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07/29/2025

The National Museum of Toys and Miniatures welcomes Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, Han Solo, Chewbacca and more in an exhibit of retro Kenner Star Wars action figure toys.

National Museum of Toys and Miniatures welcomes Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, Han Solo, Chewbacca and more in an exhibit of retro Kenner Star Wars action figure toys.

07/28/2025

Artist to Watch | Dreams and challenges have fueled the trajectory of KC singer-songwriter Jessica Paige, a local favorite who has performed around the country.

Dreams and challenges have fueled the trajectory of the KC singer-songwriter, a local favorite who has performed around the country.

07/25/2025

Jose Faus: Cultural Meanders | "I am an immigrant. I confess this as easily as I would admit to a stomachache, or a trying moment courtesy of the daily grind. I don’t mask what can be an uncomfortable truth. I come from somewhere else and participate vigorously in matters that pertain to citizenship, celebrating the varied chapters that are our immigrant story."

I am an immigrant. I confess this as easily as I would admit to a stomachache, or a trying moment courtesy of the daily grind.

07/25/2025

[Sponsored] Due to requests from educators and the community, the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art at Johnson County Community College is excited to announce it is extending A Match Made in Heaven: Katherine Bernhardt x Jeremy Scott through Sunday, October 26, 2025! Learn more about this celebration of pop art and fashion at https://www.nermanmuseum.org/exhibitions/2025-02-07-a-match-made-in-heaven.html

07/24/2025

This is last weekend to see “Code & Canvas: Defining Digital in the Age of Blockchain” at the The Museum of Art + Light in Manhattan, Kansas, closing Aug. 1. Before you go, read more about it at https://kcstudio.org/brave-new-world-museum-of-art-light/

Image: Emily Xie’s digital artworks celebrate the “sensory richness” of fabric and fiber arts, as seen in “Memories of Qilin #453.” (Museum of Art + Light)

07/24/2025

Artist Pages | Born in Hungary, the artist Dora Agbas first studied to become a biologist and a bench scientist, i.e., one who conducts experiments in a laboratory and analyzes data. But she was also creating art at the same time.

Born in Hungary, the artist Dora Agbas first studied to become a biologist and a bench scientist.

07/24/2025

[Sponsored] Crown Center serves up cuisine for every taste, entertainment for all ages, and unique finds at one-of-a-kind shops. Get saucy at the world’s first Museum of BBQ, then follow your cravings straight to Burnt End BBQ for smoky, finger-lickin’ goodness. For a completely Kansas City experience, it has to be Crown Center. Learn more at https://www.crowncenter.com/

07/23/2025

Check out our special section on museums and galleries in and the surrounding region to visit before the summer ends, featuring Museum of Nebraska Art, Museum of BBQ, Maven Gallery, Jones Gallery and more. All Arts. All The Time.

Check out our list of regional museums and galleries to visit before the summer ends.

07/23/2025

[Sponsored] KC Fringe Festival is back! July 18–27: wild shows, bold art, and surprises around every corner. Grab your $5 button & plan your fest: https://kcfringe.org

07/23/2025

[Sponsored] See the Kansas City-based art of Charlotte Street Visual Artist Award-winners Kevin Demery, Juan Diego Gaucin and Aleah Washington, featured in three free exhibitions at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. More info at https://nelson-atkins.org/art/exhibitions/2024-charlotte-street-visual-artist-awards/

07/22/2025

[Sponsored] Join UMKC’s Cockefair Chair for this year’s annual luncheon, as author and UMKC professor of philosophy, Clancy Martin, discusses his latest project “Rebind,” and explores the role of AI in human learning.

Described by some as “the future of reading,” Rebind integrates AI chat throughout great works of literature, inviting the reader to explore themes, characters, events and more.

Martin will discuss the tool’s development, how it takes a new approach to teaching literature as well as the broader philosophical questions it raises.

This year’s Cockefair Chair Luncheon will be held at 11:30 a.m., Wednesday, Aug. 13 at the Carriage Club in Kansas City.

Learn more and reserve your seat today at http://go.umkc.edu/clancy-martin

07/22/2025

Caroline Dahm has been a fixture of Kansas City’s dance scene for more than a decade, but her launch into choreography is more recent … and gaining national attention. In May, Dahm created a work for the Kansas City Ballet, the first time a local choreographer was commissioned for a mainstage show by the company, setting her work up among established contemporary creators. But her budding career as a choreographer was not her intended route when she arrived at UMKC Conservatory in 2011. Read more at https://kcstudio.org/always-growing-caroline-dahm/