Visual – KC STUDIO

August 30, 2018

“Faces After Suicide: Lindsey Doolittle,” Leedy-Voulkos Art Center

Seize the Awkward. That’s the message on one of the postcards included in Lindsey Doolittle’s “Faces of Suicide” exhibit at the Leedy-Voulkos Art Center. It..

August 30, 2018

Arts News – 21c Museum Hotel Kansas City: A New Home for Contemporary Art

The Savoy Hotel’s four-year transformation is complete, and 21c Museum Hotel Kansas City is now a dynamic new home for contemporary art. “21c Kansas City is an extraordinary addition to the city’s visual arts scene. It’s terrific that this legendary structure now exhibits and extols cutting-edge, contemporary art,” says Bruce Hartman, executive director of the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art.

August 29, 2018

Open Spaces KC: Surprises on Tap

Dan Cameron treated the last few days in July like he was training for the Olympics. He found time for the gym. He tried to get to bed on time. He ate his veggies. All of this in preparation for Open Spaces KC, a brand new cultural event that will take place over nine weeks in several usual and not-so-usual arts destinations in the city. “There are going to be lots of surprises between now and Oct. 28,” the artistic director of Open Spaces said the other day.

August 29, 2018

African American Artists Collective

In 2016, a group of Black artists calling themselves the African American Artists Collective began meeting in Kansas City with the goal of supporting KC’s African American and Black artists on the local, regional and national levels.

August 27, 2018

“Michael Rees: Pneumatopia,” Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art

Michael Rees is a modern romantic, his art lives in the spaces between science, philosophy, a kind of spatial mythology, visual and emotional pleasure (and sometimes frustration), and transitional relationships.

July 20, 2018

Stingrays, Sharks and Art

Enter the Kansas City Zoo’s new Stingray Bay, and you’ll be fascinated by the ethereal stingrays gracefully gliding, almost flying, through a warm saltwater pool...

July 20, 2018

ARTcap Microloans Help Artists Pursue Their Dreams

Seen here in his office, Ruben Alonso III is the president of Kansas City-based AltCap, which gives microloans to artists through its ARTCap fund. (photo..

July 17, 2018

Marilyn Carbonell: No Ordinary Librarian

Marilyn Carbonell, the popular and personable head of Library Services at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art’s Spencer Art Reference Library, is leaving the post she began in 2006 to enjoy a well-earned retirement.

July 13, 2018

Artist to Watch: Juniper Tangpuz

For the past decade, Juniper Tangpuz has been redefining indoor and outdoor spaces around the world with his dynamic, imaginative sculptures. Extracting spirit and vibrancy from two unassuming materials — corrugated plastic and cable ties — Tangpuz constructs larger-than-life characters inspired by a deep well of childhood experiences and a life dedicated to creative exploration.

Category: Visual