KC STUDIO

July 6, 2015

Children and Finances

Why should you talk to your children about finances? According to Richard English of the Commerce Family Office, communication now can have a positive impact that..

July 6, 2015

Artist Pages: Andrew Dwyer

Maps, plans and diagrams all have their practical uses, but for artist Andrew Dwyer they offer a visual and conceptual goldmine for the entirely impractical..

July 2, 2015

Theatre in the Park Presents The Secret Garden

This enchanting classic of children’s literature is reimagined in brilliant musical style by composer Lucy Simon and Marsha Norman, the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright of Night..

July 1, 2015

Music in the Park, Presented by Lee’s Summit Chamber of Commerce

Join us July 3rd for Legacy Blast Fireworks at Legacy Park. Enjoy free Friday night concerts featuring a variety of musical genres from Memorial Day..

July 1, 2015

Rethinking African Art

Countering the media’s focus on negative news, from AIDS and Ebola to migrant shipwrecks and the atrocities of Boko Haram, the African art galleries at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art provide a place to get a fuller, more accurate picture of African life and peoples.

July 1, 2015

The Most Interested Man in Kansas City

If you’re curious, there are many things that Bill Ashworth wants you to know.

July 1, 2015

Dream Studio

As a young man in the early ‘70s, Warren Rosser traveled from his home in Wales to London, to see an exhibition of American Abstract Expressionist paintings, an experience so profound it prompted Rosser to make another journey. In 1972, Rosser left the United Kingdom for Kansas City, to paint and teach painting.

July 1, 2015

Adam Cvijanovic: Loss and Decay Mingle With Hope

Good art communicates on multiple levels and rewards multiple visits. Such is the case with “American Montage”, an outstanding 15-year retrospective of Brooklyn-based artist Adam Cvijanovic at the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, organized by curator Erin Dziedzic.

June 26, 2015

Honors: Jordan Stempleman

Regardless of their differences, the arts and faith communities share a belief in the human need to connect. It’s also true that, to a great extent, local artists depend on community support. REACH—an alliance of Kansas City-area churches—has established the “Gift of Faith” awards to lend such support to Kansas City-based artists.