Review

#8 Art Gallery
1600 Locust Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-916-8121

1810 Gallery
1810 Cherry Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-842-6996

1819 Central Gallery & Event Space
1819 Central Avenue
Kansas City, Missouri
816-200-3417
First Fridays, 6-10 p.m., Second Saturdays, 6-10 p.m., and by appointment

Carl Lundgren
First Friday opening: March 5, 6-10 p.m.
March 5 — May 6

2010 Gallery
(formerly Park Place in Leawood)
2010 Main Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-283-3374

First Friday: March 5

Apex Art Space
(Crossroads Dentistry)
1819 Wyandotte Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-841-0206
Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., First Fridays, 6-9 p.m., and by apppointment

American Institute of Architects - Kansas City
1801 McGee Street, Suite 100
Kansas City, Missouri
816-221-3485

March 5, 5:30-8 p.m. UMKC 2010 Bud Prize for Design Excellence University Museum design projects by second-year architecture students from the University of Missouri-Kansas City; finalists' work on display, with jury's prize-winner to be announced. Meet the students and see their approaches to the problem of creating a special museum to house 10 contemporary pieces of art from the Kemper and Nelson-Atkins museums. Free and open to all. More information is here at AIA-KC.

Arts Incubator
Artists' studios, printshop and galleries
115 West 18th Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-421-2292
Artists' studios; galleries listed separately below:

2010 Artist Entrepreneur Speakers Program
Held four times throughout the year, the Artist Entrepreneur Speakers Program brings experts from across the nation to discuss innovative ideas and opportunities for the diverse community of Kansas City artists. This series highlights experiences, lessons learned, opportunities, and the unique issues and challenges faced by artists of all disciplines in the business side of their work. Registration required to attend, and is $10 in advance or $15 at the door.

March 20, 5:30-7 p.m. Caitlin Strokosch. “Strokosch has served the Alliance of Artists Communities since 2002 and was appointed Executive Director in 2008. Her 12 years of arts management experience in marketing, development, communications, and programming includes serving as General Manager of Bella Voce, one of the country's premiere professional chamber choirs, and as Executive Director of CUBE, a new music ensemble based in Chicago.” Held at the Arts Incubator
June 29, Esther Robinson, filmmaker and Executive Director of ArtHome in New York City, held at the Unicorn Theatre
September 29, Sara Schnadt, a Chicago-based performance/installation artist and Project Manager and Webmaster for Chicago Artists Resource, held at the Arts Incubator
November 30, Andrew Simonet, Co-Director of Headlong Dance Theatre and creator of Artist U., a professional development program for artists in Philadelphia, held at the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art

Arts Incubator, Cocoon Gallery
115 West 18th Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-421-2292
Thursday and Friday, 11 a.m.- 5 p.m., First Fridays, 5-9 p.m., and by appointment

Morning Spring
Heinrich Toh
First Friday opening: February 5, 6-9 p.m.
First Friday encore: March 5, 6-9 p.m.
February 5 — March 27

Arts Incubator, INKubator Press
115 West 18th Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-471-2629
Membership access 24/7, First Friday demonstrations, 6-9 p.m., Print Mondays open studio; other workshops

Print Stuff is every Monday from 4 to 10 p.m., a six-hour open studio and printing session free for INKubator PRESS members, and $5 at the door for non-members who would like to use the studio. All skill levels are welcome to attend. Please bring your own materials such as paper, printing media, and tools. Please RSVP by the previous Friday by phone or e-mail.

Ongoing classes and workshops meet weekly for 4 to 6 weeks — details at www.inkubatorpress.org.

ArtsTech
1522 Holmes Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-461-0201

Kansas City's Original Art Flea Market, Art Flea
Local artisans sell wares priced from $1 to $50 in a family environment, with free admission and parking
Saturdays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
May — December

Artocrats
Printing collective for Lawrence and other local artists Artocrats: 785-542-0018

Austin Walsh Studio
2001 Grand Boulevard, Suite 800
Kansas City, Missouri
Information: 816-412-6781, Amity File

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

New Paintings By Jenny Hahn
First Friday opening: March 5, 6-10 p.m.
March 5 — May 1

Badseed Market
1909 McGee Street
Kansas City, Missouri 64108
913-522-3458
Farmer's Market every Friday, 4-8 p.m.; other market hours other months, with periodic art exhibitions.

The Base Gallery
2012 Baltimore Avenue
(inside Leedy-Voulkos Art Center)
Kansas City, Missouri
816-398-8109
Wednesday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., First Friday 6-9 p.m., and by appointment

Escape
new exhibition by Hannah Hurrle
First Friday opening: February 5, 6-9 p.m.
First Friday encore opening: March 5, 6-9 p.m.
February 5 — March 27

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

Urban Illuminations: Luke Firle
First Friday opening: March 5, 6-9 p.m.
March 5 — April 30

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; closed January-February 2010

Beneath the Surface - Excavating the Belger Collection
10th Anniversary Exhibition, featuring multiple works from all seven artists who
comprise the foundation of the Belger Collection: Terry Allen, William Christenberry, Jasper Johns, Robert Stackhouse, Renee Stout, William T. Wiley, and Terry Winters
First Friday opening: March 5, 6-9 p.m.
March 5 — August 6

birdies
116 West 18th Street
Kansas City, Missouri
Tuesday-Saturday, noon-5 p.m., First Fridays until 10 p.m.

BlueBike Art Space
2029 Wyandotte, Suite 101
Kansas City, Missouri
816-531-3222
First Fridays, 5-9:40 p.m.

Blue Bouquet
517 East 18th Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-333-3571

Blue Gallery
118 Southwest Boulevard
Kansas City, Missouri
816-527-0823
Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m., and First Fridays until 9 p.m.

Lisa Lala: Lists
solo exhibition
&
The List Wall
a special exhibition of a public art project of 1,000 lists
Preview and artist talk: February 4, 6-8 p.m.
First Friday opening reception: February 5, 6-9 p.m.
Closed First Friday: March 5
February 5 — March 22

The work of Aileen Chong, Patricia Kochaver, and Daniel Ochoa
First Friday opening reception: June 4
June 4 —

The Brick
1727 McGee Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-421-1624
(bar / please call re: 21+)

Bulldog Bar & Grill
1715 Main Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-421-4799
Restaurant hours (including First Fridays)

Byron Cohen Gallery
2020 Baltimore Avenue
Kansas City, Missouri
816-421-5665
Thursday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., First Fridays 7-9 p.m., and by appointment

Lesley Dill : The Strange Experience of Beauty
Second Friday opening: (moved for New Year's holiday) January 8, 7-9 p.m.
Open First Fridays: February 5 & March 5, 7-9 p.m.
January 8 — March 26

Solo Exhibitions
Featuring the work of Amy Myers and Linnea Spransy
First Friday opening: April 2, 7-9 p.m.
April 2 — May 28

The Cellar Rat
1701 Baltimore
Kansas City, Missouri
816-221-9463

Central Art Space
courtesy of Levitt Enterprises
2030 Central Avenue
Kansas City, Missouri

Crosstown Station
1522 McGee Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-471-1522
Bar and event hours

Pecha Kucha Nights
February 4, 8:20 p.m. Kansas City Volume #8 Part of Kansas City Design Week; doors open at 7:30 p.m.

Czar Bar
1531 Grand Boulevard
Kansas City, Missouri
816-221-2244
Open First Fridays and hosts artwork

A Group Art Show
Guerilla Curating and Local Aid Project are coming together with Czar Bar to feature local artists in an effort to raise funds benefiting the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Music by The Sexy Accident at 7 p.m. Drawing for raffle package donated by Impact Fitness at 8:30.
First Friday reception: March 5, 5-9 p.m. includes a $5 cover, with all proceeds going to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society

Digital Labrador
125 Southwest Boulevard
(in Missouri Bank building)
Kansas City, Missouri
816-841-9624
Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m.-1 p.m., First Fridays until 8 p.m.

Dollhouse
A Beauty Studio
1800 Central Street, Suite 102
Kansas City, Missouri
913-707-4326

Dot Gallery
1517 Oak Street
Kansas City, Missouri
First Fridays

Fishtank Performance Studio
1715 Wyandotte Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-809-7110

The Paul Shortt Invitational Performances
The Paul Shortt Invitational Performances feature local artists and actors who develop and perform short pieces based on a changing monthly theme. Past themes have included “Rules and Instructions” and “Disguise and Deception.” Performances are scheduled on the last Wednesday of every month.

March 31, 8-9 p.m. A Night of Fragmented Performances The night will include a series of performances based around the idea of fragmented narratives pulled from various sources such as books, personal letters, mad-libs and movie boxes. Performers will be Rhiannon Birdsall, Lynley Farris, Wm. Howell, Sammi Persons, and Paul Shortt.  $1-5 suggested donation.

Genevieve Flynn Studio
1717 Oak Street, 2nd Floor
Kansas City, Missouri
816-333-6719
Tuesday-Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., and by appointment

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

Tavares Strachan
Orthostatic Tolerance: Launching into an Infinite Distance
Co-produced by the MIT List Visual Arts Center where the next phase of the project travels May 7 through July 11, Orthostatic Tolerance: It Might Not Be Such a Bad Idea If I Never Went Home. More information from Grand Arts.
First Friday opening reception with the artist: February 5, 6-9 p.m.
Public discussion about the project lead by the artist: February 6, 2 p.m.
February 5 — April 3

Hammerpress Letterpress & Design Studio
110 Southwest Boulevard
Kansas City, Missouri
816-421-1929
Tuesday-Friday, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m., First Fridays, 6-10 p.m., Saturday, noon-5 p.m.

Hilliard Gallery
1820 McGee Street
(new location)
Kansas City, Missouri
816-561-2956
Tuesday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., First Fridays, 6-9 p.m., Saturday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

Human Form
First Friday opening reception: March 5, 6-9 p.m.
March 5 – 27

Honeytree Gallery
504 East 18th Street, Unit 102
Kansas City, Missouri
First Friday and by appointment

James Trotter
First Friday opening reception: February 5, 6-9 p.m.

Infinium
1919 Baltimore Avenue
Kansas City, Missouri

JP Wine Bar & Coffee House
1526 Walnut Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-842-2660
Monday-Saturday, 2:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m.; open First Fridays and hosts artwork

KCAI Crossroads Gallery
1908 Main Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-802-3505

Defining things, not words,
An exhibition of work by Andrew Lyles
First Friday opening reception: April 2, 6-9 p.m.
April 2 — April 16

Kemper in the Crossroads
33 West 19th Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-753-5784
Friday, noon-8 p.m., Saturday, noon-6 p.m.

Ian Davis: Faith in the Future
Fourth/Final Friday opening reception: February 26, 6-9 p.m., with the artist; open to all
Artist's talk: February 27, 2 p.m. Join Davis and museum curator Barbara O'Brien for a conversation in the gallery (free and open to all).
February 26 — June 9

Keyhole Gallery
1903 Wyandotte Avenue
Kansas City, Missouri
816-326-8851
First Fridays, 4-10 p.m. and by appointment

José Faus: Solo Exhibition
airbrushed works on paper
First Friday opening: March 5, 4-10 p.m., with music downstairs by 45th Street Porch Band (shooting live video for "Boogie Man" single)

Kevin Sink Photography Gallery
1817 Grand Boulevard
Kansas City, Missouri
913-384-6307

Krzyz Studio
1800 Locust Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-472-4999
First Friday winter break, January-February, 2010; exhibitions return March 5

Departure
New work by Morgan Miller, featuring her challenge to “conventional travel snapshots.”
First Friday opening reception: March 5, 7-9 p.m., with music provided by DJ Scherr

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.

MANGST
An all new exhibit of oil paintings by Joshua Rizer, dealing thematically with mangst, manxieties and manguish
First Friday opening reception: March 5, 6-10 p.m.
March 5 – 26

Leedy-Voulkos Art Center
2012 Baltimore Avenue
Kansas City, Missouri
816-474-1919
Wednesday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., First Fridays, 6-9 p.m., events and by appointment

Selected works by a variety of artists exhibiting in the past or near future
& in the back gallery:
RIPE
An exhibition of small [sexually explicit] erotic ink drawings, presented veiled behind individual red curtains. Directed by Mikal Shapiro, artists include: Patrick Alexander, Betsy Barratt, Christopher Bell, Joha Bisone, Jennifer Boe, Sean Branagan, Stephen Bushman, Héctor Casanova, Cara Compernolle, Philip David Deibler, Debra Di Blasi, Evie Englezos, Maria Delgado Gambini, GEAR, Lester Goldman, Alison Greene, Adrian Halpern, Joe Hammers, Joseph Hu, Leeah Joo, Bryce Lawrence, mariaurora, Carey Maxon, Oz Mcguire, Ashley Miller, Json Myers, Natalie Myers, Adam Nichols, Notanja, Shane Ogren, Meghan Orbek, Desmond Poirier, Shawn Powell, Jack Rees, Leone Reeves, Patrick Rocha, Jori Sackin, Araan Schmidt, Mikal Shapiro, Colleen Shull, Justin Shull, Zac Singer, Beth Slutzky, Mark Stevenson, Scot Stolfus, Nate Sutton, Jimmy Trotter, Mary Ware Davin Watne, Allan Winkler, and Aaron Wrinkle
First Friday opening: March 5, 6-9 p.m.;this exhibition reprise (from a February venue) is on display during regular Saturday gallery hours and is intended for mature, consenting viewers only (18+).
March 5 — 31

Her Art: Who Does She Think She Is?
Group exhibition of diverse female artists in Kansas City, in conjunction with Her Art: Kansas City Women in the Arts
First Friday opening reception: April 2, 6-9 p.m.
April 2 — May 28

Lightworks / Rock Cottage Glassworks
215 W. 19th Terrace
Kansas City, Missouri
913-262-1763
816-221-6969 (showroom open by appointment only)

The Locust Studio
504 East 18th Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-516-5981
First Friday, 6-10:30 p.m. and by appointment

Locust Street Gallery
(Kathy Barnard Studio)
1605 Locust Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-472-4977
Tuesday-Friday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., First Fridays until 9 p.m.

Mid-America Arts Alliance
2018 Baltimore Avenue
Kansas City, Missouri
Sponsors traveling exhibitions and hosts outdoor events by offices on First Friday

Mildred's Coffeehouse
1821 Wyandotte Avenue
Kansas City, Missouri
816-471-1155

The Mojo Gallery
2009 Baltimore Avenue, Studio B
Kansas City, Missouri
816-283-3444
Thursday-Saturday, noon-4:30 p.m., First Fridays, until 9:30 p.m.

{:m Momentum Gallery
2014 Main Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-560-1450
First Fridays, 6-9 p.m. and by appointment

Kristopher Saim: Kansas City My Life and Love, Part Deux
photography
First Friday openining: March 5, 6-9 p.m.
March 5 — 31

Nara
1617 Main Street
(second floor event space)
Kansas City, Missouri
816-221-6272 (event space 816-221-0362)

The Pitch Artspace
1701 Main Street
Kansas City, Missouri
(enter parking lot door)

Plenum Space
504 E. 18th Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-929-5930
First Fridays, 6-10 p.m. and by appointment

Urban Deflation pt1; argumentum ad populum
by Drew Orrin-Brown
First Friday opening: March 5, 6-10 p.m.
March 5 – 26

Red Door Gallery
(of KU School of Fine Arts)
1735 Walnut Avenue, 2nd Floor
Kansas City, Missouri
First Fridays and by by appointment

Review Studios Exhibition Space
1708 Campbell Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-471-2343
Gallery hours: Tuesday-Friday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. (entrance on Campbell); First Friday, April 2, 6-9 p.m. (entrance on 17th Street)

SpaceRockSpasm
new work in audio and video by Barry Anderson
Second Friday opening reception: March 12, 6-9 p.m.
March 12 — April 16

Sabrina Staires Studio/Landon Gallery
329 Southwest Boulevard
Kansas City, Missouri
816-474-4471
Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., First Fridays until 9 p.m.

Ophelia Rising
First Friday opening reception: April 2

Scion Lab Space
417 East 18th Street
Kansas City, Missouri

Scott & Warren Gallery
110 West 18th Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-283-3700

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.

Judy Miller:  Imaginary Dioramas
&
Misty Gamble: Primping and the Currency of Worth
Opening receptions: March 4, 7-9 p.m. and First Friday, March 5, 7-9 p.m.
March 4 — April 24

(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

PBR Art Ball
Featuring artwork with the theme of PBR.
First Friday reception: March 5, 2010 6 p.m.-midnight (NOTE: 21 and over after 8 p.m.)
Additional hours: March 6, 1-5 p.m.

Speak Salon Studio
327 1/2 Southwest Boulevard
Kansas City, Missouri
816-221-7773

Studio 2131
2131 Washington Avenue
Kansas City, Missouri
816-474-4555

T&A Gallery
1816 Charlotte Street
Kansas City, Missouri

Third Eye Gallery
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; exhibitions return April 2010

Tomboy Design Company
1817 McGee Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-472-6200
Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., First Fridays until 8 p.m.

Twenty 20
2020 Baltimore Avenue
Kansas City, MO 64108
816-471-2020

Union Station Kansas City
30 West Pershing Road
Kansas City, Missouri
816-460-2020
Building open 6 a.m. — midnight daily

Unit 5 Gallery
1920 Wyandotte Avenue, #5
Kansas City, Missouri
816-841-5500
Saturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., First Fridays, 6-9 p.m., and by appointment; closed during January 2010

Urbana
Modern Furniture Studio
1910 Main Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-255-4962
Tuesday-Friday, 11 a.m.-7 p.m., Saturday, 11:30 a.m.-6 p.m.

Upstart Crow Framing Gallery
2016 Baltimore Avenue
816-842-1646

Walnut Gallery
1739 East Walnut Street
Kansas City, Missouri

WearHaus Studios
1800 Central Avenue, Suite 204
Kansas City, Missouri 64108
816-842-1678
First Fridays, 6-10 p.m.

Joseph Maino
photography
First Friday reception: March 5, 6-10 p.m., with music by DJ Clockwerk

WearHaus Designer Trunk Show
Second Wednesdays, 5:30-9:30 p.m. at Bulldog, 1715 Main Street