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"Iconic Moments"
Dates: Dec. 21, 2012-Jun. 16 | Location: Country Club Plaza Area | Venue: Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, 4420 Warwick Blvd., Kansas City, MO 64111
The term “icon” originated in relation to painted wooden panels found in Greek Orthodox places of worship. It has since come to suggest any image that is a “stand-in” for the celebrity, cultural importance, place marker, or notoriety of what is pict...
Admission: FREE
Type: Exhibits,Free Events
"Laura McPhee: River of No Return"
Dates: May 17-Sept. 22 | Location: Country Club Plaza Area | Venue: Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, 4420 Warwick Blvd., Kansas City, MO 64111
In her large-scale photographs—each measuring six by eight feet—Laura McPhee says "you feel the past and the present in one place." The exhibition's theme is a look at the landscape and culture of the American West with a special focus on the Sawtoo...
Admission: FREE
Type: Exhibits,Free Events
"Haskell Indian Nations Graduation Exhibit"
Dates: May 3-31 | Location: Country Club Plaza Area | Venue: 1855 Harris-Kearney House Museum, 4000 Baltimore Ave., Kansas City, MO 64111
The stunning and vivid photographs of the Haskell Indian Nations graduation, taken by local artist David Alleyne, will be on display at the 1855 Harris-Kearney House Museum throughout the month of May. The exhibit will be open during regular museum...
Admission: Free with Tour.
Type: Exhibits
"Curious George: Let’s Get Curious!"
Dates: May 25-Sep.8 | Location: Crown Center Area | Venue: Crown Center, 2450 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, MO 64108
Children have more fun than a barrel of monkeys at this exhibit as they explore familiar buildings and locales from the Curious George™ book series and television show on PBS KIDS. Activities invite visitors to learn like George – through curiosity,...
Admission: FREE
Type: Exhibits
"Adornment"
Dates: Feb. 1-Jun. 8 | Location: Crown Center Area | Venue: Belger Arts Center/Red Star Studios, 2100 Walnut St., Kansas City, MO 64108
View work by Terry Allen, Shae Bishop, Nick Bubash, William Christenberry, Viola Frey, Misty Gamble, Guy Johnson, Kate Kretz, Ed Massey, Jack Mendenhall, Ellis O'Connell, Judy Onofrio, Marilyn Shapiro, Herb Snitzer, Renée Stout, William T. Wiley and...
Admission: FREE
Type: Exhibits,Free Events
"Akio Takamori: LUST"
Dates: May 3-Aug. 24 | Location: Crown Center Area | Venue: Belger Crane Yard Studios, 2011 Tracy Avenue, Kansas City, MO 64108
Red Star Studios, in collaboration with the Belger Arts Center, Kansas City Art Institute, and Barry Friedman Ltd., is pleased to present LUST, an exhibition of figurative sculptures by Japanese-American artist, Akio Takamori. Takamori has received ...
Admission: FREE
Type: Exhibits
"Ryan Fletcher and Cassidy Creek"
Dates: April 5-June 1 | Location: Crown Center Area | Venue: Belger Arts Center/Red Star Studios, 2100 Walnut St., Kansas City, MO 64108
Red Star Studios presents an exhibition of new work by Red Star resident artists Cassidy Creek and Ryan Fletcher. This exhibition is a culmination of their time spent at Red Star Studios. Over the years, Red Star has welcomed national and internatio...
Admission: FREE
Type: Exhibits,Free Events
Jessica Brandl: Artist in Residence Exhibition
Dates: May 3-June 29 | Location: Downtown Area | Venue: Belger Arts Center, 2100 Walnut St., Kansas City, MO 64108
Jessica Brandl: The Movement of Peoples
May 3 – June 29, 2013
Opening Reception, First Friday, May 3, 4-6 PM
Red Star Studios at the Belger Arts Center
2100 Walnut, Kansas City, MO 64108
mbaxley@redstarstudios.org
816-474-7316
Red Star S...
Admission: FREE!
Type: Exhibits
"Dolls from Our Sister City"
Dates: May 1-31 | Location: East | Venue: Bingham-Waggoner Estate, 313 W Pacific Ave., Independence, MO 64050
A fine, private collection of Japanese Dolls...
Admission: Adults $6, Youth 6-16 $3
Type: Exhibits
"Pinocchio Time!"
Dates: Sept. 1, 2012-Jul. 31 | Location: East | Venue: Puppetry Arts Institute, 11025 E Winner Rd., Independence, MO 64052
Visit the Puppetry Arts Institute and take a tour of our museum, which will feature the most famous puppet in history; Pinocchio, a fictional character and the main protagonist of the 1883 children's novel The Adventures of Pinocchio, is a creation ...
Admission: $3 adults, $1.50 children under 16.
Type: Exhibits,Just for Kids
"Benton and Truman: Legends of the Missouri Border"
Dates: March 8-Oct. 14 | Location: East | Venue: Harry S. Truman Library and Museum, 500 W Hwy. 24, Independence, MO 64050
In the 1950s and 1960s, two of the most famous residents of western Missouri were the artist Thomas Hart Benton and the former President Harry Truman. They followed separate careers, but their paths crossed when they collaborated on Benton's mural, ...
Admission: Adults 16-64, $8; Seniors, 65+, $7; Youth 6-15, $3; 5 and Under, Free.
Type: Exhibits
"Divided Loyalties"
Dates: March 1-May 31 | Location: Northeast | Venue: Excelsior Springs Hall of Waters & Cultural Museum, 201 E. Broadway, Excelsior Springs, MO 64024
"Divided Loyalties" exhibit at the Excelsior Springs Museum and Archives, includes documents from the Missouri State Archives during the Civil War....
Admission: Free
Type: Exhibits
"Suburban Bliss: The Political Cartoons of Bob Bliss"
Dates: Sep. 14, 2012-May 18, 2013 | Location: Southwest | Venue: Johnson County Museum of History, 6305 Lackman Rd., Shawnee, KS 66217
The exhibit features 60 original cartoons in addition to facsimile versions of cartoons, published in the Sun Newspapers from 1991 - 2002, detailing issues of concern for Johnson County suburban residents. Prairie Village artist Bob Bliss created th...
Admission: FREE
Type: Exhibits
