Art Roundup: January 21, 2011 to January 28, 2010

Weekly roundup of the best art shows and art related events in and around the Lawrence/Kansas City area. Check out the link below for our calendar events January 21, 2011 through January 28, 2010.

Calendar link for events

Also, Molly Murphy is holding a studio clearance sale of many of her paintings and drawings at the Invisible Hand Gallery, Tuesday, Jan. 25th, 6-9pm. Click here for more information.

Highlights:

• INSIGHT Art Talk Series with Rick Mitchell and Susan Grace
Lawrence Arts Center (940 New Hampshire Street in Lawrence, KS)
Thursday, January 20, 7-9pm

From the organizers:
Join painter Susan Grace and photographer Rick Mitchell for a live interview conducted by art historian David Cateforis. Free and open to the public.

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Aaron Storck

• Out of the Frying Pan and Into the Fire
Paragraph Gallery (23 East 12th Street in Kansas City, MO)
Friday, January 21, 6-9pm (Ongoing through March 5)

From the organizers:
Charlotte Street Foundation’s Urban Culture Project is pleased to present OUT OF THE FRYING PAN AND INTO THE FIRE, new work by Aaron Storck and Lee Piechocki. Painting, video, and installation addressing—with fascination and skepticism—the boundary-blurring trends in contemporary art. Artists’ remarks at 6pm. Public discussion with artists: Saturday, February 26, 2pm. Free and open to the public.

“The stability of the modernist era has disintegrated into a multiplicity of art making approaches. Artists, historians, critics, and theorists have systematically dismantled barriers and effectively opened the floodgates. Art, it seems, can be anything. We are free, but this freedom does not come without a price. The current pluralistic art milieu is unpredictable and chaotic, a tangled mess of methodologies.” So write artists Lee Piechocki and Aaron Storck, whose new exhibition, Out of the Frying Pan, Into the Fire, explores this idea of the contemporary “mess,” its problematics and its potential. To do so, they draw subject matter from the immediate environments of their studios, and the messes, piles, stacks, and accumulations therein, while also drawing on their observations and perceptions of far-ranging aspects of contemporary culture and art, as well as theory, including the writings of Nicolas Bourriaud and his concept of Relational Aesthetics and the Altermodern. The exhibition will include new still-life paintings and a series of sculptural objects/arrangements by Lee Piechocki, and a new large-scale multi-media diptych painting, an installation, two videos, and studies by Aaron Storck.

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• KAWR Live Concert Event
Liberty Hall (803 Massachusetts Street in Lawrence, KS)
Saturday, January 22, 4pm-2am

From the organizers:
Free Early Show at 4:00 pm. Doors for Evening Show at 6:30 pm.

KAWR Come Together… Over KAWR
$10 on the day of the show. All Ages!

Bands include:
Lonnie Fisher and the Mobile Spirits
Vera, Chuck and Dave
Uncle Dirtytoes
Rachel Anderson
The Latenight Callers
Ricky Dean Sinatra
Tinhorn Molly
Dismantle the Virus
Spooklights

Other performances by:
Loaded for Bear: A New Comedy Show from Some of the Writers of Victor Continental
Felt Puppet Show
The KAWR DJ’s CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS (AFTERNOON & EVENING): **great opportunity to earn volunteer hours
** email nickdormer@kawr.org
More news and information about this event @ www.kawr.org

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• Dirty Felts: a group printmaking show
Hobbs Taylor Lofts (740 New Hampshire in Lawrence, KS)
Saturday, January 22, 6-9pm

From the Organizers:
Featuring the work of: Tori Basore, Abby Bloss, Jill Burcke, Dani Carson, Grace Chin, Kandice Hall, Kevin Kinkaid, Jessica Langley, Neal Nickel, Catherine Meihaus, Ann Putrah, Melissa Sowards, Sarah Swyers, Olivia Tedford, Rachel Thomas, Clint Thrasher, Ashley Warner, and more! Dirty Felts was a title derived from our experiences in the intaglio studio. Etching processes utilize presses and felt blankets (to distribute pressure evenly) when printing the images. While snowy white felts are a hallmark of professional practices, dirty felts are usually the handiwork of students. “Dirty Felts” makes playful reference to the trial and error that went into producing the final work. Come join KU’s Fall ’10 Intaglio classes (taught by Kelly Clark) in celebrating a successful semester of printmaking!

Art Roundup: January 14, 2011 to January 22, 2010

Weekly roundup of the best art shows and art related events in and around the Lawrence/Kansas City area. Check out the link below for our calendar events January 14, 2011 through January 22, 2010.

Calendar link for events

For everyone that wants to heat up with the crowd in Lawrence or try some yummy food samples, check out these other events.
Friday, January 14th at 7:30pm – THE INAPPROS at Pachamamas. A half hour comedy series.
Friday, January 14th at 10pm – Kinetiks Winter Formal with the ACBs.
Saturday, January 15th at 12 noon – Foods for Health Sampler Saturday at the Merc.

Highlights:

• Set the Table
Halls Plaza (211 Nichols Road in Kansas City, MO)
Friday, January 14, 3-7pm (Ongoing through February 24)

From the Organizers:
Tabletop designs by Kansas City Artists, Renee Cinderhouse and Bryan Clark! Featuring the latest ceramic works by Osaurus Alchemy & Artifacts and a new line of fine stemware by Belle Glass. During this event you can meet the artists and shop the best selection! Enjoy complimentary Christopher Elbow chocolates and coffee while you browse!

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• Celebrate People’s History: Poster of Resistance and Revolution
The Lawrence Percolator (940 New Hampshire in Lawrence, KS)
Saturday, January 15, 6-9pm (Ongoing through January 28)

From the Organizers:
50+ posters from the Celebrate People’s History project (and now book), organized by Josh MacPhee of the Just Seeds artists’ cooperative, that pay tribute to revolution, racial justice, women’s rights, queer liberation, labor struggles, and creative activism and organizing. Celebrate People’s History! presents these essential moments – acts of resistance and great events in an often hidden history of human and civil rights struggles – as a visual tour through decades and across continents, from the perspective of some of the most interesting and socially engaged artists working today, including the Percolator’s own Dave Loewenstein.

In addition to the CPH posters, the Percolator will show posters from Lawrence collections that respond to and illuminate local struggles from the past forty years.

To read more about Celebrate People’s History! check out the Just Seeds website here.

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• Zeitgeist: Moving Forward
Liberty Hall (803 Massachusetts Street in Lawrence, KS)
Wednesday, January 19, 6:30-9:30pm

From the organizers (Films For Action):
Zeitgeist: Moving Forward is a feature length experimental documentary that assembles experts in the fields of public health, anthropology, neurobiology, economics, energy, technology, social science, and other relevant subjects that relate to social operation and culture. The three central themes of the film pertain to Human Behavior, Monetary Economics, and Applied Science. WATCH THE TRAILER: http://www.filmsforaction.org/Watch/Zeitgeist_Moving_Forward_trailer. The film is the culmination and product of The Zeitgeist Movement and is being screened worldwide on a non-commercial independent basis by supporters of the film and participants of the Zeitgeist organization and Films For Action. Tickets are $4 at the Liberty Hall box office. 500 seats are available for the screening. (You may see flyers around Lawrence with the ticket price of $7.50. That price has since been reduced.) Proceeds from the film will be used for similar events. For more info visit http://www.zeitgeistmovingforward.com/

Clinton Ricketts: Out of Dodge

• Out of Dodge
The Invisible Hand Gallery (801 1/2 Massachusetts Street in Lawrence, KS)
Tuesday, December 21, 5-9pm (Ongoing until Dec. 30th)

From the Organizers:
For this show I have made a bunch of little drawings about Dennis Hopper. The actors recent passing awakened a personal interest in his life story, and this work recounts my discoveries.
Clinton Ricketts is an artist and teacher. He lives in liberal Lawrence KS with his awesome wife Cristina.

‘Zines Made To Order

• ‘Zines Made To Order: An Art Event & Interactive Performance
Paragraph Gallery (23 East 12th Street in Kansas City, MO)
Friday, December 10, 6-10pm

From the organizers:
Join the Wonder Fair family for their brand new interactive art event & performance. It’s “Zines Made To Order” organized in conjunction with Paragraph’s current exhibition PAGES: Book as Medium, Catalyst, Venue. Gallery attendees will create a one-of-a-kind-made-to-order ‘zine which will be organized, printed, and bound on the spot! The ‘zine will be produced assembly line style by the Wonder Fair Family, and will feature reproductions of drawings produced specifically for this event by Family Members Jason Barr, Kelly John Clark, Eric Dobbins, and Lee Piechocki. The content of each ‘zine will depend on how each participant chooses to fill out Wonder Fair’s DIY ‘Zine Questionnaire, which includes interchangeable narrative options relating to characters, problems and settings. Though viewing the performance will be free of charge, the cost of ordering a personalized ‘zine will be $4, and will include a raffle ticket for a hand printed Wonder Fair tee shirt!

Art Roundup: December 3, 2010 to December 10, 2010

Weekly roundup of the best art shows and art related events in and around the Lawrence/Kansas City area. Check out the link below for our calendar events December 3, 2010 through December 10, 2010.

Calendar link for events

Highlights:

Angela Pickman

• New Exhibit Reception at the Lawrence Arts Center
Lawrence Arts Center (940 New Hampshire Street in Lawrence, KS)
Friday, December 3, 7-10pm and Saturday, December 4, 10am-6pm (Ongoing through December 23)

From the organizers:
Three new exhibits will be opening this Friday at the Lawrence Arts Center.

Lawrence Photo Alliance Exhibit featuring work by Chuck Wehner, Bruce Sturm, Brenda Gadd, James L Kramer, Paul Herpich, Henry Russell, Leslie Carson Wolfe, Rob Young, Baiba Z. Sedriks, Marciana Vequist, Howard Freedman, Wayne Rhodus, Bill Dentler, Michelle Wade, Mary Tuven, Angelia Perkins, Dick Herpich, Ken Ratzlaff, Bill Bowerman, Roger Spohn, Susan Dunnaway, Shakura Jackson, Hobart Jackson, Robin Loomas, Bradford K Levy, Alex Hawley, Laura Dalrymple, John Wysocki, and Sue Suhler.

Holiday Show featuring work by Dilesh Fernando, Kristin Morland, Elen Chindamo, and Rachael Sudlow.

The Lawrence Art Guild presents the 17th Annual Holiday Art Fair (Saturday December 4, 10am-6pm). Featuring more than 50 local artists.

Color Exploration With the Masters’ Student Show Exhibition! The show is the culmination of in classroom studio work and homework completed for the summer of 2010.

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Adolf Martinez

• Artboards
Missouri Bank Crossroads Branch (125 Southwest Boulevard in Kansas City, MO)
Friday, December 3, 6-10pm

From the Organizers:
Jerry Kunkel’s two west-facing images, titled Memories Are…, play with ideas of fact and fiction, past and present, the nature of memory, and the veracity of photographic representation. Juxtaposing the front and back of a postcard against two views of the specific location it apparently depicts, Kunkel invites the viewer “to fill in the blanks, conjure a short response, and consider what may have transpired.”

Adolfo Martinez’s east-facing Artboards, titled We’re Not in Kansas Anymore, feature robots pulled from pop culture set amidst the Kansas City skyline: Robby the Robot, from the movie “Forbidden Planet,” Gort from “The Day the Earth Stood Still,” and robots from “Lost in Space,” “March of the Robots,” Fritz Lang’s “Metropolis, ” and a B movie called “Robot Monster.” While injecting a sense of humor and fantasy into the downtown landscape, this line-up of visitors from different eras and planets also offers a poignant portrait of changing cultural portrayals of the futuristic “other.”

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“Fuck It..” by Lori Raye Erickson

• Wonder Wall
Blue Gallery (118 Southwest Blvd in Kansas City, MO)
Friday, December 3, 6-9pm (Ongoing through January 3)

From the organizers:
Works of art $500 or less, including artists Amy Abshier-Reyes, Rich Bowman, Shannon Gaines Bowman, Carson Catlin, Nicole Cawlfield, Jamie Chase, Lori Raye Erickson, Joe Ramiro Garcia, Joe Gregory, Bernal Koehrsen, Lisa Lala, Sheryl Pierson, Doug Schwietert, Rachel Stuart-Haas.