KC STUDIO

February 1, 2016

Nerman Museum Opens Gallery Dedicated to Art and Artists of Kansas

The Nerman Museum shop, a casualty of budget cuts in 2014, is reborn this spring as an exhibition space, thanks to a $700,000 gift from..

January 29, 2016

“Dylan Mortimer: Cure,” Leedy-Voulkos Art Center

If one quality of a great artist is fearlessness—and it is—Dylan Mortimer has it in spades. He’s demonstrated it from the start of his career,..

January 29, 2016

Company Confidence

Swan Lake was a flop when it premiered in 1877. Tchaikovsky’s score was considered too Wagnerian; too noisy. A critic named Tyler Grant referred to it as “utter hogwash” and thought the choreography was “unimaginative and altogether unmemorable.” After Tchaikovsky died in 1893, composer Riccardo Drigo revised the score.

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January 28, 2016

Editor’s Weekend Calendar Picks, January 29 – 31

It’s the last weekend of January and time one again for some calendar picks from our editor, Alice Thorson. For more ideas this weekend, visit..

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January 21, 2016

Editor’s Weekend Calendar Picks, January 22-23

Looking for something to do this weekend? Our editor, Alice Thorson, has assembled her top 5 picks from the KC Studio Arts Calendar. For more..

Articles

January 21, 2016

Susan Schmelzer on Arts Policy: What Shall We Do About Politics?

Happy New Year and a hearty adieu to another year of Washington deadlock, featuring even more innovations in partisanship and even fewer accomplishments. Is it..

January 19, 2016

Ricky Allman: Science Fiction Solutions

Ricky Allman is best known for explosive post-apocalyptic paintings inspired by his rejection of his Mormon upbringing. In his new works, the Kansas City artist..

January 18, 2016

Kauffman Center Presents Season in Full Swing for Spring

Now in its fifth season, the Kauffman Center Presents series has announced a lineup of internationally acclaimed artists ranging from legends of classical and country..

January 18, 2016

Trucks, Cranes, and Tiffanys: The Surprising World of Belger

When most long-time Kansas Citians hear the name “Belger,” images of glossy black cranes and trucks come to mind. Since 1919, Belger Cartage Service, Inc...