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5701 Merriam Drive
Merriam, KS 66203
(913) 322-5550
(913) 677-1409 fax
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Irene B. French Community Center Art Gallery~      

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.

Paint with the Master's Workshops are held three to four times a year at the Irene B. French Community Center. for more information click HERE.

Interested in displaying your work at the Irene B. French Community Center Art Gallery?  Click here for an application for 2010 consideration. The deadline to submit for 2010 is July 12th, 2009.

                  

 For Metro area art happenings, click the Arts Council image above.

Thank you sponsors:

Arrow Party Rentals

Shawnee Steele

Merriam Parks, Recreation and Community Center Foundation

         

Hours of operation:
Monday-Thursday 9:00am - 9:00pm,
Friday - 9:00am - 4:00pm,
Saturday 9:00am - 3:00pm,
Sunday 2:00pm - 4:00pm.         
Public is invited to attend opening night wine & cheese receptions, 7:00 to 8:30pm at the Irene B. French Community Center.            

Recent & Upcoming Art Exhibits: (Download 2009 schedule- PDF file)
June 2009 Works by Kale Van Leeuwen, Sunny Shultz, & Nancy Reese
May 2009 "Glory of Color" by Greg Chappell, Colleen Vandermillion & Karina Koster
Apr. 2009

Many Voices..Study in Art & Jazz

Opening Reception: Sat., April 4th, 5:30pm-8:00pm

Mar. 2009 13th Annual Heartland Artist Exhibition
Feb. 2009 “Still Lifes & Collages” by Debra Payne & Elizabeth Goslin
Jan. 2009 "Three Midwestern Artists" by: Greg Schieszer, Brett Schieszer & Steve Horan
Dec. 2008 "High School Visual Art Exhibition" by Metro High Schools
Nov. 2008 "40 Viewpoints- 40 Artists" Images Art Gallery
Oct. 2008 "Images of Nature" by Crandall Vail & Katrina Methot-Swanson
Sept. 2008 "Still-life & Figurative Sculptures" by Rachal Mindrup & Polly Plain
Aug. 2008 "Senior Arts Council"
July 2008 "Broken Open" by Debbie Wagner, Mira Mickler Moss & Becky Hyberger
June 2008 "Camera or Canvas...the Color Unites Us" by Margaret Godfrey & Jenny Jenks
May 2008 "Talents & Treasures" by Sun Bauer
April 2008 "People to People International's Global Youth Mural"
Mar. 2008 "2008 Heartland Artists Exhibition"
Feb. 2008 “Diversity” by Charles Brown, Tony Butler, James Kemme & Wendy Erichsen

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: timm@merriam.org

Directions, click here.