Thursday, February 19, 2009
It is time again to recognize another artist from our community that has had a major impact on the Arts in Kansas City Kansas. She has also contributed, unselfishly to the promotion and establishment of other artist. Lacey Lewis is a Figurative Artist that moved here from Syracuse, New York. In just a few short years, Lacey has established herself as an emerging talent not just here in Kansas City, Kansas, but throughout the metro area, and the Midwest region. Lacey has received several awards and honors for her work, which hangs in a number of private collections. She is, represented by the Hillard Gallery in Kansas City, MO and the Strecker - Nelson in Manhattan, KS. Her work is amazing. Check out her website and see for yourself, www.lacey-lewis.com/.
As talented, an artist as Lacey is I think what I enjoy most about her is her willingness to help other artist. She has been a major force in establishing lines of communication between our local artists. She started groups.yahoo.com/group/kcksarts/, a site for artist, art lovers and lovers of artist. The blog site you are currently reading, and most importantly so far, was the offer to create simple websites for local artist to display their work. The sites are beautiful and stylized to fit each artist. In three short months, Lacey has created an intergraded network for local artist to share their thoughts, art events and meetings with one another. The websites have allowed local artists to reach a much larger audience, how important is that in today’s market. Thank you Lacey for all that you do.
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Second Friday has passed ...
Tonight, at the YWCA, there's a free screening of What I Want My Words to Do to You! The film is presented by the YWCA, Arts in Prison Inc. and the UMKC Women's Center.
The documentary follows a writing program, led by playwright Eve Ensler, in a women's prison. The film ends with a performance of inmate-written work by a cast that includes Glenn Close, Marisa Tomei and Rosie Perez. It starts at 7 p.m. in the Black Box Theatre.
While you're there, check out Russell Easterwood's paintings in the YWCA's Sixth Street Gallery.
Imago Dei, open Tuesdays through Saturdays, is showing Mark Weber's Landscapes of Grace through the end of the month. The gallery's open until 5:30 p.m, so it's possible to swing by after work, see Weber's work, find a bite to eat downtown and then head to the YWCA.
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Downtown KCK Second Friday Art Walk
A Photographic Project for Our Youth by Steve Curtis
Photos by Douglas Elementary School Fifth Graders
kariotisc@kvarts.com
Artists' studios open to public for the Art Walk
Artists: Darrell Trubey, George Morris,
Kim Eichler-Messmer, Lacey Lewis, Jose Faus,
Virginia Moore, Michael Brantley, Ron Smith and
Carol Kariotis.
Featuring Work by
Art at Songbird Cafe in the Fairfax District
1315 Fairfax Trfwy KCK 66115
Opportunity to Engage with Ed Dwight, Sculptor
Here are two great opportunities to engage with a prolific nationally renowned sculptor on our home turf. Not only can you attend this civic dialogue, but there will be a KCK Arts Network reception for Dwight at Imago Dei from 3:30 - 5:00pm on February 26. Imago Dei is located at 730 Armstrong. Contact information for the KCK Arts Network reception at Imago Dei is:
Lori Lee Triplett, Executive Director
IMAGO DEI Arts Center
www.imagodeiarts.org
913.233.0266
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
KCK Artist - Steve Curtis
Really, I sometimes wonder if he's single-handedly created the art buzz we seem to be having down on Armstrong! (Honestly, there are a lot of people involved, but Steve surely is persistent.) He and photographer friend Steve Larson were the first artists to move in to the old Kansan building, where they pushed to have more artist's studio space created (and where I now have my own studio) and started the Friday morning coffee at S2 Studio at 750 Armstrong.
Steve also gets a lot of satisfaction from working with inner city kids and sharing his love of photography with them. This Friday you can see an exhibit at Kaw Valley Arts and Humanities at 756 Armstrong that shows both his dedication to KCK's youth and his talent for thinking-up creative solutions with multiple benefits. If I have it correctly, City Vision Ministries held a pancake breakfast to raise money for this project that Steve envisioned, titled "Who Am I?" The money raised was put to use by KVAH so that Steve could work with a group of 5th grade students, who learned about photography, themselves, and their community through the project. Now in its final stage, the images created by the students are being displayed in a group exhibition in the KVAH galleries for the public to enjoy. Everyone here benefited, from those who enjoyed a pancake breakfast, to the arts community, to the 5th graders who participated, and to the general public that gets to enjoy the art and learn about kids in their community and how they view the world.
That's what I'm talking about with this guy: Good stuff. Can't wait to see what he comes up with next!
Here's another project of Steve's, this time in his own words. Please be sure to follow the link to Present Magazine to enjoy the full article! You can see even more of his work at Steve Curtis's photography website.
The Pribilof Islands
Landscapes From Afar
Steve Curtis
About the Pribilof Islands
The Pribilof Islands are a chain of four volcanic islands located about 300 miles off the southwestern coast of Alaska and 230 miles north of the Aleutian Islands. Saint Paul and Saint George are the only inhabited Islands.
Russian sailors captured Aleut natives from the Aleutian Islands in the late 1700’s and relocated them to these two small islands to harvest Alaskan Fur Seals, halibut, and snow crab.
Today the descendants of those first Aleut natives still live on the treeless islands of the Pribilof’s. The islands constantly get hit by severe storms famous for making the Bering Sea one of the most dangerous bodies of water on Earth. Some say it is the only place in the world where you can experience the four seasons of the year in ten minutes.
The islands are also home to small blue and white fox. In the nesting season, you can find more then 220 species of sea birds living on the cliffs along the shoreline.
WHAT I WANT MY WORDS TO DO TO YOU
WHAT I WANT MY WORDS TO DO TO YOU
TUES FEB 17th, 7:00pm
**NO CHARGE**
YWCA's Black Box Theatre
1017 N. 6th St
Kansas City, >KS 66101
913-371-1105
Presented by UMKC Women’s Center, Arts in Prison INC. and the YWCA of Greater Kansas City
What I Want My Words to Do To You offers an unprecedented look into the minds and hearts of the women inmates of New York's Bedford Hills Correctional Facility. The film goes inside a writing workshop led by playwright and activist Eve Ensler, consisting of 15 women, most of whom were convicted of murder. Through a series of exercises and discussions, the women delve into their pasts and explore the nature of their crimes and the extent of their own culpability. The film culminates in an emotionally charged prison performance of the women's writing (the first edition of "Any One of Us") by acclaimed actors Mary Alice, Glenn Close, Hazelle Goodman, Rosie Perez and Marisa Tomei. The film documents both the wrenching personal journeys undertaken by the inmates to find the words that tell their own stories, and the power of those words to move the outside world.
Mailing Address:
YWCA of Greater
Contact Name: Pat Alexander
Telephone Number: 913-371-1105 x248
Friday, February 6, 2009
Event: Erotic Arts Show
EROTIC ARTS SHOW
Kansas City, MO
Friday, February 6th, 2009
Take a Holiday
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Event: Shimmering Alaska by Elaine Mills
Shimmering
Alaska
By
Elaine Mills
February 2 - 28, 2009
Opening Reception
Saturday, February 7, 2009
1:00 to 3:00 PM
West Wyandotte Branch - Kansas City Kansas Public Library
1737 N. 82nd St., Kansas City, KS 66112
Phone (913) 596-5800
HOURS:
Monday thru Thursday 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM
Friday and Saturday 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM
Sunday 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
News from the Kansas Arts Commission
Here’s the latest news from the KAC:
KANSAS ARTS LICENSE PLATE
The Kansas House Transportation Committee is now considering a bill (House Bill 2130) to authorize an arts license plate. Revenue generated from these sales will go to the Kansas Arts Commission to support the arts and artists in Kansas.
Please e-mail the members of the committee today to express your support for this bill. If your representative is on the committee, please email him or her directly; if not, email the committee chair, Representative Gary Hayzlett.
Click here for a list of committee members with their email addresses.
If you have questions, please contact the Kansas Arts Commission at kac@arts.ks.gov.
If you're not sure who your representative is, visit www.kslegislature.org.
CELEBRATE, COLLABORATE, LEARN AND ADVOCATE FOR KANSAS ARTS
Attend Framing Our Future: The Economic Impact of the Arts, a symposium sponsored by the Kansas Arts Commission and scheduled for March 4, 2009 (following Arts Day At The Capitol).
Arts Day at the Capitol
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Topeka, Kansas
Framing Our Future: The Economic Impact of the Arts
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
12:45 - 5:00 pm
Topeka, Kansas
KANSAS ARTS COMMISSION GRANT GUIDELINES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2010 Raena Sommers, Program Manager, Organizational Partnerships The Fiscal Year 2010 Kansas Arts Commission grant guidelines and program information is now available on our website. Writing grants may be daunting for some people, but the Kansas Arts Commission is committed to making it as easy as possible while ensuring accountability and wide distribution of funds for worthy arts projects. |
Call for visual arts proposals for the creation of awards for the seven 2009 Governor's Arts Award recipients. The awards will be given at a dinner and ceremony on June 4, 2009. Click here for additional information and to download an application. Deadline for applications is February 20, 2009.
KANSAS ARTS COMMISSION FEBRUARY WORKSHOPS
Fundraising Basics: Prospect Research
You have decided to fundraise, now who are you going to ask for support? Development expert Norma Murphy will take you through the process of identifying prospective donors for your organization’s fundraising campaigns.
Wednesday, February 11, 2009, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Please contact Carolyn at 785/368-6542 or carolyn@arts.ks.gov to be put on the waiting list for the Wednesday workshop in Overland Park.
Thursday, February 12, 2009, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
McPherson Opera House, Rose Morris Room
221 S. Main, McPherson
Click here to register...
Website Design Basics
Does your website need a new look? Kansas Arts Commission Communications Manager Robyn Horton will show you how to create simple, eye-catching websites that will promote you and your work, and offer ideas on how to improve your own website.
Wednesday, February 18
7:00 - 9:00 pm
ArtsConnect
5431 S.W. 29th Street, Ste. 300, Topeka
Click here to register...
Thursday, February 19
3:00 - 4:30 pm
By Conference Call
Registrants will be contacted in advance with conference call instructions.
Click here to register...
Note: The previously scheduled website design workshops in Salina on February 17 and Atchison on February 19 have been cancelled.
The Kansas Arts Commission offers this roster of Kansas performing, visual and literary artists who will tour throughout the state during Fiscal Year 2010. Artists are reviewed and recommended by expert panelists and then are available to present concerts, performances for young audiences, workshops, master classes and other events in Kansas communities.
The Commission supports Kansas Arts on Tour events between July 1, 2009, and June 30, 2010. Community, school and university presenters may apply for 40% of the fees Kansas Arts On Tour artists charge.
For more information, visit http://arts.ks.gov or contact Christine Dotterweich Bial, program manager of community and artist partnerships, at 785/368-6544 or christine@arts.ks.gov.
- March 10, 2009:
Operational Support for Arts and Cultural Organizations - March 19, 2009:
Arts in Education Programs and Arts-in-Communities Project Grant Program - April 2, 2009:
American Masterpieces - April 9, 2009:
Partnership Agreements
Beginning February 5, 2009, until funds are no longer available:
- Arts-in-Communities Mini-Grants
- Arts Infrastructure Grants
- Kansas Arts on Tour
- Kansas Visual Arts Program
AMERICANS FOR THE ARTS RECOGNIZES CORPORATE SUPPORTERS
American's for the Arts' BCA 10 recognizes the best companies that support the Arts in America. Businesses of all sizes are honored for their exceptional involvement with the arts that enrich the workplace, education and the community. Nomination deadline is March 6, 2009. To learn more, visit www.AmericansForTheArts.org.PRINCESS GRACE FOUNDATION-USA ANNOUNCES AVAILABILITY OF APPLICATIONS FOR 2009 AWARDS
The Princess Grace Foundation-USA announces the availability of applications for the 2009 Princess Grace Awards in theater, playwriting, dance performance, choreography and film. The foundation is dedicated to identifying and assisting emerging artists in theater, dance and film and has awarded grants in excess of $5 million to nearly 500 individuals nationwide. For more information, guidelines and application materials visit www.pgfusa.org.
Monday, February 2, 2009
Meet the Author at the YWCA
You are invited to the YWCA's "Meet the Author" series and book signing
THURSDAY, Feb 5th 7:00pm
YWCA's Black Box Theatre
by Dr. Delia C. Gillis
University of Central
Dr. Gillis will share her passion and journey about writing and compiling the photos for this amazing look at
About the Author
Dr. Delia C. Gillis is the Director of the
About the Book
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