KC STUDIO

January 28, 2025

Conrad Tao plays Beethoven and more with the Kansas City Symphony

Pianist/composer Conrad Tao joined the Kansas City Symphony for a Beethoven heavy program that gloried in the excitement and challenge of the composer’s work.

January 28, 2025

The Artist’s World: Artist Love

Love is one of the most fulfilling emotions, and while easily accessible, it’s sometimes difficult to maintain when love turns into committed relationships.

January 27, 2025

Gallery Glance: “Joy is Resistance,” Kansas City Museum

In times of great oppression, simply expressing joy is an act of activist resistance.

January 24, 2025

A Match Made in Heaven: Katherine Bernhardt X Jeremy Scott

The Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art is proud to present the first exhibition to explore the shared references that unite contemporary artist Katherine Bernhardt and fashion designer Jeremy Scott’s work.

January 23, 2025

When Great Artists Meet

The Harriman-Jewell Series is celebrating its 60th anniversary season with an emphasis on collaboration.

January 22, 2025

In Memoriam: Philomene Bennett (1935-2024)

Philomene Dosek Bennett, renowned artist and creative force in Kansas City, died Sept. 25, 2024.

January 21, 2025

Missouri’s Other Mark Twain

Populated by 12 vivid characters portrayed by 12 of KC’s own, “Book of Days” is one of Lanford Wilson’s best plays, not seen often enough.

January 21, 2025

Arts News: Jessica Hong joins Kemper Museum as chief curator

Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art begins the new year with a freshly appointed chief curator.

January 20, 2025

New book revisits the revealing photographs of Lawrence of Arabia

In "Seeing Arabia," noted World War I authority George Thompson explores the visual and historic dimension of the storied British Army colonel's work.