Ceramic Artist Demo: Mike Cerv | | Date: Saturday, April 27, 2024 Time: 10am-11am Location: Belger Crane Yard Studios (2011 Tracy Ave., KCMO)
Topic: Templates, colored clay, and more!
Join Mike Cerv as he demonstrates techniques that he’s honed during his Visiting Artist residency at Belger Crane Yard Studios.
Cost: Register today at BelgerArts.org.
| | | | | Belger Arts is excited to announce an open call for artists to participate in a goblet-themed exhibition opening at the Belger Crane Yard Gallery (2011 Tracy Ave., KCMO) this July.
This exhibition is open to contemporary, traditional, and personal interpretations of what a goblet is and what a goblet represents. Whether it is the most pristine representation of the form, or the most out-of-the-box design, artists are invited to bring their personal styles to the table.
Purchase Awards totaling up to $2,500 will be offered. | | | Kansas City Museum Chandelier Project | | This May, glass artists from across the country will work together at the Belger Glass Annex to create a chandelier that will be permanently installed at the Kansas City Museum. The following nine artists were selected from submissions to a national call for artists:
Gaffers – Tess Healy, Jacqueline Polofka, and Hoseok Youn
Assistants – Yana Artemov, Michael Carson, Claire Coffee, Olivia Dobkin, Jessalyn Mailoa, Kiani Simms
Mark your calendars for the following dates of free glassblowing activities and artist presentations:
Friday, May 3 Tuesday, May 7 8:30am - 12:30pm & 1:30pm - 5:00pm at the Belger Glass Annex: Catch the team in action during the chandelier production process. 6:30 - 8:30 at Belger Crane Yard Studios (2011 Tracy Ave.): Slide presentations and talks by participating artists.
Wednesday, May 8 | | | Mug of the Month: Allison Achtenhagen | | The April Mug of the Month artist is Allison Achtenhagen. She is originally from Colorado and is currently an Artist in Residence at the KC Clay Guild in Kansas City, MO. Her work begins on the potter’s wheel. She then combines parts, piercing them with an X-acto knife to create striking, patterned objects. Achtenhagen gravitates towards an uncomplicated, but colorful, use of glaze that enhances the beauty of each object, while allowing the form to be seen clearly. Achtenhagen's mugs are available online and at the Belger Crane Yard Gallery through April 30. | | | Digital Debut: Sarah Veak | | For Digital Debut, Sarah Veak leans into her artistic origins, with clean lines and bold swaths of color that speak to her earliest work and some of her earliest memories. She wanted to create that feeling of nostalgia from her childhood--the checkered tablecloth in her grandmother's kitchen, air thick with the sweet nuttiness of pancakes and syrup, the scent of rich coffee, tree ripe orange juice and mouthwatering bacon.
Sarah Veak was born in the Southeast. In 2010, she apprenticed with studio potter Renata Wadsworth in Ithaca, NY. During this time, she learned everything from throwing pots to building and firing a wood kiln. Veak has worked and lived across the U.S. and continues to hone her craft. Based in Kansas City, she’s part of a strong clay community, working alongside some of that city’s best potters.
Veak's work is available for purchase online and at the Belger Crane Yard Gallery through May 31, 2024. | | |
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