The Map Is Notthe Territory

Kansas City's Urban Culture Project has been transforming disused downtown spaces into dynamic art venues since 2003, franchising like the cultural equivalent of a casual-dining restaurant chain, only with a product that's way better for you. For its Third Friday openings in January and February, the UCP leverages a couple of its various galleries into a two-venue exhibit that pivots on concepts of geography, maps and the mental territory they represent.Charlotte Street Foundation Associate Director and Curator Kate Hackman has assembled Locate/Navigate Part 1 at the Urban Culture Project space (21 East 12th Street), a multimedia exhibit featuring works by a large group of artists from Kansas City and around the world. (It will be followed up on February 1 with Locate/Navigate Part 2, a larger show at La Esquina.) After that, check out tonight's second UCP opening — Miki Baird's Tow Lot Vanitas, an exhibition of photographs at the Paragraph Gallery (23 East 12th Street). For details, call 816-221-5115.
Thursdays, Saturdays, 12-5 p.m. Starts: Jan. 19. Continues through March 22, 2008