Julius Karash

Julius Karash

Julius A. Karash is a freelance writer, editor and public relations person. He formerly was a business reporter for the Kansas City Star and executive editor of KC Business magazine. He devours business and economic news, and is keenly interested in the relationship between arts and economic development in the Kansas City area.

Julius A. Karash on Business and the Arts

Julius A. Karash on Business and the Arts

With tax abatements on the line, Crossroads Arts District hopes for continued city support. Jeff Owens, a high-profile artist/filmmaker and developer in Kansas City’s Crossroads area, recalls a time when he actually benefitted from the ghostly atmosphere that permeated a largely abandoned neighborhood. “It was extremely quiet, hardly any activity going on,” Owens told me. […]

Art Fabricator to the World

Art Fabricator to the World

KC’s Zahner Co. treads the cutting edge with leading artists and architects at home and abroad. On a Sunday morning in early May, a helicopter gently removed the eastern-most and largest of the four Sky Stations atop Bartle Hall. Damaged by lightning, the nearly 40,000-pound sculpture was trucked to Zahner Co. for repairs. That destination […]

NCECA Conference Will Fire Up KC Ceramics Community

NCECA Conference Will Fire Up KC Ceramics Community

A giant spotlight will shine on the Kansas City area’s ceramics community March 16-19, when the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA) holds its 50th annual conference here. The conference is expected to draw more than 5,000 artists, students, teachers, collectors and enthusiasts from around the world. Besides bringing added recognition and […]