Arts News: Queer Kansas City mosaic on permanent display at UMKC’s Miller Nichols Library
KCAI graduate Jack Olander Brooks’ 4 x 6-foot mosaic representing historical queer Kansas City moments from 1855 through the early 2010s is on permanent display..
“Hadley Clark: ‘I Made This for You and Me’,” UMKC Gallery of Art
In her first solo exhibition of sculptural garments, “I Made This for You and Me” at UMKC Gallery of Art, Hadley Clark utilizes remnants and repurposed materials to reframe garments as domestic items.
“Expressions of Strength: Diverse Creations by African American Women Artists,” The Box Gallery
“Expressions of Strength: Diverse Creations by African American Women Artists” displays interpretations of strength from 15 artists, each a member of the African American Artist Collective.
Hailing from the Rust Belt of Columbus, Ohio, Nathan Ford wound up in Kansas City to attend the Kansas City Art Institute as a fiber student. The pandemic pushed him into quilting almost as a necessity.
