Articles – KC STUDIO

September 3, 2019

Small Vibrant Windows on an American Dream Defined by Gold

Gold. Forever a symbol of wealth and human desire, it’s also a source of folly and madness. It has been a catalyst of enormous historical force. It can spell cataclysm and doom. And, beginning in September, it’s the subtext of a haunting exhibit of historical photographs at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.

September 3, 2019

Artist Pages: 25 Kemper Watchers Pick 25 Favorites

Oct. 2 marks the 25th anniversary of the 1994 opening of Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, and a quarter century of exhibitions and acquisitions that..

September 2, 2019

Attracting Millennials

Increasing Millennial and Generation Z audiences is a huge topic of conversation, not only within the city’s arts groups but nationally, as well.

August 31, 2019

Fall Lookahead: Food

For a one-two culture punch, The Restaurant at 1900 offers performance space as well as fine dining with the luxurious convenience of having both in the same building. Built in 1967 for Lee Jeans and with a distinctive modernist design, this intimate restaurant marries Steve Karbank’s passion for music with the desire to share a great meal following a performance.

August 30, 2019

Fall Season Lookahead: Visual Arts

At once cosmopolitan and distinctively local, traditional and revolutionary, charming and transgressive, Kansas City’s fine arts scene is a supernova amidst the Midwestern Milky Way. A confluence of ideas, culture and people, the city’s visual arts have something to offer everyone.

August 29, 2019

Fall Season Lookahead: Jazz

Jazz recordings have their merits, but the music is arguably best appreciated in live performance. And atmosphere — influenced by the size and nature of the venue — plays a significant role in that experience. There’s no shortage of places to hear jazz in the Kansas City area, but the following venues are particularly worth seeking out.

August 28, 2019

After Nearly 30 Years, KC’s Floating Sculpture Needs a Fix

Hallmark’s Iconic “Triple Crown,” by Kenneth Snelson, Will be Renovated and Reinstalled This Fall One of Kansas City’s most prominent pieces of outdoor art —..

August 28, 2019

Fall Season Lookahead: Dance

The dance community starts out strong this season with five straight weekends of stunning contemporary dance. New Dance Partners at Johnson County Community College’s Carlsen Center, which has facilitated some thrilling performances during its tenure, once again brings together the Kansas City Ballet, Owen/Cox Dance Company, Störling Dance Theater and Wylliams/Henry Contemporary Dance Company with national-level choreographers.

August 27, 2019

Fall Season Lookahead: Music

Sure, nearly every classical music fan is drooling over the Beethoven Bicenquinquagenary (250th anniversary) in 2020, but there’s a fair bit of action in the last quarter of 2019 to keep us busy. Park University’s International Center for Music hosts a special benefit concert evening with Stanislav & Friends in Helzberg Hall, with the audience seated onstage (Sept. 20).

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