Plenty for art lovers to see at September’s First Friday

“A New Change” by Bernadette Esperanza Torres at Carter Art Center
A faculty art exhibition at on the Metropolitan Community College-Penn Valley campus. In addition to Torres, the show features the latest works in ceramics, sculpture, painting, drawing, fiber, photography, graphic design and mixed media by Darlene Towne, Mary Beth Moley, Jeff Weir and Sheryl A. Farnan.
Reception Friday from 5-9 p.m. Runs through Sept. 19. Gallery hours: 1 to 5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday; noon to 3 p.m. Saturday.
3201 Southwest Trafficway — “A New Change” by Bernadette Esperanza Torres at Carter Art Center A faculty art exhibition at on the Metropolitan Community College-Penn Valley campus. In addition to Torres, the show features the latest works in ceramics, sculpture, painting, drawing, fiber, photography, graphic design and mixed media by Darlene Towne, Mary Beth Moley, Jeff Weir and Sheryl A. Farnan. Reception Friday from 5-9 p.m. Runs through Sept. 19. Gallery hours: 1 to 5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday; noon to 3 p.m. Saturday. 3201 Southwest Trafficway Carter Art Center

Beggars Table Church and Gallery

What: “Fresh Paint” by Trudi Burns. First Friday show, 6-9 p.m. Sept. 4; runs through Oct. 30.

Info: 2010 Baltimore. beggarstablechurch.org

Belger Arts Center

What: “People in the Belger Collection” (through Oct. 3).

Gallery hours: 10 a.m.-9 p.m. First Fridays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday-Friday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday.

Info: 2100 Walnut. redstarstudios.org, 816.474.7316

Belger Crane Yard Studios

What: “SunSet | SunRise: Work From Studio Nong” (through Sept. 18).

Gallery hours: 10 a.m.-9 p.m. First Fridays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday-Friday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday.

Info: 2011 Tracy. redstarstudios.org, 816.474.7316

Blue Gallery

What: “Royal Garden” by KOLLABS. Blue Gallery 15th anniversary exhibition. Preview, 6-9 p.m. Sept. 3; First Friday opening reception, 6-9 p.m. Sept. 4; runs through Sept. 28.

Gallery hours: 10 a.m.-9 p.m. First Fridays, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday.

Info: 118 Southwest Blvd. bluegalleryonline.com, 816.527.0823

Buttonwood Art Space

What: “Tides & Trade Winds.” First Friday opening reception, 5-9 p.m. Sept. 4; runs through Sept. 25.

Gallery hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday.

Info: 3013 Main. buttonwoodartspace.com, 816.285.9040

Carter Art Center

What: MCC Art Faculty Exhibition. First Friday opening reception, 5-9 p.m. Sept. 4; runs through Sept. 19.

Gallery hours: 1-5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, noon-3 p.m. Saturday.

Info: MCC-Penn Valley, 3201 Southwest Trafficway. mcckc.edu/pvart, 816.604.4278

Fraction Gallery

What: “Visceral Beauty,” new drawings, paintings and installations by Scribe and Alisa Ross. First Friday reception, 6-10 p.m. Sept. 4.

Gallery Hours: Noon-6 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday and by appointment.

Info: 130 W. 18th St. fractionkc.wix.com/fractionkc.

Garcia Squared Contemporary

What: “Capirotada” by Cristina Muñiz. First Friday reception Sept. 4; runs through Oct. 31.

Info: 115 W. 18th St. garciasquared.com, 816.916.4266

Grand Arts

What: “A Universe of Collisions” by the Propeller Group. Closing reception, 6-9 p.m. Sept. 4.

Gallery hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Thursday-Friday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday.

Info: 1819 Grand. grandarts.com, 816.421.6887

Hilliard Gallery

What: “A Cross Between Rube Goldberg and John Chamberlain” by Guinotte Wise. First Friday opening reception, 5-10 p.m. Sept 4; runs through Oct. 26. Also, “The Soul Selfie” (through Sept. 26).

Gallery hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, noon-4 p.m. Saturday.

Info: 1820 McGee. hilliardgallery.com, 816.561.2956

The Late Show Gallery

What: Adolfo Gustavo Martinez and Laura Nugent. First Friday opening reception, 6-9 p.m. Sept. 4; runs through Sept. 26.

Gallery hours: 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Wednesday-Sunday.

Info: 1600 Cherry. 816.516.6749

Leedy-Voulkos Art Center

What: “Kansas City Art Institute: Foundations 50th Anniversary Exhibition” (through Sept. 26) and “The Basement Artists” (through Sept. 26).

Gallery hours: 6-9 p.m. First Fridays, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Thursday-Saturday.

Info: 2012 Baltimore. leedy-voulkos.com, 816.474.1919

Main Street Gallery

What: M. Scott Torri, Jessica Wisneski and Amy Green. First Friday artists’ reception, 5-8 p.m. Sept. 4; runs through Sept. 30.

Info: Upper level of Anton’s Tap Room, 1610 Main. mainstreetgallerykc.com, 816.210.6534

Mid-America Arts Alliance

What: “Bandits & Heroes, Poets & Saints: Popular Art of the Northeast of Brazil.” First Friday live, 6-8 p.m., with music by the Sons of Brasil, 7 p.m. Sept. 4.

Gallery hours: 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Thursday-Friday.

Info: 2018 Baltimore. maaa.org

Missouri Bank Crossroads

What: “Artboards.” Billboard-scale images by Charlie Mylie and Maria Ogedengbe. Runs Sept. 4 through November.

Info: 125 Southwest Blvd. charlottestreet.org, 816.221.5115

Reactor Design Studio

What: “Trials, Many Kinds” by Jeran Avery. First Friday show, 5-9 p.m. Sept. 4.

Info: 1817 Grand. yourreactor.com, 816.841.3682

Snapshot Gallery

What: Dylan Vitone. 10 a.m.-9 p.m. First Friday; runs through Sept. 4.

Gallery hours: 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Thursday-Friday.

Info: 1724 Main. snapshotgallerykc.com, 913.515.9305

Todd Weiner Gallery

What: “Home and (Away): Her Russian Impressionism” by Olga Hotujac. First Friday reception, 5-10 p.m. Sept. 4; runs through Sept. 29.

Gallery hours: 11 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Wednesday-Friday, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday.

Info: 115 W. 18th. toddweinergallery.com, 816.984.8538

Weinberger Fine Art

What: “Ebb & Flow” by Ruth Borum-Loveland and Debbie Barrett-Jones. First Friday opening reception, 5-9 p.m. Sept. 4; runs through October.

Gallery hours: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, noon-5 p.m. Saturday.

Info: 114 Southwest Blvd. weinbergerfineart.com, 816.301.4428

This story was originally published September 2, 2015 at 3:00 AM with the headline "Plenty for art lovers to see at September’s First Friday."