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Jonah Criswell: RESIDE
Opening reception this Friday, September 3rd from 6:30-9:30pm at the Arts Incubator’s Cocoon Gallery. Read on for an interview of Jonah Criswell done by Erica Mahinay. Reside functions as a two-part exhibition of paintings and drawings by Jonah Criswell, in which Criswell continues an ongoing tradition of documenting the everyday through a reexamination of the domestic setting. [...]
Posted on August 31, 2010 at 3:21 pm in News.
Turn On The Heat!
Save-the-date: Turn On the Heat 2010 will be held Friday, November 12th at the Arts Incubator. Come join us for hot food, cool drinks & plenty of entertainment! More details coming soon!
Posted on August 26, 2010 at 4:45 pm in News.
Tags: arts incubator, chili, crossroads, turn on the heat
Share the love!
Thank you so much to Kansas City bridal boutique, Altar. During the month of June, Altar donated 5% of all sales to the Arts Incubator to assist up-and-coming artists and designers. Altar brides don’t accept the tired definition of a bridal gown or how to shop for one. They choose to think differently. [...]
Posted on August 16, 2010 at 10:37 am in News.
Tags: altar, arts incubator, bridal, dresses, fashion
Scion X-Change Event
Congratulations to new Resident Artist, Estrella Payton, who is the Featured Artist for the Scion x-CHANGE Event in Kansas City July 12 & 13. This event is free and open to the public from noon until 8:00 PM both days at The Bunker, 4056 Broadway St., Kansas City, MO 64111. All proceeds go to the Arts [...]
Posted on July 9, 2010 at 4:54 pm in News.
New Incubators
The Incubator family has recently grown by four! Please join us in welcoming these new members: Chuck Crossland, Screenprint & Facilities Coordinator Chuck Crossland spent 43 years with Hallmark, Inc. His career at Hallmark encompassed many moves throughout the company, with positions of increasing responsibility. He spent two years in the Army with a [...]
Posted on June 9, 2010 at 4:39 pm in News.
We’re one of the best in the world!
The Arts Incubator is honored to have been selected as one of the top Incubators in the world! We have been nominated to receive the Non-Technology Incubator of the Year Award at this year’s NBIA International Conference on Business Incubation in Orlando. Congratulations to the other nominees from India, Spain and Florida; we’ll see you at the [...]
Posted on March 30, 2010 at 11:38 am in News.
Tags: best in the world, incubator, Incubator of the Year, NBIA, nominee
Hard at work
Great pic of our Strategic Planning Staff Meeting hosted by one of our lovely board members…
Posted on March 22, 2010 at 3:58 pm in News.
Welcome 12X24 Resident Artists!
Come by tonight to welcome our new class of 12X24 Resident Artists as they join our veteran Incubator artists for First Fridays! In the meantime, check out these photos of our artists hard at work to prepare for First Fridays…
Posted on March 5, 2010 at 3:18 pm in News.
Inaugural HELLO ART FIRST FRIDAY LOUNGE this Friday
Friday marks the opening of the Hello Art Lounge and the first official Hello Art Trolley Tour. We hope you (and a guest) can join us for this memorable evening. Even if your schedule is a tight, feel free to drop in briefly to say Hello! * The evening will kick off at 5:30 p.m. with [...]
Posted on February 2, 2010 at 12:43 pm in News.
Cool people, cool meeting
We hosted our first tour for artists interested in participating in the 2010 Arts Incubator class on Saturday, January 23rd. What an amazing group of creative people. We saw fabric artists, painters, metal and wood smiths and even a cartoonist. Here’s a quick look and you can read more about the day at [...]
Posted on January 26, 2010 at 6:36 am in News.
Call for Artists
The Arts Incubator of Kansas City is now accepting applications for an intensified 24-month program designed to help you launch a successful career as an artist. 12×24 Artists will have 24-hour access to multiple studio facilities including a technology studio, wood and metal shop, and printmaking facilities. Annually, a group of 12 artists [...]
Posted on January 4, 2010 at 3:15 pm in News.
Spencer Fane Foundation partners with the Arts Incubator
The Arts Incubator has some new friends. The Spencer Fane Foundation has chosen the Incubator as one of its three inaugural recipients of gifts supporting innovation in the arts. The foundation’s goal is to not only support mature organizations that provide artistic services to the community as a whole but also incubator organizations where art [...]
Posted on December 14, 2009 at 10:19 pm in News.
Thanks for coming to Turn on the Heat! Chili Winner Announced!
The heat is on at the Arts Incubator and it’s all because of the generous support of the Kansas City community of Turn on the Heat 2009. The event helped raise more than $31,000 to support the Arts Incubator and ensure that the emerging artists of Kansas City receive the support they need to [...]
Posted on December 8, 2009 at 3:31 pm in News.
Introducing our new Program Director…
We are pleased to introduce to you to our new ARTBIZ Program Director, Jennifer Tuttle. She is the current owner of UNIT 5 Gallery, a contemporary fine art gallery & archival frame studio in the crossroads art district and a Kansas City Art Institute graduate (painting). Her professional Experiences include: Assistant Director of the Morgan Gallery Coordinator, KCAI’s Corporate [...]
Posted on November 30, 2009 at 4:35 pm in News.
Walking tour of KC’s Crossroads District
Check it out, the Arts Incubator even gets some props!
Posted on November 19, 2009 at 11:46 am in News.
Turn on the Heat this Saturday!
Don’t miss out on the hottest event of the year this Saturday, November 14th! Check out what you get for only twenty-five bucks… *An open bar *Your ticket gets you into the Art Raffle, featuring small works by Incubator artists. *An array of entertainment, featuring: Flamenco by Chris Hudson Rah Booty Cheerleaders Arnold and the Young Sextet DJ Scenebooster Soundsystem Aerial Fabrics by Voler: [...]
Posted on November 10, 2009 at 5:26 pm in News.
Hello Art bonus time!
If you’re thinking about joining Hello Art, now is the time. Up until November 13, any new member of Hello Art will receive a complimentary ticket to Turn on the Heat, held November 14. The ticket is yours to keep or give away to a friend or loved one! Hello Art will also set up [...]
Posted on October 27, 2009 at 4:20 pm in News.
Open Studios at the Arts Incubator
Join a handful of Incubator artists as they open their studios for the Kansas City Artists’ Coalition’s Artists Studios:KC. Whether you are new to the art world or a seasoned collector, Artists Studios:KC is for everyone. Forget about getting dressed up, sipping wine and speaking in hushed tones about the meaning of art, and set out [...]
Posted on October 13, 2009 at 10:29 am in News.
Our very own Antonia…
Incubator artist and renaissance woman, painter Antonia Marie, was featured on the front page of the Kansas City Star’s FYI section… Antonia Marie PDF
Posted on September 29, 2009 at 10:36 am in News.
Be our athletic supporter!
(Get it? Athletic supporter?) Hey Incubator Friends, A few of us Incubatees are playing in a kickball tournament this Saturday to TRY to raise money for the Arts Incubator. We’d love to have you come support the Pablo Kick-Assos (our official team name)! Here are the details: -First Annual KickFall Classic -Saturday, September 19th -Roe Park (104th & Roe) Other park [...]
Posted on September 15, 2009 at 2:51 pm in News.
Jackie Battenfield comes to the Incubator!
Jackie Battenfield is a fantastic resource for working artists- she’s the author of The Artist’s Guide: How to Make a Living Doing What You Love. This former gallery director, artist and teacher has supported herself for over 20 years through sales of her art. She and her husband (also an artist) have successfully paid the [...]
Posted on September 14, 2009 at 1:29 pm in News.
Save the date for TURN ON THE HEAT!
Mark your calendars for November 14th, 2009! The Arts Incubator’s annual fundraiser, Turn on the Heat, is just around the corner. Turn on the Heat brings you three stories of art studios, revolving indoor and outdoor live entertainment, drinks and dessert and, especially, all-you-can-eat creatively customized chili prepared by local, renowned chefs. Contact Mary Wetzel at mwetzel@artsincubatorkc.org [...]
Posted on September 1, 2009 at 9:59 am in News.
We won! KC Magazine Best of 2009
The Arts Incubator was awarded “KC Magazine Best Independent Gallery” at the KC Magazine Awards Gala on August 20, 2009. Nominated alongside the Blue Gallery, Gallery 1800, the Dolphin Gallery and the Hilliard Gallery, the Arts Incubator was honored to receive this recognition. Congratulations to our main gallery space, the Cocoon Gallery, as well as to [...]
Posted on August 21, 2009 at 3:11 pm in News.
Tags: gallery, KC Magazine, KC Magazine Best Of, nominee
New Photo and Tech Studio
We just unleashed two new resources to add to our list of great reasons to be an artist at the Incubator! To capture professional photographs of artwork for a portfolio or website, our new PHOTO STUDIO offers professional camera equipment and lighting. To access the internet, work in digital media, host a conference or business meeting or [...]
Posted on August 7, 2009 at 1:57 pm in News.
Welcome, new staff!
We’re pleased to introduce Kristin Grossman, our new Director of Hello Art, and Mary Wetzel, our new Director of Development… Kristin Grossman is the Director of Hello Art. She composes, coordinates and publicizes programming for this initiative. She earned her M.F.A. in Art History from the University of Kansas in 2008, and her B.F.A. from St. [...]
Posted on July 14, 2009 at 2:54 pm in News.
Congratulations, Graduates!
Congratulations to the following artists who have graduated from the Arts Incubator program this year! Derrick Briedenthal Jeff Lyons Alex Robinson Spencer Schubert Robert Szabo Caleb Taylor
Posted on June 9, 2009 at 4:52 pm in News.
Incubator’s Executive Director Invited to Speak in Morocco
The European Business & Innovation Centre Network is an umbrella organization representing more than 250 business support organizations, entrepreneurship and incubation centres all over Europe and beyond. EBN was established in 198 and has since then contributed significantly to the economic growth and social development in all European Regions through the creation of innovative [...]
Posted on May 26, 2009 at 11:49 am in News.
Tags: "Jeff Becker", incubator, Morocco, workshop
NBIA Tour Feedback
Last week’s National Business Incubation Association conference tour was a huge success! We had 400 guests– from over 40 nations– come through the Arts Incubator. Read on for some feedback from the tour… “Hi Jeff, I must tell you that your KC Arts Incubator party and tour were likely the best ever! While there were too many [...]
Posted on April 28, 2009 at 11:19 am in News.
Tags: feedback, NBIA, NBIA conference, News
Arts Incubator to host NBIA attendees
Welcome, NBIA! The National Business Incubator Association’s 23rd International Conference on Business Incubation is being hosted in Kansas City. Named in 2008 as one of the “Best Cities for Innovation” by Fast Company magazine, Kansas City’s business incubator culture is on the rise. Established in 2001, the Arts Incubator is one of the area’s first incubators, [...]
Brent Crawford’s “Carter Finally Gets It” releases April 07
Guys all over the world go through the same crap at exactly the same time. My hope is that you’ll see a bit of yourself in Carter. If you’ve ever been or known a high school guy, I think you’ll appreciate this story. I’m very proud to have written Carter Finally Gets It. Please help us spread the word. Thanks, Brent Crawford
Posted on April 5, 2009 at 3:33 pm in News.
Tags: Artist News
Ryan Haralson – “Forming Opinions”
Ryan Haralson Forming Opinions Exhibition: March 06 – March 28, 2009 Opening Reception: Friday, March 6 from 6 – 9 p.m. Artist Talk: Saturday, March 7th at 1 p.m. Cocoon Gallery is pleased to present the newest body of work by Kansas City Artist Ryan Haralson. Haralson has been busy painting in his Crossroads studio since his return home from Milwaukee [...]
Posted on March 25, 2009 at 10:46 pm in News.
Tags: cocoon gallery, exhibitions, first friday
Andrew Elman – “Collidescape”
Opening Reception Friday, March 6th 5:30pm-9pm March 6th – 28th, 2009 The Blue Bike gallery, located at 2029 Wyandotte, Suite 101, in the Crossroads is proud to present an exhibition by local abstract impressionist painter Andrew Elman. In his current body of work Elman focuses mainly on the Missouri River, downtown Kansas City architecture, and the trains [...]
Posted on March 3, 2009 at 4:59 pm in News.
Tags: crossroads, exhibitions, first friday
