a downpayment on an apartment, her challenge going forward is how to provide the next meal." Image: courtesy of the artist

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2631 Gallery
2631 Holmes Road
Kansas City, Missouri
816-777-6838
First Fridays, and by appointment

Will Willmott, from "Neon Nicodemus" series, an exploration centered on Nicodemus, Kansas. Nicodemus, Kansas is the only remaining town begun by African Americans during the Reconstruction Period. Image: courtesy of the artist

New Work
Matt Cygnet, Nathan Davies, Chris Giefer, Danny Staton, Ernest Wedoff, Will Willmott, Chadd Williams, and Thomas Woodward
First Friday opening reception: May 6, 5-10 p.m., sponsored by Corporate Caterers and Weston Brewing Company
May 6 — 27
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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.

May 6, 4:30-6 p.m. Public Reception with 2011 Rocket Grants National Selection Panelists All are invited to join visiting artists and 2011 Rocket Grants selection panelists Ulysses Jenkins and Shana Berger for informal conversation over refreshments. Hosted by Rocket Grants partners Charlotte Street Foundation and the Spencer Museum of Art, the gathering will include a brief presentation at 5:15 p.m., including images of select projects by thse artists and remarks by them about how they connect to their own communities through their art practices.
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Apex Gallery
(Crossroads Dentistry)
1819 Wyandotte Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-841-0206; for a gallery appointment, please call 816-971-8640
Gallery hours: Tuesday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., First Fridays, 6-9 p.m., and by appointment

Synesthesia
Featuring the work of abstract painter Jennifer Rivera and contributing poets Rachel Arnold, Andrew Beasley, Lynn Brandt, Steve Brisendine, Beth Capps, C. Michael Cox, Lane Eisenbart, Jose' Faus, Nikki Grimes, Sandra Gail Teichmann-Hillesheim, Kelli Kuhlman, Charles David Lewer, Duri Long, Amy Malskeit, Aaron James McNally, Elizabeth Mergen, Madi Middleton, Paul Nielsen, John Davis Pilkey, Antony V. Plocido, Eric Townsend Schmidt, Michael Allyn Wells, and Carol Ann Yasuhara
First Friday closing reception: May 6 6-10 p.m., with live music by Karim Memi from 6:30 tp 8:30 p.m.
April 1 — May 6
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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

First Fridays, 5:30-9 p.m. Hello Art Lounge and Trolley Tours in the Arts Incubator Event Loft, featuring entertainment, beverages, hors d'oeuvres and an art demonstration (first tour departs at 6:15 p.m.); Hello Art is free to members; a $10 donation is requested from visitors and an RSVP is required. Visit www.helloart.org to join or RSVP for a one-time guest pass by e-mailing ltaylor@artsincubatorkc.org.
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The Base Gallery
2012 Baltimore Avenue
(downstairs level of Leedy-Voulkos Art Center)
Kansas City, Missouri
816-398-8109
Thursday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., First Friday 6-9 p.m., and by appointment

Installation view of part of "The America Show" portion of works in the Base Gallery, showing (left) Paul Smith and May Tveit. Image: photo T. Abeln

America: Now and Here / The America Show
First Friday opening: May 6, 6-9 p.m.
May 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

America: Now and Here / The America Show — music
First Friday opening: May 6, 6-9 p.m.
May 6 – 28
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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; current/temporary home of Red Star Studios

Wendell Castle in the 21st Century
March 4 — June 3
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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."

John Raux, from "Whole" series; from the artist: "My artwork is a balancing act that mimics my meditation. The paintings have two parallel circular sides emerging in tandem with one another. The colors and forms cross reference and play with the viewers memory as only one horizon can be seen at a time. The work is displayed in windows so that there is an external and internal view. During the opening and by appointment, the internal work can be seen. Over the course of the show, the paintings will flip and seemingly change sequence while revealing to the outside viewer the interior side of the work." Image: courtesy of the artist

WHOLES
new paintings by John Raux
First Friday opening reception: May 6, 6-9 p.m., with music by San Salvador
Closing reception and presentation: June 17, "Creativity and Sustainability," with a tasting by Oddly Correct Coffee
May 6 – June 17
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Buttonwood Art Space
3013 Main Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-285-9000
Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and opening events

Picture Me
third annual photography exhibition, with more than 50 works by 15 artists (local and regional), including Julie Blichman, Rose Burgweger, Rhonda Criss, Roger Cissner, Carolyn Dvorak, Carolyn Fox, Richard Korek, Crystal Nederman, Jason Rollins, Fred Schoell, Bob Stewart, and Michelle Wade
First Friday second reception: May 6, 5-9 p.m., with refreshments
Saturday reception: May 7, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
April 1 — May 27
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Cara and Cabezas Contemporary
1714 Holmes Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-332-6239
(New: relocated from 218 Delaware Street in the River Market, March 2011)
Saturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., openings/open house hours, and by appointment

INTERMEDIARIO
thesis work of Rachel Rolon and Adriana Maria Luna
First Friday preview: May 6, 6-10 p.m.
Opening reception: May 12, 6-9 p.m.
May 6 — 15

Christina McPhee: Teorema Drawings
First Friday closing reception: May 6, 6-10 p.m.
March 25 — May 7
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Cocoon Gallery
Arts Incubator of Kansas City
115 West 18th Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-421-2292
Monday, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Thursday, 4:30-7 p.m., and Friday, 11 a.m.- 5 p.m., First Fridays, 5-9 p.m., and by appointment

AJ Weber, "Flag 3." Image: courtesy of the gallery

America: Now and Here presents:
AC:KC
America: Now and Here Artist Corps, curated by Maggie Mull and featuring works by Austin Buckingham, Theo Bunch, Ruben Castillo, Brandon Frederick, Rob Hatem, Molly Kaderka, Krystal Kuhn, Judith Levy, Ashley Lugo, Roberto Lugo, Craig Mussman, Brennan Ponder, Jaclyn Senne, AJ Weber, and Travis Williams
First Friday opening reception: May 6, 5:30-9 p.m.
May 6 — 29

First Friday open studios
2nd/3rd floors
Monthly
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Event Space at StagePort
208 West 19th Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-994-7311 (general); gallery inquiries: Christel Highland, 816-853-0828
First Friday, 6-9 p.m., times as listed, and by appointment

Who does She Think She Is?
a group exhibition featuring the art of local women whose work expresses their own identity as they meet the demands if artistic fulfillment, relationships, motherhood, and economic survival
Open First Friday: May 6, 6-9 p.m.
April 1 — May 13
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Gallery 325
325 Southwest Boulevard
Kansas City, Missouri
816-665-1973
Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. (until 10 p.m. on First Friday), Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., and by appointment

Fine Art Photographer Daniel Love
black-and-white, duotone, monochrome, and other prints, celebrating the beauty of the female form
Open First Friday: May 6, 10 a.m.-10 p.m.; the artist will be on site in the evening
February — June 2
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Hilliard Gallery
1820 McGee Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-561-2956
Tuesday-Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., First Fridays, 6-10 p.m., Saturday, noon-4 p.m.

Misspent Youth
new works by Guinotte Wise
First Friday opening: May 6, 6-10 p.m.
May 6 — 31
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INKubator Press and Deboss Gallery
Arts Incubator of Kansas City
115 West 18th Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-979-3443
Memberships available, inquire about rates; open for First Friday exhibitions and demonstrations, 6-9 p.m.; classes and workshops, and Print Stuff Mondays, 6-10 p.m.: ($10 for access to INKubator facilities including help from shop's master printers. Bring a project to work on, meet other artists, or re-familiarize yourself with the print process. All skill levels are welcome to attend. Please bring your own specialty materials such as paper, printing media, images, and tools.)

Promotional image for Wonder Fair event at INKubator Press, May 6. Image: courtesy of Wonder Fair

First Friday, May 6, 6-9 p.m. First-Class Prints Live-printed postcards and stationery sets by Wonder Fair (of Lawrence, Kansas), offered for free to encourage people to reach out and correspond with someone the old-fashioned, pen-and-paper way; presented in conjunction with AC:KC.
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Kansas City Art Institute
4415 Warwick Boulevard
Kansas City, Missouri
Usual events contact: 816-802-3423

2011 Spring End-of-Semester Exhibition and Sale
All departments: ceramics, digital filmmaking, fiber, illustration, graphic design (May 6 only), painting, photography, printmaking and sculpture; not all works will be offered for sale. Work can be purchased beginning at 5 p.m. Friday, but in some cases it will not be permitted to remove the purchased work from the exhibition until Sunday. The event is free and open to the public. For a map of the KCAI campus, visit www.kcai.edu/campus.
May 6, 5-8 p.m., May 7, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. & May 8, noon-5 p.m.
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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.

Video Villa: New paintings by Barbara Grad
February 4 — May 28
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The Keyhole for Art, Music, Performance, and Politics
1903 Wyandotte Avenue
Kansas City, Missouri
816-326-8851
First Fridays and by appointment

First Friday: May 6, 8:30-10 p.m. Free Bradley Manning , works by Jessica Logsdon; photography by Christopher Zielsdorf and Katrina Wilson; music by Joseph Peaks and Matt Dill
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Krzyz Studio
1800 Locust Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-472-4999

Dan Frueh, "Scrap 2011" color photograph, 24" x 24". From the gallery: "Frueh finds beauty in the abstract colors and forms found 'the inevitable decay of materials and surfaces people have made in an effort to dominate and control their surroundings.'" Image: courtesy of the artist

Dan Frueh
recent photographs
First Friday opening reception: May 6, 6-9 p.m.
May 6 — 30
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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 Mindy Goodman
new fiber work
&
Eileen Jagoda
oil paintings
First Friday opening reception: May 6, 6-10 p.m.
May 6 – 29
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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; EXTENDED GALLERY HOURS during America: Now and Here are 11 a.m.-7 p.m., Wednesday-Sunday

Installation view of main gallery at Leedy-Voulkos Art Center, showing part of "The America Show" of the "America Now and Here" project. The stations around the support pillar at front will contain iPad stations for viewers to enter reactions. Image: photo T. Abeln

America: Now and Here
The America Show
national kick-off of a multi-year project conceived by Eric Fischl and including the work of national and local artists: a cross-disciplinary experience in visual art, poetry, music, theater, and film serving as the foundation for engaging audiences in a unique American experience, in the hope that people will come together for timely dialogues about America, sharing their insights, ideas, and points of view through a variety of programs in multiple venues
First Friday opening: May 6, 6-9 p.m.; launch party features live performance by audio-visual installation artist and mix-master extraordinaire DJ Spooky and Dj Sheppa (of Nomathmatics)
May 8, 2-4 p.m. The American Family: A Community Portrait Led by local artist Hugh Merrill, who is on the faculty of the Kansas City Art Institute and founder of Chameleon Arts & Youth Development. The public is invited to join professional artists and photographers in creating community portraits, family photographs and participate in the American Family creative workshop discussion.
May 8, 15 & 22, 11 a.m. Community Yoga: Now and Here Breathe deeply and let art inspire! Hard-core yogis and novices alike will come together under one roof for a series of Sunday morning yoga and meditation sessions hosted in turn with Boulevard Yoga, Maya Yoga, and Kansas Siddhi Yoga
[more events to come; please see http://kansascity.americanowandhere.org for full listing of events and opportunities to participate through storytelling, films, participatory projects, brown bag lunch discussions, and more]
May 6 — 28
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Locust Street Studio
504 East 18th Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-516-5981
First Friday, 6-9 p.m., events, and by appointment

Yulie Urano, "Twins," yarn, hair, watercolor, 28" x 42". Image: courtesy of the artist

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Courtney Soldan-Els, "The Twins [I of III

Home: Yulie Urano
&
Medicine Curioso: Courtney Soldan-Els
First Friday opening: May 6, 6-9 p.m.
May 6 – 20
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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. (closed December 23 — January 6 for 2010-2011 holidays)

La Paloma y La Rana
images of Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera, featuring the work of Kathy Ruth Neal, from the collection of Susan Sanders
First Friday opening reception: May 6, 6-9 p.m.
First Friday closing reception and block party: June 3, 6-10 p.m.
May 6 — June 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 during warm weather; opening public gallery spring 2011

May 6, 6:30-8 p.m. Community in Image and Word Celebrating the art of social dialogue: conversation and artwork by NedRa Bonds and featuring works by Sister Corita Kent and coinciding with the launch of the national touring art/dialogue experience, America: Now and Here
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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

art and architecture
an exhibition featuring 40+ years of work from Kansas City architect, David Dussair, AIA
First Friday opening: May 6, 6-9 p.m.
May 6 — 30
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Plenum Space
504 East 18th Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-813-4688
First Fridays, 6-10 p.m. and by appointment: Paula Rose at plenumspacekc@gmail.com

Steve Brisendine, Jamahiriya," acrylic on canvas, 15" x 30", 2011. From the artist: "In this show, everything is reduced to one color and one shape per painting. Abstraction at its purest? In a sense, perhaps. Then again, this just might be my first (and perhaps only) foray into representation. In a sense, it’s still viewer-dependent — but any symbols seen here have (or once had) fixed meanings in the 'real' world. One viewer sees a long green rectangle; another sees a Libyan flag. One sees a yellow square; another, a banner standing for 'Q' in the international signal flag alphabet. Two black diamonds? They might mark a ski slope you don’t want to tackle if you’re a beginner. Each piece, to members of the target culture or subculture, represents a form of communication: an ideal, an admonition, a request … perhaps even a declaration that no prisoners will be taken. To that end, each piece’s title is a hint at the symbol." Image: courtesy of the gallery and artist

Wordless
paintings by Steve Brisendine
First Friday opening reception: May 6, 6-10 p.m.
May 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 6-9 p.m. (Red Star plans to move to its permanent home in Belger Warehouse Studios, 2011 Tracy Avenue).

Ehren Tool, "Untitled Cup," stoneware, 4" x 4" x 4.5". From the gallery: "Tool seeks to create an awareness of war by embellishing his cups with combat imagery and political quotes. Tool, a former U.S. Marine who served in the Gulf War, received his BFA from the University of Southern California in 2000, and an MFA from the University of California at Berkley in 2005. Featured in this solo exhibition are 200 cups Tool made using local clay while in Vietnam. His work commemorates his father and other veterans who served for the US Army during the Vietnam War." Image: courtesy of the gallery and artist

Ehren Tool
more than 200 cups created during a trip to Vietnam on the Lighton International Artists Exchange Program
First Friday opening: May 6, 6-9 p.m.
May 6 — 28
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The Roost
1324 West 12th Street
Suite F (Second Floor)
Kansas City, Missouri

Hal-ide
selected works by Austin Buckingham, Colin Joseph Burke, Brandon Frederick and Jason Comotto, part of the KCAI 2011 Photography & Digital Filmmaking Senior Thesis Exhibitions
First Friday opening reception: May 6, 6-11 p.m.
Closing reception: June 3, 6-11 p.m.
May 6 — June 3
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Scarlett Garnet
504 East 18th Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-914-5739

Scarlett Garnet Studio Presents:
Jeremy Rockwell and Jeromy Morris
mixed media
&
jewelry (vintage coins and gemstones collection)
First Friday opening: May 6, 6-10 p.m., with music by Troy Meiss from 8 to 9 p.m.
May 6 — 30
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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.

CarolStewart_LightintheStudio (sherry 5-6)

Carol Stewart, "Light in the Studio," oil on paper mounted on panel, 27" x 29". Image: courtesy of the gallery

Present Tense
Jacqueline Bishop, Gary Bowling, Paula Day, Jane Deschner, Tanya Hartman, Tom Huck, Keith Jacobshagen, Jerry Kunkel, Mike Lyon, Judy McCrea, Udo Nöger, Judy Onofrio, Michael Schultz, and Larry Schwarm
First Friday opening: May 6, 7-9 p.m.
May 6 – 28

Carol Stewart: Light & Form
First Friday opening: May 6, 7-9 p.m.
May 6 — June 25
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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

Fantastical Images!
new photos by Wacker
First Friday opening reception: May 6, 6-11 p.m., with catering by Delish! and live music by The Big Three (starting at 8 p.m.)
Open: May 7, 1-4 p.m.
May 6 – 30
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SBG: Spray Booth Gallery
(inside Volker Bicycles)
130 West 18th Street
Kansas City, Missouri
Gallery contact: Andrew Lyles, 219-313-1353

Rita Clark, "Iowa One," cotton, silk, hand woven, 40" x 40" x 3", 2009. From the gallery: "'Being surrounded by Rita Clark's work transports the viewer to an intricate environment. The materials she uses are transformed from the obvious, at first seeming amorphous and dreamlike, combining structure with fragility. The details sharpen into the various knots, inter-weavings, frays and gradations, when one's field of vision is completely taken over,' says Colleen Burner, Kansas’ City-based artist and writer." Image: courtesy of the artist and gallery

ma•nip•u•la•tions
fiber artist Rita Clark
First Friday opening: May 6, 6-9 p.m.
Ending reception: May 25
May 6 — 25
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Stairway Art Space
HNTB Architecture
715 Kirk Drive
Kansas City, Missouri
816-472-1201
Open for First Friday receptions and by appointment

JeffreyBlake Immer, from "SPAZED." Image: courtesy of the gallery and artist

SPAZED
new work by Jeffrey Blake Immer (aka Biklops)
First Friday reception: May 6, 5-8 p.m., drinks provided
May 2011
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Third Eye Productions
2024 Main Street
(gallery entrance on Baltimore)
Kansas City, Missouri
816-931-7160
Gallery hours: Monday & Friday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. and by appointment

Installation view of "NTER CHNG" by Drew Bolton, Jamie Burkhart, and Garrett Fuselier, a scrim that "receives" your text messages and displays them nearly immediately in cloud-bubbles. Image: photo T. Abeln

America: Now and Here / The America Show
First Friday opening: May 6, 6-9 p.m.
May 6 – 28
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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

VALA Resident Artists
First Friday opening reception: May 6, 6-9 p.m.
May 5 — 30
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Windhorse Tattooing and Art Gallery
1717 Wyandotte Street, Suite 200
Kansas City, Missouri
816-283-0500
Gallery hours: Monday, Thursday, Friday by appointment; Saturday, Sunday, noon-5 p.m.

Lauren McEntire
textile, thread, and watercolor works, as well as a new installation
First Friday opening reception: May 6, 6-10 p.m.
May 6 — 30

Weekend:

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

2011 Spring End-of-Semester Exhibition and Sale
All departments: ceramics, digital filmmaking, fiber, illustration, graphic design (May 6 only), painting, photography, printmaking and sculpture; not all works will be offered for sale. Work can be purchased beginning at 5 p.m. Friday, but in some cases it will not be permitted to remove the purchased work from the exhibition until Sunday. The event is free and open to the public. For a map of the KCAI campus, visit www.kcai.edu/campus.
May 6, 5-8 p.m., May 7, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. & May 8, noon-5 p.m.
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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)

Guldner Gallery (first floor):
Lynus Young: Vapor DEVA
Artist talk: May 11, 6:30 p.m. (public reception starts at 6 p.m.)
May 7 — June 19
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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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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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(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

Fantastical Images!
new photos by Wacker
Open: May 7, 1-4 p.m.
May 6 – 30
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Third Eye Productions
2024 Main Street
(gallery entrance on Baltimore)
Kansas City, Missouri
816-931-7160
Gallery hours: Monday & Friday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. and by appointment

America: Now and Here / The America Show
May 7, 8-10 p.m. American Shorts: Outdoor Movie Night To kick off a month-long celebration of cinema, this outdoor movie screening features a selection of short films by local and regional film makers curated by Ben Meade, Professor of Film and Digital Media at KC’s Avila University; Presented in partnership with the Film Commission of Greater Kansas City and CinemaKC.
[more events to come; please see http://kansascity.americanowandhere.org for full listing of events and opportunities to participate through storytelling, films, participatory projects, brown bag lunch discussions, and more]
May 6 – 28

Closing:

Christina McPhee: Teorema Drawings
First Friday closing reception: May 6, 6-10 p.m.
March 25 — May 7
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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.

Pattern ID
exhibition organized by the Akron Art Museum about how experiences of culture clash, immigration, and multi-ethnicity in our globalized world have driven artists to use this visual language to chart their personal and communal histories; includes works by Mark Bradford, iona rozeal brown, Nick Cave, Willie Cole, Lalla Essaydi, Samuel Fosso, James Gobel, Brian Jungen, Bharti Kher, Takashi Murakami, Grace Ndiritu, Yinka Shonibare MBE, Mickalene Thomas, Aya Uekawa, and Kehinde Wiley
January 28 — May 8
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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
KCAI 2011 Photography & Digital Filmmaking Senior Thesis Exhibition of Alicia (Tweetie) Foster
April 22 — May 7
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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
March 18 — May 7
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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
March 18 — May 7
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UMKC Dean's Gallery
University of Missouri - Kansas City
Miller Nichols Library
Second Floor
800 East 51st Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-235-152
Semester hours: Monday-Thursday, 7:30 a.m.-11 p.m., Friday, 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sunday, 1-11 p.m.; (closed January 17)

Robots in the Social Landscape installation by Margaret Brommelsiek
January 19 — May 6

Wednesday, May 11:

b gallery
Studio b
2016 Main Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-994-8995
Gallery hours: First Fridays, 6-10 p.m. and during the week and Saturdays by appointment

May 11, 7-9 p.m. A Better Life: Tribeca Film Screening Part of America: Now and Here, this collection of award-winning short films were curated by Jane Rosenthal and programmed by Sharon Badal for your enjoyment and hopefully to spark some discussion. Films include The Mouse that Soared, Into the Unknown, Our Neck of the Woods, Nueva York, Lessons in Self-Defense, Down in Number 5, Slap, and Abuelo. Read about the Tribeca selections, including film summaries and stills, in the latest Rapp Sheet here.
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Guldner Gallery (first floor):
Lynus Young: Vapor DEVA
Artist talk: May 11, 6:30 p.m. (public reception starts at 6 p.m.)
May 7 — June 19
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America: Now and Here
The America Show
Events:
May 11, noon- 2 p.m. Brown Bag Lunch: Creative Aging In conjunction with the Don Bosco Senior Center and the Kansas City Museum, AN&H will host Kansas City’s senior community to a private guided tour of America: Now and Here followed by a Brown Bag Lunch discussion about creative aging with the Kansas City Museum.
May 11, 6-8 p.m. Hem and Haw Local handicraft authorities Joscelyn Himes Textiles, Urban Arts + Crafts, polivka and Bon Bon Atelier invite the KC crafting community to get their DIY on while conversing about the significance of handmade goods and artisanal pursuits in America.

Thursday, May 12:

Art Place
Art Studios, Exhibition, and Event Space
8100 Newton Street
Overland Park, Kansas
913-894-2720

May 12, 7-8:30 p.m. Preview the Building-in-the-Raw Artist and project founder Nicole Emanuel, with the Arts Council of Johnson County and Arts and Recreation Foundation of Overland Park, invite you to see the potential site of a yet-untitled new arts place for studios, exhibitions, and events. The presentation at 7:30 p.m. includes information about plans and programming, potential-tenant sign-up, and opportunites to make suggestions. Bring your flashlights with you and look forward to music and performance by DJ Leo Night US; the building is located at Santa Fe Drive, near the round-about that has the Gary Kahle sculpture.
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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 during the week and Saturdays by appointment

May 12, 7-10 p.m. Kansas City Moving Images A selection of short films by local and regional film makers curated by Ben Meade, a professor of film and digital media at Avila University; presented in partnership with the Film Commission of Greater Kansas City and CinemaKC.
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INTERMEDIARIO
thesis work of Rachel Rolon and Adriana Maria Luna
Opening reception: May 12, 6-9 p.m.
May 6 — 15
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Grand Arts
1819 Grand Boulevard
Kansas City, Missouri
816-421-6887
Thursday & Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., openings, events and by appointment

May 12, 7 p.m. Rhei: Presented Asset #3 (ID 892) Public presentation and reception by artist in residence (April 29 through May 13), Rhei. "Rhei is a research studio designed to reallocate surpluses between the field of contemporary art and other industries. Starting with a problem, Rhei's team of interdisciplinary artists and theorists produce a unique document or composition consisting of images, texts, videos, and audio. Rhei's approach is to poetically upend the conditions of the problem, thereby opening up space for new possibilities. Rhei's compositions do not contain solutions, but rather offer original contexts from which to proceed."
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America: Now and Here
The America Show
Events:
May 12, noon-2 p.m. Brown Bag Lunch — The Arts in Kansas City: Now, Here, and Beyond Hosted in partnership with ArtsKC – the Arts Council of Metropolitan Kansas City, this lunchtime event will engage local arts, civic, and business leaders in a thoughtful discussion around current conditions in the Kansas City arts community and how to further cultivate a thriving creative economy. (Please bring your own lunch.)
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May 12, 7-10 p.m. BREAD! Organized by Sean Starowitz of Bread KC and AN&H Artist Corp., this festive gathering will bring together local thought leaders and innovators to exchange ideas over a shared meal. Diners pay $10 for a hearty meal that includes homemade soups and Farm to Market bread — and the opportunity to vote on a variety of proposed/presented art projects. In the end, the artist whose idea receives the most votes is awarded funds collected through the entrance fee to produce his/her project. Space is limited, and reservations are requested; please email to breadkc@gmail.com.
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The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
4525 Oak Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-751-1278
Wednesday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Thursday & Friday, 10 a.m.-9 p.m., Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sunday, noon-5 p.m.
admission to main building and Bloch Building are free, though some exhibitions require paid tickets; parking is free for members and $5 to the general public, in the underground garage, entrance on west side of museum; the museum's calendar has more events than are listed here.

May 12, 6 p.m. Frame by Frame The Kansas City Art Institute's 7th annual student animation festival screens in the Atkins Auditorium for free (no reservations are required).
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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 each $5 enters a donor into a door prize raffle and support the mission of JVS.)
May 12, 6 p.m. Rain in a Dry Land A verité feature documentary chronicling two years in the lives of two Somali Bantu families as they journey from Africa to America. Read about the film from its official site here. Student films begin at 6:45 p.m., with Rain in a Dry Land to start at 7:15 p.m. An optional $5 donation ticket grants audience members participation in a raffle for a chance to win prizes donated by area busineseses; snacks from SOHO Bakery and Cafe and Sylvia's Deli, along with drinks and refreshments are available for purchase at the theatre's (full) bar; a discussion follows the screening, with panelists that include Somali Bantu women, Carla Buchhiet (the citizenship coordinator at JVS and an ESL teacher at the University of Kansas); JVS social work intern Hannah Nusz will be showing books, drawings, and films from East High School before the main screening; and there will be informative displays to educate the public about the JVS Center for New Americans, about refugee resettlement, and facts about the history and situation of the Somali Bantu people. This event leads up to the June 26th World Refugee Day event at JVS, 1608 Baltimore Avenue (2-4 p.m.) and is sponsored by Alphagraphics, Ameristar Casino, Gardon, Inc.; Gloria Carpio Real-Estate, Mildred’s Coffeehouse, Tension Envelope, Westin Crown Center, and Joy Foster, and Joel and Diana Resnick. Read all about it in Rapp Sheet — 5-12-11.

Ahead:

Animals and Buildings
Hobbs Building Studios
1427 West Ninth Street
Suite 600
Kansas City, Missouri
816-719-0614
Openings and by appointment

Conversation, Part I
organized by Cory Imig and Blair Schulman and made possible by Mike Miller and West Ninth LLC; artists include: Brett Chenoweth, Sarabeth Dunton, Lori Raye Erickson, Jared Flaming, Ryan Haralson
Second Friday opening: May 13, 6-9 p.m.
May 13 — 27
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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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Hobbs Building Studios
1427 West Ninth Street
(basement and 3rd-5th floors)
Kansas City, Missouri

May 13, 6-9 p.m. & May 14, noon-4 p.m. Hobbs Open Studios More than 25 artists open their working-space doors to show you what is new (and almost always, of course, for sale). On Friday, enjoy appetizers provided by Feasts of Fancy and music by The Finsters (in the courtyard) and by Molly Picture Club at 9:30 p.m. Artists include: Dana Swedo Bernal, Eddie Bernal, Gina Boyce of Gegi Designs, Marni Carlson, Mindy Chang, Brett Chenoweth, Sydney Cothran, Dame Osaurus, Lori Raye Erickson, James Ferris Photography, Chuck Hoffman + Peg Carlson Hoffman / Genesis+Art Studio, Tom Hogan Stained Glass, Kansas City Center for the Ink & Paper Arts, Ada Koch, Marcy Lally, Judith G. Levy, Nerdbots, Nichols Sculpture, Garry Noland, Open Wider Studios, Diana Parrino, Jessica Rogers, Bill Sullivan, Studio 302, Strangelove Reincarnate, Gillian Tobin, Catherine Vesce, Vintage Repurposed, and Chrystal Wentling. For additional list, including links to artists' sites and their studio numbers, please click on the Hobbs link above.
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Kansas City Artists Coalition
201 Wyandotte Avenue
Kansas City, Missouri
816-421-5222
Gallery hours: Wednesday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

Mallin Gallery:
Ekstam and Huhges: Sculptural Approaches to Clay
Keith Ekstam and Kevin Hughes
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Jaqueline B. Charno Gallery:
Inclusion and Exclusion
Eun-Kyung Suh
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Underground Gallery:
Urban Still Life
Calder Kamin and Julie Malen
Second Friday opening reception: May 13, 6-8:30 p.m.
May 13 — June 10
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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.

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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America: Now and Here
The America Show
Events:
May 13, noon-2 p.m. Food for Thought: The Art of What We Eat Area farmers (traditional and urban) come together with restaurateurs, urban agriculturists, and food policy organizations for a conversation around the symbiotic relationship between food and art in Kansas City and beyond; in partnership with Prairie Birthday Farm, Beans & Greens and artist Theo Bunch. (Please bring your own lunch.)
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The Studios Inc Exhibition Space
1708 Campbell Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-471-2343
Gallery hours: Tuesday-Friday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Saturday, noon-4 p.m. during exhibition season: September — May; usually open First Fridays during exhibitions, June 3, 6-9 p.m.

Consumer Foreplay
Davin Watne
Second Friday opening reception: May 13, 6-9 p.m.
Gallery talk with the artist: May 14, noon
May 13 — June 24

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