First Friday – Visions of the Flint Hills

Friday October 6, 2017 • 6:00 pm • Buttonwood Art Space • Varies

3013 Main Street, Kansas City, MO, 64108 map it
6:00 pm
8162859040

Visions of the Flint Hills Benefit and Sale is a juried exhibition featuring art of the vanishing prairie. All artworks depict or are derived from the Flint Hills area of Kansas. The exhibit will run from October 6 through November 22, 2017, in Buttonwood Art Space, 3013 Main Street, Kansas City, MO 64108. 

For nine years, Buttonwood Art Space has supported the Flint Hills area of Kansas and it’s unique place in our greater regional ecosystem through this annual art benefit. 

Proceeds from the show will benefit a non-profit organization, Friends of Konza Prairie, an 8,600 acre research and educational preserve south of Manhattan, KS. 

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.