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November 14, 2019

Julius A. Karash on Business and the Arts: KCAI Sponsored Studio Provides Business with Art Services and Students with Real-World Experience

When UMB Financial Corp. wanted streetscape art to illustrate space it was providing for the School of Economics, a nonprofit that teaches children about business,..

November 13, 2019

Arts News: Kansas City Receives UNESCO City of Music Designation

In August, the 1900 Building, a Karbank project, presented a rousing, electric performance by Jupiter & Okwess, an Afropop/funk band from Kinshasa, Congo, to an..

November 13, 2019

All Star Holidays with the Kansas City Jazz Orchestra, Tuesday, December 10th

As the holiday season approaches, the Kansas City Jazz Orchestra would like to extend joy and love and, of course, great big band music to..

Articles

November 12, 2019

Ike and Mamie Tell Their Story

After a year closed to the public, the Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum in Abilene, Kansas, has reopened with a new exhibit. The first major exhibit redesign since the 1970s offers what museum officials describe as a “new lens” through which to meet Dwight and Mamie Eisenhower, appropriately titled: “Ike and Mamie tell their story.”

November 10, 2019

Spinning Tree Offers “Caroline, or Change,” a Rich Musical with a Lot on its Mind

Kudos to Spinning Tree Theatre for staging the first Kansas City-area production of “Caroline, or Change,” a challenging, innovative musical from Tony Kushner (book and..

November 8, 2019

See Hear: Steve Paul on Rambling Around the Arts | Cheers to a New Partnership!

The first time I watched Elizabeth Belden brew a batch of beer, her quiet morning among the tanks at KC Bier Co. was shattered just moments after I arrived. A news alert on her phone reported the death of Yordana Ventura, the young Kansas City Royals pitching ace and World Series veteran, whose vehicle had crashed on a mountain road in the Dominican Republic.

November 7, 2019

“Angel Otero: Diario,” Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art

As a sprawling amalgamation of experiences, epiphanies and inputs, Angel Otero’s new installation at Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, “Diario,” represents humanity’s psychological landscape.

November 6, 2019

Honors | Zigmunds Priede: From Refugee to Master Printer

For one of the final shows in its River Market space before relocating in Tower East, the Kansas City Artists Coalition chose to honor distinguished artist and educator Zigmunds Priede. Priede, a master printer who honed his craft at Universal Limited Art Editions in New York, where he worked alongside high-profile artists like Jasper Johns, Robert Rauschenberg and Helen Frankenthaler, was also a major presence in the art department at Johnson County Community College.

November 5, 2019

Forward Momentum Continues at the Conservatory

It has been an exciting fall semester at the UMKC Conservatory! July 1 marked the official merger of the Theatre Department into the Conservatory, as..