Waah- It’s really quite disappointing that the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art doesn’t have a better marketing scheme to announce the upcoming employee exhibition, “Inside Out”. In fact, the only “Inside Out” exhibition announcement I found amidst any sort of calendar on the website is from 2009. I was told an announcement about the exhibition will go out in an email blast, but I have no idea to whom…..and I was hoping for some web invite/ announcement that I could easily pass on to all my friends. Yes, all my hubbub is because I have a piece in this show. From my perspective, through all the people I associate with, rarely anyone ever hears about this annual exhibition…..and this is coming from fellow artists who frequent the Kemper Museum. (yes, I would love some cheese with my whine.)

What better time to inform and invite you now……that as of Friday, December 14th.2012, the “Inside Out” art show will be open to the public and viewable at the Kemper East building located at 200 East 44th Street, KCMO (directly across the street from KCAI’s outdoor sculpture work area). The exhibition showcases all the fabulous artists who work at the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art. There isn’t an official opening reception for  public attendance because the opening reception couples as our holiday gathering exclusively for employees. But for those who would like to see this show, hours of operation are Tuesday–Friday, 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.

Kemper East Building (without the sculpture now currently on lawn)

Being a part of this exhibition, as well as viewing it, is quite a unique experience. I don’t know of any other museums who offer such an opportunity which allows the public to become more engaged with the people they see silently guarding art in the museum, serving food in the cafe, or selling items in the museum shop; and also with the people they might not see who are curating and/ or installing upcoming exhibitions for the museum, and those keeping the museum alive with free programing.

I want to give you a teaser, but not directly “show and tell” which piece I submitted. So I will leave you with some work in progress (WIP) images of textiles I’ve been working on for the past couple of months, using screen-printing, dye painting, color discharge and resist dyeing techniques. Later, I will show you the finished product of each one.

100% cotton: screen-printed and painted with dye

100% cotton: dye resist, color discharge, and dye painted

100% cotton: dye resist, color discharge, and dye painted