More than 80 local, regional, and national artists will be participating in the UrbanSuburban 2009 Exhibition, which will open in the Epsten Gallery on Sunday, August 30, 2009, with an opening reception from 2-4 p.m. The UrbanSuburban 2009 Auction fundraiser will be held on Saturday, October 17 from 7-10 p.m.

The Kansas City Jewish Museum will feature works by over 80 artists in this salon-style exhibition, which will include painting, sculpture, ceramics, photography, fiber, mixed media, jewelry and Judaica by artists from Missouri and Kansas as well as Mississippi, Florida, New York, Connecticut, North Carolina, New Jersey and Israel. This display of artwork will be featured in the Kansas City Jewish Museum’s Epsten Gallery and KCJM Project Cases throughout the first-floor of Village Shalom.

The annual UrbanSuburban Exhibition at Epsten Gallery offers audiences an opportunity to view a cross-section of established artists from the Greater Kansas City region as well as a chance to discover some up-and-coming talent from the area’s emerging artists. This exhibition is also a popular destination for the region’s collectors and curators.

Diana Abitz  •  Eric Abraham  •  Herb Adler Collection  •  Asheer Akram  •  Jane Almirall

Barry Anderson  •  Rod Atteberry  •  Sylvia Rose Augustus  •  Marci Aylward  •  Miki Baird

Debbie Barrett-Jones  •  Rosena Baumli   •  Randi Berger  •  Rita Blitt  •  Derrick Breidenthal

Marcus Cain  •  John Davis Carroll  •  Jesse Christopher  •  Beth Cosner  •  Mark Cowardin

Bowie Croisant  •  Tara Dawley  •  Deanna Dikeman  •  Lorrie Crystal Eigles  •  Cary Esser

John Ferry  •  Tyra Forker  •  Nate Fors  •  Sue Friesz  •  Jorge Garcia Almodovar

Rachelle M. Gardner  •  Stephanie Garry  •  Laura Gascogne  •  Bev Gegen

Rhonda Ginsberg  •  Lester Goldman Estate  •  Mindy Goodman  •  Shea Gordon

Nicholas Haney  •  Rachel Hayes  •  Lynne Hodgman  •  Peregrine Honig

Sybil & Norman Kahn Collection  •  Ritchie Kaye  •  Amy Kephart  •  Ellie Kort

Janet Kuemmerlein  •  Susi Lulaki  •  Marilyn Mahoney  •  Stephen Maine  •  Lauren McEntire 

Hugh Merrill  •  Marietta Moore  •  Maryellen Munger  •  Robyn Nichols  •  Garry Noland

Laura Nugent  •  Anne Austin Pearce  •  Gelah Penn  •  David Pier  •  Travis Pratt  •  Robert Quackenbush  •  Carlyle Raine  •  JM Rees

Josh Rizer  •  Aryn Roth  •  Michael Schonhoff  •  E. Spencer Schubert  •  Phil Shafer  •  Shira Silverston  •  Jesse Small  •  Lynn Smiser Bowers  •  Irma Starr  •  Mary Ann Strandell  •  Carolyn Summers  •  Caleb Taylor  •  Larry Thomas  •  Carla Tilghman

Bernadette Esperanza Torres  •  Gerry Trilling  •  Jane Voorhees  •  Ryan Watkins  •  Sandi Weinstein  •  Susan White •  Peter Wilkin

Allan Winkler  •  Jessica Wohl

For tickets to the art auction event or patron information, please call 913-226-8413 or send e-mail correspondence to mcain@kcjmca.org.