Tag Archive for ‘Second Friday’
Creeping off the Canvas: Kim Kirby
Kim Kirby, whose depictions of cemeteries, mausoleums, monsters and the like make her a perfect fit for an October show, has recently brought her subjects off the canvas and into the viewer’s world.
Light Show: Ann Grace
Ann Grace’s work is marked by a gift for interesting blurs and angles and a knack for capturing warm light.
Frankenfame Unbound: Stefan Jones
Stefan Jones’s “Fame Monsters” loom for one night only at S2 Studios in Kansas City, Kansas, open July 9 for Second Friday Art Walk; the artist aims with his brightly colored paintings to depict celebrities beyond reality, as a reaction to how society has placed them beyond reality.
An Eye for the Inner View: Megan Barnes
Photographer Megan Barnes is — pardon the expression — focused on developing her art. Her first exhibition opens at her Central Avenue Arts space in Kansas City, Kansas, June 11 and offers a promising start, both visually and as a way for viewers to compose mentally their own faceless portraits of loved ones.
(ARTKC365) Resistance is Anything but Futile: Valerie Doran Bashaw at Kaw Valley Arts & Humanities
East meets West. Fiber meets bamboo and dye. Fiber meets bleach and more dye. Light meets pigment, and the two fall in love and make colors. The end effect is somewhere between soft stained glass and diaphanous abstract painting … but without Bashaw’s resist-dyed silk art losing its own identity.
Light Construction: Stanton Fernald at Kaw Valley Arts and Humanities
Stanton Fernald 5-8 p.m. (Opening Reception) Kaw Valley Arts and Humanities 756 Armstrong Kansas City, KS 913.371.0024 Hours after Second Friday: 1-5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday (call for appointment) Runs through: Nov. 6. Artist’s site: http://www.s-fernald.com Gallery site: http://www.kvah.org Besides having a thriving arts community, the Kansas City area is increasingly a hub for bioscience research. After [...]
Friday Night Burger Run (With Extra Clouds in Your Coffee): Seth Smith at The Rice Gallery of Fine Art
“Stead’s”, Oil on Board. Seth Smith New Works 5-9 p.m. (Opening Reception) The Rice Gallery of Fine Art 11535 Ash St. Leawood, KS 913.685.8889 Hours: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Saturday Runs through: Oct. 15 Artist’s site: http://www.sethsmithstudio.com Gallery site: http://www.thericegallery.com Seth Smith bills himself as an abstract artist — and, to be fair, a lot of [...]
Well-Versed in Light: Steve Larson at Alcott Arts Center
Steve Larson 6:30-10 p.m. (Opening reception) Alcott Arts Center 180 S. 18th St. Kansas City, KS 913.233.2787 Runs through: Aug. 28 Gallery site: http://www.alcottartscenter.org The gleam of bronze. The green of grass, lined out in fine brushstrokes. The sparkle of gems in their settings. Visual art is, ultimately, about the manipulation and reproduction of light. [...]
The Naked Truth: Lacey Lewis at Hilliard Gallery
Lacey Lewis Sirens 6-9 p.m. (First Friday reception) Hilliard Gallery 404 E. 18th St. Kansas City, MO 816.561.2956 Hours after First Friday: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday Runs through: Aug. 28 Artist’s site: http://www.lacey-lewis.com Gallery site: http://www.hilliardgallery.com Finding an image to go with today’s post was a bit of a challenge. There [...]
Monkeys Shine: Jill Putzier at Tomasic & Rehorn
Jill Putzier My Monkey Farm: Textile Sculptures with a Simian Theme By appointment during business hours Tomasic & Rehorn 419 N 6th St. Kansas City, KS 913.281,3828 Hours: Monday-Friday; call for appointment. Runs through: July 24. Artist’s site: http://www.mymonkeyfarm.com Gallery site: http://www.tomasicrehorn.com Two things, before we start. As this post is about a show at [...]
Well-Traveled Art(ist): Lee Knox at Kaw Valley Arts and Humanities
Lee Knox KCK … and Beyond 5-8 p.m. (Opening Reception) Kaw Valley Arts and Humanities 756 Armstrong Kansas City, KS 913.371.0024 Hours after Second Friday: 1-5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday (call for appointment) Runs through: Aug. 8. Artist’s site: http://www.leeknox.com Gallery site: http://www.kvah.org It’s not often that viewers can get three full helpings of one artist’s work in a [...]
Line by Line: Barbara Burton at Argentine Library
Barbara Burton Inspired by Doré 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Argentine Library 2800 Metropolitan Ave. Kansas City, KS 913.722.7400 Hours: 8:30 a.m.-8:30 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 8:30 a.m.-5 pm. Friday-Saturday, 1-5 p.m. Sunday. Runs through: July 22 Gallery Site: http://www.kckpl.org/FINEARTS/exhibits.htm It’s Second Friday, and that means another installment of the monthly ”Follow the Dotte” art walk in downtown Kansas City, [...]
The Capture of Power: Tim Andersen at Homer's Coffee House
Tim Andersen 6:30 a.m-10 p.m. Homer’s Coffee House 7126 W. 80th St. Overland Park, KS 913.381.6022 Hours: 6:30 a.m.-10 p.m. Monday-Saturday Runs through: June 30 Artist’s site: http://www.andersenimages.com Gallery site: http://www.homerscoffeehouse.com If you’re logging on this morning from the Kansas City area, chances are you’re cleaning up after last night’s thunderstorm. Wind, rain, lightning, perhaps [...]
Cool Beans: Jody Shannon at Kaw Valley Arts and Humanities
Jody Shannon Café Americana 5-8 p.m. (Opening Reception) Kaw Valley Arts and Humanities 756 Armstrong Kansas City, KS 913.371.0024 Hours after Second Friday: 1-5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday (call for appointment) Runs through: June 5 Artist’s site: http://www.myspace.com/jodyshannon Gallery site: http://www.kvah.org Coffee-fueled art is nothing new. Caffeine and creativity go together like bongos and Ginsberg, tattoos and [...]
Paint, Poetry and Purpose: Michael Acker at J Design for Urban Living
Michael Acker 11 a.m.-6 p.m. J Design for Urban Living 1803 Baltimore Kansas City, MO 913.269.0470 Hours: 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Thursday and Saturday-Sunday Runs through: May 30 Michael Acker opens his artist’s statement with two simple declarations: I hope that my life has purpose. I hope that my life has poetry. One look at Acker’s [...]
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