First Friday gallery guide for Nov. 2
Here’s a guide to what’s happening at art galleries across downtown Kansas City this First Friday weekend.
18th and Vine Jazz District
What: First Friday with music, art, food and more. 4-9 p.m. Nov. 2.
Info: American Jazz Museum, 1616 E. 18th. americanjazzmuseum.org, 816-474-8463
ArtsTech
What: Empty Bowls art show and auction. Benefits Harvesters. 6-9 p.m. Nov. 2.
Info: 1522 Holmes. emptybowlkc.com. $25-$30.
Beggars Table Church and Gallery
What: “The Sea is Not Full” by Olivia Moore. First Friday, 6-9 p.m. Nov. 2.
Info: 2010 Baltimore. beggarstable.com
Belger Crane Yard Studios
What: “Gypsy Hymns” by Bede Clarke. Through Dec. 15.
Gallery hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday-Friday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday.
Info: 2011 Tracy. craneyardstudios.org, 816-474-7316
Beth Ingram Administration Building
What: Lyric Opera of Kansas City First Friday. Theme will be “Puccini Power.” 5-8 p.m. Nov. 2.
Info: 1725 Holmes. kcopera.org, 816-471-7344
Box Gallery
What: “Ekphrasis.” Opening reception, 6-8 p.m. Nov. 2; runs through Jan. 25.
Gallery hours: 8 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday-Friday.
Info: Commerce Bank Building, 1000 Walnut, Suite 211. theboxgallery.org, 816-760-7885
Bredin-Lee Gallery
What: Artists from 323CLAY. 5-10 p.m. Nov. 2.
Info: 1729 McGee. facebook.com/bredin-lee-gallery-982484361893045, 816-254-7552
Buttonwood Art Space
What: “Visions of the Flint Hills.” Through Nov. 16.
Gallery hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday.
Info: 3013 Main. buttonwoodartspace.com, 816-285-9040
Cerbera Gallery
What: “Binger’s Return” by Tom Binger. Opening reception, 6-9 p.m. Nov. 2; runs Dec. 9.
Gallery hours: 1-6 p.m. Monday-Friday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday.
Info: 2011 Baltimore. cerberagallery.com
City Market
What: Be Part of the Art. 6-10 p.m. Nov. 2.
Info: 205 W. Fifth. thecitymarket.org, 816-842-1271
Haw Contemporary Crossroads
What: “One Hundred Seventy-Three” by Lisa Grossman. Opening reception, 6-9 p.m. Nov. 2; runs through Dec. 1.
Gallery hours: Noon-6 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday.
Info: 15 W. 19th. hawcontemporary.com, 816-715-4838
Haw Contemporary Stockyards
What: “Broken-riddle piece” by Anne Lindberg and Ginny Threefoot, “Interrupted Flow” by Shane Lutzk and “Tornado Warning” by Hong Chun Zhang. Through Nov. 7
Gallery hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, noon-5 p.m. Saturday.
Info: 1600 Liberty. hawcontemporary.com, 816-842-5877
Hilliard Gallery
What: “Drawing on the Infinitive” by Ron Fondaw. Through Nov. 26.
Gallery hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, noon-4 p.m. Saturday.
Info: 1820 McGee. hilliardgallery.com, 816-561-2956
H&R Block Artspace
What: “For Freedoms: 50 State Initiative” (through Nov. 6), Charlotte Street Foundation Visual Artist Awards exhibition (through Dec. 15), “Commonspace” (through Dec. 18).
Gallery hours: Noon-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday.
Info: Kansas City Art Institute, 16 E. 43rd. kcai.edu/artspace, 816-561-5563
Jones Gallery
What: KC Society for Contemporary Photographic Artists Group Show. Runs Nov. 1-30: First Friday show, 6-9 p.m. Nov. 2.
Gallery hours: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Thursday and Saturday, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Friday.
Info: 1717 Walnut. 816-421-2111
KCAI Crossroads Gallery
What: “Province of the Surreal.” Through Dec. 8.
Gallery hours: 6-8 p.m. First Friday, noon-5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday.
Info: 1819 Grand. kcai.edu/crossroads-gallery, 816-914-5394
La Esquina
What: “Mirror Eupepsia” by Julia Chams, Haper Hair and Sepideh Majidi. Through Dec. 1.
Gallery hours: Noon-5 p.m Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Thursday.
Info: 1000 W. 25th. charlottestreet.org, 816-221-5115
Leedy-Voulkos Art Center
What: “Cultural Legacy: What’s Going On?” group show. Through Dec. 1.
Gallery hours: 6-9 p.m. First Friday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Thursday-Saturday.
Info: 2012 Baltimore. leedy-voulkos.com, 816-474-1919
Mid-America Arts Alliance
What: “Small Wonders: Insects in Focus.” ExhibitsUSA touring exhibition. 6-8 p.m. Nov. 2.
Info: 2018 Baltimore. maaa.org, 816-421-1388
Sherry Leedy Contemporary Art
What: “Remnants” by Tom Jones, “Winter Light” by Douglass Freed, “Dreams and Other Things” by Gloria Baker Feinstein. Opening reception, 6-8 p.m. Nov. 1; First Friday, 7-9 p.m. Nov. 2; run through Jan. 19.
Gallery hours: 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday.
Info: 2004 Baltimore. sherryleedy.com, 816-221-2626
Studios.gallery
What: “Conceptual views” group show. Through Nov. 20.
Gallery hours: 5-9 p.m. First Friday, 10 a.m.-noon and 1-4 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, noon-4 p.m. Saturday.
Info: 1708 Campbell. studios.gallery, 816-994-7134
Travois
What: “Keìyah (Land)” by Dakota Mace. 6-8 p.m. Nov. 2.
Info: 310 W. 19th Terrace. travois.com/news-events/first-fridays, 816-994-8970