Final draft of city arts report released
More than 500 people participated in public meetings that helped develop a new arts strategy for Kansas City. Online forums and surveys offered additional input.
A newly-released report suggests creating a new city Office of Arts and Culture, ...
Join the push to save the Tivoli
Film buffs across Kansas City are rallying to help save the Tivoli Theater in Westport.
The Tivoli is a Midtown institution – started by Jerry Harrington in 1983. But in order to stay in business, the theater needs to raise $130,000 by Dec. ...
New life for Broadway Arts district
Camp KC and the Pitch are both reporting the possibility of a new life in the entertainment district on Broadway at Valentine Road.
According to John Long in Camp, Kansas City has seen a decrease in the number of gay bars, but the numbers may ...
Artists, conservationist to unveil Missouri River work
Photo: Maya Lin, 2003. Photograph by Walter Smith, courtesy Maya Lin Studio and Pace Gallery
Maya Lin, best known for designing the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., is about to unveil a new work on the Missouri River called Silver ...
Video highlights creation of exhibit on impressionist France
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art is offering a trip through impressionist France now through next February.
Impressionist France: Visions of Nation from Le Gray to Monet focuses on the works of painters and photographers during the emerging ...
Nelson-Atkins to exhibit new Picasso photos
One of the photos of Picasso David Douglas Duncan donated to the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. David Douglas Duncan, American (b. 1916). After Jacqueline gave up trying to teach Pablo a ballet routine, the moment she sat down, he twirled away ...
Day of the dead celebrations in Kansas City
A display from the 2012 Day of the Dead celebration at the Nelson Atkins Museum.
This year’s Day of the Dead celebration at the Nelson Atkins Museum focuses on popular Mexican artists Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera, and the museum is collaborating ...
Nelson-Atkins mourns loss of Marion Bloch
The Nelson-Atkins Museum says it is joining the rest of Kansas City in mourning the death of Marion Bloch. The 83-year-old wife of Henry Bloch died after a long illness.
“I know that Mrs. Bloch was a vital presence at the Nelson-Atkins for ...
Toy and Miniature Museum part of national free day
Smithsonian Magazine wants to make museums accessible to everyone, so it is hosting its annual free day at museums across the country.
In Kansas City, that means the Toy and Miniature Museum will open its doors free of charge on Saturday September ...
Dance in the Park brings together neighborhoods this weekend
For fifteen years, Midtown neighborhoods have been promoting togetherness through Dance in the Park.
The event takes place in Roanoke Park each year, and brings together the Volker, Roanoke, Valentine, Coleman Highlands, and West Plaza neighborhoods. ...
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