Belger Arts

Join us for a new upcoming special topic glass blowing class, "Handling History, Bit by Bit" with Resident Artist Jamison Cole!

Explore the forms and decorative details of American Colonial glassware in this hands-on glass blowing workshop. Cole will review foundational glass blowing techniques and demonstrate how to create handles, stems, and historic adornments such as lily pad textures, prunts, and sculpted rooster and turkey finials.

🗓️ Saturday & Sunday, November 7 - 8
📍 Belger Glass Annex (1219 E. 19th St., KCMO)

Cole will also give a FREE Artist Talk on Thursday, November 5, and lead the First Friday Glass Blowing Demo on November 6.

Visit Belgerarts.org to learn more and to sign up!

Thank you to everyone who came to last weekend's Raku Firing!

If you missed it, join us on Sunday, November 15, for our next Community Raku Firing and Potluck. Space is limited for each firing, so register ahead to make sure you have a spot!

All ages welcome, no experience needed!

🗓️ Sunday, November 15
🕑 2:00PM-6:00PM
📍Belger Crane Yard Studios

Registration is required, so visit Belgerarts.org to sign up today!

Thank you to everyone who joined us for First Friday this October!

If you missed it, here is a recap:
◽ "Victor and Friends: Honoring the Legacy of Victor Babu" opened with friends and former students in attendance.
◽ "It's Serving" opened with bold, personable servingware that will help you host your guests in style.
◽ Ceramic Resident Artist Matt Pekarek demoed throwing a large vessel on the wheel.
◽ Glass artists shaped glass into a spooky creature during our Halloween-themed glass blowing demo.
◽ At the Annex, guests enjoyed hand-scooped ice cream from Scoop-a-Doodle MOO.

Thank you to everyone who came out to support us!

Visit Belgerarts.org to learn more about our upcoming events.

We're excited to announce our next seasonal gallery collection, "It’s Serving," available starting on First Friday, October 2.

"It’s Serving" is a seasonal collection of bold, personality-filled hostware designed to make every gathering memorable. Discover colorful serving dishes, statement pitchers, and brilliant handmade tableware for entertaining in style.

Featuring work by Meredith Host, Allen Lisko, Justin Rothshank, Wanda Tyner, and Jason Wang.

You can shop online or in person at the Belger Crane Yard Gallery (2011 Tracy Ave., KCMO) October 2 through November 28!

Resident Matt Pekarek is prepping for his demo this First Friday at the Belger Crane Yard Gallery from 6 to 8PM!

Pekarek is a research-based ceramic artist who uses archival and collected material to comment on labor-related United States history. He also uses his archaeological training to consider clay as a material and medium for historical storytelling.

Learn about Pekarek's studio practice and more as he demonstrates throwing large vessels on the wheel.

View our new exhibition, "Victor and Friends: Honoring the Legacy of Victor Babu," while you're at the Gallery from 6 to 8PM. And stop by the Belger Glass Annex for our Glass Pumpkin Patch and the Live Glass Blowing Demo from 4 to 9PM.

Attendance is FREE, and we have plenty of FREE parking.

More info at Belgerarts.org or call 816-474-7316.

Join us for an exciting, jam-packed First Friday this October!

Belger Crane Yard Gallery (2011 Tracy, KCMO) 6PM to 8PM:
◽ "Victor and Friends: Honoring the Legacy of Victor Babu" opens, celebrating the life, work, and influence of Victor Babu, featuring several works by Babu (1936 - 2019) and a selection of works by friends and former students. Acknowledgements will be given at 6:30PM.
◽Shop "It's Serving," the gallery’s newest seasonal collection dedicated to bold, personable servingware that will help you host your guests in style.
◽Catch a Live Clay Demo with Ceramic Resident Artist Matt Pekarek as he demonstrates throwing a large vessel on the wheel.

Belger Glass Annex (1219 E. 19th St., KCMO): 4PM to 9PM:
◽ Watch artists shape glass into a spooky creature during our Halloween-themed glass blowing demo from 6PM to 9PM.
◽ Browse a festive "pumpkin patch" of blown-glass pumpkins available for purchase from 4PM to 9PM.
◽ Guests can enjoy hand-scooped ice cream from Scoop-a-Doodle MOO and a complimentary tasting from local brewery Callsign Brewing.

Attendance is FREE, and we have plenty of FREE parking. We look forward to seeing you soon!

More info about upcoming FREE events at Belgerarts.org.

Join us next Sunday, October 4, for our Community Raku Firing and Potluck!

Come join us for a fun afternoon of firing outdoors with Raku!

You can bring your own pre-bisqued pieces or purchase a piece made by our staff and residents, which are ready to decorate.

Bring some food to share, and come hang out as we fire the pots, watch us pull them from the kiln while they’re red hot, enjoy the drama and excitement of the reduction flames, and walk away with a truly unique memento (or three).

All ages welcome, no experience needed!

🗓️ Sunday, October 4
🕑 2:00PM-6:00PM
📍Belger Crane Yard Studios

Registration is required, so visit Belgerarts.org to sign up today!

Our seasonal gallery collection, Hand in Hand, ends this Saturday, so make sure to grab these amazing pieces of art before they're gone.

◽ A Charmed Life by Cathy Broski
◽ Hair Bow Spoon by Keok Lim
◽ Hand Magnet by Allyson George
◽ Ring Holder by Kacey Ziegler
◽ Coral Cup by Stephen Homer
◽ Large Grid Yunomi by Sara Alfieri

You can shop online at Belgerarts.org or in person at the Belger Crane Yard Gallery (2011 Tracy Ave., KCMO) through Saturday, September 26!