Belger Arts Center
Current Exhibition

William T. Wiley Nomad Is an Island, 1981 Mixed media installation 108 in. x 216 in. x 240 in. "Beneath The Surface - Excavating the Belger Collection." March 5, 2010 - August 6, 2010 (More Information) This exhibit features rarely seen works by Terry Allen, William Christenberry, Viola Frey, Jasper Johns, Creighton Michael, Ed Ruscha, Robert Stackhouse, Renee Stout, William T. Wiley, and Terry Winters. Beneath The Surface will run through August 6, 2010. This exhibition contains artwork which deals with mature subject matter. This exhibit will kickoff the second decade of the Belger Arts Center. Thanks to all our visitors and volunteers for making the first 10 years a success!

Terry Allen Terry Allen & Dave Hickey University of Texas Press Terry Allen Book Signing (More Information) New Mexico artist/songwriter Terry Allen signed copies of the new book “Terry Allen” (May, 2010 - University of Texas Press) at the Belger Arts Center on July 9, 2010. The book, with over 300 images, features texts about his artwork and musical output. Although the book-signing and reception have passed, there are a limited number of signed copies for sale, in the gallery. Six artworks from Youth In Asia, Allen’s monumental suite about the aftermath of the Vietnam War, are currently on display as part of the Beneath The Surface exhibit.

Belger Arts Center Welcomes Red Star Studios (Red Star Website) Belger Arts Center would like to welcome Red Star Studios to our first-floor gallery. Red Star's gallery will host new exhibitions monthly featuring the best in contemporary ceramics. Gallery hours are Wednesday - Friday 10 - 4 and Saturday 12 - 4. The Fundamentals of Clay , featuring the works of influential professor Ted Adler and 5 candidates from Wichita State University's Master-level Ceramics program will display at The Belger from July 2 - July 31, with new exhibits, workshops, and classes being added to the calendar regularly.

"The Belger Arts Center is amazing in its presence in Kansas City; not quite a museum, not a university gallery, not a commercial gallery. It is an entity in itself that defies definition. It is an incredible resource and contribution to the visual arts in Kansas City." - Dr. Kathleen Desmond, REVIEW magazine, November 2004

Feel free to contact us for more info about any of our exhibitions or to schedule tours for groups of 10 or more.