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February 5, 2024

Mosaic medallion artworks from old KCI find new homes

38 have been installed in new terminal; 50 more destined for other city-owned buildings.
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September 13, 2023

Honors: Sean Nash

The Kansas City artist fuses painting and sculpture with culinary arts into a unique social practice.
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May 8, 2023

See Hear: Steve Paul on Rambling Around the Arts | Mirroring Life in a Way, Our New Airport Blends Anxieties and Uplift

It struck me as inevitable that the new KCI airport would hit some operational speedbumps.
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March 6, 2023

‘Ode to the Tallgrass Prairie’

Linda Lighton is an internationally recognized artist, who has worked and exhibited in 13 countries and across the United States.
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February 27, 2023

See Hear: Steve Paul on Rambling Around the Arts | Architect’s Imprint on the City is Unmistakable — and Complicated

The architect Moshe Safdie has earned a reputation as a visionary designer and thinker with a global portfolio.
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January 3, 2023

At KCI, Jazz Meets Visual Art in Willie Cole’s ‘Ornithology’

“Ornithology,” acclaimed contemporary sculptor Willie Cole’s sculptural ceiling installation for the new $1.5 billion terminal at the Kansas City International Airport, is inspired by one of the city’s favorite sons, Charlie “Yardbird” Parker, and flight itself.
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January 3, 2023

Julius Karash on Business and the Arts: New Arts Program Coordinator Steps into the Cockpit at KCI

Mark Spencer paid rapt attention and took copious notes as around $5.65 million worth of new public artworks touched down at Kansas City International Airport in recent months.
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December 27, 2022

Editor’s Letter, January/February 2023

The new year brings a lot to look forward to: The Kansas City Museum embarks on Stage II of its ambitious restoration, the opening of Kansas City International Airport provides a chance to view an array of new public art commissions, and later in the year comes the opening of the Rabbit HOle.
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September 19, 2022

Julius Karash on Business and the Arts: Public Art for KCI, the Largest Public Art Project in KC History, is on Track for Installation by the New Airport’s Opening in March 2023

The public art initiative for the new terminal and garage at Kansas City International Airport strikes a chord with artists such as Kathy Liao.
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