Subject: First Friday Glassblowing Demo + New work in Gallery

First Friday Glassblowing Demo

Join us at the Belger Glass Annex (1219. East 19th St., KCMO) this First Friday, March 1 from 6:00pm to 8:00pm for a free glassblowing demonstration featuring the Belger Glass Annex crew.

Watch our team of glassblowers heat and shape hot glass into a work of art. This demonstration is an open house-style event, so pop in for a little while or stay the entire time!

Ongoing Exhibitions

Salvador Jiménez-Flores, The Fire Next Time, 2022. Red and white stoneware, underglazes, glazes, black stain, gold luster, epoxy, wood. 83 x 20 x 20 in. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Salvador Jiménez-Flores' solo exhibition, Arte-Sano: Soy libre porque pienso continues at the Belger Crane Yard Gallery (2011 Tracy Avenue, KCMO)


Salvador Jiménez-Flores is a Chicago-based artist and educator who, as a teenager, immigrated from Mexico to the U.S. His body of work is steeped in his experience as a bi-cultural, bilingual artist living “concurrently in two different worlds.” Arte-Sano: Soy libre porque pienso showcases the breadth of his practice through a range of media. His ceramics, glass, metalwork, photography, and prints reflect the artist’s continued exploration of the politics of identity and the state of double consciousness. He also highlights the struggles and complexities of Latinx people living in the U.S.

Digital Debut artist Kyla Strid has been awarded numerous national and international artist residencies and has extensive experience as a gallery manager, studio manager, and curator at various institutions in the U.S. She is currently the Director of Residencies and Adult Education at the Lawrence Arts Center in Lawrence, KS.


Strid's work is a blend of historical forms and personal design sensibilities. The surfaces of her functional work are a blend of plant motifs, textures, and line work.


Her work is available for purchase online and at the Belger Crane Yard Gallery through March 30, 2024.

The March Mug of the Month artist is studio member Beks Leininger. Inspired by the rituals of sharing food and how functional vessels serve to connect all of humanity, she states, "My greatest joy and fulfillment comes when I envision someone starting their day with a cup of coffee in a mug I crafted, arranging flowers in a vase I designed, or sharing a meal with loved ones over a dining set of my creation."


Leininger's mugs will be available online and at the Belger Crane Yard Gallery starting March 1 at 10 am CST.


February mugs of the month by Paul Maloney are still available. Purchase one or more before the end of the month.

For more information about exhibitions, classes, and programs, please visit our website.

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