Articles – KC STUDIO

September 17, 2020

Kansas City Actors Theatre Redefined

KCAT scrapped its previously announced 2020-21 season and went back to the drawing board — and embraced a new commitment to diversity and social justice.

September 16, 2020

Arts in Brief, September/October 2020

A second sculpture by German artist Ewerdt Hilgemann has been installed on the grounds of the Kansas City Art Institute. Hilgemann’s “Double Stack,” a 20-foot-tall piece in stainless and corten steel, is on loan to the college from the artist and Zahner Metal Conservation. The firm previously lent the artist’s “Dancers” to KCAI as part of a plan to site large-scale works on campus on a changing basis.

September 16, 2020

Departing Curator Transformed the Native American Presence at the Nelson-Atkins

As the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art reopens to the public this season, the city’s predominant cultural institution is experiencing a generational transformation in its curatorial ranks.

September 14, 2020

Artist to Watch: G.S. Griffin

Socialism is quite frequently brought up as a buzzword — particularly during election season, when candidates either struggle to explain it or rush to condemn it, even as the average voter remains oblivious to just what socialism means.

September 14, 2020

Rabbit hOle Set to Open in 2021

These days, any update on the Rabbit hOle, the world’s first Explor-a-Storium, needs to address a certain elephant in the room. When will it open?

September 9, 2020

Gallery of the Moment: Black Lives Matter Street Murals

Unveiled September 5, the murals were painted at six locations around the city with the help of volunteers and financed through donations. The project was sponsored by KC Art on the Block, a partnership between the city, the Troost Market Collective, the NAACP Kansas City Missouri Branch and the Urban League of Greater Kansas City.

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September 9, 2020

Editor’s Letter, September/October 2020

It continues. The COVID-19 pandemic has created a fall like no other in the Kansas City arts world and in the rest of society. Artists..

September 8, 2020

Honors: Stacy Busch

As a musician and activist, performing artist Stacy Busch knows the life-changing — and saving — power of empathy: listening deeply, sharing honestly and giving generously of oneself to help others. Busch is a composer and performer, and a Charlotte Street Foundation 2020 Generative Performing Artist Fellow.