Art Roundup: June 25, 2010 to July 1, 2010

Weekly roundup of the best art shows and art related events in and around the Lawrence/Kansas City area.

FRIDAY JUNE 25

• Hott Sheets
Wonder Fair: Art Gallery, Shoppe & Studio
(803 1/2 Massachusetts Street in Lawrence, KS)
Friday, June 25, 7-10pm
From the organizers: Hott Sheets does not claim any real scientific rigor but a healthy dose of curiosity and absurdity. It is a tongue-in-cheek critique, partially directed toward ourselves and our inability to understand the complexities of the Art Market, and partially directed at the Art Market for being so confounding. Hott Sheets believes in the invaluable importance original artwork plays in our lives while simultaneously having fun with the difficult but necessary task of setting a value.
See the full Rathaus article for this show

• John Stamos Personal/Professional Works Closing Reception
The Invisible Hand Gallery (801 1/2 Massachusetts Street in Lawrence, KS)
Friday, June 25, 7-9pm
Your last chance to check out this show. Stamos shows off his stunning, funny, wacky and engrossing work from his professional illustration portfolio along with his personal work at the recently new Invisible Hand Gallery.

SATURDAY JUNE 26
• Astrokitty Comics & More 5th Anniversary Party
The Jackpot Saloon & Music Hall (943 Massachusetts Street in Lawrence, KS)
Saturday, June 26, 8pm-2am
From the organizers: It’s our fifth anniversary come June! Celebrate with us at the Jackpot! We’ll have video-games (ala Super Nerd Night) set about the bar for anyone to play, we’ll have a Drink & Draw contest (supplies provided by Astrokitty), plus all sorts of card/board games going on throughout the night as accompanied by Astrokitty’s favorite movies and some of Astrokitty’s favorite background tunes! What’s that? Not enough? Hm. How about baiowolf? Weird Wounds? Baby Birds Don’t Drink Milk? Now THAT’S a party! Doors open at 8pm and music begins at 10ish! What’s more, we’ll have Astrokitty stickers, t-shirts, dice, and buttons on sale at this event! This will be your chance to proudly wear your love for Astrokitty on your person or during your gaming! DO. NOT. MISSSSSS! Plus, of course, Joel/Joe/Erin will all be on hand celebrating alongside ya’ll!
Astrokitty Comics & More
See the full Rathaus article for the show

SUNDAY JUNE 27

• Fourth Annual Art of the Car Concours
Kansas City Art Institute (4415 Warwick Boulevard in Kansas City, MO)
Sunday, June 27, 10am-4pm
From the organizers: This year’s event will feature President Woodrow Wilson’s 1919 Pierce-Arrow Limousine. The car, which has been restored to full working order, is owned by the Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library and Museum in Staunton, VA. The Art of the Car Concours, a benefit for student scholarships at the Kansas City Art Institute, is the largest vintage car show in Kansas City and features a wide variety of vintage, classic and special interest vehicles belonging to Kansas City area and national collectors. Vintage motorcycles, bicycles, race cars and fire trucks also will be included in the show.
Art of the Car Concours

posted by: Scott Stewart

Art Roundup: June 18, 2010 to June 24, 2010

Weekly roundup of the best art shows and art related events in and around the Lawrence/Kansas City area.

FRIDAY JUNE 18
• 2010 Kansas City Flatfile
H&R Block Artspace (16 E 43rd Street in Kansas City, MO)
Friday, June 18, 6-8pm
Over 180 artists are represented both on walls and in flatfiles. This show runs through September 25 and includes many younger artists and Kansas City Art Institute graduates.

SATURDAY JUNE 19

• What Floats Your Boat
A fundraiser for Van Go‘s youth employment programs
Clinton Lake Marina (1329 East 800 Road in Lawrence, KS)
Saturday, June 19, 6-11pm
From the organizers: Come party for a good cause! Live art auction, BBQ from McGonigle’s, 23rd Street Brewery beer, and live dance music from $ellout! Children’s playhouse built and painted by Van Go artists, mosiac mailboxes, painted market umbrellas all part of auction. Grab some friends and reserve a table of 8 for $400. Individual tickets are $60 each. Van Go is an arts-based youth employment program in Lawrence, KS.

• It Came From the 3rd Dimension
Dot Dot Dot Artspace (1910 Haskell Avenue in Lawrence, KS)
Saturday, June 19, 6-10pm
Check out sculptures from several members of the Fresh Produce Art Collective. This show is curated by Jordan Briceland and will include musical performances by Owl People and Fresh Produce member Yuri Zupancic.

posted by: Scott Stewart

Art Roundup: June 11, 2010 to June 17, 2010

Weekly roundup of the best art shows and art related events in and around the Lawrence/Kansas City area.

SATURDAY JUNE 12

• 35th Anniversary Street P’Arty & Open House
Lawrence Arts Center (940 New Hampshire Street in Lawrence, KS)
Saturday, June 12, 10am-2pm
From the organizers: Live music by Mammoth Life, 1,000,000 Light Years, Drakkar Sauna and Cloud Dog. Food vendors from Wheat State Pizza, Local Burger, Bambinos and Green Violin Italian Ice! Spontaneous entertainment, including a flying circus, Asteroid Head, the Art Center Dancers, and Ric Averill’s actors from Honk! Family art activities around the center such as a paint sling shot, play with clay, raku firing by Bracker’s, preschool activities, and much more!

• 22nd Annual Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition
Lawrence Arts Center (940 New Hampshire Street in Lawrence, KS)
Saturday, June 12, 5:30-7pm
Hear from the juror that picked the eight new works that are in downtown Lawrence and take a walking tour of the sculptures.

• 10th Annual West 18th Street Fashion Show
West 18th Street in Kansas City (116 W 18th Street in Kansas City, MO)
Saturday, June 12, 8-10pm
From the organizers: As our anniversary event, we are planning a more elaborate, over-the-top affair than ever! The show will feature eighteen collections from a select group of local and national designers.
westeighteenthstreet.com
See the full Rathaus article for this show

• Right Between The Ears
Liberty Hall (803 Massachusetts Street in Lawrence, KS)
Saturday, June 12, 8pm
See funny performers in a radio sketch comedy produced by Kansas Public Radio in Lawrence and broadcast on National Public Radio stations across the country. Dress rehearsal starts at 8pm followed by the live radio performance.
www.rightbetweentheears.org

TUESDAY JUNE 15
• Graffiti Art
Lawrence Public Library (707 Vermont Street in Lawrence, KS)
Tuesday, June 15, 1:30pm
From the organizers: Artists from the Kansas City Hip Hop Academy will be here to teach you the art of graffiti. You’ll get plenty of practice with the spray paint! Open to 7-12 graders, free, on the west lawn.

THURSDAY JUNE 17

by Sarah Gross

• Sarah Gross Exhibition
Lawrence Arts Center (940 New Hampshire Street in Lawrence, KS)
Tuesday, June 15, 1:30pm
From the organizers: Sarah Gross, 2009-10 Ceramics Artist-in-Residence teaches Handbuilding and Sculpture, First Time Potter, and Advanced Ceramics. She received a BA in Studio Art from Carleton College and an MFA in Ceramics from the Rhode Island School of Design. Sarah has exhibited nationally and has taught classes and workshops throughout New England. She makes functional pottery as well as ceramic sculpture.
www.sarahgrossceramics.com

posted by: Scott Stewart

Go See: Brooklyn Museum Exhibition “American High Style: Fashioning a National Collection”

From the gallery:
May 7–August 1, 2010
Morris A. and Meyer Schapiro Wing, 4th Floor

To mark the new relationship between the Brooklyn Museum and the Costume Institute at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Brooklyn Museum presents an exhibition of some of the most renowned objects from its costume collection. American High Style consists of approximately eighty-five dressed mannequins and a selection of hats, shoes, sketches, and other fashion-related material that will reintroduce the collection, long in storage, to the public. The exhibition is organized in groups representing the most important strengths of the collection. Works by the first generation of American women designers such as Bonnie Cashin, Elizabeth Hawes, and Claire McCardell are featured, as well as material created by Charles James, Norman Norell, Gilbert Adrian, and other important American designers. Also included are works by French designers who had an important influence on American women and fashion, such as Charles Frederick Worth, Elsa Schiaparelli, Jeanne Lanvin, Jeanne Paquin, Madeleine Vionnet, and Christian Dior. The Metropolitan Museum of Art will celebrate the arrival of the Brooklyn Museum costume collection at the Met with a related exhibition, American Woman: Fashioning a National Identity, on view May 5–August 15, 2010.

posted by: Tricia Rock

Watch: Every Painting in the MoMA in Two Minutes

via the gothamist

“Still Life #30″ by Tom Wesselman
oil, enamel and synthetic polymer paint on composition board with collage
on view now at the MoMA

posted by: Brent Carter