LEEDY-VOULKOS ART CENTER APRIL FIRST FRIDAY April 5, 2019 6pm - 9pm |
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KCAI Asian Culture Organization Presents Journey to the East: Connections, Not Borders April 5 - June 1, 2019 Opie Gallery While Asia is the site of a wide range of different cultures, the emerging concept of the Asian diaspora suggests the migration and influence of these diverse Asian cultures beyond the geographic borders of Asia. The intent of this show is to explore the different ways in which Asian cultures interact and engage with each other and with the West by examining our own personal connections with Asia. Through the artistic lens of KCAI's own student body, we hope to encourage thoughtful dialogue about the Asian diaspora, its development and influence in our current national and global contexts. |
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COMMUNAL LIVING Megan Karson February 1 - April 27, 2019 Front Gallery These portraits were taken over a decade of my life in hopes of documenting the incredible people who have entered my existence throughout that time period. Whether it was a single day or several years, each of these humans has had an impact on my life and my journey through this world. Living communally has been a huge part of my adult life. Sharing space, sharing food, sharing stories, and sharing experiences is what makes us human. Each and every one of us has a complex story to tell, and these faces help tell mine. ...Read More... |
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One Thread at a Time II Debbie Barrett-Jones March 1 - April 27, 2019 Back Gallery Artist Statement I am a weaver; which means I get to see and be apart of the transformation of a white cone of yarn into a colorful, delicate piece of fabric. Harmony is the key element in my artwork and can be defined as the pleasing arrangements of parts that bring an inner sense of order. One thread at a time, at my loom, these pleasing arrangements of parts are brought out in a gradation of color, pattern, spacing, scale, and composition. The process of weaving completely fascinates me from the beginning to completion and being able to control the whole process of weaving is extremely important in my work. From the start of a project with drawing out the plans and drafting the pattern and scale, to dyeing all my yarn using a gradation percentage process. When I begin to weave I am aware that the space between each thread shot is just as important as the line the thread makes itself. And when it is time for the installation, taking time and consideration of the space around the woven panel is just as important as the piece itself. All these elements within the process are equally essential in creating stimulating and calming art. The goal in creating my art is to be able to give my viewer the opportunity to have time to slow down and breath, being stimulated by visual art that is pleasing to the eye and peaceful to the mind. ...Read More... |
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Materialist Jessie Fisher Melanie Johnson Kathy Liao Christoper Lowrance Michael McCaffrey Scott Seebart Main Gallery March 1 - April 27, 2019 In their inaugural exhibition as a group, MATERIALIST features recent paintings and drawings from six artists and educators in the Kansas City area who are devoted to a poetic mediation between the directly observed, the recounted and the invented. Storytellers, soothsayers and silent observers, what they share, is that it is the physicalism of their material which determines the consciousness of their imagery. If, as Bonnard declared, that a painting is a ‘surface whose laws are beyond objects’, it follows that painterly intervention acts as both form’s concealment and its revelation. Hands that vigorously carve out volume, discursively cling to surface and obliterate as much as they reveal, pair with eyes that witness and orchestrate the building of personal allegories and tactile histories. |
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KCAI Undergrads Underground THREAD April 5 - April 27, 2019 Lower Level Gallery Thread dismantles barriers within the visual art field by analyzing and celebrating the similarities within seemingly polar subsects of visual art. Thread displays work by students at KCAI, each in different majors, that have one significant common thread: their use of string as a material throughout their corpus of work. |
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Caught in a Freeze Dance Paige Edson KCAI Undergrads Underground March 1 - April 27, 2019 ...Read More... |
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A Fish on Ice Drea DiCarlo Undergrads Underground March 1 - April 27, 2019 ...Read More... |
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