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August 8, 2019

The Job: MacKenzie Mallon

“Discriminating Thieves: Nazi-Looted Art and Restitution” tells the stories of four pieces that were looted by the Nazis during World War II, found when the war ended, returned to their rightful owners and legally acquired by the Nelson-Atkins.
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August 5, 2019

Arts News: Quilts Commemorate Lives of Disabled Lost in Nazi Holocaust

The Project 70273, a worldwide collaborative art project dedicated to commemorating the lives of the disabled taken by German Nazis in 1940-1941, has organized an..
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August 1, 2019

Arts News: Summer Zine Convention Showcases Creativity in Print

On Aug. 31, 2019, KC Zine Con (KCZC) presents its annual fest, where dozens of artists exhibit, sell and trade their self-published zines.
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July 26, 2019

A Watercolor Lesson for Eisenhower and a Memorable Day for Kansas City Artist Jim Hamil

Jim Hamil, a young artist in 1961 at Hallmark Cards in Kansas City, looked up from the watercolor painting on his table to see the commotion in the creative department. What he saw startled him. A group of executives stood in front of his office cubicle, and with them was former President Dwight D. Eisenhower.
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July 23, 2019

A Very Squeaky and Time-Consuming Process

“Nobody can be uncheered with a balloon.” So said “Winnie the Pooh” and thanks to Molly Balloons, Kansas City is experiencing the truth of that observation. The multi-talented balloon artist, formerly known as Molly Munyan, has long been making people smile — working kid and adult parties, fashioning wild headgear and objects, and decorating events.
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July 17, 2019

Artist Pages: The Art of Black Hair Braiding

I believe that creativity is the child of want. The emotion-rich blood of humanity’s deep need to simply belong flows through creativity’s veins.
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July 16, 2019

Julius A Karash on Business and the Arts | Arts Alive: Revving Up the City’s Art Vibe

On a Thursday night in April, when many Kansas Citians were staring at electronic screens, the Belger Arts Center was aglow with in-person enthusiasm. The..
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July 11, 2019

Arts News: Longtime KC Artist Anne Austin Pearce Takes New Post in California

The prolific, down-to-earth and exceptional Anne Austin Pearce, a Kansas City artist for as long as I can remember, has departed for Aliso Viego, California, to teach at Soka University, a four-year liberal arts college.
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July 9, 2019

“Now/Here,” H&R Block Artspace at the Kansas City Art Institute

“Now/Here,” a fresh survey of 30 recent works by Kansas City artists of color, shows an interesting spectrum of both artistic media and approach, ranging..
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