Exhibitions

The H&R Block Artspace hosts a variety of exhibitions. The gallery is open to the public, and admission is free. Located at 16 E. 43rd St., the gallery is open from noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday.

Current exhibition

"2010 Kansas City Flatfile"

Now through Sept. 25, 2010

The “2010 Kansas City Flatfile,” featuring 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,” will be on view through Sept. 25 at the H&R Block Artspace.

Upcoming exhibition

"(Re)Form"

Oct. 9 to Dec. 18
6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 8 opening reception

Akio Takamori (’76)
 

“(Re)Form” explores recent work by graduates of the KCAI ceramics program from the late 1960s to the present. Curated by Catherine L. Futter, the Helen Jane and R. Hugh “Pat” Uhlmann Curator of Decorative Arts at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, the exhibition will include pieces primarily in ceramics that have been completed in the last two years and display a wide range of perspectives. The artists invited to participate in the exhibition include well-known, mid-career and emerging artists who offer a variety of viewpoints — from the vessel and functional work to sculptures, installations and performance art.

Victor Babu, retired professor of ceramics, described the ceramics program at KCAI: “There was a nice mix of information pouring into the department. The students ended up, along with the faculty, in some kind of soup to which flavors were being added, and it got richer and richer and more complex." “(Re)Form” demonstrates the diversity of artistic expression in KCAI’s vibrant ceramics program.

Dan Teran

Artists in the exhibition include Richard Carter (’85), Josh DeWeese (’84), Cary Esser (’78), Teri Frame (’06), Andrea Gill (’73), John Gill (’73), Chris Gustin (’75), Sarah Jaeger (’85), Maren Kloppmann (’93), Nathan Mabry (’01), Andrew Martin (’79), Nobuhito Nishigawara (’99), Richard Notkin (’71), Tia Pulitzer (’01), Bobby Silverman (’80), Jesse Small (’97), Paul Smith (’10), Chris Staley (’78), Justin Stewart (’03), Akio Takamori (’76), Irv Tepper (’69), Dan Teran (’07), Kurt Weiser (’72), Casey Whittier (’09) and Arnie Zimmerman (’77).