Current Works is the Kansas City Society for Contemporary Photography’s (KCSCP) annual juried exhibition. This exhibition showcases the immense photographic talent in the Midwest region, exhibiting all forms of photographic processes and applications. We look for new and innovative ways artists use modern photographic techniques to express their creativity as well as those who embrace the traditional form of photography. We strive to have highly qualified and knowledgeable art professionals as our jurors.

Over the years, we’ve had Jan Schall, former Sanders Sosland Curator of Modern Art at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art; Larry Meeker, philanthropist and art collector; Keith Davis, former Curator of the Hallmark Collection and founding curator of the photography department at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City; Philipp Eirich, gallery owner and collector, Cerbera Gallery; Patty Carroll, award-winning internationally known photographer, Megan Benitz, exhibitions director, Albrecht Kemper; Deanna Dikeman, award-winning and internationally known photographer; April Watson, current senior curator of photography, Nelson Atkins Museum of Art.

This year’s juror is Adam Finkelston, teacher, artist, and publisher of the Hand Magazine. Each of these jurors brought their extensive knowledge of art, the photographic medium, and their personal thoughts to create excellent exhibitions year after year.

Featured Artists

Debbie Barrett-Jones | Suze Ford | Kristin Goering | Jenny Meyer-McCall | 

Holly Swangstu

Chromatic Conversations showcases the work of five artists — Debbie Barrett-Jones, Suze Ford, Kristin Goering, Jenny Meyer-McCall, and Holly Swangstu — who explore the relationship between the use of color and form. The exhibition highlights each artist’s unique perspective and the profound impact of color in both art and everyday life.

DATES TO REMEMBER

First Friday Openings
November 1st, December 6th & January 3rd, 2025 | 5 – 8pm

Merry & Bright Pop-Up Art Market
Friday 12/6 4 – 8pm & Saturday 12/7 10am — 4pm

Closing Reception
Saturday January 11th, 2025 | 1 – 3pm

‘Tis the season to dream of wintery weather and get an early start on holiday shopping at Belger Arts!

Holidays at the Belger Crane Yard Gallery is an annual exhibition that opens November 1, 2024. Over 80 artists from across the country have created artwork for the holiday season that make the perfect gifts for family and friends. Shoppers can choose from an array of unique artworks in a range of mediums: ceramics, glass, metal, textiles, wood, and more.

Artworks will be available for purchase from November 1 through December 31, 2024.

To round out our fall/winter exhibition series, SLCA presents Animal House, a small group exhibition featuring works by represented artists that explore the playful relationships between humans and the animal kingdom. Through a variety of mediums including ceramics, paintings, and mixed-media sculptures, we hope these works invite viewers to reflect on the beauty and complexity of humanity’s relationship with the world around us

Nancy Newman Rice was born in New York City and was educated at Cornell University and at Washington University, where she earned a BFA with honors and an MFA. She has received awards that include a National Endowment for the Arts/MMA Fellowship for painting, and nominations for a Tiffany Award and an AVA Award in the Visual Arts. Rice has exhibited her work internationally and her work is included in private collections in the U.S. and abroad.

Using Euclidian geometry as the skeleton of the experience is an approach rooted in Art History; Poussin and Cezanne both seized upon this method of pictorial organization through subtle designs and simplified spatial effects. The Sacred Space oil paintings began as an attempt to define the interiors of identifiable architectural structures by inventing elaborate geometric scaffolding to map the space within the confines of each edifice. As the oil paintings evolved the walls disappeared, seemingly erased by time, and what remained was the skeleton of intangible space, in essence, geometry as a sacred artifact.