Kansas City artist Colby Smith has incorporated references to buildings in his work for many years. One body of photographs that he produced in the early 2000s captured each layer
Margaret Evangeline’s abstract paintings emanate a cool and composed, yet somber elegance, making for an impressive exhibition at Weinberger Fine Art. Photography cannot do justice to Evangeline’s paintings. The subdued
Few Americans were allowed to travel to Cuba in 1998, when Dr. Jeanne Drewes, a native Kansas Citian and UMKC alum who had worked at both the UMKC and Linda
Kansas City’s skyline is ever-changing. The Mary Atkins Lecture Series at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art offers an annual forum for looking at the evolution of architecture here and abroad.
Fall brings a new lineup to Belger, its 17th season. For most of 2016, the Belger galleries featured 10 exhibitions spanning more than 40 countries as part of the National
Closing soon at the National World War I Museum and Memorial is Images of the Great War: European Offensives 1914-1916, the diverse exhibition featuring period works by artists from eight different European nations. The exhibition features 41 pieces of art spanning 1914 through 1916 beginning with the invasion of Belgium and concluding with the Allies […]
In addition to the variety of artist booths that will be spread through historic Downtown Lee’s Summit during the 9th Annual Summit Art Festival, patrons can visit Children’s Art Area, which will include an array of interactive art activities for festival goers. Included in the KidZone will be henna art, spin art, button making and […]
Are you aware that every fall there is a popular fine art festival in Lee’s Summit? The Summit Art Festival again will take place this fall from Oct. 7-9, in downtown Lee’s Summit. And did you know that this festival is organized and run completely by volunteers from Summit Art in collaboration with Downtown Main Street Lees Summit? […]
Kansas City artist Colby Smith has incorporated references to buildings in his work for many years. One body of photographs that he produced in the early 2000s captured each layer of a wall as it was stripped: multiple layers of wallpaper, and then paint, and then plaster and lath. A work from 2009 features various […]
Margaret Evangeline’s abstract paintings emanate a cool and composed, yet somber elegance, making for an impressive exhibition at Weinberger Fine Art. Photography cannot do justice to Evangeline’s paintings. The subdued grey paint she often employs contains flakes of reflective “crystallina” that catch the light, causing a glinting as you move around them. The buildup of […]
Few Americans were allowed to travel to Cuba in 1998, when Dr. Jeanne Drewes, a native Kansas Citian and UMKC alum who had worked at both the UMKC and Linda Hall libraries, went to Matanzas while head of preservation at the Johns Hopkins Library. Her goal was to research the Archives on Caribbean Slavery, which […]
