Arts, civic communities mourn loss of Adele Hall
Adele and Don Hall outside Nelson Atkins Museum of Art. Photo by Mark McDonald.
The Kansas City Star called Adele Hall “the first lady of Kansas City” in sharing news today of her death. Hall, a long-time civic and cultural leader in Kansas ...
Mayor tells arts community he wants to hear visions and dreams
Young artists shared their experiences in Kansas City and ideas for making the city’s arts and cultural scene more vibrant. They were among 250 people who attended the kickoff of planning for the future of the arts. The community meetings ...
Your chance to plan the future of the arts in KC
If you want a say on the future of the arts in Kansas City, the Mayor’s Task Force on the Arts wants to hear it.
A community outreach campaign called Envision Arts & Culture KC starts January 28. It begins with a meeting hosted by Mayor ...
What would Martin Luther King say to Malcolm X?
They had very different approaches to civil rights, and it would have been a good debate if Dr. Martin Luther King had met Malcolm X just before Malcolm’s assassination.
That’s the scenario of The Meeting, a Westport Center for the Arts ...
Westport holiday theater; prizes for Santas and sweaters
Looking for somewhere to wear that great holiday sweater? The Westport Center for the Arts has an idea for you.
The center presents “An American Christmas” at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 7, at Westport Coffee House, 4010 Westport Road. ...
31st & Troost filmmaker says local residents are finding their voice
Kevin Bryce says the people living and working at 31st and Troost have stopped waiting for Superman and have recognized there is a Superman in each of them. He’s created a documentary called We Are Superman that chronicles the transformation ...
Citizens to have voice in KC arts future
This “word cloud” shows ideas for the future of the arts in Kansas City. These preliminary priorities came from a recent small group discussion which helped to kick off a new examination of what kind of arts policies and programs Kansas ...
Tapestry created from liquor bottle tops on display at Nelson-Atkins
Flattened metal tops from African liquor bottles, with wooden chopsticks as props, merged this week on the entrance lobby wall of the Block building at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.
The colorful aluminum from the bottles – more than 1.000 ...
Nelson-Atkins landscapes drawing crowds in Shanghai
Attributed to: Li Cheng , Chinese , 919-967 C.E. A Solitary Temple Amid Clearing Peaks, Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127). Image: 44 x 22 inches (111.76 x 55.88 cm). Overall (1-1/2″ hanging string): 88 x 22 1/2 inches (223.52 x 57.15 cm). ...
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