Flag of Japan Portraits

Flag of Japan (Jake) by Tex Jernigan

• Flag of Japan Portraits
Blue Gallery (118 Southwest Blvd in Kansas City, MO)
Friday, April 1, 6-9pm

From the organizers:
Star Base Projects “Flag of Japan Portraits” featured is a one night only, interactive event allowing First Friday attendees to be featured in “Flag of Japan Portraits”. Digital versions of portraits taken that evening will be available at www.StarBaseProjects.com, recommended donation to participate. Poster prints of previous “Flag of Japan Portraits” will be available for purchase $25 each.
All proceeds from this event will go to the American Red Cross for Japan relief.

Jest for Wolfbats: All Fools Day Parade

• Jest for Wolfbats: All Fools Day Parade
Escapist Skateshop (405 Southwest Blvd in Kansas City, MO)
Friday, April 1, 7:30-10:30pm

From the organizers:
A Wolfbat War Vessel will be launched down the street from Inkubator Press, 115 W. 18th St, after the defeat of two alien pinatas. Once the defeat occurs, the war vessel will battle its way through First Friday streets and end at Escapist Skateshop /Gallery, where a grand finale battle with 4 more alien pinatas will take place. SEDLEC OSSUARY, fireworks, fire and more! Pinatas filled with free gear and goodies! All masks and pinata sculptures are collaborations with KCAI and Wichita State Univ art students. Prints will be on display by Dennis McNett and WolfBat Studio.

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.

Operation Exposure: War is Trauma

• 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.

Kansas Sesquicentennial Arts in Lawrence Day!

• Kansas Sesquicentennial Arts in Lawrence Day!
Spencer Museum of Art (1301 Mississippi Street in Lawrence, KS)
Saturday, January 29, 1-2:30pm
The Lawrence Percolator (940 New Hampshire in Lawrence, KS)
Saturday, January 29, 2:30-3:30pm
Wonder Fair: Art Gallery, Shoppe & Studio (803 1/2 Massachusetts Street in Lawrence, KS)
Saturday, January 29, 1-5pm

From the organizers:
Rocket Grants Artist Info Sessions at Spencer Museum of Art 1-2:30 PM
Auditorium An information session for artists to introduce the 2011 funding opportunities through Andy Warhol Foundation-funded Rocket Grants, to fuel the dynamism of our region’s art ecology by providing direct support for innovative, experimental, artist-driven, and artist-centered projects. http://rocketgrants.wordpress.com/about/outreach-sessions/

Celebrate People’s History at Lawrence Percolator 2:30-3:30
Enter through alley behind 913 Rhode Island, lecture by Steve Goddard, Curator of Prints and Drawings Spencer Museum of Art

A Kansas Sesquicentennial Celebration of Wonder at Wonder Fair Gallery 1:00-5:00
803 1/2 Massachusetts
Celebrate the momentous 150th anniversary of Kansas’ entry into the Union through: Thematic Snacks! Art Happenings! Audio-Visual Tributes! Spirited Repartee! Diverting Amusements! Maybe Beer?! Stars! Difficulties!