June Art Show
Open 6 days a week, 10 till 6pm.
June First Friday Artist Reception: June 4th. 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Show Dates: Wednesday, June 2nd to Thursday, June 24th
Jones Gallery, 1717 Walnut, KCMO. 64108
816 – 421-2111.
https://jonesgallerykc.com/
The Belger Crane Yard Studios Gallery presents After Hours: Belger Arts Employee Exhibition, which opens Friday, March 5, and remains on view through June 5, 2021.
After Hours showcases the artistic talents of the artists who are members of the Belger Arts staff. While Belger Arts (comprised of Belger Arts Center, Belger Crane Yard Studios and Crane Yard Clay) is known for its ceramics exhibitions and programs, the artists who work here represent a range of media, including glass, wood, mixed media and ceramics. The works on view also reflect a diversity of approaches, techniques and themes.
Executive Director Evelyn Craft Belger said, “The artists in After Hours not only creatively problem-solve on a daily basis as Belger Arts employees, they are dynamic artists, as well. The exhibition provides the public an opportunity to see work by a new generation of contemporary artists who also contribute to a thriving arts community.”
“This is and always will be where my heart is. It is what I care about.” – William Christenberry
Over the course of many decades contemporary art icon William Christenberry made annual pilgrimages to Hale County, Alabama, documenting the landscape, its architecture and its transformation. Tracing Time offers an examination of Christenberry’s relationship to Hale County, where he spent his summers as a child, its influence on his conceptual approach and artistic vision, and the psychology of place and memory.
The exhibition includes photographs, drawings, paintings and sculptures from the Belger Collection, some never before seen in Kansas City. The evolution of Christenberry’s experimental, creative process is also presented in displays of source material pages from his sketchbooks, photographs that served as foundations for drawings and structures, and rare early constructions from the early 1960s. The artist’s father, a woodworker and a strong early influence on the artist, would create models of buildings that were important to him out of simple, sometimes unrefined materials. One of these buildings is included in the exhibition.
Christenberry’s deep affection for Hale County, his curiosity about the effects of mankind and nature on the landscape, reveal a poignant perspective on the passage of time and chronicle the life cycle of place. Although profoundly personal and geographically specific, the themes of William Christenberry’s work are universal and remain relevant.
The artists of Studio Above invite everyone to visit the studio to view all the artwork produced over the past year.
For his Crossroads District debut, local painter and muralist eye cough celebrates trees. His whimsical style features realistic form, texture, and lighting with exaggerated expressions, playful narratives, and spiritual undertones. Hybrid characters are depicted in portrait/landscape mashups, each embedded with a touch of satire and full dose of sexy.
Come test your perspective by stepping into Upper Level Gallery for this interactive exhibition! Your visual experience will be supplemented by the enchanting tunes of local Cellist, Daniel Yung.
