Visual – KC STUDIO

January 6, 2014

Growing Artists

How are budding artists developed? How do they cultivate skills and enjoy the process of creating artists? One after-school program may be the tool to help germinate that creativity. Young Rembrandts has been around for 25 years and can be found in 30 states. In the Kansas City area, husband and wife team Susan and Tim Draftz are two organizers, leading a mission to improve the passion and sheer magnitude of art for children in elementary school.

January 6, 2014

The Next Big Step

A dream has become reality as the InterUrban ArtHouse and continues to expand each and every week under the guiding merits and abilities of the ever-energetic Nicole Emanuel.

December 11, 2013

Transferring Experience to Inquiry

When reminiscing on a favorite First Fridays experience, what first flashes through your memory?

October 31, 2013

Red Dirt: A Creative Cause

Sometimes enthusiasm isn’t just a noun that defines zeal or fervor, it can become a heartfelt drive issued from two people that a couple of..

October 1, 2013

Studios Inc: An Arts Place

Director Colby Smith is a sort of chameleon. He’s as comfortable wearing grubby work clothes and a beat-up cowboy hat as he is wearing a..

September 18, 2013

Toy and Miniature Museum Staff Prepare for Work to Become the National Museum of Toys and Miniatures

In about three months, the Toy and Miniature Museum, nestled on the UMKC campus, will close and in about a year, sometime in early 2015,..

August 29, 2013

Local Festivals and Arts Events Define Cool This Fall

The Kansas City metropolitan area is full of art. That’s a pretty cut-and-dry statement, but what about the where and when? Sure, the Plaza Art..

August 9, 2013

Crossroads launches contest for T-shirt designers

The Crossroads Community Association is reaching out to Kansas City’s creative community for its first everT-shirt design contest. “Your challenge is to design an eye-catching..

June 27, 2013

Jeff Hanson: One Million Ways to Change the World

One million … What does one million mean? It seems like a large number, perhaps associated with burgeoning wealth. However, it is wealth of a different kind that inspires artist Jeff Hanson. In mid-May, the Make-A-Wish North Texas Gala proved to be a very positive tipping point. The goal of $1 million was reached at the event.

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