Desolate Truths Overt Absences
Friday 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Leedy-Voulkos Art Center
2012 Baltimore Avenue
Kansas City, MO 64108
Artist Glyneisha Johnson discusses the relevance of Black homes and their inhabitants, something often overlooked in today’s society. Through collage, she depicts the broken landscape of Black History caused by colonialism as well as personal history within her own home.
Michael Strand – Misfit Cup Liberation: Kansas City
Friday 5:00pm – 8:00pm
KCAI Crossroads Gallery: Center for Contemporary Practice
1819 Grand Blvd.
Kansas City, MO 64108
Michael Strand’s project Misfit Cup Liberation, which started in Fargo, North Dakota in 2011, began as an experiment attempting to understand the bond and its origin between people and their possessions. Since its start, it has travelled to Europe, Asia, and South America.
The Grand Salon
Friday 6:00pm – 10:00pm
Imagine That! Kansas City
2010 McGee St.
Kansas City, MO 64108
This event celebrates the relocation and re-opening of Imagine That!, there will be a musical performance as well as an exhibition in the new gallery space. The show features all 58 artists represented by the organization.
Variance: An Exposition of Modes of Making
Friday 6:00pm – 9:00pm
Vulpes Bastille
1737 Locust St.
Kansas City, MO 64108
This group exhibit explores the artists’ individual process of art making and the final outcome.
Mujer/Woman: Latina Artists as Examiner, Documenters and Creator
Friday 6:00pm – 10:00pm
Mattie Rhodes Art Gallery
919 W. 17th St.
Kansas City, MO 64108
This 2nd annual exhibit celebrates Women’s History Month through focusing on the complexity of being a Woman Artist of Color in this time and place. It also discusses the role of an artist within their community.
Treat Yo Self Pop Up
Friday 4:00pm – 9:00pm
The Warehouse
4218 Walnut St
Kansas City, MO 64111
The KCAI Fiber Department presents their first independent pop shop. Young, participating artists and makers will have hand made goods for sale.
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