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Still they rise

Against the odds, Black women painters in Kansas City are forging a historic path and creating artistic communities through love, resilience and courage.

Holiday Gift Guide: Ceramics

Among the best buy-local options for unique gifts are the annual holiday sales put on by Kansas City’s premier ceramics organizations: Belger Crane Yard in the East Crossroads and KC Clay Guild in Waldo.

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Performing

A Gleaming Anniversary for KC Ballet’s Nutcracker

Ten years ago, then-recently-arrived Artistic Director Devon Carney undertook to refresh the Kansas City Ballet's Nutcracker from top to bottom.

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“Leon Jones: Camouflaged: Hidden in Plain Sight,” Studios Inc

installation view There’s a particular kind of exhibition that feels like the charged remnants of an idea mid-eruption — where trying to describe the experience..

Performing

The Black Repertory Theatre of KC Presents an Extraordinary “Jaja’s African Hair Braiding”

"Jaja’s" doesn’t follow a typical structure, but flows between its characters, who gossip, argue, commiserate, joke, dance, and, of course, braid from opening to close.

A climate of intimidation

In KC, government-funded performing arts organizations are committed to, but reluctant to discuss DEI.

Arts News: Kemper Museum unveils new strategic plan

It hardly seems possible, but eight years have passed since Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art closed its Kemper at the Crossroads location.

Artist to Watch: Jackson Daughety

The award-winning Kansas City artist probes discrepancies between fantasy and reality in a culture driven by power and money.

Arts Consortium

Visual

New exhibit media featuring Big Sonia

On Thursday, September 4, The Museum of Kansas City launched a new exhibit that features a conversational interactive experience with

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New Acquisitions Exhibition: Look at Linda Hall Library’s growing collection

Step into six centuries of scientific and historical discovery at Linda Hall Library’s 2025 New Acquisitions exhibition.

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Visionary: The Work of Michael Brantley

Visionary: The Work of Michael Brantley, guest curated by artist Harold Smith, will feature the elegant and sophisticated work of painter Michael Brantley.