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‘A Splash of Art and a Little Traffic Calming’
Public art meets public safety as part of Kansas City’s Asphalt Art Initiative.
Nelson-Atkins Moves Forward with Pay Raise, New Board Chair, Stronger KC Art Focus
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art recently announced a series of initiatives including higher pay, new board leadership, greater emphasis on diversity, and a Kansas City-focused exhibition series.
Robert Moore Reclaims His Freeform Radio Roots at 90.9 The Bridge
DJ Robert Moore is returning to his roots in freeform public radio as he brings “Sonic Spectrum” to 90.9 The Bridge.
Plan for Arts Programs at Former Kansas City Star Building Draws Mixed Reviews
Developer Vince Bryant’s $98 million plan to convert the former Kansas City Star building into a mixed-use project has taken an artistic twist.
Kansas City Arts Organizations Plot a New Future in Face of Pandemic
Kansas City arts organizations are scrambling to adjust to financial shortfalls caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
A ‘Game-Changing Asset’
Kansas City’s prominence as a vibrant city for art owes a huge debt to the presence of the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, which celebrates its 10th anniversary this year. Under executive director Bruce Hartman, the museum has helped Kansas City keep its eyes on the new, through stimulating exhibitions of national and international artists….
The Job: Gary Mosby
A stage manager has to make magic — to create an entirely new world on the stage that entices us in and holds us throughout the play. Gary Mosby, whose career as a designer and technical builder/director spans more than three decades, is one such magician. Mosby is known for his innovations. For UMKC’s…
Folk Alliance International Celebrates Musical Activism
The timing couldn’t have been better. Months before we knew how the 2016 presidential election would play out, organizers at Folk Alliance International had chosen a theme for the annual conference this year in Kansas City — “Forbidden Folk – Celebrating Activism in Art.” Billy Bragg, a celebrated British singer-songwriter and activist for left-wing causes,…
Honoring Innovation
Kansas City has been a special place for jazz for nearly 100 years. Since its inception in 1997, the Charlotte Street Foundation has noticed and honored this heritage, most recently by awarding a 2016 $10,000 Generative Performing Artist Award to pianist, composer, educator and band leader Eddie Moore. Moore is a popular and well-known presence…
Back to Life
Could Kansas City become a major league moviemaking mecca like Austin, Texas? For years that’s been the dream of many in the local film community. It’s a vision of multiple big-league feature films that will lure stars and filmmakers away from Tinseltown and here to the City of Fountains. But it’s probably not going to…
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