Exhibitions

OCTOBER 7th- 29th, 2022

FIRST FRIDAY: Marko Fields & Kathleen Shanahan

Join us for First Friday, October 7th from 5:00pm - 9:00pm! --- Exhibitions Featured: "More Confessions of an Old Smarty Pants and Other Stories" by Marko Fields & "Sentimental Journeys and Haunted Reveries" by Kathleen Shanahan --- This exhibition will be feature intricate ceramics works with themes of humor, irreverence, animation and anthropomorphism by Marko Fields. Featured in the same showroom, will be mixed media artworks that focus on flux, life cycle and nature, as well as the creative impulse by Kathleen Shanahan. --- “My images are hybrids – pastiched images which hint at a narrative. I use disparate elements, drawn from a variety of sources: familiar and foreign, old and new, ceremonial and utilitarian, etc. Media-wise, I work usually...

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NOVEMBER 4th- 26th, 2022

“POTLUCK – It’s All About Food”

An RSG Group Exhibition

Join us for First Friday Art Crawl event! "POTLUCK - It's All About Food" opens on November 4th, from 5:30-9pm! This is a group show that will feature artworks inspired by, you guessed it..... anything and everything food related! We have over 15 different local artists participating in this delicious exhibition! ------ Participating Artists: -Amy Baber -James Borger -Marc Bosworth -Bob Burdette -Marc Durfee -Rachel Foster -Brian Hinkle -Sarah Hummel Jones -Nicholas Kostner -Cally Krallman -Jennifer Larsen -Meghan Miller -Beverly Dodge Radefeld -Meredith Radke-Gannon -Trish VanOsdel -Ernest Vincent Wood III & More! ------ "POTLUCK - It's All About Food" ┃ Exhibition runs Friday, Nov. 4th thru Saturday, Nov. 26th

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DECEMBER 2nd - JANUARY 28th, 2023

Elemental: Interpretations in Metal

Reuben Saunders Gallery - Group Exhibition

This group exhibition will highlight twelve unique and brilliant metalsmithing artists from the Kansas and the Midwest Region. The collective of metalsmith artists embodies a culmination of elemental processes, materials, and concepts in their work. Through the manipulation of metals, the body adornment, holloware, and sculpture exhibited represent a diversity in expression and beauty. Featured Artists: Sydney Pener - Curator Cheryl Eve Acosta Jacob Burmood Lynn Cool Genevieve Flynn Jon Havener Paige Price Elliott Pujol Scott Randol Eric Ryser Angelica Sandoval Lin Stanionis We hope you will join us for our opening reception from 5:30pm - 9:00pm!

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JANUARY 11th, 2023

CURATOR TALK: Sydney Pener – “Elemental: Interpretations in Metal”

Exciting News! We are extending last month's exhibition, "Elemental: Interpretations in Metal"! We will also be hosting a Curator Talk with Kansas City artist and metalsmith, Sydney Pener! ---- Join us on Wednesday, Jan. 11th from 6pm - 7pm to learn more about this amazing show curated by Pener! ---- Pener will be discussing the various techniques and metalsmithing processes, materials, concepts and themes represented throughout this unique exhibition! We hope to see you there! ---- This event is free and open to the public!

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FEBRUARY 3rd - FEBRUARY 25th, 2023

Wanderlust – Pam Bjork

Solo Exhibition

This solo exhibition will feature hand embroidered photo montages, mixed media portrait paintings, and paper collages by local artist, Pam Bjork! We hope you will join us for our opening reception on Feb. 3rd from 5:30pm - 9:00pm! ---- "With camera in hand and an inquisitive mind I’ve been fortunate enough to visit six continents. A few of my most meaningful experiences: Bali, her resplendent beauty and magic helped soothe after the death of my father; Tibet, witness to a ‘sky burial’ at 15,000 feet where heaven and earth meet; Sicily, pilgrimage alongside grieving women during La Processione Dei Misteri after the death of my sister; rare and endangered white lions in Timbavati, South Africa; Cuba, initiation with Santeria babalawos;...

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MARCH 3rd - MARCH 31st

“Be the Art” – Mike Miller

Solo Exhibiton

This solo exhibition titled, "Be the Art", will feature kinetic sculptures, interactive artworks, and other ceramic artworks by local artist, Mike Miller! We hope you will join us for our opening reception on Friday, March 3rd from 5:30pm – 9:00pm! -------- ARTIST BIO: Mike Miller is best known for his Machine-Nature Interface series of sculptures. These machine-nature forms combine a natural object with a man made object, creating a machine that produces an original movement or action. Most of Mike’s works are kinetic, whether powered by a motor and salvaged gears, hand crank, the wind, or kids on a swing set. The movements produced echo the machinations of nature itself- plants’ production of oxygen, the orbit of a moon around...

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MARCH 8th, 2023

ARTIST TALK: Mike Miller – “Be the Art”

We will be hosting an Artist Talk with local artist and sculptor, Mike Miller! ---- Join us on Wednesday, March 8th from 6:00pm – 7:00pm to learn more about his solo-exhibition titled, "Be the Art"! ---- Miller will be discussing the various techniques, materials, concepts, and themes represented throughout his amazing show. We hope to see you there! This event is free and open to the public! "Be the Art" on display at RSG until March 3rd - March 31st, 2023 ---- ARTIST BIO: Mike Miller is best known for his Machine-Nature Interface series of sculptures. These machine-nature forms combine a natural object with a manmade object, creating a machine that produces an original movement or action. Most of Mike’s...

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APRIL 7th - APRIL 29th, 2023

“SOLID GROUND”

RSG Group Exhibition

This group exhibition will feature new artworks that celebrate the beauty, culture and majesty of vast vistas created by over 15 different local & regional artists! We hope you will join us for our opening reception from 5:30pm – 9:00pm! ---- Featured Artists: Anne Burkholder - Lincoln, NE Chris Brunner - Wichita, KS Dan Chaffee - El Dorado, KS Phil Epp - Newton, KS Mark Flickinger - Arkansas City, KS Kristin Goering - Fairway, KS Susan Grace - Lawrence, KS Brian Hinkle - Wichita, KS Cally Krallman - Topeka, KS Michael McCaffrey - Lawrence, KS Beverly Dodge Radefeld - Topeka, KS Larry Schwarm - Wichita, KS Michele Seeley - Eureka, KS Bruce VanOsdel - Wichita, KS David Vollbracht - Medicine...

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MAY 5th - 27th, 2023

“RETRIEVING THE MOON” – Curt Clonts & Emily Brookover

RSG Group Exhibition

This exhibition will feature artworks by local artists, Curt Clonts & Emily Brookover! We hope you will join us for our opening reception on First Friday, May 5th from 5:30pm – 9:00pm! -------- ARTIST STATEMENTS: CURT CLONTS: “I have thought a lot lately about what it was like when I was a kid. I grew up right here in College Hill. These neighborhoods, trees, park, and people are in my blood—they are my blood. Life was magical growing up here in the 1960’s and 1970’s. Aside from the fact that the oldest brothers of some friends were going off to Vietnam, it was magical. We played hard and we did our chores. We noticed everything. The smell of rain on...

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JUNE 2nd - JULY 1st, 2023

“MATERIALIST”

RSG Group Exhibition

This group exhibition will feature artworks by regional artist group called "MATERIALIST"! Featured Artists: -Jessie Fisher -Melanie Johnson -Christopher Lowrance -Michael McCaffrey -Scott Seebart We hope you will join us for our opening reception on First Friday, June 2nd from 5:30pm – 9:00pm! ---- MATERIALIST is a group of painters dedicated to representation, observation and the expressive material subject. Meaning is embodied in each artist’s vigorous processes and narratives that are at once deeply personal and openly poetic. The revelation of everyday life is drawn, painted, collaged and sculpted with an intensity that stems from each member’s direct connection to personal and familial subjects. Close inspection of their work reveals individual methodologies which create captivating haptic and intimate visual experiences....

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