Upcoming Exhibitions
Because of Black History Month
February 16 - March 16, 2025
This exhibit is designed to inspire you with discovering and celebrating historical moments 365 days of the year. The colorful bold abstracts depict Africans' voyage from the Motherland to america. The art quilts are hand designed by Karen E. Griffin (KE), 2025 Individual Artist of the year and Englewood Arts, Artist-In-Residency. Her collection consists of unFINIHSED stories and lost lives between fabric stitched together displaying an excursion within the unknown SEA. The African prints were hand selected to honor in memory of African tribes and families as they laid on the ship and curated land, “Because of Black History Month”.
Allan Winkler: A 50 Year Survey
March 5 - May 17, 2025
Allan Winkler is a nationally acclaimed artist from the Kansas City area. Boasting a multi-disciplinary career creating various ceramic sculptures, paintings, paper cutouts, metal cutouts, and fabrics. Join us for a one-of-a-kind exhibition showcasing Allan Winkler’s artwork spanning 50 years of creation. This is Allan Winkler’s first survey exhibition showcasing his evolving style and taste from 1975 to 2025.
RSVP to the Opening Reception, on March 5th at 6:00pm.
Current Exhibitions
We are underway creating new Exhibitions for 2025! Keep an eye out for future updates on what’s to come at the Art Center.
Wed - Fri, 11am-4pm
Sat, 11am-3pm
Past Exhibitions
HERstory
April 1st - April 27th 2024
This 7- piece textile collection was inspired by art quilter Karen E. Griffin (KE) artist resident at Englewood Arts Center.
This collection was designed and implemented in honor of her grandmother picking COTTON, her mother measuring COTTON, with the intent to assist her with sewing seams to create stories with COTTON.
Artist Residency Sample Showcase
Leaving end of May 2024
Experience an array of works created by EA's 8 resident artists.
Explore unique production pieces and creations made in fiber, clay, glass, paint, wood, and collage art.
Everywhere - Here
June 21st- September 21st
An exhibition of works by resident artists Karen E. Griffin (KE), Anna Marten, DeAnna Skedel, Payton Koranek, Phillip “Swede” Hickok, and Kevin Hopkins (Top left to bottom right).
Explore various pieces in glass, collage, natural dye, fabrics, multimedia pieces, clay and more.
Red, Black and Green: In Honor of the Afro American Flag
August 18th - October 26th
This new exhibit by Karen E. Griffin ( KE ) will officially open on the second floor gallery following the performance and honors the Afro American Flag unveiled on August 13, 1920.
Red is the color of the blood which men must shed for their redemption and liberty. Black is the color of the noble and distinguished race to which we belong. Green is the color of the luxuriant vegetation of our Motherland.
This exhibit includes 13 abstracts depicting the Afro American Flag.
Click: Two Decades | One Community
Englewood Arts Inaugural Public Exhibit
The exhibit, features over 42 photographs taken by Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist Dan White and includes text by local writer Brent Schondelmeyer.
The color photographs were taken in 1985 for a book project (the first decade) and the second decade is black and white portraits taken during December and January in Independence this past winter.
White’s photography has been featured in notable photography books like "America 24/7," has previously exhibited stunning portraits of Kansas City jazz musicians and presented an exhibit on his hometown of Flint, MI. In recognition of his contributions, White was inducted into the Missouri Photojournalism Hall of Fame in 2019.
Schondelmeyer, a former journalist and local historian, collaborated with White on both the 1985 project and the recent portraits.
Together, their work offers a unique perspective on the Independence community through photography and large-scale prints.
Fall 2023-April 2024
Beth Speaks, Survey, 1940-1969
October 18th - December 28th 2024
This survey exhibition will explore the works of artist Missouri native, Beth Speaks spanning from 1940 to 1969.
Portraits and still lives in both oil and pastels will be on exhibition on the third floor of the arts center building and accessible to all.
Something Wonderful
November 15, 2024 - January 4, 2025
Opening this month during our monthly Third Friday Art Walk, is Something Wonderful: A Holiday Market. This is a shoppable exhibition features work from local artists and our glassblowing studio.
Stop by the opening on November 15th from 5:30pm - 8:30pm for a first glimpse at this magnificent exhibition. And if you miss it, no worries! Visit the Englewood Arts Center during our regular business hours: Wed. - Fri. 11am-4pm | Sat. 11am-3pm.
Ingress
November 15, 2024 - January 18, 2025
This exhibition marks Katie Swan’s return to creating work after time away becoming a mother and serving as an introduction to the Kansas City art community. She’s created a body of ceramic objects referential to bones, spines, and circles. There are 206 bones in an adult human body that scaffold all the soft tender liquid realities of our material being. This work celebrates the structure and substance that holds us all together. Each piece is an ingress point for the viewer to recognize their physicality.
The work is a shift from Katie Swan’s previous body of work focusing on the fragility of the human form. Now her focus is on the strength and structure of our inner selves, represented in the bones. The pieces feel found, familiar, and sturdy, and evoke natural origins. These forms offer a meditative sense of grounding and interconnectedness.
Find more information on Katie Swan’s previous work on her website, www.katieswanarts.com.
Where Have All the Pheasants Gone?
Opens Third Friday, October 18th - January 17th
Englewood Arts proudly announces an upcoming body of work by Missouri artist, GK Callahan, an immersive exhibition exploring climate shift, farming practices, and their impact on Midwest culture.
Featuring paintings, video, poetry, and installation, the exhibition reflects on the loss of nature and traditions in rural America.
Coinciding with pheasant hunting season, this exhibition serves as a reminder of our connection to the land and the cultural shifts we face.
