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July 1, 2016

Reassessing Fritz Scholder

Forty years ago, Fritz Scholder (1937-2005) reset the course of American Indian art when he embarked on a series of powerful figurative depictions of lone Indians in a state of existential crisis. The canvases were large, many nearing nine by six feet, balancing zones of emotionally charged color with energetic brushwork.

July 1, 2016

Art Fabricator to the World

On a Sunday morning in early May, a helicopter gently removed the eastern-most and largest of the four Sky Stations atop Bartle Hall. Damaged by lightning, the nearly 40,000-pound sculpture was trucked to Zahner Co. for repairs. That destination made perfect sense: Zahner Co. is the Kansas City firm that worked with artist R.M. Fischer to produce the $1.2 million public sculpture, which was installed in 1994.

July 1, 2016

“Dream Drawings,” Christopher Leitch

Christopher Leitch is a multifaceted artist, a Buddhist adept at balancing the insistence of self with the workings of chance and the unexpected. Following early..

June 29, 2016

“Charles Jones: WILDERNESS: The Western Edge of a Dream,” Kiosk Gallery

“WILDERNESS: The Western Edge of a Dream” is full of mystery and enigma, a dream-like contemplation of natural history and urban archeology. Living and working..

June 24, 2016

The Power of Play

To make a paper doll you need paper, utensils used for drawing and/or coloring, an imagination, and illustrated clothing for the doll. Now, go back 150 years and make that paper doll black. To the previous list of materials, add a hidden agenda, hatred and cruelty toward a certain people, and a narrow definition of beauty.

June 9, 2016

“Drawn from Nature: Art, Science, and the Invention of the Bird Field Guide”

It once numbered in the billions in North America, but the Passenger Pigeon became extinct in 1914 due to habitat destruction and mass killings. The..

May 26, 2016

“Clay Landmarks,” Arabia Steamboat Museum

“Clay Landmarks” at the Arabia Steamboat Museum features artwork by nine artists who explore the museum’s collection of 19th-century artifacts from the sunken steamboat. Mounted..

May 13, 2016

“Images of the Great War: European Offensives 1914-1916,” National World War I Museum and Memorial

Storytelling about wartime experiences is an age-old tradition.

May 10, 2016

Nerman MoCA – Living With Art

Forming a permanent collection of works of art is one of the most important endeavors any institution of higher education can undertake to cultivate an..

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