As the pandemic wanes, May and June bring a lot to look forward to, including the opportunity to sit and enjoy a taste of Vietnamese coffee at Jackie Nguyen’s new Cafe Cà Phê in Columbus Park, a dream realized covered by Rebecca Smith.
The art world mourns the passing of Jim Leedy in late December at the age of 91, following a 70-year career that enriched and transformed Kansas City in innumerable ways.
Fall brings two immersive van Gogh exhibits to Kansas City, one at Starlight, which is co-sponsored by the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, and another at a yet undisclosed location.
Gallery Glance: Contemporary Textile at Salina Art Center
“Contemporary Textile,” the inaugural exhibit from the Salina Art Center’s new curator, Jefferson Godard, continues the dialogue initiated by former curator Gretchen Boyum, who came up with the initial concept for the show.
The Delta variant means this is not the fall we’d hoped for, yet as this issue goes to press, KC arts organizations are on the rebound, with a well-stocked calendar of performances and exhibits to enjoy, albeit while wearing masks.
In May, the Kansas City Symphony returned to live performances in Helzberg Hall in advance of a 2021/2022 season of in-person concerts at full capacity with no mask requirements.
The announcement of JoAnne Northrup as the new executive director and chief curator of the Nerman Museum roughly coincided with the June 1 resumption of regular gallery hours.
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