Review

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

419e18th Photography Studio and Gallery
419 East 18th Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-471-7333

Jeff Mullikin
&
Casey Allen
First Friday: September 3, 6-9 p.m.

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

2010 Gallery
2010 Main Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-283-3374
Friday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. (until 10 p.m. on First Fridays), and by appointment

419e18th Photo Studio & Art Gallery
419 East 18th Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-471-7333

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 appointment

American Institute of Architects - Kansas City
1801 McGee Street, Suite 100
Kansas City, Missouri
816-221-3485
Office; open by appointments and for events

ART x ARCHITECTS
Annual (first) exhibition of art created by AIA Kansas City members
First Friday: September 3, 5:30 p.m., open to all / free; registration

Recirculate
A site-specific installation for AIA-KC by Marcie Miller Gross; the project has earned a Bronze level "Art Achievement" award by Art through Architecture as part of Helix Architecture's redesign of the new AIA-KC offices. More information here at the AtA site.
First Friday public reception: June 4, 6:30-9 p.m., with music by Low Standards (featuring Kevin Klinkenbert, AIA-KC president)
Installed June 2010

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

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

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

Art & Frame Warehouse and Gallery
2015 Grand Boulevard
Kansas City, Missouri
816-471-7444
Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. and First Fridays until 9 p.m.

Cursive ZZ's in the Land of Print
Abstract artwork by Jessica Keller
First Friday: September 3, 6-9 p.m.
September 2010

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

Anne Garney
First Friday: September 3, 6-10 p.m.
September 2010

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
Thursday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., First Friday 6-9 p.m., and by appointment

{TRiPN' Over Self}
Group exhibition curated by Luis Garcia, asking artists to share something of self
First Friday opening reception: September 3, 6-9 p.m.
September 3 — 25

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

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

Belle Epoque
(salon)
1518 Walnut Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-421-2040
Tuesday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Wednesday-Saturday, 9 a.m.-7 p.m.

Surimpop: Chad Collins, Matthew Endersbe, and Megan Jones
First Friday: August 6

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

Spectacle
10th anniversary exhibition, featuring Jhina Alvarado, Nicole Cawlfield, Dale Jarrett, Bernal Koehrsen, Ann Piper, Brad Williams, and other gallery artists
First Friday opening reception: September 3, 6-9 p.m.
September 3 — 25

Bridgeport Art Space
Bridgeport Church
404 East 18th Street
Kansas City, Missouri
Gallery hours are during church events, Sunday 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. and by appointment

The Brick
1727 McGee Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-421-1624
(Bar, 21+)

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

Byron C. 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

Hung Lui
New work by the artist, who will be visiting from San Francisco, a series created from the aftermath of the Sichuan Earthquake of 2008 as well as from her Za Zhong, or Bastard Painting, series
First Friday opening: September 3, 7-9 p.m.
September 2010

Cocoon Gallery
Arts Incubator of Kansas City
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

Jonah Criswell: Reside
First Friday opening reception: September 3, 6-9:30 p.m.
September 3 — 24

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

October 21 Pecha Kucha Volume #11 KC (Note: August 12 session postponed due to hot weather. Keep up with PK here.)

Crossroads Community Association
816-994-9325

August 14, 10:45 a.m.-3 p.m. Second Saturday Walking Tour A monthly education and enrichment program meant to create a link between experiencing the Crossroads and really knowing the neighborhood. Locations each month vary where participants stop for presentations. Meet at the Urban Living Center, 1705 Baltimore Avenue; $15 per person ($10 for CCA Friend Members), payable by check or cash at the door, includes lunch. August 2010 tour includes Hilliard Gallery, Bridgeport Art Space, Hamburger  Mary's, and Blue Gallery. Space is limited, so please email 2ndsaturdays@kccrossroads.org to reserve your space.

Crown Center
2450 Grand Boulevard
Kansas City, Missouri
816-274-8444

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

Dr. Sketchy's Group Show Extravaganza
First Friday opening and drawing session: September 3, 6-11:30 p.m. With the best works from Kansas City's branch of Dr. Sketchy's Anti-Art School, the opening features models posing in 30-minute blocks with a performance at the top of each set

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.

Reveries
Steve Gibson, Shari Hartbauer, Brud Jones
First Friday opening reception: September 3, 6-9 p.m.
September 2010

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

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

Everchanging Yellowstone
&
The Grand Tetons
Photography and photo-art by TomTGradeczek
&
America's Greatest Figure Artists
Cy Heusinger, Robert Leonard, Shackelford, WR Watkins F.R.S.A
&
Tribal Artistry
Hand-knotted Persian dowry carpets/rugs, Balinese carvings, Slavic reverse-painted glass, and Navajo drawings
First Friday: September 3, 10 a.m.-10 p.m.
September 2 – 30

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

2010 Charlotte Street Foundation Visual Art Awards Exhibition
Ari Fish, Sonie Ruffin, Caleb Taylor
First Friday opening reception: September 3, 6-9 p.m.
Gallery Talk with the artists: September 4, 2 p.m.
September 3 — October 30, 2010

Grinder's West
415 East 18th Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-889-9378

A new round of artist-designed tables for the restaurant was revealed April 2, 2010; artists include: Scott Allen, Jonathon Ashby, Michelle and J. LeRoy Beasley, John Bukaty, Martin Cail, Tyler Coey, Stephanie Frieze, Adrian Halpern, Matthew Hawkins, Reilly Hoffman, Ali Johnson, Jessica Logsdon, Joseph Maino, Emmett Merrill, Joel Mersmann, Json Myers, George Rousis.

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-Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., First Fridays, 6-10 p.m., Saturday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

Irish Echoes
Works by Laura Butler
First Friday opening: September 3, 6-10 p.m.
September 3 — 24

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

Youth's Truth: The New Artwork of Brandon Gay
Curated by Thomas Woodard
Second Friday opening reception: September 10, 7-9 p.m.
September 10 only

Infinium
1919 Baltimore Avenue
Kansas City, Missouri

INKubator Press
Arts Incubator of Kansas City
115 West 18th Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-979-3443
First Friday demonstrations, 6-9 p.m., Print Stuff Monday, 6-10 p.m., open studio and other workshops; memberships available (please inquire about rates)

Print Stuff Monday $10 gets you access to our facilities including help from our master printers, every Monday from 6 to 10 p.m. 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. More information about membership, workshops, and classes at www.inkubatorpress.org

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

Joshua Rizer
August 6 — September 3

KCAI Crossroads Gallery
1908 Main Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-802-3505
Fridays, 6-9 p.m. during exhibitions, usually during fall and winter semesters

Kansas City Volunteer Lawyers and Accountants for the Arts
September 15, 6-8 p.m. Business Taxation and Business Formation for Writers Presented in cooperation with The Writers Place, 3607 Pennsylvania, Kansas City, Missouri. "If you plan to make your art a business, tax issues surround everything you do. In this seminar, you'll learn the basics for reporting the income from your writing business to taxing authorities. Also, learn the ins and outs of business formation. You will learn what limited liability is, why you should want it and how you can get it. There will be a discussion of different business entities and what types of entity may be right for you. Register by putting the workshop title in the subject line of an email and include all your contact information: admin@kcvlaa.org

Kansas City Design Studio
1526 Grand Boulevard
Kansas City, Missouri

Recent works by Chris Bohatyritz
First Friday: September 3, 5:30-8 p.m., with refreshments

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

Ana Maria Hernando: When the Women Sing
October 1 —

The Keyhole for Art, Music, and Performance
1903 Wyandotte Avenue
Kansas City, Missouri
816-326-8851
First Fridays and by appointment

Noshaba Bakht
First Friday: September 3, 5:30-10 p.m., with musical performances by The Restless Breed and Valency, as well as live painting competition

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

Krzyz Studio
1800 Locust Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-472-4999

Again: Repurposing for a Purpose
Work by artisans Susanne Brink, Donna English,  Roni Levine, Dana Nachum, Rachel Nachum, Kathy Nemati, and Stephanie Shirazi
First Friday: September 3, 5:30-9:30 p.m.
September 3 only

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

Earth Berth: Russell Shoemaker
First Friday opening reception: September 3, 6-10 p.m.
September 3 — 29

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.

Jenny Meyer McCall: Provoke the Imagination
New abstract paintings
First Friday opening: August 6, 6-9 p.m.
August 6 — October 30
&
a. bitterman and SS. Schaffer: Yosemite
Installations and paintings
First Friday opening: August 6, 6-9 p.m.
August 6 — September 25

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

The Living Room
1818 McGee Street, Second Floor
Kansas City, Missouri

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 and performances by offices on First Friday

September 3, 6:30 p.m. LIVE! in the Crossroads Wylliams/Henry Contemporary Dance Company presents some of its most popular programming as well as a “sneak peek” at its upcoming 2010 performance, which uniquely incorporates portions of the “Cypress Avenue” program on KCUR 89.3 FM.

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

Midwestern Musical Co.
1830 Locust Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-931-6962

Mod Gallery
1809 McGee Street
Kansas City, Missouri
913-752-7796

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, 6-10 p.m. and by appointment

Draw What U Dig
"A scrumtralescent collaboration by: Sarah Anderson, Lauren Andrews, Ron Arens, Amy Kligman, Samantha Lewis, David Pjecha, Amanda Raymundo, Tuesday Schmidt, Brian Stokes, and Colin Walsh
First Friday opening: September 3, 6-10 p.m.
September 2010

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
(entry at parking lot door)

OfficePortKC/ StagePort
208 West 19th Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-994-7311

Group Exhibition
(Includes Reilly Hoffman, Robert Quackenbush, etc.)
First Friday: September 3, 5-8 p.m.

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

Matthew Huff
First Friday opening: September 3, 6-10 p.m.
September 3 — 24

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 moves to its permanent home October 2010 (Belger Warehouse Studios, 2011 Tracy Avenue).

Light Sculptures: Linda Lighton
&
Bloom
Bonnie Seeman and Molly Hatch
First Friday opening reception: September 3, 6-9 p.m.
Weekend workshop with Bonnie Seeman: September 10-12; Friday artist reception and slide show lecture included: $195 (full workshop), $135 (Saturday only), or $50 (Friday only)
September 3 — December 3

Review Studios 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

SHIP/SHAPE
An exhibition of new fabric constructions and paintings by Warren Rosser
Second Friday opening reception: September 10, 6-9 p.m.
Artist gallery talk: September 11, 1 p.m.
First Friday hours: October 1, 6-9 p.m.
September 10 — October

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.

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

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

Screenland Theater
1656 Washington Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-421-2900

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.

Lay of the Land
Paul Donnelly, Cary Esser, George Timock
First Friday opening reception: September 3, 7-9 p.m.
September 3 — October 30

(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

Reilly Hoffman: Omni Ferro Pyrogenesis
First Friday opening: September 3, 6-9 p.m.
Open Saturday: September 4, 1-4 p.m.
September 2010

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

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

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.

First Friday, September 3, 6-9 p.m. Fashion Group International hosts book signing and vintage fashion sale. Author Amy Barickman will be on hand to talk about Amy Barickman's Vintage Notions: An Inspirational Guide to Needlework, Cooking, Sewing, Fashion and Fun.

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

August 6, 7 p.m. Performing Arts Showcase/"Best in Show" Awards Presentation for Art/Work 2010, held at the Copaken Stage (Kansas City Repertory Theatre) in the H&R Block World Headquarters, One H&R Way (Kansas City Power and Light District, 13th and Walnut Streets; click here for more information on parking, etc.), Kyle Hatley, artistic director. "See what we do when we're not at work."

Art/Work: Creativity from the Cube
4th annual exhibition, in the Grand Hall, daily 7 a.m.-8 p.m. The Art/Work: Creativity from the Cube corporate art festival is organized by ArtsKC (Arts Council of Metropolitan Kansas City) to celebrate the artistic talents of people working for Kansas City's metro-area businesses. From January through May, participating companies (26 this year) hold arts competitions and select winners from visual, literary, and musical categories; these in-house winners move on to a metro-wide exhibition at Union Station (visual and literary) or an on-stage musical performance at Copaken Stage; awards are given for Best in Show and People's Choice during the public program August 6 at Copaken Stage. People's Choice awards are determined by votes: you can enter yours online here, July 31 through August 5.
Visual arts reception: August 1, 2-4 p.m., open to all
July 31 — August 9

Unit 5 Gallery
1920 Wyandotte Avenue, #5
Kansas City, Missouri
816-841-5500

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.

Vahalla Studios
2111 Washington Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-889-1421

WearHaus

West 18th Street Fashion Show
West 18th Street, between Wyandotte and Baltimore
Kansas City, Missouri

Annually: Second Saturday in June

Whoop Dee Doo
1735 Walnut Street
Kansas City, Missouri

First Friday, September 3, 6-9 p.m. Screening Party and September 4, 3-4 p.m. Free Show Whoop Dee Doo, a non-profit community arts project and faux public access television show for kids and adults, holds a screening of their first show in this space (July 17) during the First Friday Crossroads art walk, hen opens to the public with their second free live show. Guests include the Marching Pythons, the Kansas City Boys & Girls Choir, the Wild Women of Kansas City and more. Please join us for kid-friendly fun and be a part of a live filming on the set of Whoop Dee Doo! Dancing, skits, contests, and amazing performances by local talent; always free and open to the public. Please come ready to dance and be on camera!

Windhorse Tattoo and Gallery of the Arts
1717 Wyandotte Street, Suite 200
Kansas City, Missouri
816-283-0500
Gallery hours: Monday, Thursday, Friday by appointment; Saturday, Sunday, noon-5 p.m.

Mantik Manifesto
Group exhibition including Mark Galloway, Carter Gillis, Adrian Halpern, Ashley Lande, Shane Ogren, and Luke Rocha
Second Friday opening reception: September 10, 6-10 p.m.
September 2010