Author: Brian McTavish

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January 9, 2020

Arts News: Works of Puppeteers from KC Featured in New ‘Mister Rogers’ Film

It was an expectant moment when Spencer Lott first slid his hand into an old puppet once used by Fred Rogers on the beloved children’s TV series “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood.”
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December 11, 2019

Arts News: Anatomy of a Paleo Artist

In his new art book, “Lost Anatomies: The Evolution of the Human Form,” esteemed paleo artist and Kansas City area native John Gurche presents a captivating cache of 189 images steeped in both science and imagination.
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December 2, 2019

It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year

How do Kansas City arts leaders celebrate the most wonderful time of the year? Here’s a stocking-full of favorite holiday traditions as shared by eight movers and shakers on the local arts scene.
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November 18, 2019

“I Want It to Be Magic.”

For Kansas City Repertory Theatre’s “A Christmas Carol,” the Noel is greater than the sum of its parts.
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July 1, 2019

No Flyover Town: Kansas City Joins Google Arts & Culture

Since 2011, the mission of Google Arts & Culture has been to make the world’s cultural information accessible online. And, this spring, Kansas City became the first city in North America to get its own dedicated page on the far-reaching website and app. Suddenly, the Heart of America has a significantly higher profile in the digital ether.
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May 22, 2019

The Job: Paul Churchill

Art preparator Paul Churchill doesn’t have the easiest job to explain in a jiffy.
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May 14, 2019

Arts News: Not Your Average Art Course

Appreciating art and accurately putting a golf ball may seem like disparate objectives. Yet “each requires a certain level of discipline and commitment and creativity,”..
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April 2, 2019

The Job: Leslie Miller

Nude model Leslie Miller no longer hangs at crowded art galleries on First Fridays in the Crossroads Arts District.
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January 21, 2019

The Job: Mike Horner

Since Mike Horner became artistic director of Mesner Puppet Theatre in 2016, he’s tried to build on the successful tradition of the company’s founder and former artistic director, Paul Mesner.
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