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The Irene B. French Community Center Art Gallery is in its eleventh year of operation. Our mission is to increase public awareness of the visual arts by providing a setting for exhibition and education. Gallery space will feature monthly exhibits by local and regional artists. All exhibits are free to the public and many artists will have originals and prints for sale to the public.
High School Show
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Hours of operation:
Monday-Thursday 9:00am - 9:00pm,
Friday - 9:00am - 4:00pm,
Saturday 9:00am - 3:00pm,
Sunday 2:00pm - 4:00pm.
Exhibit Schedule: (for a complete 2008 exhibit listing click here)
Jan. 3, 2008: “Forms and Metaphors” Lori Wright & Michael Almond
 
Jan. 31, 2008: "Diversity" by Charles Brown, Tony Butler, James Kemme & Wendy Erichsen
   
March 1, 2008: "12th Annual Heartland Artist Exhibition"
2008 Best of Show Oil by Ryan Shultz
Click here to download the applciation for the 13th Annual Heartland Artists Exhibition -- March 2009.
April 3, 2008: "People to People International's Global Youth Murals"
 
May 1, 2008: "Talents & Treasures" by Sun Bauer & Satin Sturdevant
 
June 5, 2008: "Camera or Canvas...the Color Unites Us" Jennifer Jenks & Margaret Godfrey
 
July 3, 2008: "Broken Open" Becky Hyberger, Mira Mickler Moss & Debbie Wagner
  
August 7, 2008: "Senior Arts Council"
 
September 4, 2008: "Still-life & Figurative Sculptures" Rachal Mindrup & Polly Plain
 
October 2, 2008: "Images of Nature" Crandall Vail & Katrina Methot-Swanson
 
November 6, 2008: "40 Viewpoints- 40 Artists" Images Art Gallery (Artists from Kansas & Missouri)
 
December 4th, 2008: "High School Visual Art Exhibition" by Metro High Schools
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Thank you to this year's High School Show sponsors:
Arrow Party Rentals Crick Camera Shop
Dick Blick Artist Materials Shawnee Steel
  
Public is invited to attend opening night wine & cheese receptions, 7:00 to 8:30pm at the Irene B. French Community Center.
Interested in displaying your work at the Irene B. French Community Center Art Gallery?
The deadline for consideration for 2009 is over. We will start taking applications for 2010 consideration starting January 2nd, 2009. The deadline will be July 5th, 2009.
Download 2009 Schedule here.
For specific information not available on this web site, contact us at:
Merriam Parks and Recreation
5701 Merriam Drive
Merriam, KS 66203
(913) 322-5550
Fax: (913) 677-1409
e-mail: shayden@merriam.org
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