Subject: Press Release – Exhibition – "Shifting Perspective: Belger Arts’ Twelfth Annual Resident Exhibition" opens June 6

Shifting Perspective: Belger Arts’ Twelfth Annual Resident Exhibition

  • Exhibition Dates: June 6 - September 6, 2025

  • Opening reception: June 6, 6 PM - 8 PM; Remarks by Artists at 6:30 PM

Belger Crane Yard Gallery Hours

Tuesday – Friday: 10 AM - 5 PM;

Every First Friday of the month: 10 AM – 8 PM; 

Saturday: 10 AM - 4 PM


Media contact: 

Belger Crane Yard Gallery

2011 Tracy Avenue, Kansas City, MO 64108 

gallery@belgerartscenter.org 

816-474-7316 

BelgerArts.org


Hannah Schelb, Seems like a Chill Dude…, 2025. Ceramic, cone 5 oxidation, aluminum wire, kanthal wire; 28 x 12 x 10 in. Image provided by the artist.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Kansas City, MO – Kansas City, MO – Belger Arts is pleased to present Shifting Perspective: Belger Arts’ Twelfth Annual Resident Exhibition. The exhibition opens Friday, June 6, at the Belger Crane Yard Gallery (2011 Tracy Avenue, Kansas City, MO 64108) and continues through September 6, 2025. An opening night reception will be held from 6 to 8 PM, where artists will give remarks at 6:30 PM.


Shifting Perspective features work by Allyson George, Lucky Moe, Joel Pisowicz, Logan Reynolds, Hannah Schelb, and Warren Van Ryzin. The exhibition includes work the artists have completed during their year-long residency at Belger Crane Yard Studios. Exploring themes of memory, culture, and narrative, the six artists invite viewers to reimagine the familiar, explore existing perceptions, and shift perspectives.


Inspired by cartoons and animation, Allyson George creates ceramic figures, placing them in humorous scenes that portray what it’s like to be a potter and the challenges inherent to the creative process. Drawing from her childhood in Myanmar, the imagery in Lucky Moe’s work depicts memories, narratives, and artifacts from Burmese culture. Using materials like wood, clay, and fiber, Joel Pisowicz explores themes of memory and memorials. His large-scale ceramic sculptures stand like altar sentinels and invite contemplation. Logan Reynolds finds inspiration in popular culture, media, and romanticized tropes of middle-class America. His distorted yet representational forms stir feelings of nostalgia and collective memories. Hannah Schelb's brightly colored caricature forms entice viewers to delve into the darker side of interpersonal relationships. Drawing from contemporary internet content and his indigenous heritage, Warren Van Ryzin creates sculptures that reference meme culture while appearing as historical artifacts.


Belger Crane Yard Studios continues to host national and international artists through its Artists in Residence program. A residency provides ceramic artists with the opportunity to expand their body of work or create a special project that may be outside of the scope of their existing studio practice.


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Warren Van Ryzin, Puppi, 2025. Ceramic, pigment, 14 x 11 x 7 in. Image provided by the artist.

About Belger Arts:  

Since 2000, the Belger Arts Center has encouraged viewers to explore, question, and deepen their understanding of art and the world around them. Drawing upon the extensive Belger Collection, as well as a rich variety of local, national, and international artists, the Belger Arts Center has staged over 100 large-scale exhibitions that represent some of the best in contemporary art.  


Belger Crane Yard Studios, an arts complex dedicated to providing studio and exhibition space for artists, opened in 2013. A range of programming in ceramics education and an Artist in Residence program 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 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 816-474-7316. 

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