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October 23, 2025

Arts News: Streetcar arrival energizes plan for the Arterie pathway connecting KC’s cultural district

With a planned launch Nov. 2, The Arterie is a newly established winding pathway through an envisioned “cultural district” in Kansas City.

September 24, 2025

Charting Geographic and Cultural Landscapes: Fall Exhibition at Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art

This fall, Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art invites you to explore two thought-provoking exhibitions that consider how geographic and cultural landscapes are shaped.

September 4, 2025

Fall Visual Arts Roundup

Native contemporary exhibitions at area museums make for a blockbuster fall in the visual arts.

August 11, 2025

Fake or fiction?

Exploring technology and time in a globalized era, Kemper Museum's Stan Douglas exhibit blurs the distinction between the real and the created.

July 9, 2025

In Memoriam: Ke-Sook Lee (1941-2025)

A petite dynamo, devoted to honoring women's dreams and struggles in delicate artworks rooted in the domestic realm

January 21, 2025

Arts News: Jessica Hong joins Kemper Museum as chief curator

Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art begins the new year with a freshly appointed chief curator.

October 23, 2024

In Memoriam | James Brinsfield (1947-2024)

James Brinsfield, one of Kansas City’s leading abstract painters, died Sept. 21, 2024, at the age of 77, with his partner Alice Thorson at his side. The cause of death was cancer.

September 11, 2024