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May 29, 2024

‘Emmett Till & Mamie Till-Mobley: Let the World See’

Exhibit at the Spencer Museum revisits the murder and its aftermath.
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May 28, 2024

Artist to Watch: Nathan Ford

Hailing from the Rust Belt of Columbus, Ohio, Nathan Ford wound up in Kansas City to attend the Kansas City Art Institute as a fiber student. The pandemic pushed him into quilting almost as a necessity.
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May 27, 2024

Arts News: Nelson-Atkins presents premiere screening of Hugo Ximello-Salido’s ‘Muxe’ documentary

Hugo Ximello-Salido’s much-anticipated documentary, “MUXE,” originally slated for release in 2021, will finally see its premiere in Kansas City June 28, after being delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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May 22, 2024

Honors: Amy June Breesman

The Lawrence-based artist, activist and farmer was named a 2023-2024 National Leaders of Color Fellow.
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May 21, 2024

Artist Pages | Jacob Lawrence: “The Legend of John Brown”

In 1947, Jacob Lawrence, the iconic Black artist most widely known for his 60-panel “The Migration Series” (1940-41), created a series of 22 works reflecting upon the legendary Kansas abolitionist John Brown.
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May 20, 2024

See Hear: Steve Paul on Rambling Around the Arts | Long down for the count, the 150-year-old Sauer Castle is on the way to a rebirth

A century and a half after German immigrant Anton Sauer built a palatial residence on a bluff near the Kansas River, its new owner is showing a visitor the rubble and the glory that define the historic home’s present and future.
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May 15, 2024

Julius A. Karash on Business and the Arts | Monarca Art Space: Helping artist entrepreneurs take wing

The incident that led Vania Soto to an artistic/entrepreneurial career occurred when, at the age of 13, she and her family were dining in an East Tennessee Mexican restaurant.
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May 14, 2024

Confluence | Kevin Demery and Andrew Mcilvaine ‘Threshold II: Migration Patterns’

Language is never fixed. Words swirl and wander, syntax shifts and churns, etymologies intermix and marry. Meanings affix, and then loosen.
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May 13, 2024

In Memoriam: Lisa Lopez-Galvan (1980-2024)

By now, most Kansas Citians know about Lisa Lopez-Galvan, the beloved co-host of a weekly Tejano music show on KKFI-FM.
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