Crossroads Arts District

Kansas City's Creative Neighborhood

ANNE GARNEY PAINTINGS First Friday Open Studio/Gallery, June 5th — 5pm-8pm

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First Friday Open Studio/Gallery, June 5th
5pm to 8pm

1920 Wyandotte St., Unit 5
Kansas City, Mo. 64108
(entry at NW corner of building, follow signs)

Visit my Website — www.annegarneypaintings.com

On the website, you can now purchase Paintings and Prints

directly and you can also arrange private Studio Visits. At the Open House,

Prints will be available — some on Canvas Framed — all at discounted prices.
Click here to see the Facebook Event link.

Looking forward to seeing you all!! Anne 816 – 842-3388

www.annegarneypaintings.com

UPCOMING EVENTS
June 6th — 12pm-4pm Open Studio/Gallery — 1920 Wyandotte St., KCMO

ANNE GARNEY PAINTINGS First Friday Open Studio/Gallery

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“Sounds of Sunshine”

Hi Everyone — Next Friday is First Friday, and we’re hoping for good weather! You are all invited to my Open Studio 5pm-8pm at 1920 Wyandotte, and I’m excited that we are featuring LIVE MUSIC by Gary & Tom from 7pm-8pm. I will be showing 50+ paintings from painting trips, as well as Kansas City scenes. Hope you can stop by!!

FIRST FRIDAY, APRIL 3rd
Open Studio/Gallery
5pm to 8pm

1920 Wyandotte St., Unit 5
Kansas City, Mo. 64108
(entry at NW corner of building, follow signs)

Visit my Website — www.annegarneypaintings.com

On the website, you can now purchase Paintings and Prints directly and you can also arrange private Studio Visits. At the Open House, prints will be available — some on Canvas Framed — all at discounted prices. Click here to see the Facebook Event link.

Looking forward to seeing you all!! Anne 816 – 842-3388

www.annegarneypaintings.com

UPCOMING EVENTS
May 2nd — 12pm-4pm Augusta, Mo. Plein Air Art Fair
June 5th — 5pm-8pm Open Studio/Gallery — 1920 Wyandotte St., KCMO
June 6th — 12pm-4pm Open Studio/Gallery — 1920 Wyandotte St., KCMO

FIRST FRIDAY STREET MARKET & LIVE MUSIC!

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The Crossroads Community Association and Art Garden KC are bringing the streets to life once again with one of Kansas City’s most beloved monthly traditions. ✨

Every First Friday, the Crossroads transforms into a massive open-air celebration packed with local art, music, food, nightlife, and nonstop creative energy flowing through the neighborhood.

🌆 Wander through OVER 100 local artists, makers, and creative vendors spread throughout the legendary Art Alleys along 18th Street between Baltimore & Wyandotte!

🛍️ SHOP LOCAL. DISCOVER KC.
Find handmade jewelry, original artwork, ceramics, vintage, fashion, prints, candles, streetwear, home goods, and one-of-a-kind creations made by Kansas City creatives.

🎶 LIVE MUSIC + STREET ENERGY
Catch live music, DJs, performances, buskers, and mainstage vibes throughout the night hosted by DJ E of KKFI’s Energy & Jams, featuring a rotating lineup of incredible local talent.
This Year’s Entertainment Sponsored By: Monster Energy, Herbal Refreshments, Roasted Smokeshop, Gold Gods, KC Beauty Collective, Elevate & Key Cannabis!!

🌮 FOOD TRUCKS + LATE NIGHT VIBES
Hit the 19th & Grand Food Truck Plaza for amazing local eats, then keep exploring the district for craft cocktails, breweries, galleries, patios, coffee shops, and hidden gems around every corner.

✨ THIS IS FIRST FRIDAYS IN KC.
Loud. Creative. Local. Electric.
Whether you’re a longtime Crossroads regular or pulling up for the very first time, this is your chance to experience one of Kansas City’s most vibrant creative communities in full motion.

📍 EVENT DETAILS
First Friday of Every Month
April – October | 5 PM – 9 PM

📌 Crossroads Art Alleys
18th Street between Baltimore & Wyandotte

🚋 Take the FREE KC Streetcar and skip the parking hassle!

📲 Follow @ArtGardenKC for artist spotlights, updates, vendor features, and all things KC creative culture.
Artists, Makers, Food Trucks — Sign up monthly HERE 😉

Wilbur Niewald: A Found Portfolio, First Friday, April 3, 2026 from 6 – 8 PM

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Exhibition Dates: April 2 — May 23, 2026 Public Opening: First Friday, April 3, 2026 from 6 – 8 PM

Wilbur Niewald: A Found Portfolio brings together a rare group of eleven watercolors spanning several decades of the artist’s career, from the 1960s onward. Ten of these works were recently discovered by the artist’s daughter in a previously unseen portfolio; the eleventh remained quietly present in Niewald’s own home for decades. Together, they offer an intimate view into a lifelong practice, one that moved fluidly between abstraction and observation, landscape and still life. Whether loosely structured or closely observed, each work reflects Niewald’s enduring commitment to painting as a direct, sustained engagement with what is seen and felt.

A central figure in Kansas City’s artistic community for over seventy years, Niewald balanced a rigorous studio practice with a profound dedication to teaching, shaping generations of artists while continuing to evolve his own work. As he described the shift in his practice after 1970, he turned from “looking for the universal” to “dealing with the particular… The ideal was the real.” These watercolors embody that ethos: at once grounded in lived experience and yet attentive to larger formal concerns. This exhibition marks an opportunity to encounter Niewald’s work through a body of paintings that remained, until now, unseen.

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