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Lee’s Summit’s GOT ART gallery is seeking artist submissions from MCC art students. Students can place entries by sending their artwork via CD portfolio or email.  The entry deadline for the February show is Feb. 8 at midnight, but the application must be turned in with a $10 fee by Feb. 3. Applications are available at www.gotartgallery.com. The GOT ART Gallery is located at 18 SW Third Street, Lee’s Summiti. A second show will be hung in October, and the deadline is Feb. 21 through March 5.

~Michael Scassellati

Rita Blitt's sculpture "My Dear," on exhibit at Longview's CAC gallery (Kari Dragoo/The Current).

by Carrie Mueller

Have you ever wanted to know the inspiration behind a piece of art work? Artist Talk is a time when you can do just that. Rita Blitt’s work in a show entitled Discovering and Sharing at Penn Valley’s Carter Art Center and Longview’s Cultural Arts Center.

Blitt is known for her flowing lines, and is showing a ten piece painting set entitled “A Sacred Moment.” Blitt not only has paintings on display, but is displaying sculptures as well.  The show will run until November 5.

During the Artist Talk, the artist will speak about her work and the inspiration behind the pieces. This is a time when the audience gets to ask the artist questions  find out what she was thinking and how each piece came about.

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Artist Katherine Anne Novotny's work is on exhibit in Longview's Cultural Arts Center Gallery (Micah Chrisman/The Current).

by Micah Chrisman

Longview’s flourishing art department got off to a great start with Cultural Arts Center exhibit by Katherine Anne Novotny. CAC Curator Daniel Reneau, who taught Novotny at the Kansas City Art Institute, said his  goal for CAC exhibits is to fascinate students and faculty alike who might be interested to know of the art culture that surrounds Longview’s campus life. [...]