Visual – KC STUDIO

September 17, 2020

Votes and Voices: New Exhibition Focuses on the Women Who Fought for the 19th Amendment

When the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution took effect on Aug. 26, 1920, it followed more than a century and a half of activism..

September 16, 2020

Arts in Brief, September/October 2020

A second sculpture by German artist Ewerdt Hilgemann has been installed on the grounds of the Kansas City Art Institute. Hilgemann’s “Double Stack,” a 20-foot-tall piece in stainless and corten steel, is on loan to the college from the artist and Zahner Metal Conservation. The firm previously lent the artist’s “Dancers” to KCAI as part of a plan to site large-scale works on campus on a changing basis.

September 16, 2020

Departing Curator Transformed the Native American Presence at the Nelson-Atkins

As the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art reopens to the public this season, the city’s predominant cultural institution is experiencing a generational transformation in its curatorial ranks.

September 9, 2020

Gallery of the Moment: Black Lives Matter Street Murals

Unveiled September 5, the murals were painted at six locations around the city with the help of volunteers and financed through donations. The project was sponsored by KC Art on the Block, a partnership between the city, the Troost Market Collective, the NAACP Kansas City Missouri Branch and the Urban League of Greater Kansas City.

September 9, 2020

“Audacity: The March to Women’s Rights,” Kansas City Kansas Community College Art Gallery

“Audacity: The March to Women’s Rights,” an exhibit at the Kansas City Kansas Community College Art Gallery, is part of a citywide celebration of the..

September 1, 2020

‘Fighting the Good Fight’

Arts organizations, long accustomed to bolstering the public’s morale during tough times, have been shouldering their own share of suffering amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

September 1, 2020

Arts News: Artists Head Outdoors for 9th Annual Brush Creek Art Walk

While many art exhibitions and programs have migrated online during the COVID-19 pandemic, Kansas Citians can look forward to live art experiences during the 9th..

August 17, 2020

“Code Practice: Certain Objects and Certain Systems by James Woodfill,” Joseph Nease Gallery

Kansas City artist Jim Woodfill’s exhibit “Code Practice: Certain Objects and Certain Systems,” is presented by Joseph Nease Gallery, which was founded in Kansas City, but is now located in Duluth, where Nease continues to represent many Kansas City artists.

August 12, 2020

“Elias Sime: Tightrope,” Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art

Elias Sime has a lot to say in word, deed and the art that he makes. The artist, born in 1968, is based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

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