Kansas City Art Institute celebrated 125 years of educating artists and designers on Feb. 20, 2010, with a gala in the Grand Ballroom of the Kansas City Convention Center. The event featured an unforgettable performance by internationally acclaimed artist and KCAI alumnus Nick Cave ('82 fiber). Barbara Hall Marshall served as the evening's honorary chair.
Gary and Pam Gradinger (Gary is president of KCAI board of trustees), Barbara Hall Marshall (honorary chair) and Kathleen Collins (president of KCAI)
KCAI Junior Liz Peters, who made the costume -- inspired by the striking doorway of Mineral Hall on the KCAI campus -- she is wearing as part of a special class for the 125th Anniversary Gala, with attendee John Owen
Susan Seidler Nerman (KCAI board member) and Lewis Nerman, Margaret and Jerry Nerman
Nick Cave on stage after the Soundsuit performance
Image of the Soundsuit performance
Photos by Steve Sanders, Sanders & Ross Photography
