KC STUDIO

November 10, 2020

‘Nothing Will Be Business As Usual’

William Keyse Rudolph joined The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art as deputy director of curatorial affairs in March 2020, following seven years at the San Antonio Museum of Art.

November 9, 2020

Conservatory Welcomes Four New World-Class Faculty Members

In a time when the way we deliver instruction to students is changing due to the pandemic, it is refreshing to welcome four new world-class..

November 9, 2020

Third Thursday’s Showcase Artists

The Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art at Johnson County Community College initiated its popular program of Third Thursday Visiting Artists Presentations in 2008, one year..

November 9, 2020

Reckoning With 2020 Vision: Is it Over Yet?

So how has your year gone? And do we have anything more to worry about? As I write this, I do not know whether today, as you’re reading, we have a conclusive view of the current state of our democracy.

November 6, 2020

Perfectly Imperfect: Cranach, Dürer and the Renaissance Nude

The pursuit of the “perfect” female body was as much a preoccupation in Renaissance Europe as it is today. Like the filtered photographs that we..

November 6, 2020

“Sheila Pree Bright: #1960Now,” Outside FADS Building, Johnson County Community College

“Dr. King’s policy was that nonviolence would achieve the gains for black people in the United States. His major assumption was that if you are..

November 6, 2020

Silk and Steel: French Fashion, Women and WWI

The First World War exploded in the late summer of 1914. Armies took the field in bright uniforms. Navies steamed to sea flying the colors of their nations. It was supposed to be over by Christmas, but it was not.

November 6, 2020

Fan Art, Pokéman Yoga Poses: Library Works to Stay Connected to Teens, Tweens

With much of her world slowed or shut down and what looked to be a dull, socially distanced summer ahead, 15-year-old Guadalupe Pacheco found solace..

November 5, 2020

Memorable Moments in Spectacular Spaces

An icon in the Kansas City skyline, the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts reminds us of the magic of world-class performances.