End-of-semester exhibition and sale
5 to 8 p.m.
KCAI campus, 4415 Warwick Blvd.
Showcasing contemporary student artwork from the departments of ceramics, digital filmmaking, fiber, graphic design, illustration, painting, photography, printmaking and sculpture.
The studio departments where the students will display their pieces are located throughout the campus. For a map of KCAI, visit www.kcai.edu/campus. For more information, call 816-802-3423.
“2012 Graduating Senior Thesis Exhibition”
5 to 8 p.m.
Dodge Painting Building, 4446 Oak St.
The KCAI painting department’s senior exhibition will be on view in the main gallery of the Dodge Painting Building through May 12. For more information, contact 816-802-3423.
“In Form 2012”
5 to 8 p.m.
KCAI's graphic design building, 324 E. 43rd St.
An exhibition by KCAI graphic design program seniors. For more information, contact Julie Sikonski at jsikonski@kcai.edu.
“Let Me Bring Light to the Situation”
6 to 9 p.m.
Undergrads Underground, 2012 Baltimore Ave
"Let me Bring Light to the Situation," a senior exhibition by Ashley Lugo (fiber) at the Kansas City Art Institute student gallery space at Leedy-Voulkos Art Center, is installation based and as visitors move throughout the projector light-filled space, they become part of the artwork. The exhibition will be on view through May 25. Regular gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday through Saturday. For more information, visit www.leedy-voulkos.com.
End-of-semester exhibition and sale
10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
KCAI campus, 4415 Warwick Blvd.
Showcasing contemporary student artwork from the departments of ceramics, digital filmmaking, fiber, graphic design, illustration, painting, photography, printmaking and sculpture.
The studio departments where the students will display their pieces are located throughout the campus. For a map of KCAI, visit www.kcai.edu/campus. For more information, call 816-802-3423.
End-of-semester exhibition and sale
Noon to 5 p.m.
KCAI campus, 4415 Warwick Blvd.
Showcasing contemporary student artwork from the departments of ceramics, digital filmmaking, fiber, graphic design, illustration, painting, photography, printmaking and sculpture.
The studio departments where the students will display their pieces are located throughout the campus. For a map of KCAI, visit www.kcai.edu/campus. For more information, call 816-802-3423.
Arboretum Sculpture Exhibition
1 p.m.
Overland Park Arboretum, 8909 W. 179 St., Overland Park, Kan.
An installation of sculptural work by sophomore sculpture students opens with a reception at 1 p.m. May 6 at the Overland Park Arboretum, 8909 W. 179 St., Overland Park, Kan. Students were challenged to create ephemeral works of art that would complement the installation sites’ surroundings and change with nature over the months leading up to October. Materials incorporated into the works include hay, rocks, dyed cloth, wood and vinyl. The work can be seen along the Cottonwood Trail, West Trail and in the Prairie. Students with work on view include William Bradley, Benjamin Bradshaw, Charles Cintron, Oliver Clark, Kimberly Davidson, Rebekka Federle, Kirsten Holt, Elizabeth Howe, Lauren Lanza, Nicholas Missel, Maxwell Newman, Laura Valle, Erin Van Jura, Zachary Voss and Wyatt Wood. The work will be on view through Oct. 1. The arboretum is open from 8 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Monday through Sunday and admission is free. For more information, contact Julie Bilyea, recreation supervisor for the City of Overland Park, at 913-344-8656.
Eighth annual “Frame by Frame” festival
7 p.m.
Atkins Auditorium, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 4525 Oak St
The eighth annual “Frame by Frame” festival, presented by KCAI’s animation department, is free and open to the public; no tickets or reservations are required. For more information, contact Doug Hudson, associate professor and chair of the animation and digital media departments, at dhudson@kcai.edu.
Today is the last day of classes for the spring 2012 semester. Food services also end today.
T.N.T. (The Noon Thing) continues with readings from “Compendium 2012,” works by KCAI creative writing and art history students at noon May 11 at the H&R Block Artspace at KCAI, 16 E. 43rd St. The readings will be presented in conjunction with the “2012 B.F.A. Exhibition,” on view at the Artspace through May 12.
6 to 8 p.m.
H&R Block Artspace at the Kansas City Art Institute
16 E. 43rd St.
816-561-5563
The exhibition features artwork by candidates for the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree at the Kansas City Art Institute.
Today is the last day to view the 2012 B.F.A Exhibition at H&R Block Artspace at the Kansas City Art Institute,
16 E. 43rd St.
The exhibition includes artwork by candidates for the Bachelor of Fine Arts degreework from all departments at KCAI, including animation, art history, ceramics, creative writing, digital filmmaking, digital media, fiber, graphic design, illustration, painting, photography, printmaking and sculpture.
For more information, email artspace@kcai.edu or call 816-561-5563.
Members of the Kansas City Art Institute's class of 2012 graduate today.
Commencement ceremonies will be held at 2 p.m.
Unity Temple on the Country Club Plaza
707 W. 47th St.
A reception will follow on the KCAI campus.
Summer Intersession classes, offered throug KCAI's School of Continuing and Professional Studies, begin today. Learn more.
Contact: 816-802-3505
“The Instructor Exhibit”
5 to 7 p.m.
KCAI’s North campus, 1801 N.W. Platte Road, Riverside, Mo.
“The Instructor Exhibit,” an exhibition of Continuing and Professional Studies program instructors, will open with a reception from 5 to 7 p.m. at KCAI’s North campus. Instructors and artists with work in the exhibition include Mark Anderson, Doug Baker (’80 photography), Alice Evans Broughton (’96 painting), Brett Chenoweth, Dan Dakotas, Anne Garney, Doug Hamer, Leila Hybl (’09 fiber and art history), Stephanie Kantor, Krystal Kuhn (’11 printmaking), Christopher Lowrance, Nancy Martin (’91 painting), Kerry Meier, Polly McCann, Rachel Mindrup, Evin Moore, Victoria Crowder-Payne, Kelsey Pike (’11 art history), Desmound Poirier, Sharon Hunter-Putsch, Bryan C. Ratliff (’96 illustration), Clayton Skidmore (’09 painting), Holly Ann Schenk, Evan Tedlock (’10 animation), Gwen Thurn, Jane Vorhees, Chun Wang and Wayne A Wilkes (’95 illustration). The exhibition will be on view through July 27. Regular gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Contact: 816-802-3505
Reservations are required for these sessions and may be made by calling the KCAI admissions office toll free at 800-522-5224 or locally at 816-474-5224 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday or by e-mailing visit@kcai.edu. Let us know how many are in your party, what city you live in and what school you are presently attending. Also let us know if you are bringing your portfolio.
The third session of certificate programs offered through the college's School of Continuing and Professional Studies begins today. Options include graphic design and multimedia studies. Learn more.
Contact: 816-802-3505
Today is the last day to view "Let me Bring Light to the Situation," a senior exhibition by Ashley Lugo (fiber) at the Kansas City Art Institute student gallery space, Undergrads Underground, at Leedy-Voulkos Art Center, 2012 Baltimore Ave. The exhibition is installation based and as visitors move throughout the projector light-filled space, they become part of the artwork. Regular gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday through Saturday. For more information, visit www.leedy-voulkos.com.
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