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Arts Council of Metropolitan Kansas City
906 Grand Avenue 10th Floor
Kansas City, Missouri
816-994-9226
Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; please call ahead to 816-221-1777 to check viewing availability of Now Showing

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 of Union Station, 30 West Pershing Road, daily 7 a.m.-8 p.m. The Art/Work: Creativity from the Cube corporate art festival is organized by ArtsKC 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

2010 Artist Entrepreneur Speakers Program
Held four times throughout the year, Artist ESP 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. Advance registration required to attend and is $10 in advance or $15 at the door. Artist Entrepreneur Speakers Program is presented by KCArtistLINK, a program of The Arts Council of Metropolitan Kansas City (ArtsKC), Charlotte Street Foundation, and Missouri Small Business and Technology Development Center at UMKC, and it is sponsored by Spencer Fane Britt & Browne LLP:
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

Avenue of the Arts
Central Avenue, from 9th to 16th streets
Kansas City, Missouri
Administered in 2009 by the Avenue of the Arts Foundation (360º Architecture and DST Systems Inc.), in partnership with the City of Kansas City, Mo. Municipal Art Commission

Avenue of the Arts
Download a PDF of the 10th anniversary catalog (produced by Review Publishing) at the city's Municipal Art Commission site
Expected to return in 2011

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."

Spatial Constrictions
Installation of new work by Molly Murphy
First Friday opening reception: August 6, 5-7 p.m.
August 6 — September 17

Bonfils (an Urban Culture Project Studio space)
125 East 12th Street
Kansas City, Missouri
(one block east of Paragraph and Urban Culture Project Space galleries)

The Central Exchange
1020 Central Avenue
Kansas City, Missouri
816-471-7560 or 816-471-8560
Art & Issues events; art viewing by appointment (best hours are Monday-Friday, 9-11 a.m. and 3-5 p.m.)

Arts & Issues
Arts & Issues is a bi-monthly networking and educational luncheon that is designed to broaden awareness of the arts and cultural history, policies, and issues, presented in partnership with The Central Exchange, The Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce, and the Arts Council of Metropolitan Kansas City. Free to Central Exchange members; registration for others $20. Please call or visit the Central Exchange site to RSVP.

City Center Square (an Urban Culture Project Studios space)
1100 Main Street, 5th Floor
Kansas City, Missouri

North-facing window installation:
Adolfo Martinez: Post Office Sofa
October 16, 2009 — September 2010

Downtown Neon Gallery
1921 East Truman Road
Kansas City, Missouri

Garment District Boutique
1350 Main Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-221-4387
Monday-Thursday, 11 a.m.-7 p.m., Friday & Saturday, 10 a.m.- 8 p.m., Sunday noon-6 p.m., and special events

HNTB Architecture
Stairway Gallery
715 Kirk Drive
Kansas City, Missouri
816-472-1201
Open for First Friday receptions and by appointment

Scott Allen: Mental Junk
First Friday reception: September 3, 5-7 p.m.
September 3 — 30

Kansas City Design Center
KCDC Gallery
1018 Baltimore Avenue
Kansas City, Missouri
816-421-5232

The Kansas City Club
918 Baltimore Avenue
Kansas City, Missouri
Contact for art events: email to Rachel, 816-421-6789

August 20, starting at 5:30 p.m. Third Fridays at The Kansas City Club Join in for an evening of good food, drinks, and art, as The Kansas City Club introduces three regional artists every third Friday, on display in the 1212 Pub and other public areas of the club. (After the event, art work remains on display and is available for purchase). RSVP, please, to the contact above. August's artists are Paul Bonnichsen, Julie Legg, and Lynette Ubel. (Buffet is $10, with very low-cost drink specials).

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)

200 Years on Troost
Photographs and commentary by David Paisius Altschul tracing the history of Troost Avenue from its beginning in 1808 to the present day and including how the area was transformed from a 365-acre slave plantation in the 1830s to an upscale residential area and business hub 50 years later to the 1968 riots to the new sense of community that exists today.
Opening: August 14, 10-10:30 a.m.
August 14 — October 17

EbertfestKC Off-the-Wall Rooftop Film Series
Pulitzer Prize-winning film critic Roger Ebert curates the entries for this year's Off-the-Wall Film Series, EbertfestKC, showing work he thinks deserve wider attention. Filmgoers are encouraged to bring seating to the library's rooftop terrace; in the event of rain, screenings are moved to Helzberg Auditorium. RSVP here.
June 18, 8:45 p.m. The Castle (1997)
July 16, 8:45 p.m. American Movie (2000)
August 20, 8:45 p.m. My Dog Skip (2000)
September 17, 8:45 p.m. The Band's Visit (2007)

Paragraph & Urban Culture Project Space
21-23 East 12th Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-221-5115
Thursday & Saturday, noon-5 p.m., opening Fridays, 6-9 p.m.

Paragraph
23 East 12th Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-221-5115
Thursday & Saturday, noon-5 p.m., opening Fridays, 6-9 p.m.

pARTnership Place (an Urban Culture Project Studio space)
906 Grand, 13th floor
Kansas City, Missouri

Urban Culture Project Space
21 East 12th Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-221-5115
Thursday & Saturday, noon-5 p.m., opening Fridays, 6-9 p.m.