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Permanent Collection Highlights Walk-in Tour Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art	Every week Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, 1:00pm more dates/times	Midtown	Art Museums
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Bird+Watchers at the Bourgeoise Pig Bourgeois Pig	Daily from Sat., December 27 until Wed., January 30	Lawrence	Art Crafts
Beasts and birds adorn the walls of the Bourgeois Pig (6 East Ninth Street in Lawrence) with Bird + Watchers, an installation of new art by printmakers Patrick Giroux and Rachel James. Relief prints lend an ancient feel to imagery that's decidedly contemporary — the red-and-green headless... More >>

12th Annual Heartland Artist Exhibition Irene B. French Community Center Art Gallery (5701 Merriam Drive)	Daily from Sun., December 14 until Sun., January 6	Merriam	Art
Usually on nights of the big game, your TV choices consist of repeats and the over-shown — how many times can you really sing along to The Sound of Music? So if you're not into KU football — the school plays tonight in some big game in Miami, by the way — check out the work of... More >>

Opening Reception: Johanna Billing: Taking Turns Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art	Fri., November 21, 5:30pm-7:30pm	Westport	Art Free Events
What do Ingmar Bergman, kid-lit heroine Pippi Longstocking, 1970s pop-music icons Abba, clothing company H&M, and Volvos have in common? They all hail from Sweden. Tonight, the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art (4420 Warwick, 816-753-5784) opens Taking Turns, the work of another Swede, artist... More >>

Third Thursday: Visiting Artists Presentations Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art	Thu., November 20, 3:30pm	Overland Park	Art
The new Bloch Building at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art and the meteoric rise of First Fridays in the Crossroads District have redefined Kansas City as a cowtown that grazes on well-hued pastorals as much as on pastures. The Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art at Johnson County Community... More >>

It's Gonna Be Reverything Urban Culture Project Space	Daily from Sat., November 22 until Thu., January 10	Downtown	Art
What's not to love about a city with an unofficial motto that promotes hanging on to its own weirdness? Austin, Texas, is an oasis of artistic cool in an otherwise conventional desert, and there's a lot more going on than just music. So, in the spirit of cross-cultural exploration, Urban... More >>

JAZZ and Its Icons- Ken Stanford YWCA of Kansas City, KS.	Daily from Sun., December 14 until Sat., January 5	Kansas City, Kansas	Art
Roots, power, pride: They're the kind of words that get tossed around a lot during Black History Month. Pat Alexander has used them to name an exhibit he curated, featuring work by eight local African-American artists. Roots, Power and Pride includes jazz portraits, wooden masks, photography,... More >>

YA! Youth Arts Crowne Plaza Hotel	First Friday of every month, 5:00pm-9:00pm	Downtown	Art
The Radisson Hotel and Suites City Center and Chameleon have joined forces to create YA! Youth Arts. Each First Friday the lobby at the Radisson becomes an art gallery. The August First Friday will feature an exhibit of photos of children creating art in Antigua. More >>

Menage a Trois: Painting, Abstraction and the Image Greenlease Gallery	Every week Thursday, Friday, Saturday from Fri., October 24 until Fri., December 5, 12:00pm-5:00pm	Midtown	Art
Menage a Trois: Painting, Abstraction and the Image, a collection of 10 paintings by New York artist Clay Deutsch, opens today at Rockhurst University's Greenlease Gallery (between Van Ackeren Hall and Sedgwick Hall, 1100 Rockhurst Road). The show's sexy title may be a little misleading. The... More >>

The Dick West Art Gallery Haskell Indian Nations University	Every week Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday	Lawrence	Art Museums
Lawrence has one more reason to celebrate these days: Haskell Indian Nations University (155 Indian Avenue, Lawrence, 785-749-8404) has opened a new gallery dedicated to exhibiting works by American Indian artists. The Dick West Art Gallery is named after Haskell alumnus Dick West (1912-96),... More >>

Politicial Persuasion: Street Posters for Barack Obama H&R Block Artspace	Daily from Sat., September 27 until Sat., December 13	Westport	Art Political
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has inspired legions of young supporters, instigated stadiumwide chants of "Yes, we can," and, perhaps most curiously, become a favorite source for artistic inspiration. You've seen the images everywhere: home-printed T-shirts, friends' Facebook... More >>

Illegitimate Art and Design Illegitimate Art and Design	Every week Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, 12:00pm-8:00pm	Midtown	Art Buy and Sell
Duncan Busser just might make it in flyover country. Tired of the East Coast, the former Philadelphian decided to take his RV for a spin around middle America in search of something new. Visiting his brother in Kansas City, Busser quickly fell for this town's Midwestern charm. Brusser is... More >>

First Thursday Northeast Literature and Art Series Kafe Kiskeya	First Thursday of every month	East	Art
Literary event at Kafe Kiskeya. More >>

"First Sunday" Family Fun Day Kansas City Museum	First Sunday of every month, 12:00pm-4:00pm	East	Art Kids Museums Free Events
You probably already know this, but the first Sunday of the month is Family Fun Day at the Kansas City Museum (3218 Gladstone). Not that the museum has a specifically family-unfriendly day, but with all of the First Sunday activities — hands-on projects, multicultural performances and... More >>

Hungry Planet Exhibit Kansas City Public Library, Central Branch	Daily from Sat., October 18 until Sun., January 18	Downtown	Art
Photographer Peter Menzel sat down for 600-plus meals in 24 different countries. He came away with a series of photographs called Hungry Planet: What the World Eats, on display through January 18 at the Central Branch of the Kansas City, Missouri, Public Library (14 West 10th Street,... More >>

WHOOP DEE DOO La Esquina	Fri., October 31, 6:00pm more dates/times	Midtown	Art Music Film
Guaranteeing to lengthen attention spans and encourage contained craziness, the Urban Culture Project rolls out another installment of the kid-friendly Whoop Dee Doo! The brainchild of directors Jaimie Warren and Matt Roche, the edgy, public-access-TV-like project brings together the local... More >>

Moon Marble Company Moon Marble Company	Every week Tuesday, Friday	West	Crafts Art Kids Buy and Sell Lectures/Discussions
The Moon Marble Company (600 East Front Street in Bonner Springs) is fronted by a large retail space stocked with colorful glass marbles — 1 million of them, according to owner Bruce Breslow. Ten years ago, he was a carpenter. After making some wooden game boards, he decided he needed... More >>

The Nelson-Atkins NOW! tour Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art	Every week Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, 11:15am more dates/times	Midtown	Art
As a kid, did you ever dream about getting locked inside the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art (4525 Oak, 816-751-1278) and having crazy adventures late at night? Well, forget it, Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler — this is real life, and the museum has security guards and motion detectors. Once you put... More >>

Restoration: Robert and Shana ParkeHarrison Offers Mid-Career Survey Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art	Every week Wednesday from Wed., October 15 until Sun., February 8, 10:00am-4:00pm more dates/times	Midtown	Art
In a new show opening today at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art (4525 Oak, 816-751-1278), a solitary character known as Everyman employs fantastic contraptions to patch holes in the sky, lasso clouds, control rain machines, chase storms and manipulate soil. One image shows Everyman attempting to... More >>

Everything Art for Less Than a Tank of Gas Original Art Flea Market	Every week Saturday from Sat., November 1 until Sat., December 20	Downtown	Art Buy and Sell
You don't have to be a financial wiz to know that our economy isn't doing so hot. In fact, there's a real chance that some of that old cheer could get sapped right out of holiday shopping this year. But never fear: The season of sales is upon us — in particular, the Everything Art on Sale... More >>

Second Fridays at the Saucy Hound Saucy Hound Gallery	Second Friday of every month, 5:00pm-8:00pm	Westport	Art
The Saucy Hound opens for an "Evening of Art" the second Friday of every month featuring a different local artist. Each artist's work will remain on display until the following month and 10 percent of all proceeds from sales will go to the artist's charity of choice. More >>

Second Saturday in Weston Various Locations	Second Saturday of every month, 10:00am-12:00am		Night Life Art Culinary Road Trips
Sample "A Taste of Weston" at local restaurants, wineries, brewery and shops. Dining and entertainment will continue at various restaurants and entertainment venues until midnight. More >>

Sense of Place Sherry Leedy Contemporary Art	Daily from Fri., November 21 until Sat., December 27	Midtown	Art
Sherry Leedy, of Sherry Leedy Contemporary Art (2004 Baltimore, 816-221-2626), is the first person to tell you that Third Friday isn't First Friday in terms of gallery attendance. "It's much more intimate. Some of the artists might be there, and others may decide to come on December's First... More >>

A Painter's Pad Thomas Hart Benton Home	Every week Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, 10:00am-4:00pm	Westport	Art
Thomas Hart Benton moved to Kansas City in 1935 to teach at the Kansas City Art Institute, where he produced the predictably controversial and indisputably sexxxy "Persephone," an American regionalist interpretation of the mythical story of the goddess of fertility. The work now hangs at the... More >>

First Fridays in the Crossroads Arts District Various Locations	First Friday of every month		Art Crafts Fairs and Festivals Free Events
Many of the galleries are closely located, so you're certain to find something you'll appreciate. Or feel free to call a specific gallery to find out their particular hours. First Friday exhibits do not necessarily coincide with a gallery's opening of a new exhibit. Check the ArtsLinks.org... More >>