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January 4, 2022

A Packed Schedule of Performances Welcomes Kansas City Audiences in 2022

The spring concert schedule is particularly packed with intriguing performances.
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December 15, 2021

Arts News: Joslyn Art Museum Announces Plans for a Redesign and New Addition

Omaha’s Joslyn Art Museum has announced plans for a redesign and second addition to its original Memorial Building.
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December 8, 2021

Charleen Shipp: Train Maker

Ninety-four-year-old Charleen Shipp grew up as a tomboy on a farm outside Booneville, Missouri. She loved nothing better than to shadow her father all day long, completely absorbed as she watched him build gates or a shed, fixing just about anything and running the family farm.
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December 6, 2021

Gallery Glance: ‘Castles, Cottages and Crime’ at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

Shortly after his arrival as deputy director of curatorial affairs at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in February 2020, William Keyse Rudolph began exploring the museum’s storage areas.
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December 2, 2021

Bakker Brown: Stylish But Not Scratchy

Cecilia Bakker could not find clothing she considered acceptable. Together with her husband, Tim S. Brown, she founded Bakker Brown in 2016.
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December 2, 2021

Master of Mid-Century Modern

Unless you are “of a certain age,” the name Paul McCobb may not trigger any memories. But if you recall home décor of the 1950s and 1960s, his work may look familiar if you visit the “Paul McCobb: America’s Designer” exhibit at the Johnson County Museum.
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December 1, 2021

Artist to Watch: Vanessa A. Davis

She shone in Kansas City Actors Theatre’s reading of “The Women.” She’s done music videos for Making Movies, Grizzly Bear and Not a Planet, as well as corporate videos, including one during the pandemic for UMB’s education department.
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November 29, 2021

KC Studio Gift Guide 2021

For our 2021 gift guide — back after a year off due to the pandemic — we asked KC Studio’s designer, Carrie Brophy, to indulge her eye for minimalism, offering a reprieve from the holiday glitz and a collection of beautifully designed items that can pretty much fit in anywhere.
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November 23, 2021

The 12 Days of Christmas

Twelve artists in the Johnson Country Developmental Supports Emerging Artists Program interpret the Christmas classic.
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