Haw Contemporary owner Bill Haw Jr. took over John O'Brien's Dolphin Gallery back in 2013. At the time, the Kansas City art community worried the closure would leave a void in the local art scene.
In the beginning, Haw wasn't sure it would be a good idea. A decade later, the move proved successful.
"At first it was more about, how do you be a good steward of what John O'Brien had created with the Dolphin and don't mess it up," Haw told KCUR's Up To Date. "Then little by little, there was a little more freedom to kind of put a little bit different stamp on it."
Haw Contemporary is celebrating its decade in business with a new exhibition called "Decade," which will feature new and older work from over 40 artists, including Lisa Grossman, Julie Blackmon, and Archie Scott Gobber.
- Bill Haw Jr, founder of Haw Contemporary
- Archie Scott Gobber, co-owner of Dolphin Frames, artist
- Lisa Grossman, artist
- Julie Blackmon, artist
Haw Contemporary's exhibition, "Decade", will be open at 9-5p.m. until Saturday, August 26, at1600 Liberty Street, Kansas City, MO 64102.
