Art Exhibits

Mattie Rhodes Art Gallery was established in 1999 to provide emerging and established Latino artists a venue in which to display their art work, as well as a place for the community to celebrate and learn about Latino culture through visual arts.

Mattie Rhodes Art Gallery continues to invite all artists to exhibit works that explore themes important to the Latino culture. We strive to educate the public about the importance of the arts and bring together many cultures within our community. Contact 816-221-2349 for more information on our exhibits.

First Friday artist receptions are held most First Fridays of the month beginning at 6:00pm, including refreshments,music and other entertainment. All exhibits are free and open to the public. Donations are welcome. Please call 816-221-2349 for more information.

Tours are a great way to get the most out of an exhibit! Let us guide you through our current exhibit and share cultural and historic details. Afterwards, it’s your turn to be creative! Participate in an art activity designed specifically for the exhibit. Join us for this fun and educational opportunity! Cost is $5/person for tour and activity* or $3 for tour only. Tours are scheduled Tuesday-Friday, 9:00am-1:00pm for groups of 10 or more. Contact 816-221-2349, to schedule. *Costs may differ for Day of the Dead.

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MARIA CALDERON

Energentic Ceremony, Messengers of Light, and The Power of Intention 
February 3 - 24, 2012 

Opening Reception: Friday, February 3,  from 6-9 pm 

A series of spatially engaging portraits, interactive sculpture, and full sensory awareness stations that heighten the viewer's engagement through Individual interactions shared with the Artist. 


Performers in the installation:
Lacey Wozny will be initiating Palo Santo smoke immersions.
Stephen Bushman will be serving handmade Chai.
Maria Calderon will be serving root and herbal medicinal teas in mason jars.
Dalton Carter and Jim Button will be at the check in table distributing Astrological sashes.
Pedro Calderon will be providing improvisational music on Andean pan flutes throughout the evening upon the fall of each hour. 

Maria Calderon - The Power of Intention from Maria Calderon on Vimeo.

Feature Artist Workshop

Moving and Drawing with Intention
Saturday February 18, 2012  

Yoga related movement and posture to engage body
awareness and enhance hand-eye coordination,
incorporated with intuitive drawing practices.

Noon - 3:00 pm          All Ages       Class Fee: $30.00

All Materials provided

    Call: 816-581-5631 or email:Jmanco@mattierhodes.org to RSVP

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Corazones Valientes
February 3 - April 20, 2012

Opening Reception: Friday, February 3,  from 6-9 pm

Second Reception: Friday, March 2, from 6-9 pm

Closing Reception: Friday, April 6, from 6-9 pm

Mattie Rhodes Gallery is excited to introduce Kansas City to the Corazones Valientes(Brave Hearts), a collective group of female painters and muralists from the village of  La Unión de Monterrey, San Carlos, in northern Costa Rica.  The side gallery will feature new works fromCorazones Valientes artists'  Toribia Mayrena Guido, Marina Méndez Cruz, Patricia Quesada Méndez, Viria Salas Araya, Luz Ríos Duarte, Ivannia Zambrana Ríos, Lany Zambrana Ríos, and Esmeralda Rivera Ruíz.   For the past nineteen years, the Corazones Valientes have been exhibiting and selling paintings of tropical landscapes and colorful scenes of rural life across the United States, Nicaragua and Costa Rica. Their artwork has also been published  in several children's books, posters and cards.

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COMING SOON...

Juan Chawuk
March 2 - April 20, 2012  

Opening Reception: Friday,  March 2, 2012 from 6-9pm

Closing Reception:Friday,  April 6, 2012 from 6-9pm

In conjunction with the National Museum of Mexican Art in Chicago, Mattie Rhodes Center presents Juan Chawuk, a Tojolobal Maya from Las Margaritas, Chiapas, Mexico, located near the famed Palenque Mayan Ruins.  Chawuk is a painter, muralist, sculptor, photographer, and graphic artist  who has been in solo and group exhibitions throughout Mexico and the United States. Recently, Chawuk conducted arts workshops in Turin, Italy, and Bogota and Cartagena, Columbia. The main gallery will highlight new works by Chawuk, and there will be a series of events, artist lectures and workshops coinciding with the exhibition.

for more information visit Juan Chawuk

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Previous Exhibits
Quetzalcoatl and the Tree of Life – December 2011/January 2012
Día de los Muertos – October/November 2011
Quinceañera – September 2011
La Paloma y la Rana – May/June 2011
Corazón – February/March 2011
Children's Exhibition – April 2011
Visions of Our Lady of Guadalupe – December 2010/January 2011
Día de los Muertos – October/November 2010
Cuatro Cuadrado – September 2010
¡Viva! – May/June 2010
Celebrate! 40 Years of After School Art – April 2010
Este es mi México – March 2010
El Mercado – December 2009
Día de los Muertos – October/November 2009
Folk Art of the Americas – September 2009
Cultural Composite – May/June 2009
My Masterpiece – April 2009
Venha a Carnaval – February/March 2009
El Mercado – December 2008
Día de los Muertos  – October/November 2008
La Loteria: Arte y Adivinanzas – September 2008
In Contrast – June 2008
The Chicano Experience – May 2008
Celebration of Children – April 2008
Exhibicion de Lenguas Indigenas – March 2008