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July 8, 2016

John Sandbach: The Making of a Polymath

If you’re the type who never wants your peas to touch the mashed potatoes on your plate, you might find the various art practices of John Sandbach somewhat disconcerting. The native Kansas Citian’s professional expertise ranges from the most earthbound — shiatsu massage — to the sublime: haiku poetry.

July 8, 2016

New Studio and Exhibition Space Opens on Troost

Kansas City artist Travis Pratt sits in his studio at the Bunker Center for the Arts, where he is a resident artist and also serves..

July 7, 2016

National Wildlife Art Show, August 4-6

The National Wildlife Art Show celebrates the wonder and beauty of wildlife, nature and the outdoors through art. The Show brings the creators of fine..

July 6, 2016

Collector’s Corner: Roland Sabates

Roland Sabates is an ophthalmologist and passionate collector of American, African and Latin American art.

July 1, 2016

Reassessing Fritz Scholder

Forty years ago, Fritz Scholder (1937-2005) reset the course of American Indian art when he embarked on a series of powerful figurative depictions of lone Indians in a state of existential crisis. The canvases were large, many nearing nine by six feet, balancing zones of emotionally charged color with energetic brushwork.

July 1, 2016

Art Fabricator to the World

On a Sunday morning in early May, a helicopter gently removed the eastern-most and largest of the four Sky Stations atop Bartle Hall. Damaged by lightning, the nearly 40,000-pound sculpture was trucked to Zahner Co. for repairs. That destination made perfect sense: Zahner Co. is the Kansas City firm that worked with artist R.M. Fischer to produce the $1.2 million public sculpture, which was installed in 1994.

July 1, 2016

“Dream Drawings,” Christopher Leitch

Christopher Leitch is a multifaceted artist, a Buddhist adept at balancing the insistence of self with the workings of chance and the unexpected. Following early..

June 29, 2016

“Charles Jones: WILDERNESS: The Western Edge of a Dream,” Kiosk Gallery

“WILDERNESS: The Western Edge of a Dream” is full of mystery and enigma, a dream-like contemplation of natural history and urban archeology. Living and working..

June 24, 2016

The Power of Play

To make a paper doll you need paper, utensils used for drawing and/or coloring, an imagination, and illustrated clothing for the doll. Now, go back 150 years and make that paper doll black. To the previous list of materials, add a hidden agenda, hatred and cruelty toward a certain people, and a narrow definition of beauty.

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