KC STUDIO

September 7, 2016

An Adventure in Italy

It was a pilgrimage he had to make. Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art director and CEO Julián Zugazagoitia has been an avid admirer of Bulgarian artist..

September 6, 2016

Welcome to The Residences of Kirkwood.

This private Kansas City community gives residents the luxury lifestyle and a prime Country Club Plaza location. The Residences of Kirkwood offer new-home construction and..

September 6, 2016

Siah Armajani: Bridge Builder

This fall, over 30 drawings, sculptures and architectural maquettes by internationally renowned artist and architect Siah Armajani will be on display at the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art. “Siah Armajani: Bridge Builder” will showcase five decades of work focusing on bridges, highlighting Armajani’s technical expertise as well as his symbolic and political investment in the bridge form.

September 6, 2016

Karbank Buildings Renovation Includes Three Performance Halls

A glorious new entertainment venue has sprouted in the unlikely setting of a pair of office buildings in Mission Woods. Steven Karbank, chairman of Karbank..

September 5, 2016

Avila Roma Corale

The Avila University Singers embarked on a concert tour through Italy in June. Led by Music Director, Dr. Amity Bryson, the choir performed at St...

September 5, 2016

Artist to Watch: Michael Kirkendoll

A grotto in a 13th-century Tuscan monastery. A mechanic’s garage. A floating barge under the Brooklyn Bridge. A haunted Gothic chapel in downtown Kansas City. Wherever he goes, pianist Michael Kirkendoll brings his passion for the music of living composers. Considering that he studied his whole life — well into his doctorate — basically despising new music, the turnabout has been completed.

September 2, 2016

Nelson-Atkins Lands a German Neo-Expressionist Masterwork

The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art has turned William Shakespeare’s phrase, “much ado about nothing,” completely around. With little fanfare it has acquired and recently put..

September 2, 2016

Oppenheimers in China

On May 28 Nerman Museum patrons Tony and Marti Oppenheimer were the keynote speakers at the first China National Art Forum, presented by Shanghai University...

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September 1, 2016

Editor’s Weekend Calendar Picks, September 1 – 5

KC Studio editor Alice Thorson has compiled her calendar picks for this Labor Day weekend. For more ideas, visit Kansas City’s most comprehehnsive arts calendar..