Subject: Join us on First Friday, Sept. 4: Live Clay and Glass Blowing Demos + Meet the Artists + Exhibitions Closing + More!

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First Friday at Belger Arts

Free to attend. Free parking.

Free Live Demonstrations

First Friday, September 4, from 6PM to 8PM

Live Glass Blowing Demo with Tyler Suter & New Resident Artists

at the Belger Glass Annex

The Belger Glass Annex is back and ready to shine. Join us for a live-narrated glass blowing demonstration featuring a team of community glassblowers, resident artist alumnus Tyler Suter, and new resident artists Jamison Cole and Santiago Mora.

Tyler Suter will offer remarks at the Glass Annex before joining the team to create a colorful collaborative piece, symbolically “passing the torch” to the new residents.

Live Clay Demo with Resident Artist Zoey McLeod

at the Belger Crane Yard Gallery

Resident Artist Zoey McLeod creates ceramic work in collaboration with natural materials, crafting mementos of memory that bring affectionate nostalgia into domestic spaces.

See McLeod’s process up close as she applies illustrations to hand-built ceramic baskets using sgraffito techniques.

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Exhibitions Closing at the Belger Crane Yard Gallery

2011 Tracy Ave., Kansas City, MO 64108

Sara Alfieri with her work featured in Proximity and Practice

Proximity and Practice: Belger Arts’ Annual Resident Exhibition

Over the past year, Belger Arts' eight resident artists have pushed their studio practices, exploring how proximity—or lack thereof—shapes their connections to family, community, online spaces, and the physical world.

Join us for remarks from Resident Artist Sara Alfieri at 6:30 PM on Friday, September 4.

Plan your visit before Proximity and Practice closes on Saturday, September 5, 2026.

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Robert Bingaman, Float (detail), 2021. Pigment ink print, 48 x 80 in. Image courtesy of Haw Contemporary.

Beat the Heat

Through diverse techniques and materials, artists featured in Beat the Heat capture the distinctive spirit of summer, evoking both the warmth of the season and relief from its oppressive heat. Each artist addresses a key aspect of the summer experience—whether it’s vibrant nightlife, exploring the outdoors and urban environments, or finding moments of calm amid the season’s frenzy. Together, they consider the central question: “What Beats the Heat?”

See the exhibition before it closes Saturday, September 5, 2026.

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Hand in Hand: Seasonal Gallery Collection

From top right (clockwise): Do You See by Cathy Broski, In Your Hand by Keok Lim, Large Grid Yunomi by Sara Alfieri, Hand Magnets by Allyson George, Ring Holder by Kacey Ziegler, Untitled by Stephen Homer

Discover Hand in Hand, a seasonal collection celebrating connection, care, and the objects that make a house feel like home. Featuring distinctive drinkware, interactive objects, and hand-inspired forms, the collection invites viewers to reflect on relationships with loved ones, with themselves, and with the spaces they cherish.

Enjoy work by Sara Alfieri, Cathy Broski, Stephen Homer, Allyson George, Keok Lim, and Kacey Ziegler. Shop online or in person at the Belger Crane Yard Gallery (2011 Tracy Ave., KCMO), available through September 26.

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Holiday Hours

Belger Arts will be closed Monday, September 7, but you can visit our website anytime. We wish you a safe and happy holiday.

For information about all events and programs, visit BelgerArts.org.

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Subject: Join us on First Friday, Sept. 4: Live Clay and Glass Blowing Demos + Meet the Artists + Exhibitions Closing + More!

First Friday at Belger Arts