April 8 - April 15, 2024 (by appointment only)
Public Reception Friday April 12, 5 - 8pm
Fiber Warehouse | 4218 Walnut | KCMO 64111
Featuring work by Erica Alexander, Ben Asbury, Katie Boyd, Madeline Farinas De Leon, Najm Habib, Kelsie Kirkland, Antonella Labrozzi, Nate Lanzarin, Vanessa Navia, Cherline Philogene, Oasis Tellez Giron, Aeddon Wegrzyn-Van Zant

See the work and learn about the artists here.

This semester has been special. Fall 20 students entered back into the classroom environment open and willing to participate in critical discussions, engage with their peers and faculty, and take on the challenge of making work during this difficult time in our world history. The term “emergent” speaks to the effort of this group—to bring into being, to meet the moment, and to flourish. 

 The galleries within the exhibition—Connectivity, Dreamscapes, Familial, Landscapes and Redact—take into consideration an orientation of self in relationship to the current moment. Now more than ever, it is important to bring together these works, and although many were made in separate spaces, they are in conversation with each other as documents of what it feels like to be living in this time.

Please enjoy the galleries by visiting kcai.edu

Check out new, exciting and naturally-dyed works by Associate Professor of Fiber, Kim Eichler-Messmer, at her exhibition opening Fall Back Into Place.

In Kim’s words, “In 2016, I received an Inspiration Grant from Arts KC to deepen my understanding of natural dyes—those made from plants, minerals, and an insect. This exhibition is a new direction fo my work and the result of two years of concentrated study and practice in the use of natural dyes. Please join me for opening receptions the first Fridays in November and December”

The Arts KC Gallery is open Monday through Thursday 9:30AM–5PM and First Fridays 5–8PM

Excited for an in-depth conversation and exhibition tour with Fiber Associate Professor and amazing artist Kim Eichler-Messmer!

Tickets $10 RSVP here

Checkout alumna (and former Fiber Technician!) Lexie Abra Millikan's opening Color Field 

Image Credit: Left: Paulina Otero (Fiber ‘20), Right: Michelle Chan (Fiber ‘19)

THE RUGMAKER'S DAUGHTER Exhibition Statement:

My work explores notions of identity, care, and labor. Using traditional textile processes The Rugmaker’s Daughter, examines my family structure and my place within it. Working with clothing discarded by friends and family, I spend time carefully deconstructing and reconstructing the material by sewing and weaving it back together. These collected textiles are fraught with history and meaning, possessing a lineage of fragmented memories. Piecing together snippets of these histories, I compose abstract portraits of those I have loved, presently love, and those who have been lost somewhere in between.

The KCAI Crossroads Gallery: Center for Contemporary Practice presents, The Performative Loom: sound, rhythm and experimental making, a collaborative project shared between the KCAI Fiber Department led by Pauline Verbeek-Cowart, students in Advanced Audio-Vision led by Dwight Frizzell, and students in Space Between Papers led by Marie Bannerot McInerney.

Taking into account the experiential relationship between academia, art, community, and labor that took place during the experiment of the Black Mountain College and the interdisciplinary nature of the Bauhuas model, The Performative Loom: sound, rhythm, and experimental making is a collaborative project that hosts various large scale methods of fabrication with linear elements while activating the human body as the central tool. Participants will undertake a series of choreographed movements in response to soundscapes and instruments created with handmade paper to construct large scale sculptural objects.

Image Credit: Anna Van Gheem (Fiber ‘17)

For the Record: the KCAI Fiber Department Junior Exhibition opens March 24th, with a closing reception April 7th, from 5-8 pm. This show takes place at the KCAI Fiber Warehouse, located at 4218 Walnut St. KCMO, 64111. For the Record features 9 fiber artists dealing with themes of identity, community, memory, history and place.

For the Record showcases the 2017 junior Fiber majors. Bringing together the East and West Coasts, along with everything in between, these young artists define their place in the Kansas City art scene. This exhibition is open to the public, showcasing a group zine of the 9 artists as well as interactive works and community programming.

OPENING FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2nd 5:00 - 8:00 PM

GALLERY HOURS

SATURDAY DECEMBER 3rd 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

SUNDAY DECEMBER 4th 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM

THE WAREHOUSE

4218 WALNUT ST

KANSAS CITY, MO 64111

Image Credit: Rebecca Gemeinhardt (Fiber ‘17), Chase Ford (Fiber ‘17)