Arts News: Underground Railroad Sites in Kansas and Missouri Gain Heightened Visibility
On Sept. 30, 2021, Congress recognized a vital part of that struggle, the storied Underground Railroad, and the role it played in the struggle along the Kansas/Missouri border.
Broadway suffered an unprecedented blow in 2020 with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. But in the aftermath of a year and a half in the dark, Broadway is poised for a comeback.
Arts News: Sandbox Percussion Group at UMKC is Grammy Nominee
The quartet Sandbox Percussion, currently serving as percussion faculty and ensemble-in-residence at the UMKC Conservatory, are nominated for a Grammy Award for their album, “Seven Pillars,” with composer Andy Akiho.
Arts News: UMKC Conservatory Launches Music Program at Lansing Correctional Facility
Musicambia, a non-profit that works with universities and prisons all over the country to bring music into correctional facilities, launched its first program in Sing Sing in New York in 2017 serving 32 inmates.
Julius A. Karash on Business and the Arts: ‘A Splash of Art and a Little Traffic Calming’
The intersection of public art and traffic safety ramped up in September when Bloomberg Philanthropies granted up to $25,000 each to Kansas City and 25 other municipalities around the country.
Arts News: Dance Visionary from KC Named a 2021 MacArthur Fellow
Choreographer, educator, dancer, entrepreneur and visionary Jawole Willa Jo Zollar is part of the 2021 class of MacArthur Fellows, one of 25 selected from across the United States for this prestigious award.
