One of b.a.l.m.’s good friends and amazing artists passed away July, 5th, 2012.
We remember GF Sam Wagner. Sam has been involved in b.a.l.m. from the beginning and he will be missed greatly.
Sam was in the b.a.l.m. White Show in Lawrence, KS and San Antonio, TX, Anthropoi, Dry Bones, and the Dannon Art Project.
Sam was a wonderful person and artists. Our condolences, and much love to his wife Shelley and three children.
GF SAM WAGNER
Obituary:
GF Sam Wagner, 38, of Overland Park, KS, passed away Thurs., July 5, 2012. He was born on Jan. 26, 1974, in Springfield, MO, the son of Lynn Catherine (Brimeyer) and Galen F. Wagner. Survivors include his wife, Shelley Wagner, and three children. Other survivors include Gilbert and Leone Brimeyer, Laura and Rick Coelho and their children, and Stephanie and Jeremy Jerguson and their children. He will be missed by many other family members and friends. Sam was a dad, a husband, a son, a brother, a grandson, a cousin, an uncle, a nephew, a son-in-law, a brother-in- law, a neighbor, a friend, a soccer coach, an artist, an architect, a Jayhawk, and a Sporting KC fan. He is now a citizen of heaven. Funeral Services will be held at 10 a.m., Fri., July 13, at Evangel Church, 1414 E. 103rd St., KC, MO 64131. Visitation will be held from 6-8 p.m., Thurs., July 12, at the church. Burial will be held in the Shawnee Mission Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions to his children’s education may be made to Learning Quest. Fond memories and condolences for the family may be left at www.johnsoncountychapel.com. (Arr: D.W. Newcomer’s Sons Johnson County Chapel, 11200 Metcalf Ave, Overland Park, KS 66210. (913) 451-1860) http://www.dwnewcomers.com
GF Sam Wagner, Swoon (Grace Outake), Acrylic and cut paper, Dec 2011
GF Sam Wagner, Little Things I Should Have Said and Done 1 from The Little Things I Should Have Said and Done Series, 2009
GF Sam Wagner, Sam at b.a.l.m. White Show next to his paintings, “Geese” and “Discover and Enjoy”, 2009
GF Sam Wagner with “Awakening” for b.a.l.m. Dry Bones Exhibition, Oct. 2010 (Collection of Darin and Shannon White)
GF Sam Wagner, At work at b.a.l.m. Dannon Art Project, February, 20th, 2012
A few words about Sam by balm Co Founder Darin White
See more of GF Sam Wagner’s artwork here.
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If you would like to help the family in this time by sending a memorial, please write the check to Learning Quest for his children’s education fund.
Please reference GF Sam and Shelley Wagner on checks or in a note sent with checks.
Please send checks to:
LearningQuest c/o Walla Street
4745 West 136th Street
Leawood, KS 66224
balm is a non profit organization working on 501-3C Status.
If you or an organization or business would like to donate funds, time or
other resources to further art and artists in Lawrence, KS and throughout
the country please send any correspondence to us or donate by clicking the
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balm is a non profit organization working on 501-3C Status.
If you or an organization or business would like to donate funds, time or
other resources to further art and artists in Lawrence, KS and throughout
the country please send any correspondence to the addresses in the
signature or donate by clicking the link below.
There was a great turn out for the September Final Friday event at the 739 Mass
Street Flash Space with an estimated 1,000-1,300 in attendance. Tom King from
Review Magazine did a brief review highlighting the b.a.l.m. anthropoi Exhibition
and curation. The show exhibited 18 artists including Ben Ahlvers, Rob Allen,
TR Ericsson, Jason T. Clark, Larry Graeber, Duane Hilburn, Akiko Jackson,
Lacey Lewis, Don Lisy, Jung Hee Mun, Dave Root, Nicolette Ross, Frank Shopen,
Betsy Timmer, Dave Van Hee, GF Sam Wagner, Jay Walker and Shannon White
and last minute addition Erok Johanssen.
Below are some images from the opening courtesy of Ed White Photo Images.
See more of the show opening images here.
For more images of the artwork displayed or to purchase a piece of artwork, please
contact curator Darin M. White .
We would like to thank sponsors for this exhibition including: Downtown Lawrence Arts District, Lawrence Sign Up, Cottin’s Hardware, Ed White Photo Images and our friendly neighbors Signs of Life Gallery.
We would also like to thank the musical group Antiques and Collectibles for
setting the mood. In edition, we would like to thank the assistance received
by multiple volunteers including a whole family in painting the space and
getting ready for this show we couldn’t have done this with out you.
balm is a non profit organization working on 501-3C Status.
If you or an organization would like to donate funds, time or other resources
to further art and artists in Lawrence, KS and throughout the country please
send any correspondence to the addresses in the signature.
Coming off the inaugural event of Final Fridays there are great expectations
for this months opening. There was a fabulous turn out and response to this event
and we are hoping for sustained success in promoting art and artists and
introducing those who may not be aware of the variety and depth of
contemporary art to a little taste. b.a.l.m. produced the August show TRANS•parent TRANS•lucent which was able to bring some good reviews, publicity and awareness for the Final Friday events.
Opening in conjunction with the Lawrence, Kansas Final Fridays b.a.l.m. announces anthropoi – a group exhibit about how artist view people
curated by Darin M. White a beauty, art and life movement production.
Please join us this Friday September 24th, 2010 for the opening reception
at the 739 Mass Street Flash Space from 5-10pm. Join us at 5pm for a special
appearance and collective work, and we also are looking forward to hosting a
variety of art collectives in the first hour of the opening.
Show dates are from Sept. 24th- Oct. 22nd by appointment.
Artists exhibited in the show include:
Ben Ahlvers, Rob Allen, TR Ericsson, Jason T. Clark, Larry Graeber, Duane Hilburn,
Akiko Jackson, Lacey Lewis, Don Lisy, Jung Hee Mun, Dave Root, Nicolette Ross,
Frank Shopen, Betsy Timmer, Dave Van Hee, GF Sam Wagner, Jay Walker and
Shannon White.
Front Image: cropped examples of a variety of the artists works.
balm is a non profit organization working on 501-3C Status.
If you or an organization would like to donate funds, time or other resources
to further art and artists in Lawrence, KS and throughout the country please
send any correspondence to the addresses in the signature.
The b.a.l.m. WHITE SHOW at Hausmann Millworks was a little lighter on the trek
back to Kansas. Three additional art works sold while in San Antonio, Texas.
Congratulations artists!
We heard over and over how much people appreciated the level of quality that this
show has to offer. We would like to thank the people of San Antonio for their
appreciation, requests for extension, supporting this traveling art show both in
purchases as well as attendance and by word of mouth. Thank you to Rex
Hausmann and the Millworks for hosting and helping sponsor the exhibition.
The exhibition opened on March 6th, 2010 in conjunction with Contemporary Art Month (CAM) with a well attended reception with many curators,
directors and art buyers and of course art lovers. There was also a large closing
reception on March 27th, 2010, with art performances, bands etc and
because of numerous requests the exhibit was extended to May 5th, 2010.
After beginning at in Lawrence, KS, the WHITE SHOW opens in San Antonio, TX March 6th, 2010. This event coincides with and is listed as a part of CONTEMPORARY ART MONTH, San Antonio’s perennial festival and Luminaria Arts Night. This will be a great time to launch the contemporary works of WHITE SHOW artists in a another venue, Hausmann Millworks Gallery, in collaboration with other galleries, and art organizations.
Hausmann press release reads as follows:
“What is White?
Is white the way a human eye sees light? Is this five letter English word the containment of the entire color spectrum? Perhaps it is political or racial… memories, objects, impressions, subtle texture, dramatic variances the color white is a fully loaded word. White as an adjective attracts multiple interpretations. The WHITE show aims to explore all of the above.
The WHITE show began in Lawrence, Kansas and has traveled to San Antonio, Texas for its second debut as part of Contemporary Art Month. The show comprises 43 artists from 19 US States and Istanbul Turkey. The show includes established artists such as Rolando Briseno, TR Ericsson, Jon Keith Swindell, Stephen Johnson, and David Parker to name a few, and many emerging artists like Jimmy James Canales and Ardan Ozmenoglu.
Organized by b.a.l.m. in Lawrence, Kansas, the show was originally juried by Samuel W. Kho and and then further juried in San Antonio by Hausmann Millworks, we present to you the WHITE SHOW.”
An WHITE SHOW exhibition catalog is on its way from the complete and original exhibition b.a.l.m. presented at SIGNS OF LIFE GALLERY, Lawrence, KS. We will make the catalog available as soon as possible. If you or your organization would be interested in sponsoring this catalog, let us know as we believe you will be proud to be associated. We were grateful to report approximately $5200 worth of artists’ work sold at this KS show and we are thankful for everyone’s help, patronage, partnership and participation in the show. A few of the pieces sold will not travel, and the variety of artists and works was pared down to fit the gallery space in San Antonio. Each show will take on a slightly different look and feel as it travels. Thank you for taking this journey with us!
with WHITE SHOW Juror Samuel W. Kho & Artists and Closing Reception
(A list of Artists attending to follow)
Date:
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Time:
7:00pm – 8:30pm
Location:
Signs of Life Gallery
Street:
722 Massachusetts Street
City/Town:
Lawrence, KS
You are cordially invited to hear balm WHITE SHOW juror Samuel W. Kho and a portion of the artists involved in the show discuss Art in a context of seeing. Mr. Kho will talk about the idea of how shows connecting us to food and its preparation can help us view art better and then discuss these concepts and more with the artists. Following the discussion, there will be a closing reception and time to connect with the Juror and Artists.
The last day to view the balm WHITE SHOW is January 16th, 2010 before it travels to Hausmann Millworks in San Antonio, TX February 19th – March 31st 2010. Thank you to all who have attended various events, artists who have been involved, patrons who have purchased art and sponsored events and to Signs of Life Gallery for hosting this show and events.
For more information on the show or to rsvp see the above invites or links below.
The b.a.l.m. WHITE SHOW opening at Signs of Life Gallery was a great success
with a constant flow of art lovers and interested visitors. We are thankful through
our sponsors to be able to offer $2,000 in awards with juror Samuel W. Kho choice
of artists. Below is a list of the winning artists work and amount of the award.
Please be sure to thank our sponsors by supporting their goods or services. Thank
you again to Signs of Life Gallery for hosting this show in their beautiful space.
The show will run through January 16th, 2009. We will have one to three artists
talks per month tba.
ARTIST AWARDS:
Leah Busch HELLO, FITZGERALD $500
Evan Conley UNTITLED $400
Stephen Johnson WISH NO. 7 $250
Kristine Luber BLANCHE $100
Larry Cole WHAT IS PURE? $100
Sunny Belliston-Taylor FIREHOUSE WHITE $50
TR Erickson MEMORIAL DAY $50
K Hawkom Thomas STUDY IN VALUES $50
Jane Flanders NO 1, 2 & 3 BONE Gift Certificate ($25 Cottin’s Hardware)
Brian Horsch EXPLORERS Gift Certificate ($25 Cottin’s Hardware)
Betty Wright PARKER Gift Certificate ($25 Blick Studios)
Matthew Farley TAKO TSUBO Gift Certificate ($25 Cottin’s Hardware)
Betsy Timmer DRESS Gift Certificate ($25 Blick Studios)
Barry Osbourn WHITE CAULKING Gift Certificate ($25 Blick Studios)
Ben Ahlvers TIGHT Gift Certificate ($25 Cottin’s Hardware)
Lynn Hodgman JUSTLY FOLDED Gift Certificate ($25 Blick Studios)
SPONSORS:
DEMDACO, Blick Studio, Central National Bank, ColeCom,
Display Direct, Douglas County Bank, Hava Studios, Kring’s Interiors,
Lazer 105.9, Mass Street Music, White Art Studio
This juried show brings national and regional, established and emerging artists
together with the inspiration “What is White?” A b.a.l.m. collaboration with
Rex Hausmann, allowed us to produce an interactive performance piece for
the opting that illustrates the concept of digging beneath the surface of a piece
of art to reveal the pinata-like nature of art as it is experienced by people of
diverse agesand backgrounds in different ways. We hope this piece frees the
gallery viewer to experience art in a curious and engaging way.
Please see the video below of this interactive collaboration.
Please join us for the opening reception which will feature an interactive installation
of a 3-D painting by Rex Hausmann in collaboration with b.a.l.m., 49 artists from
19 States and Puerto Rico, including established artists such as TR Ericsson,
Stephen Johnson, David Parker to name a few, and many emerging as well as local
and regional artists. Also provided will be hors d’œuvres, live jazz, and the
presentation of the artists awards.
Show runs from October 23rd through January 16th, 2010. There will be 1-2 artist
talks at the gallery per month while the show is running. Stay tuned for artists,
topics and dates.
Click on the images below to enlarge.
For more information about the show or the artists contact us here, or 785.550.3856.
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