Art Roundup: February 11, 2011 to February 18, 2011

Weekly roundup of the best art shows and art related events in and around the Lawrence/Kansas City area. There are not a whole lot of new events added this week. There is a bunch of Valentine’s Day junk happening, but check out the highlights below if your more interested in WAR rather than LOVE this weekend, and click the link below for our calendar events February 11, 2011 through February 18, 2011.

Calendar link for events

Highlights:

American Infamy 3 by Roger Shimomura

• Shadows of Minidoka
Lawrence Arts Center (940 New Hampshire Street in Lawrence, KS)
Friday, February 11, 7-9pm (Ongoing until Mar. 12th)

From the organizers:
The Art of Roger Shimomura and His Collection of Art and Ephemera from the Japanese Internment Camps.

• Operation Exposure: War is Trauma
The Lawrence Percolator (940 New Hampshire in Lawrence, KS)
Friday, February 11, 5-9pm

From the Organizers:
Prints by Justseeds and Iraq Veterans Against the War.

This collaboration between the Justseeds Artists’ Cooperative and veterans and supporters from Iraq Veterans Against the War (IVAW) is a direct response to the suicide epidemic and violation of GI’s right to heal within the GI and veteran community.

There’s a Big Hole in the Little Prairie by Julie Farstad

• Hardcore Painting: Confessions and Premonitions
Greenlease Gallery at Rockhurst University (1100 Rockhurst Rd. in Kansas City, MO)
Friday, February 11, 6:30-9pm (Ongoing until Mar. 19th)

From the Organizers:
Artists Julie Farstad and Jessie Fisher will exhibit exquisitely executed works in their upcoming show.

John Stephen Howard paintings and scratchboards

Regeneration by John Stephen Howard

• John Stephen Howard paintings and scratchboards
Teller’s (746 Massachusetts in Lawrence, KS)
Tuesday, February 8, 6-8pm

From the Organizers:
John Stephen Howard is a noted Lawrence musician and painter. This