If you enjoy food and art, this is a great weekend to get downtown. Artrageous weekend starts this evening, with a plethora of places to see. Here are the destinations that list something new for this weekend (there are others–pick up an Artrageous map at your first stop):
89.5 KOPN
Please come up the stairs to KOPN (915 E Broadway) during Artrageous Weekend and view the Lee Expressive Arts School all-school show. All classes, K-5 are showing in a variety of media– clay, assemblage, collage, wire, paint, prismacolors.
Friday 6-9
Saturday and Sunday hours, too
Artlandish Gallery
Artlandish Gallery Art-Fest-0-Rama for Artrageous
Artlandish Gallery is the place where over 45 artists show and sell their work. The work is handcrafted with love and kindness including unique gifts, fine craft, fine art, pottery, glass, jewelry, and wearables. Your support is important to the local economy and the community. Thank you for supporting the arts in CoMo!
Live Music by:
6-7:30pm David Dearnley- A great singer songwriter.
7-9pm Johnny Fox- Fantastic blues man
7:30-9pm The Baraka Project-Turkish Music!
Fire spinning by Burn Circus & Friends (if weather allows)
Bluestem Missouri Crafts
Brian J. Horsch (from Stull, Kansas) will be at Bluestem during Artrageous Weekend. He is a creator of hand built and thrown ceramic sculpture, focusing on human and animal forms both real and unreal.
Many of Brian’s pieces are functional with human or animal accents. He has, he says, “a special affinity for farmers, ranchers, and indigenous Midwest critters.”
Hours: Monday thru Saturday 10:00am to 6:00pm | Friday 10:00am to 8:30pm | Sunday Noon to 5:00pm
Boone County National Bank
Calhoun’s
Ashley Cooper’s work will be on display during the Artrageous Weekend. Come visit Calhoun’s Friday evening from 6-9pm or Saturday from 12-4 to visit with the artist in person.
Ashley-mostly known for her Tiger drawings-will be working on a number of subjects over the weekend.
Columbia Art League
Friday, October 10th from 6-8 Rockbridge High School art students will Art Busk on our sidewalk outside of CAL. This is a wild and wacky musical chairs of art making. So fun!
Saturday, October 11th at 11:30 our Saturday Art Adventures kiddos will reveal what they’ve been working on for the past 6-weeks, an interactive fantasy city-scape.
From 1-3 PM Rock Bridge high school students will be here with Face-O-Mat, the amazing portrait booth machine!
Dogwood
Dogwood will open its doors for Artrageous on Friday night (October 10th) with invited artist Charlie Thompson. Catherine Armbrust will have her hand-dyed scarves for sale, and the usual cast of Dogwood residents will be available to give art crawlers a look into their creative spaces. Dogwood will be closed Saturday and Sunday.
Imago Gallery & Cultural Center
On Saturday, October 11th, Matt Ballou will be doing a painting demo from 2-4 PM.
Stop by the Imago Center at any time on Friday or Saturday (11 AM – 6 PM) to pick up a coupon for a free Italian wine tasting at The Wine Cellar & Bistro during Artrageous Weekend.
Makes Scents
Friday, October 10th- Artist reception
Saturday, October 11th- Artist demonstration 11 – 1
Sunday, October 12th- Face painting and paper crafts
Missouri Contemporary Ballet
The Mudd Room
Mustard Seed Fair Trade
Saturday, October 11th-Golden Grass Jewelry Demonstration with Nathalia Maduenho. Nathalia will demonstrate her one-of-a-kind jewelry made with Brazilian golden grass, an exquisite natural grass, harvested once a year, which grows in one place in the Jalapao region of Central Brazil. https://www.etsy.com/shop/ColorsofBrazil?ref=search_shop_redirect
Sunday October 12th-Free Bracelet making with our fair trade beads and seeds from from the Guatemalan rain forest! Bringthe kids for a fun and easy Sunday activity! 12-5
Orr Steet Studios
Saturday, October 11th: Second Saturday for Kids- 3D art: Drumming, Dancing and Drawing! Free for children age 5-15 with accompanying adult. Noon-3pm
Photo exhibition will also be on display during this time
Sunday, October 12th : Gallery is open from 10-1 to view PhotoVision
Poppy
Friday 10am-9pm | Saturday 10:00am-6:00pm | Sunday Noon-5:00pm
Second Story Antiques (formerly Solliday & Williams)
Stephens College Historic Costume Gallery
The latest exhibit at the Historic Costume Gallery will tell “Her Story” and will feature pieces from female designers such as Clair McCardell, Hattie Carnegie and Lucille that have not been previously displayed. Be sure to stop in for light refreshments & enjoy this amazing exhibit!
Yellow Dog Bookshop
During Artrageous Weekend (Oct 10-12)- Check out our window display features The Very Old Man with Enormously Long Wings – the central figure in a short story of the same name by Gabriel Garcia Marquez.
Created by local artists and husband & wife team, Nick & Erin Potter, the window is taken over by the character in Marquez’s short story. Made with paper mâché and other fiber materials, you can feel the melancholy emanating from his slumped figure.
The books in the window feature many magical realist authors.
