Articles – KC STUDIO

March 11, 2016

Ceramics Finds at the Nelson Store

Watch for a festive display by well-known Kansas City ceramics artist Irma Starr at the Nelson-Atkins Museum store during the NCECA conference. Starr has created..

March 9, 2016

Clay for All

Clay claims the spotlight, fills the frame, dominates the conversation and asserts a commanding presence in KC’s exhibition spaces this season, as the city plays host to the 50th annual conference of the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA) from March 16-19.

March 8, 2016

KC Jazz Soars in Sacred Setting

There are a few hidden treasures here in Kansas City. Among them is the Kansas City Jazz Vespers series. The ongoing program at the First..

March 7, 2016

NCECA Conference Will Fire Up KC Ceramics Community

A giant spotlight will shine on the Kansas City area’s ceramics community March 16-19, when the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA)..

March 4, 2016

Goldenburg Duo Celebrates 35th Anniversary

Their fans are hooked on the Goldenberg duo’s twice-yearly concerts at venues around Kansas City. “Quirky, heartfelt and endearing,” is how regular Venne-Richard Londré describes the one-hour free performances featuring pianist William Goldenberg, distinguished professor and chair of the piano department at Northern Illinois University, and his sister, violinist Susan Goldenberg, a longtime member of the Kansas City Symphony.

March 3, 2016

Colorbind

As Kansas City gears up for the 50th annual conference of the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA), it seems fitting that the newly named Kansas City Art Institute Gallery is planning an exhibit of works by alumni of its esteemed ceramics department.

March 2, 2016

Remembering Landon Rowland

Since his death on December 28, 2015, much has been written about Landon Rowland’s meteoric career and tireless work for the benefit of our city. But there is another story to be told, of a man for whom the arts and letters were a life force. All that Landon meant to the arts in Kansas City stemmed from that.

March 1, 2016

Magic to Come at the Rabbit Hole

The Rabbit Hole is coming to Kansas City. And with it, an innovative new way of experiencing children’s literature that will educate, entertain and inspire, the likes of which has never been seen anywhere else in the country.