Jones Gallery August Art Show!
First Friday, August 2nd. opening from 6pm till 9pm.
Show also runs thru September 5th.
All welcome and always free, thanks!
Regular Gallery hours are by appointment,
from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Closed Sunday
Jones Gallery 1717 Walnut, KCMO. 64108
816 – 421‑2111
https://jonesgallerykc.com/

The Kansas City Woodworkers’ Guild welcomes the makers of Hammerspace for a Joint Exhibition and Sale. This special event is Friday, August 2, 2024, 5 to 9 PM at the Woodworkers’ Guild shop, 1717 Washington St., Kansas City, Mo.

Stop by for a tour and view all the wonderful artwork for sale.

Visitors get a free personalized gift and one entry in the raffle for a Woodworkers’ Guild membership.

Join us for our opening for the Call of the WILD, featuring 16 female illustrators from around the world.

This months exhibition is focused on female empowerment, and the impact societal conditioning of cultural norms that have impacted the sense of self.

Doors open at 5pm.

Artists Featured:

Eszter Lakatos

Elmira_moohel

Mruna

Rin Hedges

TAIRAFINA

Enchanted Quill Artwork

64Rising

Shumilina

Vasicovska

ShadiShaay

WomenGalaxy

Melallen7

UFOfi

Art By Tiya S

vetlana Mellin

PeymanArtist

Just close your eyes and hold your breath and everything will turn real pretty is a quote from Close Encounters. I feel it reflects the bizarre world we’re living in currently. Sometimes we need to alter our state of mind to face the reality of the world. I tend to accomplish that through art. This work is a reflection of the lightness & darkness that surrounds us. The effects of religious wars, political violence and social media has taken a toll on the fundamental goodness intended for our species. Although optimism tends to hold strong, I can’t help but wonder what we’re heading into while the darkness continues to fight for control. 

Artist Statement

My artwork tends to reflect our current state in the world. Religion, social issues, politics as well as humor play an enormous role in my approach. No expectations. Look, close your eyes, feel or don’t. 

Bio

Lori Raye Erickson is a multidisciplinary artist working in Kansas City, Missouri. She received her BFA from The Kansas City Art Institute and continued working at Hallmark cards for several years after graduating. Taking a break from the corporate world she has worked in property management while continuing to create works of art shown throughout the US. 

Headspaces is a show about two friends getting to know the ins and outs of each other’s art processes and interior landscapes that produce their most recent work.

John Raux and JT Daniels both grew up in KCK and connected some years ago while painting murals in the Midwest. Early morning coffee conversations about each other’s upbringing and spirituality in process is the heartbeat of their collaboration.

Piecing together symbols and caricatures of personality and community, Daniels graphically layers the complexities of tradition, culture, and societal nuance into playful and uplifting collages of intersectional representation. 

Carving polystyrene pieces into lightweight stonelike forms, Raux’s sculptural painting process layers collisions and contouring colors into poetic, social, and spiritual commentary.

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