past events at belger Arts

April 2025

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Visiting Artist Jason McDonald

Jason McDonald is a North Carolina-based glass artist with a passion for Venetian furnace glassblowing techniques. He was a contestant on Netflix’s “Blown Away,” a Windgate-Lamar fellowship recipient, and is the Glass Annex’s 2025 Visiting Artist.

The following free public programs coincided with his sold-out masterclass at the Belger Glass Annex from April 28 to May 2, 2025:

A free artist talk on Wednesday, April 30, 6pm.
A free glassblowing demonstration on First Friday.
His sold-out masterclass was open to the public

Glassblowing Demo with Elliot Walker and Jason McDonald

Glass Artists Jason McDonald and Elliot Walker gave a FREE glassblowing demo on Saturday, April 26. These superstars were competitors on the Netflix hit series “Blown Away” and will reunited for the first time in Kansas City at the Belger Glass Annex (1219 E. 19th St., KCMO).

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Artist talk with steve gurysh and dr. benjamin sikes

Exhibiting artist Steve Gurysh and microbial ecologist, Dr. Benjamin Sikes gave a talk at the Belger Crane Yard Gallery on Saturday, April 5, 2025. Each talked about their research using Mars Global Simulant, a composite material used to simulate the mineralogy of another planet, and its applications in the fields of art and science.

Watch Gurysh's talk

March 2025

Belger Glass Annex Open House

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Artist Talk with Hoseok Youn

Watch Youn's Talk

February 2025

Artist Talk with Anne Yoncha

Multimedia Artist Anne Yoncha gave a talk on February 8, 2025 at the Belger Crane Yard Gallery. She spoke about her work, residencies in Finland and more. Yoncha had featured work in our exhibition Materialize: Visualizing Climate Change including her piece Peat Quilt 1 (pictured above) , which she spoke about in her talk.

WATCH YONCHA'S TALK

Artist Talk with Caroline Landau

Glass Artist Caroline Landau gave an artist talk on February 6, 2025. She spoke about her process, practice and creating molds of natural elements in the outdoors. Landau's piece Prometheus (pictured above), featured in her talk, was on view at the Belger Crane Yard Gallery in our exhibition, Materialize: Visualizing Climate Change.

Watch Landau's talk