Interested in Joining Plug?

Each member is a volunteer and occupies a position on Plug's Board of Directors. Member opportunities include curating group exhibitions, developing community programming, organizing fundraisers, and building community in the Kansas City ecosystem. Plug is looking for new members with diversity in mind. There is no deadline for this open call.

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Upcoming:

Bruised suns: A group exhibition curated by Chelsea Smith

Entropy: the degree of disorder or uncertainty in a system. 2. a. : the degradation of the matter and energy in the universe to an ultimate state of inert uniformity. Entropy is the general trend of the universe toward death and disorder.

This group exhibition explores entropy, disorder and the duality of beauty and decay. Through melting VHS tapes, cicadas shedding their delicate skins, clay weathered and fossilized, these five artists examine material life cycles and disintegration.

Exhibiting artists include Christina Batipps (Washington D.C.), Kristina Gabuardy (Kansas City,MO), Tiana Nanayo Kuʻuleialoha Honda (Hilo, Hawaiʻi + Lawrence, KS), Lula Smith (Kansas City, MO) and Joshua Solis (Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico + Ventura, CA).

Opening Reception is Saturday, October 5th, from 6:00 - 8:00pm.

PLUG ARTIST ROSTER

PLUG will maintain a roster of artists working in all disciplines and our curatorial cohort will use this roster to consider work for group exhibitions, crit nights, portfolio reviews, studio visits, artist highlights, etc. We are eager to review submissions from artists with an active creative practice who are interested in exhibiting work and/or participating in programming. We are not looking for show proposals at this time. Through this open-call process, our goal is to expand our network of artists on a rolling basis.

Inclusion in the PLUG Artist Roster does not guarantee participation in any future PLUG exhibitions, events, or programming.

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PLUG IS A 501(C)3 NONPROFIT ART SPACE IN KANSAS CITY, MO.

Each member is a volunteer and occupies a position on PLUG's Board of Directors. Current members are Christina M Femiano, Isabella Matute, Shelly Pinto, Stefan Schulz, Chelsea Smith, Travis Smorstad, and Hope-Lian Vinson.

FORMERLY PLUG PROJECTS

From the Rocket Grants Projects 2011-2012

“Plug Projects” This project is a curatorial collaboration by five Kansas City artists (Nicole Mauser, Amy Kligman, Misha Kligman, Cory Imig & Caleb Taylor) who share the mission of bringing fresh perspectives and conversations to the local art community through a new, collective artist-run space. Their goal is to energize artists and the public at large by exhibiting challenging new work, initiating critical dialogue, and expanding connections of artists in Kansas City as part of a wider, national network of artists.

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From 2011-2020, Plug Projects occupied a storefront gallery space in Kansas City's historic West Bottoms district. There, Plug Projects exhibited works from national and local artists, facilitated programming such as Crit Nights, Spark Plugs, and unPLUGGED. Due to the Covid-19 crisis and its impact on art spaces and individual members, Plug Projects left behind its West Bottoms gallery space and operated unattached from a physical location for a year. Plug Projects became PLUG, LLC, a 501(c)3 nonprofit. In 2021, PLUG became a tenant at the Agnes Arts Building.

Contact Us

Gallery address:

1328 Agnes Avenue, Kansas City, MO

Mailing address:

P.O. Box 8594, Kansas City, MO 64114

info@plug.gallery