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July 22, 2020

Gallery Glance: Coronavirus Mask Commission Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art

This “Honour Mask” by Métis artist Lisa Shepherd is one of six coronavirus masks commissioned by the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art from Native American,..

July 21, 2020

Sarah Tannehill Anderson: Music for All

If you’ve been paying attention to the Kansas City classical music scene during the last 20 years or so, you’ve heard her voice. Described as “sparkling,” “stand-out” and “soulful,” Sarah Tannehill Anderson is one of the most sought-after coloratura sopranos in the region.

July 20, 2020

Support Music Access for Children in the Urban Core with Harmony Project KC

Together, Kansas City is building an orchestra of diverse and deserving children in the urban core! It’s called Harmony Project KC. This orchestra, which is..

July 18, 2020

KC Fringe Artists Bring Exciting Variety to Online Festival

Nothing can replace live performances, but KC Fringe and its lineup of artists in 2020 did all they could to give its audience something as..

July 16, 2020

The Art of Adaptation

The Charlotte Street Foundation Rises to the Challenge as COVID-19 Complicates the Move to its New Headquarters This was not how Amy Kligman planned it...

July 15, 2020

KC Fringe Goes Digital with First Online Festival

KC Fringe has launched its first online festival this year in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and audiences can tune in now through July..

July 14, 2020

Inspiration in the Time of COVID-19

For UMKC Conservatory faculty, staff and students, it has been almost two months since we were last together on campus. Our thriving community of music,..

July 14, 2020

Nelson-Atkins Prepares to Welcome Visitors After Closure

We are living in a world that changes from one day to the next, in ways that we previously would not have believed possible. A..

July 14, 2020

The Challenges of Black Gallery Ownership in Kansas City

Only three of the galleries in Kansas City are owned and operated by African Americans; joining Ron Chaney’s EthnicArt Gallery, two are owned by Black women, who face the double-edged sword of structural racism and structural sexism.