2012 Kansas City Flatfile

“2012 Kansas City Flatfile”
6 to 8 p.m.
H&R Block Artspace at KCAI, 16 E. 43 St.

The Flatfiles exhibition features two-dimensional artwork by Kansas City-based artists in media including drawing, photography, prints and mixed-media works on paper as well as time-based artwork in the “Videofile.” The invitational biennial exhibition provides visitors with a unique and intimate art viewing experience, encouraging viewers to browse through individual artist portfolios stored within flatfile cabinets, or select video works to screen in the “Videofile.” The exhibition will be on view through Sept. 29. Regular gallery hours are noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. For more information, visit www.kcai.edu/artspace.

“The Big Draw (& Print)”
noon to 5 p.m.
H&R Block Artspace at KCAI, 16 E. 43 St.

Intended for the all ages, "The Big Draw (& Print)" is a family event hosted by the H&R Block Artspace at KCAI in conjunction with the "2012 Kansas City Flatfile" exhibition on view through Sept. 29. The event will feature two art-making sessions led by local artists, including “Exquisite Collage” and “Cut and Paste Gestalt,” an open drawing session and visiting artists from The Print Factory. All materials for the event are provided and admission is free and open to the public. For more information about the event, contact Beverly Ahern at bahern@kcai.edu or or Michael Schonhoff at mschonhoff@kcai.edu.

Schedule of events:

Exquisite collage
Noon to 2 p.m. in the Artspace studio
with visiting artist, Nicole Mauser

Cut & paste Gestalt
3 to 5 p.m. in the Artspace studio
with visiting artist, Clayton Skidmore

The print factory
1 to 4 p.m. in the Artspace Cohen Resource Room
with visiting artists, Jesse McAfee and Will Burnip

Open draw
1 to 5 p.m. in the Artspace main gallery
Self-directed drawing studio