2009 B.F.A. Exhibition

Current Perspectives lecture with Bill Brady ('91 painting)

7 p.m.

Epperson Auditorium in Vanderslice Hall
4415 Warwick Blvd.

Brady will deliver the college’s second “Distinguished Alumnus/a Lecture,” as part of the “Current Perspectives” free public lecture series.

After graduating from KCAI, Brady went on to attend the Skowhegan Residency Program in Skowhegan, Maine. Drawn to New York and its lively art scene, Brady attended graduate school at the School of Visual Arts.

He worked at the Guggenheim Museum of Art and at Chase Manhattan Bank, where he oversaw their growing collection of fine art.

Shortly after Sept. 11, 2001, Brady opened his first gallery in a small storefront space in New York’s East Village. To help finance the gallery, he installed an operational ATM in the front window and called it The ATM Gallery. Now in its third (and largest) location at 621 W. 27th St. in Chelsea, ATM Gallery has become an important venue for introducing emerging contemporary artists. 

6–8 p.m.

H&R Block Artspace
16 E. 43rd St.

The exhibition featured artwork by more than 100 candidates for the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree at the Kansas City Art Institute. 

With work installed throughout the Artspace — in the main gallery and also on the upper level — this invitational exhibition included work from all departments at KCAI, including animation, art history, ceramics, creative writing, digital filmmaking, fiber, graphic design, interdisciplinary arts, painting, photography, printmaking and sculpture.