KC STUDIO

October 21, 2015

“Faces of Change”: From Despair to Hope

A photography exhibit, titled “Faces of Change,” is coming this fall to the Kemper Museum. The images are by Nick Vedros, a KC-based photographer with a glittering list of corporate clients, including Apple, McDonald’s, Coca-Cola, DuPont and Sony. The faces belong to Kansas prison inmates.

October 20, 2015

Bobby Epsten Serves as Honorary Chairman for the 6th Annual ArtsKC Inspiration Breakfast

7:30 – 9 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 22 at Starlight Theatre to Benefit ArtsKC. Robert (Bobby) Epsten, noted longtime Kansas City community leader and arts advocate,..

October 19, 2015

“The Center is a Moving Target: If You Lived (T)here,” Kemper at the Crossroads

What does it mean to be a “Regionalist” today? The Kemper at the Crossroads exhibit, “The Center is a Moving Target: If You Lived (T)here,”..

October 15, 2015

Foster a love for the arts at the 2015-16 Folly Kids Series

Foster a love for the arts at the 2015-16 Folly Kids Series, now featuring stories drawn from history, children’s literature, Greek mythology, and fairy tales...

October 14, 2015

Artist to Watch: Lamin Pereira Dos Santos

Every day is like an audition,” said Lamin Pereira dos Santos, company member of the Kansas City Ballet. “You have to show good work.” In..

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October 12, 2015

The Kansas City, Kansas Public Library – Committed to Providing a Rich and Diverse Array of Programs

The Kansas City, Kansas Public Library is committed to providing a rich and diverse array of programs to the public and has long been a..

October 12, 2015

Collectors Corner: Roberta and Elton Gumbel, Jr.

When Dr. Elton Gumbel died in 2006, he left behind hundreds of paintings and drawings. Many people knew Gumbel as an optometrist. He was the first black optometrist in Kansas City and the first licensed black optometrist in the state of Missouri. But he was also a prolific self-taught artist, who never had an exhibit or any other public exposure of his work.

October 8, 2015

“Don Kottman: Primary Matters,” Todd Weiner Gallery

It looks like a high-end New York gallery show from the street, and things only get better inside. Abstractionist Don Kottmann’s “Primary Matters” exhibit of..

October 8, 2015

Honors: Carlos Perez

Transgenderism is more mainstream than ever in 2015, if only because of unprecedented media coverage surrounding the transition of Bruce Jenner to Caitlyn Jenner. Local writer Carlos Perez stands to benefit from the trend with his new transgender stage drama, In Hyding, although he wasn’t influenced by the former Olympic champion and reality TV star coming out as female.