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Susan Schmelzer on Arts Policy: Scoring the House
During this interminable campaign season, one longs to hear specific commitments on what candidates will do once elected. Congress works for us — that’s the way it’s supposed to be — but the job interview process falls down through raucous debates and vaudevillian-like rallies.
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At KU, Art Meets Science in the Battle Against a Deadly Disease
The power of art can be boundless, but even the most ambitious artist might balk at the idea that artwork can literally save lives. Fortunately for people in Latin America, Kansas City artist Jarret Mellenbruch not only believes in the power of his art but also in the force of experimental collaboration.
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Artist to Watch: Leo Gayden
In recent months we have basked in the triumph of Misty Copeland, 33, the Kansas City native who in 2015 became the first African-American woman promoted to principal dancer with American Ballet Theatre. In April of last year Copeland was named one of the “100 Most Influential People in the World” by TIME magazine.
