Review

June 24 — 30

Leo Villareal, "Firmament,"strobe lights, steel, custom software, electrical hardware, wood, and foam, 192" x 192" x 4", 2001. Appears: courtesy of the artist as part of "Leo Villareal," opening June 24 at the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art. Image: photo James Ewing, via the museum

Final Friday in Lawrence, Kansas:

Click here for an ongoing, comprehensive blog-post listing by Lawrence Arts Center/ Molly Murphy of everything Final Friday in Lawrence, Kansas. You can sign up for updates, too (Final Fridays is also on Facebook).

The Wonder Fair Family — Jason Barr, Kelly Clark, Eric Dobbins, and Lee Piechocki – present a new exhibition opening Final Friday June 24 in Lawrence, Kansas: "Things have a tendency to accumulate; matter, trash, cells, atoms, ideas, human-beings. Mysterious forces push and pull these things into bigger more complex things. Gravity acts on our skeletons, electromagnetism on our neurons, and desire on our souls. A bit of carbon, some thermodynamics, geologic span of time – presto, a diamond! Four artists, shared piece of bubble-gum, a dash of entrepreneurial verve, smudge of paint and a megaphone – presto, The Wonder Fair!" Image: courtesy of the gallery

Final Friday in Wichita, Kansas, highlight:

Wichita Art Museum
1400 West Museum Boulevard
Wichita, Kansas
316-268-4921
Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.- 5 p.m., Sunday-Sunday, noon-5 p.m.

WSU Faculty in the Collection of the Wichita Art Museum
Final Friday celebration: June 24, 5-8 p.m. Celebrate Kansas
June 24 – July 24

Friday, June 24, Kansas City metro:

The Base Gallery
2011 Baltimore Avenue
(new location June 2011)
Kansas City, Missouri
816-398-8109
Thursday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., First Friday 6-9 p.m., and by appointment

Winds of Plague
Robert Tapley Bustamante & Max Iver
Closing reception: June 24, 6-9 p.m.
June 3 — 30
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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 July 2, 2011

Discourse Matters
Rachel Hayes, Jason Karolak, Shari Mendelson, Wilbur Niewald, and Eric Sall
Final Friday opening reception: June 24, 5-10 p.m.
June 24 – August 6
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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

Collaboration of Robert Quackenbush and Reilly Hoffman, "The Guardian," mixed media and metal, 2011, for "Be a Doll." Image: courtesy of the artists

June 24, 7-10 p.m. Be a Doll "Help Support our Kids" Community Event in conjunction with the Be a Doll (June 3 — 24) group exhibition by 35+ local artists organized by Change the Truth Fund, Inc., providing opportunities for Ugandan children, this event is free and open to all
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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.

June 24, 6-7 p.m. The Nature of Roxy Paine Author Michael Crewdson talks about the natural inspirations that drive internationally celebrated artist Roxy Paine to create works like Ferment, in conjunction with Scumaks and Dendriods, on view through August 28. Crewdson, co-author of Carnivorous Nights—On the Trail of the Tasmanian Tiger and Wild New York, first wrote about Paine’s work for the book Bluff. His talk will explore the wild side of Paine—discussing the microbial, fungal and arboreal obsessions of the artist and is free and open to all in Atkins Auditorium (ticket reservations are required; click here and then June 24 to sign up.)
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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.

Leo Villareal, installation view of "Amanecer," LED lights, diffusion material, custom software, and electrical hardware, 7" x 20" x 15", 2010. Image: courtesy of the museum

Leo Villareal
This is the first-ever museum survey of the work of prominent sculptor who is a pioneer in the use of LEDs and computer-driven imagery; the exhibition features approximately 20 sculptures and expansive installations on loan from public and private collections, as well as video documentation of his architectural, site-specific works, tracing the artist’s work over the past decade, from his earliest experimental sequencing of strobe lights to his recent hypnotic patterning of thousands of pinpoint LEDs. This exibition was organized by the San Jose Museum of Art and is sponsored by the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, the Walter and Karla Goldschmidt Foundation, and Bank of America.
Opening preview and lecture: June 24, 6-8 p.m., with a lecture by the artist at 7 p.m. in the M.R. and Evelyn Hudson Auditorium (second floor); free and open to all
June 24 – September 18

New in Iowa:

Faulconer Gallery
Grinnell College
Bucksbaum Center for the Arts
Sixth Avenue and Park Street
Grinnell, Iowa
641-269-4660
Tuesday-Sunday, noon-5 p.m. (Thursday, Friday, until 8 p.m.) and by appointment; closed January 1, July 4, Thanksgiving Day and December 25; hours may be altered due to school schedule or installation (please call to confirm); summer hours (June 19, 2011): Tuesday-Sunday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

Liz Steketee: Family Album
Concert: June 26, 3 p.m. Enjoy the Faulconer’s exhibition of works by Liz Steketee and music by Lacerda, Poulenc, Krenek, Zyman and Bozza, performed by Rebecca Stuhr & Royce Wolf.
Yoga in the Gallery with Monica St. Angelo: June 30-August 18, 12:15-12:50 p.m Every Thursday: Connecting breath and movement, this short 30-minute yoga practice offers a mid-day break where you may enjoy warming, yet gentle, poses for strength, balance, and vigor. This simple practice is appropriate for beginners and experienced practitioners (mats provided).
June 24 – September 4

Saturday, June 25: 

 

Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art
2818 Frederick Avenue
St. Joseph, Missouri
816-233-7003
Tuesday-Friday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Saturday-Sunday, 1-4 p.m.

Markus Pierson: A Life Electric
25 years of the Coyote Series
Opening reception: June 25, 1:30-4:30 p.m.
June 25 – August 28

also on view:
Remembering: Elizabeth "Grandma" Layton
Through August 28
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Art Saint Louis
555 Washington Avenue #150
St. Louis, Missouri
Free and open to public: Monday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Tuesday-Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. (closed Sundays and holidays)

All Roads Lead to Roam:
Multiple exhibitions inspired by the practice of "derive," which is French for "to drift," developed by the Situationist artsts and philosophers of the mid-20th century, including:
Drift
collaborative juried exhibition between the St. Louis Artists' Guild and Art Saint Louis; work is juried by Ivy Cooper and split between the two venues; the Artists' Guild reception is June 26, 1-3 p.m.
Opening reception for this venue's portion of the exhibition: June 25, 6-8 p.m.
June 26 – August 19
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Laumeier Sculpture Park
12580 Rott Road
St. Louis, Missouri
314-615-5287 (615-5ART)
Outdoor park: Every day, 8 a.m.-sunset (closed December 25); indoor museum and galleries: Wednesday through Friday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Saturdays and Sundays 12 - 5 p.m.

Dog Days of Summer
examining the complex intersection between our human behavior and that of our domesticated partners, featuring the work of 10 artists spanning nearly three centuries in both the indoor and outdoor exhibition spaces at Laumeier
Member preview reception: June 25, 4-5 p.m.
Public reception and gallery talk: June 25, 5-7 p.m.
June 25 – October 2
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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.

zach houston: poemstore
Images and words on pieces of paper are attached to the walls of the project space while San Francisco-based poet Zach Houston sits at his small, manual typewriter, waiting for visitors to give him a word. Once he has a word, Houston quickly types a poem on the spot and asks visitors to pay what they wish.
Creative Café: June 25 – July 31 Use typewriters and drawing boards in the museum cafe (Bloch Building, Plaza Level) to express your creativity through poetry and visual art.
See the museum site for additional activities.
June 25 — July 31
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RNG Gallery
(enter through Dixie Quicks)
1915 Leavenworth Street
Omaha, Nebraska
402-214-3061 (DQ: 346-3549)
Gallery and restaurant hours: Tuesday-Friday, 11 a.m.-2 p.m and 5-9 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. and by appointment

PFERD
new paintings in the equine spirit by Lori Schafer
Opening reception: June 25, 7-10 p.m.
June 25 — July 17
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Screenland Crown Center
2450 Grand Boulevard, Third Floor
Kansas City, Missouri
816-545-8034

June 25, 7:30 p.m. Best of the Tallgrass Film Festival Presented by CinemaKC and the Kansas Film Commission, this screening of 10 short films begins with a mixer at 6:30 that is open to all. Hear from festival organizers and talk to filmmakers about their work. Admission is $8 (free to Independent Filmmaker Coalition members and students with valid ID). Read more in Rapp Sheet here.

Sunday, June 26:

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

June 26, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Art of the Car Concours® The fifth annual fundraising show dedicated to what makes automobiles lovely in design features more than 180 vintage, classic, and special-interest vehicles on display at the art institute campus. Vehicles include cars, trucks, racing cars, and vintage motorcycles belonging to collectors from eight states (Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Texas, Colorado, Iowa, North Carolina, and Oklahoma), and all proceeds benefit the student scholarship fund at KCAI. Save $3 when purchasing tickets online at www.artofthecarconcours.com. Children 10 years of age and younger and active duty military (with identification) with be admitted free.
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St. Louis Artists' Guild and Galleries
Two Oak Knoll Park
Clayton, Missouri
314-727-6266
Tuesday-Sunday, noon-4 p.m.

All Roads Lead to Roam:
Multiple exhibitions inspired by the practice of "derive," which is French for "to drift," developed by the Situationist artsts and philosophers of the mid-20th century, including:
Drift
collaborative juried exhibition between the St. Louis Artists' Guild and Art Saint Louis; work is juried by Ivy Cooper and split between the two venues; Art Saint Louis's reception is June 25, 6-8 p.m.
&
Cache
invitational exhibition featuring Eden Harris, Kim Kordonnowy, Amy Thompson, and Gwyn Wahlmann
&
Connected by Process
Elizabeth Conn and Marlene DiFiori Locke
Main opening reception at the Artists' Guild: June 26, 1-3 p.m.
June 26 – August 19

Beginning Wednesday, June 29:

The Living Room Mezzanine Gallery
The Living Room Theatre
1818 McGee Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-221-4260
Events and by appointment

June 29 — July 3, 8 p.m. Bastards & Ash, Samuel Beckett Chimera Theatre Ensemble presents short pieces by Samuel Beckett, directed by Magie Hogan, with film direction by Zac Eubank and including the acting talent of Melissa Fennewald, J. Will Fritz, Laura Jacobs, Becca Scott, and Kaeven Tavakolinia: Play, Not I, and Krapp's Last Tape. Tickets are available at the door; for more information, please call 816-651-6361.

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