Art installation by Kate Clements titled Blue Hydrangea, 2019. Kiln fired glass, hardware, paint, 83 x 45 in. Image courtesy of the artist. | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Kansas City, MO – Belger Arts is pleased to present an art installation by Kate Clements, on view at the Belger Crane Yard Gallery, 2011 Tracy Avenue, Kansas City, MO 64108 from Friday, October 4 through Saturday, November 2, 2024. Kate Clements will also give a free artist talk on Thursday, October 24 at 6 pm.
Clements’ installation titled Blue Hydrangea references historical wallpaper and ornamental architecture. Her work explores the ambiguity of style and its capacity for imitation and distinction; its juxtaposition of the artificial and the natural; and its intersection with class, modernity, and taste. The fragility of the glass becomes metaphorical for the impermanence of beauty, the fleetingness of taste, and the constant pursuit to grasp and possess them.
Clements’ distinctive technique uses finely pulverized glass (frit) to create intricate patterns that get fused in a kiln and installed on walls or hanging in space. The wafer-thin panels reference naturalistic designs and floral motifs that explore ideas of beauty, taste, and impermanence.
Kate Clements received her MFA in Glass from the Tyler School of Art & Architecture in Philadelphia and her BFA in Painting from the Kansas City Art Institute. She has been awarded residencies at the Museum of Arts and Design in New York City, Pilchuck Glass School, S12 Gallery in Bergen, Norway, and the Charlotte Street Foundation. She has exhibited nationally, and her work can be found in private and public collections including, the Chris and Angie Long Collection at CPKC KC CURRENT Stadium, Kansas City, MO and Flint Institute of Arts, Flint, MI. Clements’ work has received numerous awards including, Best in Show in the Heartland 6 exhibition in 2024 at the Belger Crane Yard Gallery. Her work has also been featured in Italian Vogue Gioiello, American Craft Magazine, and New Glass Review 36,37,38, 42, and 43.
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| | Kate Clements will give a free artist talk at the Belger Crane Yard Gallery on Thursday, October 24 at 6 pm. | | Kate Clements installs Blue Hydrangea at the Belger Crane Yard Gallery. | | | 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, in addition to 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 new 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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