The Epsten Gallery at Village Shalom kicks off the fall 2009 art season with UrbanSuburban 2009, its fifth annual exhibition and fundraising event. More than 80 local, regional, and national artists will be participating in the UrbanSuburban 2009 Exhibition, which will open in the Epsten Gallery on Sunday, August 30, 2009, with an opening reception from 2-4 p.m. The UrbanSuburban 2009 Auction fundraiser will be held on Saturday, October 17 from 7-10 p.m.

UrbanSuburban 2009 Exhibition and Art Auction

The Kansas City Jewish Museum will feature works by over 80 artists in this salon-style exhibition, which will include painting, sculpture, ceramics, photography, fiber, mixed media, jewelry and Judaica by artists from Missouri and Kansas as well as Mississippi, Florida, New York, Connecticut, North Carolina, New Jersey and Israel. This display of artwork will be featured in the Kansas City Jewish Museum¹s Epsten Gallery and KCJM Project Cases throughout the first-floor of Village Shalom.

The annual UrbanSuburban Exhibition at Epsten Gallery offers audiences an opportunity to view a cross-section of established artists from the Greater Kansas City region as well as a chance to discover some up-and-coming talent from the area¹s emerging artists. This exhibition is also a popular destination for the region¹s collectors and curators.

Participating UrbanSuburban 2009 artists include: Eric Abraham, Sylvia Rose Augustus, Rita Blitt, Deanna Dikeman, Cary Esser, Nate Fors, Peregrine Honig, Amy Kephart, Lauren McEntire, Hugh, Merrill, Gary Noland, Anne Pearce, Robert Quackenbush, Phil Shafer, Jesse Small, Lynn Smiser Bowers, Irma Starr, Mary Ann Strandell, Bernadette Esperanza Torres, Jane Voorhees, Jessica Wohl and many others.

For a complete list of UrbanSuburban 2009 participating artists, tickets to the art auction event or patron information, please call 913-226-8413 or send e-mail correspondence to mcain@kcjm.org.

The Kansas City Jewish Museum (KCJM) has been connecting communities and generations through the arts since 1991. The purpose of KCJM is to provide innovative art exhibitions and related programming that engage seniors and diverse audiences from all segments of our community to enrich lives and celebrate our common humanity through art. KCJM realizes this goal through two projects: The Epsten Gallery at Village Shalom and through partnerships with local, regional and national institutions that engage in KCJM's Museum Without Walls exhibition program.