Denny Dowdy Opening

      Please come join us for an evening of art and culture at the Gladstone Community Center on Tuesday June 5th from 5:30-7:30 pm. The Gladstone Arts Commission is pleased to host an opening for the local artist Denny Dowdy. Denny's paintings show his notable mark making skills and unique style for painting landscapes. This talent has the ability to capture a particular perspective with such exquisite detail. Since taking his painting very seriously in 2008, Denny has shown a significant amount of work and has won many awards. 

    Watercolor has been said to be the hardest of all mediums to learn, but one look at Denny's work, and it looks easy. His paintings will be on display from June 5th through July. Please stop in at the opening and meet the artist, connect with your community and see great art. This event is free to the public. The Gladstone Community Center is located at 6901 N. Holmes Gladstone, MO 64118

 

Please contact Jennifer Bohatyritz: Arts Coordinator at 816-423-4092 if you have any questions.

Now on display! Personal Effects at the Kemper

      Mike Sinclair's photo “Anne's Wedding” shows a backyard party, one with simple conversations and plenty of soda cans. A closer look at the image triggers questions: Did Anne settle for a picnic reception? Does the unknown Heineken drinker have a secret connection with the woman at the table? And what do the suburban neighbors think? The questions that we ask ourselves as we view this photo along with others, are what makes art interesting. One of the reasons photographs are so effective as art are these intrigues. The fascination and wonder about a captured moment, leaves us as voyeur and inspector. Mike Sinclair is one of the artists featured in the Gladstone Community Center's Permanent Art Collection, and his photo is part of the Personal Effects exhibition at the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art. See it and the rest of the evocative show that runs through October 12. It's a great one! You can visit this link for more details: Personal Effects

When: April 14th and Continues through Oct. 12
Where: Kemper Museum of Art4420 Warwick, 816-753-5784.
Price: free 

Carole Booth Opening

Last night was the official opening of Carole Booth's show at the public art space located in the Gladstone Community Center.  Carole and her husband Bill, moved to Gladstone about 2 years ago from the Minneapolis, MN area. She has worn many creative hats during her life as a landscape designer, graphic artist, and at one point a stained glass worker. She is now an active member of the Northland Art League and had many fellow league members out to show their support.  Carole didn't start painting with pastels until later in her life, but to see her work, you wouldn't know it! Carole gave an excellent talk on her process using pastels and the origins of that medium.  Gladstone Arts Commission member Christine Yannitelli welcomed the crowd and was a great host during Carole's talk. Mayor Barry McCullough and his wife Anita, were both present and are great supporters of the Arts in our community. Click here to watch as Carole explains her process. Carole's work will be on display for the next 5 weeks. Please come and check out the show if you weren't able to make it out last night. Below are just a few shots we took from the opening! 

For more information please contact  artsinfo@gladstone.mo.us

 

  

 

Thanks for looking!

Come see new ART on April 3rd!!!

      The City of Gladstone is proud to host an exhibition for Carole Booth. Booth is well versed in working with a  variety of mediums, but is particularly fond of pastels. Many of her works feature water and/or figures, and are inspired by the “unseen” beauty in everyday life. She is drawn to the vibrant colors achievable particularly with pastels, which also maintains a soft impressionist-like style. Her work has won numerous awards and can be found in both private and public collections. We are pleased to bring her work to the attention of our community. Please join us at 5:30 pm on Tuesday April 3rd at the Gladstone Community Center for the opening of her show, which will be on display through out the months of April & June. 

Hyvee will be providing delightful refreshments, and as always this event is free to the public!

For more information please contact: artsinfo@gladstone.mo.us

OPEN AUDITIONS!!

     Gladstone's Theatre in the Park is proud to announce that our 25th Anniversary Season is about to begin! This weekend we will hold our first round of Open Auditions. The two shows this year will be "Hello Dolly" (July 6,7,8) and "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" (Aug. 3,4,5).

      Year after year, we have had the privilege of bringing high quality performances to a broad and dynamic audience here in the Northland. We value the talent of our community and are looking forward to seeing old faces and new ones alike! Last year alone over 16,000 audience members experienced Gladstone's Theatre in the Park with the help of volunteers and local talent. We welcome all to be part of our tradition during this monumental 25th anniversary year!

Here are all the details of the open call auditions:

DATES: 

Sunday March 25th and Saturday March 31st

TIMES:

1:00 p.m. ages 10-12

2:00 p.m. ages 13-15

3:00 p.m. ages 16-19

   4:00 p.m. ages 20 & up 

LOCATION:

Antioch Middle School, 2100 NE 65th Street

-No experience Necessary.


-Auditions for Gladstone's Theatre in the Park are open to everyone.


-No prepared material required, however participants will be asked to sing and dance. 


-Attire suitable for dancing are recommended.


-Please arrive 15 minutes prior to your audition time.

-For more information please contact Gladstone Parks and Recreations 
at 816-423-4088

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Artist/Teacher Video

Strive to Thrive!!

Link to Official Flyer

     In conjunction with Gladstone's annual fitness & nutrition challenge we are holding an Art Contest for 3rd and 4th graders. Don't miss this chance to win $100 in savings bonds! We are thrilled to see what ideas and talent come from our children. Both 3rd and 4th graders can choose from two themes. The two themes are "How My Family & I Exercise or Play 60 Minutes a day" or "How My Family and I eat right with Colors!"  

     Submission deadline is April 10th, 2012. See all the details and entry form below!

One of our own!!

     One of the 13 pieces in the Gladstone Permanent Collection is being showcased in the latest installment of Missouri Bank's Art as Architectures ArtBoards project. The Missouri Bank Crossroads Branch, 125 Southwest Boulevard, KCMO, will debut 2 large-scale commissioned images by Kansas City artist Derrick Breidenthal on its “Artboards” in time for First Friday.  Installed on the exterior, the double-sided billboards rise above the bank, the “Artboards” are visible to the public all hours of the day, and will remain on view through the month of March.
 
     Interested in how technology shapes perception and experience, painter Derrick Breidenthal presents a pair of images that contrast a naturalistic painted landscape with a pixilated, digital representation of the same. In juxtaposing the two depictions, he seeks to provoke consideration of how our digital environment is fundamentally transforming the way we see and experience space and place. “We are quickly reaching a time (some would say we have already arrived) in which the virtual world holds a deeper connection for many than a simple walk in the woods,” he writes. The fact that the large-scale images will be viewed from various distances introduces an additional layer to this dynamic, whereby the images will slip back and forth between abstraction and representation at different rates, depending on proximity.(Excerpt from Press Release)

     Derrick Breidenthal attended both the University of Kansas and Johnson County Community College. His work is featured in collections located around the world, including Museum of Modern & Contemporary Art,Rijeka, Croatia; Faulconer Gallery, Grinnell, IA; Kauffman Foundation, Kansas City; KU Medical Center, W Hotel Collection, Detroit, MI; and Kansas State University. His work has been included in numerous group exhibitions, most recently at Shoshana Wayne Gallery, Santa Monica, CA. In Kansas City, Breidenthal has presented solo exhibitions at the Leopold Gallery, Medium Well Studio, The Arts Incubator and Station A. In 2009, he received an Artist Inspiration Grant from the ArtsKC Fund, and this past year was a resident at the Caye Caulker Study in Belize, Central America. Visit www.breidenthalart.com for more information.

Review: Artist/Teacher Exhibition

     On the evening of Tuesday Febuary 7th, over 100 people came to see the Artist/Teacher exhibition at the Gladstone Community Center. The attendance was fantastic and both the North Kansas City School District and the City of Gladstone thank all who turned out. The Arts Coordinator for the School District, Mark Anderson gave some very thoughtful comments during our discussion time. You can find a great article with more details of the show here in the Gladstone Gazette. We were all pleased with seeing both the talent and dedication of our communities educators on display. A warm thank you to the Gladstone HyVee for an impressive array of refreshments.  If you weren't able to make it out to the opening, you can come and see the work thoughout the month of Febuary and March. This exhibit is open to the public and we encourage all to come and get a good look at the talent of our teachers! Check the Gladstone Community Center website for  open hours. Thanks for looking! Here are a few images of the show. 

 

 

    

Artist/Teacher Exhibition!

“ Logic will take you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere.” -Einstein 

     North Kansas City Schools along with the Gladstone Arts Commission is very pleased to invite you to Artist and Teacher, a night of celebrating North Kansas City’s finest visual arts educators. Please join us on the evening of Tuesday, February 7^th, 2012 from 6:00-8:00, at the Gladstone Community Center. Many of our district’s teachers produce a diverse range of artworks while sharing their expertise with students. The exhibit will run through the month of March, and is open to the public. Come and support the talent of our teachers and the role they play in enriching our children through art education.

For more information, please contact Mark Anderson, Visual Arts Coordinator for North Kansas City Schools at 816-674-0101 or by email at manderson@nkcschools.org

Welcome to our new Gladstone Arts Page!

     Gladstone is pleased to bring you a new and interactive way to keep current with Arts and Culture in our community. We will be posting new and upcoming events that will bring us all closer to experiencing the exciting things happening in our area. Please become a member to our Arts Mailing list, so you can get up-to-date reminders on all of the City's most happening events!