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