Subject: New Arrivals Glass Exhibition - Press Release

New Arrivals

Exhibition dates: April 1 - August 6, 2022


Belger Arts Center Hours:

Wednesday – Saturday: 10 am - 4 pm; 

Every first Friday of the month: 10 am – 8 pm 


Belger Arts Center

2100 Walnut Street, Kansas City, MO 64108

mdickens@belgerartscenter.org

816-474-7316 

BelgerArts.org

Sharif Bey, Nazarite, 2020. Earthenware and mixed media, 15 x 11 in. Courtesy of albertz benda and Sharif Bey.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Kansas City, MO – Belger Arts Center presents New Arrivals opening Friday, April 1, 2022, at 2100 Walnut Street, Kansas City, MO 64108. The exhibition will remain on view through August 6, 2022.

 

New Arrivals includes recent additions to the Belger Collection by local, national, and international artists and builds on the Collection’s educational focus and support of contemporary artists.  Most of the sculptural and functional works were created in the last three years by emerging and established artists, with ceramics as the predominant medium. 

 

A rich diversity of perspectives is presented in New Arrivals.  Works in the exhibition reference personal and cultural examinations, explorations of architectural form and environment, the investigation of human interaction with mundane objects and domestic spaces, and the questioning of systemic order and ritual.  The intentionality of each artist is evident in the selection of materials, technical approaches, scale, and textures. 

 

The exhibition includes works by John Balistreri, Sharif Bey, Elaine Buss, Amanda Bury, Paul S. Briggs, Selena Buckner, Jonathan Christensen Caballero, Pierce Haley, Joseph Hutchins, Paul Maloney, Chandler Martin, Jada Patterson, Lilly Powell, Joann Quiñones, Kate Schroeder, Rae Stern, and ChengOu Yu.


For a PDF of the press release, click here. For high-resolution images, click here.

Paul S. Briggs, Shade (Poetry Series, after The Hill We Climb--Amanda Gorman), 2021. Glazed stoneware, 16.5 x 7.5 x 9.5 in. Courtesy of Friedman Benda and Paul S. Briggs.

About Belger Arts:

Since 2000, the Belger Arts Center has encouraged viewers to explore, question, and deepen their understanding of art and of the world around them. Drawing upon the extensive John and Maxine Belger Family Foundation collection as well as a rich variety of local, national, and international artists, the Belger Arts Center has staged over 70 large-scale exhibitions that represent some of the best in contemporary art.


In 2013, Belger Arts expanded the Foundation’s commitment to the creative process by opening Belger Crane Yard Studios, an arts complex dedicated to providing studio and exhibition space for artists. A range of programming in ceramics education, in addition to the Red Star Residency program and Crane Yard Clay ceramics supply store, has made Belger a center for contemporary art. 


The Belger Glass Annex is the third Belger Arts location and opened to the public in October 2021. It is the first public glass blowing studio in Kansas City of its scale and scope. The new facility boasts state-of-the-art glass blowing equipment and tools, a furnace that holds 300 pounds of molten glass, and three workstations. The Belger Glass Annex is primed to be a Midwest hub for glass art, education, and appreciation, strengthening Kansas City’s reputation as an arts destination.


For more information on upcoming exhibitions, classes and workshops, or to schedule a group tour, please visit BelgerArts.org or call 816-474-3250.

Safety measures:

Belger Arts is committed to maintaining a safe place for our visitors, studio members, and staff. Masks are not required, but Belger Arts will continue to monitor City of Kansas City, MO mandates and CDC guidelines.  Please visit the Glass Classes page of our website for additional safety measures specific to classes held at the Belger Glass Annex.

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