FRIDAY APRIL 7:
Wounded Nature
Friday April 7th 6:00- 9:00 pm
Vulpes Bastille
1737 Locust St.
Kansas City, MO 64108
This exhibition features work from Crista Siglin, Andrew Lyles, Lauren Sobchak, Thomas Luna, Kelly Gazlay, and Sean Prudden. These artists work in a variety of media in conversation with ideas of instability and tension in their practices.
The Models Origin: Beyond The Core
Friday April 7th 6:00-8:00
KCAI Crossroads Gallery: Center for Contemporary Practice
1810 Grand Blvd
Kansas City, MO 64108
In conjunction with the FATE (Foundations in Art: Theory and Education) conference, Melaney Ann Mitchell and Daniel Reneau juried and curated an exhibition of the work of North-American Foundations professors. It examines the internal and external influences that propel and challenge their art practices. Currently that trajectory is fueled by the political environment. Through understanding the core of their art practices, these instructors are able to set an example for their students socially, ideologically and in the classroom. The Model’s Origin: Beyond the Core explores this topic through the works of Gretchen Batcheller, Amanda Bulger, William Carpenter, Brandon Gellis, Katie Hargrave, Rachel Hayes, Garin Horner, Dahye Kim, Eddy Lopez, Guen Montgomery, Heather Szatmary, and Veronika Szkudlarek.
Warm Wishes
Imagine That!
Friday April 7th 6:00-9:00 pm
Imagine That! Kansas City
2010 McGee Street
Kansas City, MO 64108
Work by five artists in Imagine That!’s program are united by mark making, use of color, and manipulation of the human form. Each artist references pop culture, movements, history, and cultural products that have influenced them. The exhibition is displayed alongside the work of community artist Nika Winn.
For One, In A Shared Room – MFA Thesis Exhibition
Ruben Bryan Castillo
Friday April 7th 6:00-9:00 pm
Haw Contemporary
1600 Liberty St
Kansas City, MO 64102
Castillo blurs the boundaries between private and public and creates empathetic spaces that embrace our failed attempts at work, home-making, and love.
Imani Nixon: Afro-Jamaican, American Thesis Exhibition
Friday April 7th 7:00-10:00 pm
Front/Space
217 W 18th Street
Kansas City, MO 64108-1204
Nixon explores gender roles, heritage and the notion of “blackness,” through her own American and Jamaican heritage, and her African ancestry.
2017 BFA Exhibition
Friday April 7th 5:00-7:00pm
H&R Block Artspace at KCAI
16 E 43rd St
Kansas City, MO 64111
New work by students in their thesis year, ready to earn their BFA from the Kansas City Art Institute.
prINTERPOLATION: KCAI Printmaking Department Group Exhibition
Friday April 7th 5:00-7:00 pm
Centric Projects
1814 Main St
Kansas City, MO 64108
Opening reception and live printing event featuring work from the Kansas City Art Institute’s Printmaking Department.
For The Record: 2017 Fiber Junior Exhibition
Friday April 7th 5:00-8:00 pm
KCAI Fiber
4218 Walnut St.
Kansas City, MO 64111
Exhibition featuring the work of juniors in the Fiber Department, dealing with themes of identity, community, memory, history and place. Also showcased are a group zine of the 9 artists, interactive works and community programming.
The Angel Project: Work of Lucas Wagner
Friday April 7th–Saturday April 8th 5:00-9:00 pm
4235 Walnut Street
Kansas City, MO 64111
The Angel Project employs images from religion and advertising to illuminate problems gay men face when using dating apps.
Lizzie Green: Between the Front Door and the Kitchen Sink
Friday April 7th 6:00-9:00 pm
Runs: April 7–29, 2017
Leedy-Voulkos Art Center
2012 Baltimore
Kansas City, MO 64108
Green explores familiarity and defining ‘home’ through abstract representational quilts, sculpture, free-standing works, and prose.
ONE FIFTEENTH
Esther Leech and Ada Koch
Friday April 7th 6:00-9:00 pm
2016 Main St
Kansas City, MO, 6418-1920
ONE FIFTEENTH is a photographic exploration of the impact images have on our experience in making connections and how much of that is assumed. The series is two-part: framed images on a wall and a photo-book.
SATURDAY APRIL 8:
Tributary: Opening + Artist talks
Saturday April 8th 1:00-4:00 pm
Runs: April 8th–April 22nd
Healthy Rivers Partnership
815 Woodswether Rd
Kansas City, MO 64105
Tributary at Healthy Rivers Partnership (HRP) showcases site-specific art installations about the Missouri River and its tributaries, both real and metaphorical.
What’s Good With Alex Savage
Saturday April 8th 3:00-5:00 PM
la Esquina
1000 W 25th Street
Kansas City, MO 64108
Event celebrating the five year anniversary of What’s Good? – a late night talk show in the mid-afternoon hosted by Alex Savage featuring many special guests.
Collective Toolbox Part 1: Exhibition and Workshop Series
opening Saturday April 8th 1:00-5:00 pm
Runs: April 8–May 4, 2017
Workshops: Select Saturdays and Sundays throughout April
Closing Reception and Artist Talk: Thursday, May 4, 2017 at 6 pm
The Drugstore
3948 Main St
Kansas City, MO 64111
This exhibition and series of workshops focuses on craft processes, profit-free material exchange, and the sharing of personal histories. Collective Toolbox will culminate in a potluck closing and a talk by the curator and organizer Olivia Clanton (BFA 2017 Fiber + Social Practice).
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