Please join the Hotel Indigo KC Crossroads and their fabulous vendors for June 3rd First Friday in the Crossroads!

Enjoy a Walking Taco & a Cherry Limeade from the Jim Leedy Bar while groovin’ to the smooth sounds of Jay Melody & Company.

Vendor’s include

Rolling in the Dough, Miller’s Gourmet Popcorn, Great Scot Soapery, Charcutie Boards, Vandy Visuals Shop, Branch & Vine, Grainient Dog Barkery, Recylverse, and Roadhouse Art. Looking forward to a great time!

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Imprint is a two-person exhibition featuring ceramic works by Sarah Gross and fiber works by Mary Anne Jordan.

Sarah Gross uses pattern and repetition to engage the viewer’s eye, using multiples and repetition to build pattern and complexity. Her imprint is evident in the labor-intensive surface decoration of her vessels and in her installation titled Consumption, a 36-foot-long carpet of red-glazed ceramic tiles. The texture of each tile was created by a cast of the artist’s finger.

Mary Anne Jordan uses nontraditional quilting processes to create hand-dyed, quilted, and stitched works. Creating pattern using bold colors and intensive hand-stitching, she allows her dyes to run and smear to reveal the artist’s imprint and a humanness to the work. These visual statements allude to domesticity and daily life, while referencing current events and contemporary culture.

I’m an artist because I have always enjoyed drawing and believe we should explore the things we are passionate about. Early on I discovered my fascination with people and began focusing on portrait art. This fascination arose out of the desire to understand human behavior. Human behavior is complex, as is portrait work.

My art experience spans over a 30-year period. I have illustrated children’s books, designed business cards, book covers, and logos. As well as exhibited and won awards for my work. As I have grown so has my work. I am currently working as a Free Lance Illustrator and creating work for my website. My most recent pieces are movie posters and social conscious illustrations. I recently completed the Visual Passage Illustration program. From this program I discovered my “Wheelhouse” and have returned to my love for graphite and charcoal drawing digitally applying thin layers of color. I am currently completing art for my website which will get well known Art Directors attention. My deepest desire is to become a published illustrator.

“Experience the Art — First Hand, This First Friday in the Crossroads” Alex Hamil, local Plein Air (outdoor) Painter and Director of the Brush Creek Art Walk (bcawfoundation.org) along with a few fellow artists will be on hand to demonstrate and discuss outdoor painting. Over 60 original framed works are currently on display and for sale at the Lexitas gallery space. These paintings will remain on display through July when they’re planning another First Friday event with hopefully more artists and any potential purchasing patrons. Show your support for the Kansas City visual arts scene by making it down to First Friday this week.

June First Friday Reception, June 3, 2022, at the Lexitas Office/Gallery located at 1608 Locust, from 5pm to 8pm. All works on display are for SALE and more information found out www.bcawfoundation.org.

Drinks and Appetizers Served

Free Parking