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Gallery Glance: “SAQA: Declaration of Sentiments” at Leedy-Voulkos Art Center

“Declaration of Sentiments,” an exhibit of 28 quilts by members of the Studio Art Quilt Associates, takes its title from the opening salvo in the fight for women’s rights. “The

Arts News: One House, One Neighborhood at a Time

Felix Maull, a painter and graduate of the Kansas City Art Institute, has been officially installed as the first artist-in-residence at The Art House (previously discussed by James Martin in

A Dazzling Presentation of the Tlingit Creation Story

“Please try to pay attention,” said the voice of the elder before switching back to his native Tlingit tongue. His voice gives way to a female elder continuing a story

Arts News: Dikeman’s “Leaving and Waving” Photos Make Mack Award Shortlist

Kansas City fell in love with photographer Deanna Dikeman’s “Leaving and Waving” series of family portraits almost 30 years ago, when she began showing them in local galleries and competitions.

Building a More Open, Inclusive and Diverse Arts Scene

Since he began collecting art in the early 1990s, Dwight Smith has established himself as one of the leading collectors in Kansas City, specializing in works by women artists and

Gallery Glance: “SAQA: Declaration of Sentiments” at Leedy-Voulkos Art Center

“Declaration of Sentiments,” an exhibit of 28 quilts by members of the Studio Art Quilt Associates, takes its title from the opening salvo in the fight for women’s rights. “The Declaration of Sentiments” was a feisty, impassioned document drafted at the first women’s rights convention in 1848 in Seneca Falls, New York. “The history of […]

May 27, 2020
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Arts News: One House, One Neighborhood at a Time

Felix Maull, a painter and graduate of the Kansas City Art Institute, has been officially installed as the first artist-in-residence at The Art House (previously discussed by James Martin in January 2017). The idea of creating The Art House was championed by Pat Jordan, president of the Gem Cultural and Educational Center, and her partners […]

May 26, 2020
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A Dazzling Presentation of the Tlingit Creation Story

“Please try to pay attention,” said the voice of the elder before switching back to his native Tlingit tongue. His voice gives way to a female elder continuing a story punctuated by easy laughter.

May 25, 2020
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Arts News: Dikeman’s “Leaving and Waving” Photos Make Mack Award Shortlist

Kansas City fell in love with photographer Deanna Dikeman’s “Leaving and Waving” series of family portraits almost 30 years ago, when she began showing them in local galleries and competitions.

May 14, 2020
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Building a More Open, Inclusive and Diverse Arts Scene

Since he began collecting art in the early 1990s, Dwight Smith has established himself as one of the leading collectors in Kansas City, specializing in works by women artists and artists of color. Smith is a fixture at art openings and events.

May 13, 2020
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Jarrett Mellenbruch Wins $100,000 Creative Capital Award for Visionary Proposal to Combat Climate Change

Late last year, Kansas City artist Jarrett Mellenbruch was selected to receive a prestigious 2020 Creative Capital Award for “Redwood Preserve,” “a proposed land art and social enterprise project to restore the ancient California redwood forest obliterated by logging in the 19th and 20th centuries.”

May 12, 2020
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