Artspeak Radio + Schleifke, Johnson, & Belger Arts

Producer/host of Arts Magazine on KKFI, Michael Hogge takes over Artspeak Radio with guests Michael Schliefke, Andrew Johnson, Consuelo Cruz, & Lilly Powell.

MICHAEL SCHLIEFKE (pronounced SHLEEF-kah) Biography- I’m a full time artist with a studio full of oil paintings, a CV full of shows and awards and this website. I’ve been afflicted with this condition since my childhood in upstate New York. I grew up studying the psychological foibles Chuck Jones presented to me during my Saturday morning cartoons. I’ve been a full time ‘Professional Artist’ since 2002. Teaching art classes helps to pay my bills on time, and more importantly to indulge my every artistic urge. I spend my days satirizing self important folks on canvas, haphazardly writing stories, or filling pages in my sketchbooks. I also curate and assemble the occasional outlandish group art show. Some of these shows have received embarrassingly flattering amounts of attention.
Whispers from my past will tell you I’ve also painted murals, opera sets, and even written and drawn a series of satiric comic books. I’ve stretched literally thousands upon thousands of canvases. I’ve slaved away in art departments for horrible TV shows. Also, I’ve helped out on a variety of commercial sculptures and museum and corporate art installations. I currently spend most of my days in my studio in Kansas City, Missouri, but travel to the far corners of the earth as often as I can to soak up different cultures, trip over foreign words and experience as much art as possible.
Upcoming events:
HOLIDAY ART MARKET! NORTHEAST KC STUDIO TOUR Saturday, December 7th 10am – 6pm Sunday, December 8th 10am – 6pm
SCHLIEFKEVISION 104 Askew Ave KC MO 64123 www.schliefkevision.com

ANDREW JOHNSON- Andrew Johnson is an author, essayist, multimedia artist, and organizational leader living in Kansas City, Missouri. His work has appeared in The Sun, Image, Commonweal, Guernica, Crazyhorse, KC Studio, and elsewhere. He is the author of two books: The Thread and On Earth As It Is. He is the recipient of a Charlotte Street Foundation studio residency, an Arts KC Inspiration grant, a Rocket Grant from the Andy Warhol Foundation, and a Vermont Studio Center residency.
www.andrewmichaeljohnson.
More about Forum:
https://www.kansascityartistscoalition.org/forum
Forum is an ad-free print bi-monthly magazine dedicated to the encouragement and critical study of the arts in the Greater Kansas City region. Forum publishes critical art reviews, photographic essays of art and exhibitions, personal essays, poetry, artist profiles, interviews, and a readers’ forum.
Previously published from 1975 to 2001, Forum has a rich history of critical writing and public discourse in service to our region’s visual art, conceptual art, and literary communities. The Kansas City Artists Coalition is excited to revive this publication and bring new voices to the conversation as Forum relaunches in December 2024 with the first new issue in 23 years.
More about Forum:
https://www.kansascityartistscoalition.org/forum
FORUM Staff
Andrew Johnson, Editor
Courtney Wasson, KCAC Executive Director
FORUM Advisory Committee
Anthony Burnside
Liz Cook
Erin Dziedzic
Melissa Ferrar
Kimi Kitada
Dr. Stephanie Knappe
Sally Paul
Harold Smith
Kevin Townsend

CONSUELO CRUZ, Belger Arts Deputy Director and Studio Manager LILLY POWELL share information about upcoming events, new classes, and applying to the Artist in Residence Program.
First Friday, December 6 at Belger Arts
Belger Glass Annex: On the Spot Make Your Own Experiences (4-5:30pm)
Free Glassblowing Demo (6-8pm) (link: Upcoming Events — Belger Arts – KC,MO)
Belger Crane Yard Gallery: Shop for holiday gifts at the Holidays at the Belger Crane Yard Gallery Exhibition (10am – 8pm)
Mosaic Arts International and The One Hundred Moments Project (10am-8pm)
Sunday, December 8, Artist Panel Discussion – 11am – 1pm, Belger Crane Yard Studios (link: Artist Panel Discussion — Belger Arts – KC,MO)
Artist in Residence Program – Accepting applications beginning January 1.
New Glass and Ceramics classes
www.belger.net

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