Passing Moments: Belger Arts’ Eleventh Annual Resident Exhibition
June 7 - September 7, 2024
at Belger Crane Yard Studio
2011 Tracy Avenue Kansas City, MO, 64108
Belger Crane Yard Gallery presents Passing Moments: Belger Arts’ Eleventh Annual Resident Exhibition opening Friday, June 7, 2024, at 2011 Tracy Avenue, Kansas City, MO 64108. The public is invited to an opening night reception from 6 to 8 pm, where the participating artists will give remarks at 6:30 pm.
The exhibition includes work by Joel Pisowicz, Gina Pisto, and Logan Reynolds and is the culmination of their artist residencies at the Belger Crane Yard Studios. The past year has been one of growth and change for the artists and the exhibition is a reflection of the “passing moments” experienced during this pivotal time in their careers. Passing Moments explores nostalgia, memorial, and how objects present a view into the past.
Passing Moments was recently included in a recent KCUR article titled “These are the 6 Kansas City art exhibits you need to explore this summer.” Check out the article by going to the Link tree in our Instagram account or use the following link: https://www.kcur.org/arts-life/2024-06-22/kansas-city-art-exhibits-museums-things-to-do-summer-2024
While styles and techniques are unique to each artist, all three delve into themes of memory and the passage of time in their practice. Joel Pisowicz refers to monoliths with his austere, vertical sculptures. His forms and aesthetics pay homage to the post-industrial environment of his blue-collar upbringing. Gina Pisto creates sculptures referencing still life, flora, and domestic space. Pisto meditates on how objects are imbued with memory and emotion, transforming them into metaphorical portals to the past. Logan Reynolds’ familiar yet distorted domestic objects use humor to explore intergenerational relationships and value systems. Collections of cartoonish items referencing popular culture and consumer products are treated equally with “nostalgic fondness” and ambivalence. The exhibition is on view from June 7 through September 7, 2024.
Belger Crane Yard Studios continues to host national and international artists through its Artists in Residence program. A residency provides ceramic artists the opportunity to expand their body of work or create a special project that may be outside of the scope of their routine studio practice.
