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November 1, 2022

Kansas City Artist Harold Smith is Racking Up the Recognition, Including a Prestigious Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant

There are good years and there are banner years. Harold Smith is having a banner year. And 2022 isn’t over yet.
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August 8, 2022

The Art of Courage

In the face of unspeakable adversity, local artist Trey Loomis is slowly weaving himself into Kansas City's art narrative.
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July 7, 2022

Church Hats as an Emblem of Cultural Pride

Ceramic artist Jada Patterson pays homage to the strength and style of Black women.
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June 24, 2022

“So Fresh,” Bruce R. Watkins Cultural Heritage Center

With his new TV drama “Bel-Air,” filmmaker and Kansas City native Morgan Cooper offers a serious reimagining of the 90s sitcom, “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.”
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November 9, 2021

Honors: Rodney Thompson

The Kansas City filmmaker continues his commitment "to tell our own stories" with a new film supported by an Artistic Innovations Grant from Mid-America Arts Alliance.
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August 30, 2021

At KC Melting Pot Theatre, Women Directors Run the Show

...And you'll find women at the fore throughout Kansas City's 2021-22 theater season.
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August 30, 2021

A Much-Needed Gift to the Community

My first thoughts as I walked into the “Testimony” exhibit space at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art were those of familiarity, warmth and joy.
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July 13, 2021

Honors: Whitney Manney

Whitney Manney is on fire, a remarkable whirling dervish of activity and production.
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