Lamplighters

Lamplighters brings together a diverse group of Kansas City-based artists that explore the functional aspects of clay thru the medium of the lighted object. This exhibition opens October 7, 2022 at Vulpes Bastille with a performance by EMAS and has a closing reception Saturday October 22, 2022 with readings by selected poets exploring truth in their writing.

Lamplighters is taken from the eponymous poem by Robert Louis Stevenson. The poem imagines the lamplighter as having an adventurous, exciting life as lamplighters in essence are bringing light to a darkened and unknown area.  The lamp is generally a mundane item in daily life and this exhibit seeks to revitalize this object, capture the spirit of the poem and harness some of the lively energy that initially built the Crossroads arts district.  Invited artists are asked to think metaphorically as well as fundamentally about a lighted sculpture.  This definition is open to interpretation which brings an eclectic array of artworks into Vulpes Bastille.

The Lamplighters art exhibit of 40+ artists will have an opening reception on Friday October 7 and a closing reception on Saturday October 22. On October 7th 6-9, the improvisational ensemble Extemporaneous Music & Arts Society (EMAS) will perform featuring Evan Verploegh, Aaron Osborne, Krista Kopper and Brooke Knoll.  The closing reception on October 22nd 6-9pm, poets Jordan Stempleman, Meagan Dermody, Jackob Graves, and Hyejung Kook are scheduled to read their works.
Invited artists include:

Adam Lucas, Adams Puryear, Alison Siegel, Andrew Mcilvaine, Casey Whittier, Cindy Leung, Corey Antis, Eager Zhang, Elaine Buss, Eleanor Foy, Emily Reinhardt, Jada Patterson, Jing Huang, Joey Watson, Johanna Winters, John “Moose” Kimball, Josh Martin, Kate Horvat & Heidi Schultz, Katherine Moes, Kathy Liao, Kevin Umaña, Lilly Powell, Lisa Maione, Luke Haynes, Meredith Smith, Michael Martin, Nicole Woodard, Paul Mallory, Paul Maloney, Rachel Ferber, Randi Bachman, Robert Flowers, Rodrigo Carazas Portal, Roth Ayers Design (Meredith Host & Alex Watson), Ruben Castillo, Simone Mele, SK Reed, Steph Becker, Steve Snell, Summer Brooks, Sun Young Park, Susi Lulaki, Tyler Kimball