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Your weekly update on
Events, Exhibitions, Membership, Calls & Opportunities!
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WORK of ART IS BACK!
Every Wednesday Sept 7 - Oct 12
6 - 8:30 p.m.
Kansas City Artists Coalition
3200 Gillham Rd. KC, MO 64109
Facilitated by Brittany Noriega
Cost: $20/Session or NO COST with your InterUrban ArtHouse Membership or KCAC Amplified Membership
Scholarships are available!
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Work of Art: Business Skills for Artists is a professional development curriculum designed to teach business skills to artists in all disciplines. Artists can take the whole series, customized combinations, or individual workshops that best suit their needs! This series is intended for KCAC or IUAH Member artists.
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These sessions will be held at the Kansas City Artists Coalition from 6-8:00 pm
9/7 Career Planning & Time Management
9/14 Portfolio Kit & Marketing
9/21 Promotion & Pricing
9/28 Record-keeping & Legal Considerations
10/5 Funding & Grant Writing
10/12 Business Plan Essentials & Engaging Customers and Selling your Work
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!! TRIGGER WARNING !!
CW: suicide
Words Save Lives | KCAC
September is
Suicide Awareness Month
Saturday, Sept 10 2 p.m. - 5 p.m.
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A creative space of expression full of safety, connection, compassion, and fun.
May include and not limited to performances of poetry, story, dance, comedy, improve, acrobatics, drag, music, visual art or other forms of creative expression.
You can share ANY personal experiences that inspire connection. Performers are diverse members of the local community and the surrounding area with experiences related to suicide.
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Hi Folks,
In honor of Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, Poet Jen Harris is hosting a Words Save Lives event at Kansas City Artists Coalition Saturday, September 10 from 2-5 p.m. in conjunction with multiple simultaneous events occurring statewide, led by KS Poet Laureate Huascar Medina, founded in 2013 by Marcia Epstein, LMSW.
If you have any experience re: suicide and want to share your story, please sign up to read / perform your work (in person) on the subject: impact of suicide, grief, endurance, healing, overcoming ... anyway that this subject resonates with you - we want to hear from you.
We need to hear from you.
A sign-up form is [HERE]
A podium and a microphone will be available on-site day of. Performances can be 3-15 minutes in any genre.
Musicians should expect to perform acoustically.
Thank you for being brave.
Affectionately,
Jen
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CLOSING FRIDAY, AUGUST 26, 2022: | |
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Private Tours &
Open Discussions
Every Saturday
August | 1-3 PM
KCAC | MAIN GALLERY
place/plane | Adam Crowley
Adam Crowley makes paintings in the landscape and still life genre. His work explores concepts of beauty, fear, sadness, hope, frustration, deep-time, and tradition. Originally beginning his photo based work with the idea of removal of the self and monastic transcription of imagery, he has recently come to realize the necessity of beauty and the importance of dialogue between artist and environment. When he isn’t painting, he works at an Art Museum and helps raise a sustainable food garden with his wife and daughter. He lives in Kansas City, Missouri.
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JOIN US FOR ELIZABETH's
ARTIST TALK THIS WEEK:
AUGUST 26, 6PM
KCAC | SNAP SPACE GALLERY
Flat, Very Silent | Elizabeth Moore
Elizabeth Moore (b. 1988) is a self-taught painter, printmaker and clothing designer based in St. Louis, Missouri. In addition to working as a full-time artist, they have run a printmaking workshop for adults with disabilities. For the past five years, they have focused on developing new formal approaches to image-making with experimental painting techniques and printing fabric with light sensitive dyes.
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Midtown KC Now Gallery
3931 Main Street KCMO 64111
Lorrie Eigles
"Deep Exploration"
May 18th – September 6th
To view the show, guests must book appointments with Midtown KC Now staff by phone: 816-753-3820 or email: [email protected]
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Meet KCAC Member
SUSAN FERGUSON
"I’m Susan Ferguson. I’m a visual artist. I started handweaving in 2014. In 2019 I turned my artistic focus on the environment, exploring the colors, shapes and textures of nature through fiber, textiles and encaustic painting. I try to use natural materials whenever possible and whenever relevant, although sometimes a length of polyester or polyethylene or a found object speaks louder than a piece of woven wool or cotton.
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I experiment with combinations of fiber, rope, yarn, paper, encaustic paints, watercolor, wood and copper to produce layered and textured artworks that are usually brightly colored. The experimentation aspect of my creative process is as important as completion of the finished piece because it informs my understanding of the forces of the components I use. Much of my creative effort is done at a simple rigid heddle loom, where I weave mostly with my fingers rather than with manmade tools. When weaving on a larger scale, I use a primitive handmade oversized hanging loom of the type used thousands of years ago. I also use the techniques of sewing, knitting, felting, stitching, quilting, papermaking, fabric manipulation, sculpture and collage to express ideas and impressions about the natural world in which we live. My work is intuitive; I create without sketches, illustrations and guides. My artwork is intentionally messy and disheveled, reflecting a degree of chaos often found as nature cycles. My goal as an artist is to encourage audiences to reflect on their own connections and experiences with environments they have known and to consider ways to preserve and sustain such places for future generations." | |
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KCAC MEMBERS FACEBOOK PAGE
Did you know that KCAC has a private members Facebook Group?
If you are a KCAC Member you can have full access! This is a place where members can connect, network, share ideas and opportunities. If you haven't joined, request to join below or email us.
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If you were expecting your membership card and received a confirmation email but not your membership card in the mail, please contact [email protected] | |
APPLY TODAY
ART FOR ALL | A KCAC Members Exhibition
Submissions open August 1 through September 15, for the KCAC Artist Members Exhibition held November 4 – 26, 2022. This is a non-juried show for our member artists.
ART FOR ALL, all submitted works from KCAC Members will be accepted into the show and as we believe art should be affordable for everyone, all works are priced at or under $500.
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The CITY OF FOUNTAINS FOUNDATION OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI is issuing a Call for Artists to submit designs to be used for a COLORING BOOK. The BOOKS will be created and sold to support the Fountains of Greater Kansas City.
If you or an artist you know are interested in submitting a piece for this coloring book, please read the Call for Artists tab for details. Then, simply complete the submission form and upload your artwork for consideration.
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