Friday, April 27, 2012

TAC-KC: 04.27.12

Tracy's Art Calendar — KC & Lawrence for April 27-30, 2012:
Final Friday; KCAI Class of 2012 shows continue; Speakeasy


Teal Wilson, Untitled, pencil with embroidery on paper, 2011, is part of her debut solo exhibition, Year of the Horse: Born into a Family of Rabbits, opening as part of Final Fridays in Lawrence, Kansas, at Wonder Fair, from 6 to 10 p.m.
Image: courtesy of the artist via the gallery

It's Final Friday in downtown Lawrence, Kansas, this evening, and, as usual, you can see all that's going on at the organizers' fine and comprehensive site. One space, the quirky, artist-run gallery, shoppe, and event venue, Wonder Fair, hosts one of the many KCAI senior thesis exhibitions that make this time of year exciting for art enthusiasts.

Teal Wilson's work is a response to her upbringing, namely that she, a self-described tsunami of an extrovert, was born into a family of quiet introverts. See how that turned out.

I love running out to the exhibition/sale on campus (next weekend), going to the all-class annual show at H&R Block Artspace (on view through May 12), and seeing the students' work in the various individual or small-group exhibitions around town. New talent! Fresh energy! A chance to note trends and to guess which artist was most influenced by which teacher, and time to nod backwards a little to when, as a graduate, life was nostalgically rosy, and that world was one's oyster.

I have met some fine pearls from recent KCAI classes, and I'm vastly grateful for their allowing an "older person" to hang out and learn things with them.*

Speaking of pearly youngsters' projects ; ) . . . .

The Speakeasy is in its fourth weekend of events; tonight, a gathering of KC literary (non-stuffy) types will be reading from their work. All day Sunday is the Coffee & Toast version of BREAD! KC micro-granting (in which you vote with your tips on three different projects presented via video), and from 2 to 4 p.m. join in the third Speakeasy Exchange discussion, about the non-profit "art business" model, the non-non-profit way of doing things, and, in general, about the various mainstream and alternative models for arts and cultural centers.

You're invited to participate. I hear that I will be there : )

Friday, April 27:

Generation of Warriors
senior exhibition by Marshall Fife (KCAI '12, digital filmmaking)
Leopold Gallery, 324 West 63rd Street, Kansas City, Missouri: 816-333-3111
Opening reception: April 27, 6-8 p.m.
Open: Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
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Reach Beyond Death
featuring more than 30 tattoo artists' non-tattoo work from across the country, presented on forearm casts provided by Adam Smith Studios
at Windhorse Tattooing and Art Gallery, 1717 Wyandotte Street, Kansas City, Missouri: 816-283-0500
Closing reception: April 27, 6-10 p.m.
Open: Wednesday-Sunday, 11 a.m.-7 p.m., through April 29, 2012
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Reading Night Brouhaha
Celebrate local author Jordan Stempleman's release of his recent book of poetry, No Not Today, and enjoy readings from various writers, including: Pete Cowdin, Marie Dougherty, Gina Kaufmann, Alex Savage, Aaron Storck, and others.
at The Speakeasy (at La Esquina), 1000 West 25th Street, Kansas City, Missouri: 816-221-5115
Readings and fun: April 27, 7:30 p.m.
The Speakeasy is open for viewing/visiting/conversing: Friday-Saturday, noon-6 p.m.; Sunday, noon-5 p.m. + special events, through May 13, 2012
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Schema
senior exhibition by Travis D. Williams (KCAI '12, photography)
at The ROOST, 1324 West 12th Street, 2F, Kansas City, Missouri: contact twilliams@kcai.edu
Opening reception: April 27, 6-10 p.m.
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Trashy, Multicultural, Feminism Exhibition: and Other Late Night Social Justice Issues
a senior "thesis adventure" including video installation pieces, site-specific discussions and performances by Emily Kissner (KCAI '12, digital filmmaking) at three locations; for the full experience, come to the Walnut location at 7:30, 8:30 or 9:30 p.m. to ride along in the Trashy Transit shuttle, room permitting (Info: contact ekissner@kcai.edu)
at Brushcreek Room, 4041 Walnut Street, Apt. 306, Kansas City, Missouri
Showing April 27 & 28, 7 p.m.-midnight;
at Marriott Country Club Plaza, 4445 Main Street, Kansas City, Missouri;
Showing April 27 & 28, 7 p.m.-midnight; and
at The Strand Adult Theater, 3544 Troost Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri
Showing: April 27 and 28, 9 - 11:30 p.m.
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Year of the Horse: Born into a Family of Rabbits
senior exhibition by Teal Wilson (KCAI '12, printmaking)
at Wonder Fair, 803 1/2 Massachusetts Street, Lawrence, Kansas: 785-856-3247
Final Friday opening reception: April 27, 6-9 p.m.
Open: Wednesday-Friday, noon-6 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m.-7 p.m., through May 20, 2012

Sunday, April 29:

Speakeasy Exchange
"A conversational platform designed to draw on the collective knowledge and experience of all participants. Rather than reinforcing the roles of expert panel and attentive audience, invited guests in this series will come prepared with questions to stimulate and guide public discourse. The third Speakeasy Exchange discusses the various mainstream and alternative models for arts and cultural centers. The public is invited to partake in this exchange of dialogue to weigh the pros and cons of such establishments and the roles in today’s art communities."at The Speakeasy (at La Esquina), 1000 West 25th Street, Kansas City, Missouri: 816-221-5115Exchange: April 29, 2-4 p.m.
The Speakeasy is open for viewing/visiting/conversing: Friday-Saturday, noon-6 p.m.; Sunday, noon-5 p.m. + special events, through May 13, 2012

Monday, April 30:

With Cranes
a short film as part of senior exhibition of Kidjchai Yingsery (KCAI '12, digital filmmaking)
at Screenland Crown Center, 2450 Grand Boulevard, Kansas City, Missouri: 816-545-8034 (artist contact: kyingsery@kcai.edu)

Note:
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(Come on! I certainly had nothing in common with people 15+ years my senior when I graduated from college! Maybe I just didn't know any artists -- or I only ran into smarmy or bitter 30-somethings, or something . . .)


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