FOURTH/FINAL FRIDAY CALENDAR DIGEST, MAY 2011
May 26 — June 2
Work by Jodi Brown is on exhibition, opening May 27, at The Invisible Hand in Lawrence. From the artist: "My work is a reaction against kitsch, contrasting the day to day reality of lived experience with cultural and personal fantasy. To sentimentalize — as well as eroticize, commoditize, and romanticize — life is to deny unpleasant realities and to exclude conflicting perceptions, so that the constructed veneer adjusts the picture of our histories to reflect a constant string of good times unmarred by boredom, anger, unhappiness, u...gliness, or anxiety. Ultimately, photos and other cultural ephemera treated in these ways are no longer a record of our histories and events, but a new creation occupying the space of truth; like retouching a photograph, kitsch creates an altered record of reality. A composite record must include the complexities and failures beyond the facade — the contact sheet rejects — but the tendency in American media culture is to project an inoffensive common denominator to the exclusion of all other representation. We must reject the impulse to disregard that which we find disturbing. What is truly disturbing is the denial of ugliness; the exclusion of the inherently unsettling leaves those who find no reflection of their own experience feeling unworthy of representation, both physically and psychically. 'No Jacket Required' is a compilation of images derived from authors’ book jacket photos. The images portray the churning realities of absurdity, sexuality, insecurity, and futility that lay beneath the glossy veneer. In breaking apart and reassembling cultural output, I am determined to engage as participant in — and not just receptacle for — the creation of American cultural identity." Image and quoted text: courtesy of the gallery and artist
Thursday, May 26:
Corridor Art Space
Office of Gould Evans Associates
4041 Mill Street
(Westport Road and Pennsylvania)
Kansas City, Missouri
Art is visible when Manor Square (which also houses the Tivoli Theatre) is open, daily 8 a.m.-10 p.m.
To request a private showing, please contact Julie Hendrix at 816-931-6655.
Studio Quilts Drawn from Nature
fiber arts and photography by Chris Wolf Edmonds
Opening reception: May 26, 5-7 p.m.
May 26 — July 19
Final Friday in Lawrence, Kansas:
Special thanks to artist (and much more) Molly Murphy, who compiles the Final Friday Art Walk information for Lawrence; we encourage you to check out the Final Fridays page on Facebook, where she updates additions, talks about highlights, and provides a great map for you for the evening's activities and viewing adventures.
1109 Gallery
of the Lawrence Art Guild
1109 Massachusetts Street
Lawrence, Kansas
785-856-2784
Wednesday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
Final Friday Art Walk reception: May 27, 6-9 p.m., featuring live music by Alonzo Beardshear (7-9 p.m.), libations and snacks
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ACME
847 Massachusetts
Lawrence, Kansas
785-832-2263
Works by Charles Ray
(limited edition T-shirts also available from artist: the ACME staff will press the shirt while you enjoy great art and refreshments)
Final Friday opening: May 27, 5-8 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.
dj godzilla's magnificent adventures into the art realm
Final Friday Art Walk: May 27, 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
Clare Doveton
works on paper
Final Friday opening: May 27, 5-9 p.m.
May 27 — June 19
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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
7th Anniversary Celebration
Diane Horning
Final Friday Art Walk:May 27, 11 a.m.-9 p.m.
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The Dusty Bookshelf
708 Massachusetts
Lawrence, Kansas
785-749-4643
Dan Wildcat
readings and refreshments
Final Friday Art Walk: May 27, 7-9 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
Redboats on the River Kwai
&
Haiti
photography by Emily Bergquist
&
All Things Goodness
paintings by Joan Clark
Final Friday Art Walk: May 27, 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
May 27, 5-9 p.m. Lawrence Art Party The monthly Final Fridays Hobbs Taylor Lawrence Art Party features music and mixed-media art by more than 20 artists, including John Clayton, Louis Copt, Dan Dishman, Connie Ehrlich, Tony Frentrop, Elaine Learly Jones, Lora Jost, Brad Levy, Kaylyn Munro, George Paley, Kyle Rogers, John Sebelius, Frank Shopen, and Ashley Warner
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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
Jodi Brown: No Jacket Required
Final Friday opening: May 27, 6-9 p.m.
May 27 — June 18
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
May 27, 5-9 p.m. Final Friday Art Walk Open House and Car-Art Family Fun The Lawrence Arts Center and the Art Tougeau Parade welcome the community to enjoy decorating cars, bicycles, skateboards, or anything else for the Art Tougeau parade! The Arts Center will be hosting an open house to check out all the many wonderful programs available, plenty of car-art projects for the kids, live music with Hit or Miss followed by Chris Hannemann & Prairie Fire. Biemer's Barbecue and Penny Annie's will be there selling barbecue, popcorn, and cotton candy. There will also be ice cream for sale with handmade ceramics bowls to support the LAC's ceramics program.
Greek Myths and Contemporary Chapel Boxes: It's all Greek to Me
Margo Kren
May 9 — June 5
Prairie to Printmakers
"Prairiebusters": Birger Sandzén, Herschel Logan, Norma Bassett Hall, and C.A. Seward.
May 9 — June 3
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
April 29 — June 17
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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
The Books of Lucille Vann
Anative of Lawrence, Kansas, 95-year-old Lucille Vann created themed scrapbooks which span 70 years of American history. She started making scrapbooks while her husband was serving in WWII, stopped and started again in 1980 when someone bought one of her books from the '40s. The scrapbooks cover a broad range of themes including iconoclastic images of advertizing and fashion from the decades as they evolve, what it has meant to be black in America, and zines about the history of slavery.
Final Friday Art Walk: May 27, 5-9 p.m.
May 27 — June 19
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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.
Adult Summer Reading Kickoff
featuring photography and tales from Cathy Hamilton, director of Downtown Lawrence
Final Friday Art Walk: May 27, 5-7 p.m. This year's travel-themed Adult Summer Reading program highlights popular media from around the world. Tour the globe one continent at a time as you mingle your way through this unique social exhibit, chatting with library
tour guides about what's hot in the international literary arts scene, viewing visual art objects from Mexico to Indonesia, and tasting sumptuous culinary arts crafted by Four and Twenty Blackbirds pastries.
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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.
Recent Works on Paper: Jonathan D. Metzger
Final Friday opening: May 27, 6-9 p.m.
May 27 — June 23
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Lumberyard Arts Center
718 High Street
Baldwin City, Kansas (approx. 15 miles south of Lawrence)
Tuesday-Friday, 1-4 p.m., Saturday, 9 a.m.-noon
T. J. Harrison, "Mary Swan," photograph. "Harrison was a Baldwin City photographer, now a Lawrence resident, who returns often to the area to photograph in black and white many of the familiar faces she finds here." Image and quoted text: courtesy of the gallery
Black & White & Bright All Over
photography by T.J. Harrison
Opening reception: May 27, 6-8 p.m.
May 27 — July 2
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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.
John Gary Brown
courtesy of Strecker-Nelson Gallery
Final Friday reception: May 27, 5-8 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
Masks of David VanHee
functional pottery
Final Friday Art Walk: May 27, 5-9 p.m., with food from Allison Smith of Boxer Lady Bakery
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Social Service League
905 Rhode Island Street
Lawrence, Kansas
Scott Stewart, "Dreaming Boy." Image: courtesy of the artist
May 27 SSLSSL (Scott Stewart Loves Social Service League) and Dance Party! Open for Final Friday from 6 to 9 p.m., with the dancing from 9 to midnight. Local artist and web designer Scott Stewart will show more than 30 paintings, ranging from realistic portraits to abstract pieces in all sizes. All of the work is for sale and 100% of proceeds will benefit the Social Service League. There will be a keg and Social Service League glasses available with a donation. DJ Alan Paul will be spinning as the sun goes down.
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Teller's Third Floor Gallery
746 Massachusetts Street
Lawrence, Kansas
785-843-4111
restaurant hours
Lawrence Photo Alliance: Random Expressions
Opening reception: May 24, 6-8 p.m.
Final Friday Art Walk: May 27, 5-9 p.m.
May 24 — June 17
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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
Fast Space Tees
interactive printing event
Final Friday: May 27, 6-9 p.m. Gallery goers will transform blank tees into individualized wearable portraits by choosing from an a la carte menu of facial features designed and printed by members of the Wonder Fair Family. The menu will include four different noses, mouths, pairs of eyes, and a bonus mystery facial feature — 16 choices, hundreds of possibilities! In addition to designing the face on their shirt, gallery goers may either provide their own blank tee for free or purchase them at the event from a selection hand tie dyed shirts in summery colors.
April 29 — June 19
Sunday, May 29:
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.
Jason Pollen: wounded / healing
Opening reception: May 29, 2-4 p.m., with artist's remarks at 3 p.m.
May 29 — July 10
First Friday, June 3 highlight:
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
Answers to Questions: John Wood and Paul Harrison
Opening reception: June 3, 6-8 p.m.
June 4 — September 24
Saturday, June 4 preview:
Kansas City Art Institute
4415 Warwick Boulevard
Kansas City, Missouri
Usual events contact: 816-802-3423
June 4, 6-11:30 p.m. The 2011 Art and Design Auction Showcasing the creative talents of KCAI’s internationally renowned alumni and faculty, unique specialty packages, and upscale design pieces, this event includes both live and silent auctions, live student art demonstrations, open bars, a gourmet dinner and entertainment. New this year, an emerging artists exhibition and will be included in the auction. Curated by Julián Zugazagoitia, CEO and director of The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, it will feature work by recent KCAI graduates (1996-2010). Proceeds from the auction benefit the student scholarship fund. More than 95 percent of KCAI students receive financial aid. Tickets are $125. Young guests (35 years of age and younger) may purchase tickets for $100. For more information, visit www.kcai.edu/auction or call 816-802-3483.
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