Oct. 24 Artist Talk, New Visiting Artist + More!

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Artist Talk: Kate Clements

Kate Clements will give a FREE artist talk on Thursday, October 24 at 6 pm at the Belger Crane Yard Gallery (2011 Tracy Ave., Kansas City, MO). She will cover themes and techniques that are unique to her work.

Clements’ talk coincides with her installation, titled Blue Hydrangea, on view at the Belger Crane Yard Gallery through Saturday, November 2, 2024. The installation 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.

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Meet Visiting Artist

Mathew McConnell

Mathew McConnell is an Associate Professor at the University of Arkansas, where he oversees the ceramics area. He holds an MFA from the University of Colorado, Boulder, and a BFA from Valdosta State University in Georgia.

His work has been exhibited in numerous solo exhibitions including in the Mindy Solomon Gallery in Miami and the Jane Hartsook Gallery at Greenwich House Pottery in New York City. He's also participated in over 80 group exhibitions nationally and internationally.

McConnell has lectured widely and has been the subject of feature-length articles in Ceramics Art and Perception, Ceramics Monthly, and New Ceramics. He has received an Emerging Artist Award from the National Council on Education in Ceramic Art (NCECA) and has been an Artist in Residence at the Archie Bray Foundation, Greenwich House Pottery, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, and CRETA Rome.

McConnell's two-month residency at Belger Crane Yard Studios continues through November 30, 2024. Stop by his studio to meet him and see what he's working on!

Lauryl Sidwell: Digital Debut

Digital Debut artist Lauryl Sidwell is based in Kansas City. Her interest in art was catalyzed when she was "especially taken" with examples of modern stained glass that she saw online. She began as a self-taught artist eventually taking a class at the Penland School of Craft. She has since expanded her knowledge of glass and works at Monarch Glass Studio.

Sidwell’s work will be available for purchase at the Belger Crane Yard Gallery (2011 Tracy Ave., KCMO) and online through November 30, 2024.

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October Mug of the Month

Our October "Mug of the Month" featured artist is Keegan O’Brien. He describes working with hot glass as an “unparalleled opportunity to explore how light interacts with fluid forms, revealing the inherent beauty and complexity of this ancient craft.” His collection of drinking vessels highlights this fascination with form and light.

O'Brien is based in Kansas City and works as a gaffer at Monarch Glass Studio. He enjoys contributing to the local glass art community while refining his craft.

Purchase one of his colorful “optic cups” online and at the Belger Crane Yard Gallery (2011 Tracy Ave., KCMO) through October 31.

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Stay tuned for our November "Mugs of the Month" by resident artist Logan Reynolds. They'll be on view and available for purchase on November 1.

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