“Art is a way to connect people,” says Jazz Museum Executive Director Cheptoo Kositany-Buckner in an interview in the current issue. Kositany-Buckner’s remarks are part..

“Dream for KC Studio” was the label Christopher Leitch put on his images for this issue’s Artist Pages, featuring his captivating “Dream Drawings.” As it..

Trussell is a veteran journalist who has covered news, arts and theater in Kansas City for almost four decades. He will also contribute to the..

In this primary election season, we are reminded more than ever that stereotypes are the bane of a just society.  And so it is no..

My introduction to ceramics came from a master, who was also a colleague of mine at the Chicago-based New Art Examiner. In the late 1980s,..

The impact of machines and technology on society has been a topic of fascination for artists since the dawn of the Industrial Revolution.  Almost a..

From the Nelson-Atkins to the Lyric Opera, the holiday season brings productions, projects and exhibits with fascinating backstories. A goddess changes roles from fierce warrior..

It’s not all fitness at UMKC’s Swinney Recreation Center. Weekdays, between 6 and 8 a.m., the gym is also a Culture Club, where artists and..