Sculptor Susan White returns to Studios Inc this summer with “Still Tangled”. The former Artist in Residence will revisit her 2021 solo exhibition, “The Untangling” in studios.gallery. Studios Inc will host an opening reception on First Friday, August 2nd, 2024 from 5 – 8 pm followed by an Artist Talk & Demonstration on August 3rd at noon. 

White is recognized for her use of dagger-like honey locust thorns throughout her sculptures and her pyrographic works on paper. 

“All of my work is about the relationship between order and chaos and the constant navigation between the two. Behind the burning process of the pyrographs lies the agrarian practice of burning the fields to restore nitrogen to the soil and the cauterizing of wounds. The thornworks respond to the architectural nature of their structure and the language of rhythm and pattern found therein. Other works express a search for structure, rhythm and underlying form in the everyday; an effort to reveal the extraordinary in the ordinary. And finally, I’m interested in the role of fear and anxiety as the core of creativity, uncomfortable friends that catapult us forward.”

Launched to serve mid-career artists, Studios Inc is Kansas City’s only nonprofit arts organization offering pivotal three-year residencies to mid-career artists who are poised to significantly expand their careers. Studios Inc offers a unique immersion experience for resident artists, who use their studio and exhibition space to produce and exhibit work, network and learn from one another, and attract and cultivate relationships with art patrons, collectors, and arts professionals.

Still Tangled will be on view in Studios.gallery through September 28th, 2024. Exhibition hours are Wednesday thru Friday 10am-4pm and Saturday 12 – 4pm.

Tap into your wild side at Casual Animal Brewing Company where local beer, plants, and art intersect! Our taproom brims with floor to ceiling greenhouse vibes and graphic design. Enjoy a pint or flight of our 11 rotating taps, including our Local Motive beer where $2 of every pint is donated to a different KC non-profit every two months.

PLUS: Point Flat BBQ and Fairway Creamery food trucks will be onsite starting at 4pm!

Project Green Light (our NEW Local Motive) will be here with information about their organization. Don’t forget to purchase a pint of the Local Motive Tropical Pale Ale. $2 of every pint is donated directly to Project Green Light.

Chromatic Reverie marks the culmination of a year-long artistic exploration by KC Clay Guild’s three Artists in Residence: Allison Achtenhagen, Huey Lee, and Izanna Perry. Join us on this journey through color, form and narrative

Achtenhagen’s work begins on the potter’s wheel and is then transformed by combining, altering and piercing each piece. She strives to create pieces that are resolved and highly considered which makes them almost mechanical at first. She then finds ways to soften the pieces, physically or with glaze, to come to a piece that is both mechanical and human.

Lee’s work brings forth narratives steeped in cultural heritage, religious influences, and the bittersweet taste of nostalgia. His drawings and sculptures are vibrant visual diaries that capture a spectrum of emotions. Using whimsical humor and found objects, Lee crafts characters that navigate between strength and vulnerability, reflecting his ongoing exploration of identity.

Perry’s sculptures explore the connection between the human body, the emotions within, and how they overflow into the physical world. She utilizes organic forms and shapes in her work that take on the role of a body and a home simultaneously, because a body is the only constant home we have.

And don’t miss the Clay & Wood United-Sale & Exhibition at the KC Woodworkers’ Guild, 1717 Washington, 5:00pm‑9:00pm! Two local non-profits dedicated to craft and education!