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March 29, 2016

KCAI Gallery Opens at Grand Arts This Friday

The new Crossroads location will launch this Spring with Chromaphobia & Chromaphilia, two concurrent and thematically related alumni exhibitions sponsored by KCAI and organized by..

March 28, 2016

Who Will be the Next Generation of Arts Leaders

Gutsy and diverse leaders like Joan of Arc, General Thomas-Alexandre Dumas, and the Dalai Lama made history and were immortalized in paintings, stained-glass windows and..

March 28, 2016

Davin Watne Painting Featured in Netflix Drama Master of None

Kansas City artist Davin Watne has been racking up exposure over the past 15 months. In late 2014, the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art acquired Watne’s multi-panel painting, Feel Secure, featuring 20 images of armored police vehicles from countries around the world.

March 25, 2016

Marking the Distance

Milestones help us measure the distance we’ve traveled while serving as wayfinders for those behind us. Over the last 50 years, ceramic artists have experimented..

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March 24, 2016

Editor’s Weekend Calendar Picks, March 24 – 27

Here are this week’s calendar picks from our editor, Alice Thorson. Tonight, stop by the Paragraph Gallery for the opening reception of The One Thing..

March 24, 2016

Lost in the Stars with Annaleigh Ashford

Tickets on sale now! Sunday, April 17 ● Johnson County Community College ● Yardley Hall Tony Award winner Annaleigh Ashford makes her Kansas City Premier..

March 23, 2016

A World Stage for Performing Arts

Harriman-Jewell Series announces its 2016-2017 season. The Harriman-Jewell Series, Kansas City’s respected performing arts presenter, will open its 52nd season in September 2016. The Series..

March 23, 2016

JCCC Venues Host Combined Event Showcasing Visual Arts and Dance

April 2016 will mark an innovative milestone for the cultural institutions at Johnson County Community College. For the first time, the Performing Arts Series and..

March 22, 2016

How Far We’ve Come, How Far We Have to Go…

Blackness has always been a spectacle. It’s always been a groundbreaking news story, movement or piece of art. Photographers such as Danny Lyon and Bruce Davidson made blackness newsworthy, and photographers such as Gordon Parks and Roy DeCarava made it beautiful.