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October 6, 2015

Artist Pages: Art Miller – “Transformed”

“In recent years, I’ve noticed an odd marriage (both metaphysical and substantive) between America’s Christian churches and American commerce. Structures originally designed and built as..

October 2, 2015

Great Drawing Techniques To Try at The Big Draw

Most people have heard of M.C. Escher and are familiar with his mind bending photo-realistic drawings and prints. However this is far from the only style..

October 1, 2015

Emmet Gowin: Seeing the Familiar

For all their range and diversity, Emmet Gowin’s photographs remind us of something very simple: the wonder of seeing. Over his fifty-year career, Gowin (U.S.,..

September 28, 2015

“Site Unseen: Architectural Installations by Jill Downen” at The Studios, Inc

These small places/spaces are worlds unto themselves, each with its own affect: solitude, plenty, division, unity, clarity, shadow. Kansas City Art Institute assistant professor Jill..

September 23, 2015

Three Accomplished Local Artists Participating in The Big Draw This Year

The Kansas City, Kansas Public Library is thrilled to have three accomplished local artists participating in the Big Draw this year. Robin Case is a..

September 21, 2015

Sharing the Wealth: American Jazz Museum Exhibits Hale Woodruff Family Collection

Hale Woodruff (1900-1980) is “one of the most important figures in 20th-century African-American art,” according to the authoritative reference work, African Americans in the Visual Arts, and this fall, Kansas City-area art lovers will have two opportunities to experience his accomplishments.

September 18, 2015

Eastward Ho for “Missouri’s Artist”

Next to Thomas Hart Benton, George Caleb Bingham is probably the best-known artist of Missouri and the first major American painter to be based west of the Mississippi. He was born in 1811 in Virginia and moved to Boon’s Lick, Mo., as a young boy. Even as a child, Bingham was fascinated by rivers and all the activity on them.

September 14, 2015

Kansas City, Kansas Public Library is Organizing The Big Draw for Kansas City

Join us on October 17th from 11am – 3pm at the Kansas City, Kansas Public Library for The Big Draw. The Big Draw is the world’s..

September 11, 2015

Whitney Manney Launches a New Line this Fall

Three years out of the Kansas City Art Institute, fiber artist Whitney Manney has racked up an impressive list of exhibitions and fashion events for..

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