Art Institute gets $25 million donation

The Kansas City Art Institute says a $25 million donation – believed to be one of the largest of its type – will benefit students, faculty and the community around the school. KCAI accepted the gift from an anonymous donor Tuesday at a ...

Lecture by artist who creates paper and books

“Valence,” Elana Herzog Coming up at the Art Institute is a lecture by Elana Herzog, a New York-based installation artist and sculptor, who also creates handmade paper and books. For the last two decades, Herzog has been the subject ...

Southmoreland neighborhood: history in stone walls

The earliest residents of Kansas City’s Southmoreland neighborhood were wealthy businessmen looking to escape the hustle and bustle of downtown. Even though many of the mansions they built in the late 1880s have not survived, their confidence ...

Hot rods as art: benefit for Art Institute Sunday

Expect to be seeing come pretty amazing vintage cars around Midtown this weekend. The Art Institute’s annual Art of the Car Concours will bring more than 200 vintage, classic, special-interest vehicles and hot rods from throughout the country ...

New bank celebrates relationships with Midtown nonprofit, Art Institute

Capitol Federal handed over a check to Midtown’s Operation Breakthrough as it celebrated the ribbon cutting of its Main Street branch today. The bank also announced a partnership with the Kansas City Art Institute that will allow art students ...