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Office of Culture and Creative Services Eliminated in Budget Crunch
While not too surprising, Kansas City’s Office of Culture and Creative Services was eliminated from the fiscal year 2021 budget. The importance of this …
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Making Masks, Artists Respond to the Social Imperative
Museums and cultural institutions are currently shuttered during the global pandemic and subsequent stay at home orders. Artist’s reliance upon these spaces is now …
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Eye of the Tiger, Belly of the Beast. Jessercise at UCM Gallery of Art & Design
Humorous cliches were abound in Jessica Frelinghuysen’s installation Jessercise Gymnasium, which recently closed at the University of Central Missouri Art Gallery in Warrensburg, Missouri. …
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Kansas City Budget Proposes Annihilation of Artist Resources
Last week, Kansas City, Missouri Mayor Quinton Lucas and Acting City Manager Earnest Rouse announced the annual budget for FY 2020-2021. Among the budget, …
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Charlotte Street Announces Visual Artist Awards and Generative Performing Artist Awards for 2020
Charlotte Street Foundation (CSF) announces the 2020 Visual Artist and Generative Performing Artist Awards from the Kansas City region. A milestone on CSF’s giving …
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Studio Inc Announces Four Artists Selected for Residency Program
Kansas City’s Studio Inc announces the arrival of four artists selected for their three-year residency program at its East Crossroads location. The artists include …
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Kansas City Chiefs Win Super Bowl! Museums Closed Monday
The Kansas City Chiefs are Super Bowl Champions for the second time ever and the first time in 50 years after beating the San …
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Rocket Grants Director Julia Cole Exits Program
Rocket Grants Director Julia Cole has vacated her position after a decade in that role. Launched in 2009, The Rocket Grants program is “a …
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Denim’s Social Construction: William Toney at Kiosk Gallery
Denim is a baseline of modern history. As much a part of the Western canon as television or sugar, it is the underlying current …
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A Closer Look at Philanthropy and the Kemper Museum Controversy
The history of charitable donation philanthropy in the United States is a mixed bag; either a sincere altruistic gesture (Pioneering American philanthropist Andrew Carnegie …
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