| | Artwork by (left to right) Annie Honn, Justin Rothshank, Miguel Alaniz, Didem Mert. | If you’re in need of last-minute holiday gifts, visit our online Holiday Gift Guide which includes stocking stuffers, gifts under $40, ornaments, functional work, and more. Don’t forget about gift certificates that can be used to purchase artwork or classes. You can also purchase Crane Yard Clay gift cards for ceramics supplies and equipment. Shop in person or online at BelgerArts.org. | | | | Belger resident artist Meredith Smith is the December Mug of the Month featured artist. Warm tones, figurative sketches, poetry, and a touch of gold are interlaced on the surfaces of Meredith’s mugs. Each mug offers a tender glimpse into the complexity of personal histories and what it means to be human. Learn more about Meredith Smith on our Artist in Residence page.
You can purchase a Mug of the Month even if you don't have a subscription. This means you can buy a mug by an artist you love when they become available. However, having a Mug of the Month subscription reserves your spot to receive a new mug before they are offered for sale to the public. A Mug of the Month subscription makes a great gift—a new mug by a different artist every month in 2023! | | | | Frank Thong’s work focuses on the balance between Eastern and Western influences contextualized through his cultural identity. Drawing upon concepts from Asian ceramics and his cultural experiences growing up, he creates functional objects that encapsulate the Asian-American dilemma. Through his artwork, he hopes to chip away at social stereotypes and promote representation. Learn more about Frank Thong by visiting his artist page.
Thong’s work is available online and at the Belger Crane Yard Gallery (2011 Tracy Ave, KCMO) through December 31, 2022. | | | | | Sharif Bey, Kiwi Bird #1, 2019. Earthenware and mixed media. 14 x 10 x 10 in. Courtesy the artist and Albertz Benda, New York and Los Angeles. | Sharif Bey is a Syracuse-based artist and educator whose inspired by modernism, functional pottery, Oceanic Art and Art of the African diaspora. His works investigate the cultural and political significance of adornment and the symbolic and formal properties of archetypal motifs, while questioning how the meaning of icons and function transform across cultures and time. The exhibition opens on Friday, February 3 and will remain on view through May 6, 2023. Stay tuned to our website for more information. | | | Artwork by Cecilia Labora (top left), Brian Corr (top right), and Wanda Tyner (bottom) | Belger Arts is pleased to present Heartland 5 a juried exhibition of the Midwest’s finest glass art that opens April 7 and runs through May 6, 2023. Artists from Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska, Oklahoma, or Arkansas are invited to submit works comprised of at least 50 percent glass. We continue to accept artist submissions through February 7, 2023. Please visit our website for submission guidelines and requirements. | | | For more information about exhibitions, classes, and programs, please visit our website. |
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