"2016 Visions of the Flint Hills"
October 7th through November 23rd, 2016

To learn more and see details for the art please visit www.VisionsoftheFlintHills.org

VISIONS OF THE FLINT HILLS BENEFIT AND SALE is a juried exhibition featuring art of this vanishing prairie. All artworks depict or are derived from the Flint Hills area of Kansas.  The exhibit will run from October 7 through November 23, 2016, in Buttonwood Art Space, 3013 Main Street, Kansas City, Missouri, 64108.

Saturday, November 12 the gallery will be open from 10am to 2pm in honor of the 100th birthday of the National Park System.  See https://www.nps.gov/tapr/index.htm for more information on the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve. Many of the art works in this show are images from the Tallgrass Prairie.

For eight years Buttonwood Art Space has supported the Flint Hills area of Kansas and its unique place in our greater regional ecosystem through this annual art benefit.  Visions of the Flint Hills Art Benefit and Sale is a juried exhibit featuring art of the Flint Hills. Sweeping paintings of sky and native prairie grass dominate the show, but sculpture pieces, fiber works  and photos are also featured. 

Proceeds from the show will benefit a non-profit organization, Friends of the Konza Prairie, a 501(c)3 organization which is involved in supporting the Konza Prairie, an 8,600 acre research and educational preserve south of Manhattan, Kansas. The Flint Hills are the continent’s largest remaining tract of Tallgrass native prairie which is also one of America’s unique places.  It harbors a wealth of adventure, beauty, and history. The region’s sweeping horizons and carpets of wildflowers captivate artists and enchant visitors.