Art

You can see the sleek, intricate designs of Art Deco style at these iconic buildings in downtown and midtown Kansas City, dating back to the 1920s and 30s.

Mike Frankel photographed music acts from the 60s and 70s like Hot Tuna, Jefferson Airplane and Mothers of Invention. He says back then bands "greeted you like a friend."

As part of its Vision Zero plan, Kansas City recently received a $25,000 grant to build more street art installations to improve safety for pedestrians and cyclists.

To survive the pandemic, indie booksellers in Kansas and Missouri have found success by directly competing with Amazon for online orders. Plus, a new show at the Daum Museum of Contemporary Art features the work of nine Kansas City women.

Kansas City is searching for solutions to keep hundreds of people without homes warm during the approaching winter months. Plus, an iconic artifact that witnessed some of the city's wildest music moments makes a comeback at the newly-renovated Kansas City Museum.

After being canceled due to COVID-19 concerns last year, the Plaza Art Fair returns this weekend. The 90th annual event is a celebration that covers nine blocks of the historic shopping center. Three local artists have spent months working in their studios to prepare.

A political action committee focused on supporting police wants to recall Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas and several city council members. And following a year-long hiatus, the Plaza Art Fair makes a comeback.

Internationally known printmaker Hugh Merrill shared some welcome news on Facebook: He was gifting artwork to anyone who showed up at his door. Merrill's work is in collections at the Museum of Modern Art, the Harvard Art Museums, the Cranbrook Museum and the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.

This Lawrence-based artist left China in 1998 for the freedom to make art her own way. But she says the current political moment in America requires something different: joining with others.

This Lawrence-based artist left China in 1998 for the freedom to make art her own way. But she says the current political moment, in America, requires something different: joining with others.

Last year when local musicians faced months of lost gigs during the pandemic, many concert venues, like the Ship and Lemonade Park, curated outdoor performance spaces. And in the Historic Northeast, one man opened his backyard to musicians and their fans.

Shawn Scheffler, who loves disc golf, hated to see KCI's floor art lost, so he hatched a plan to reimagine the medallions as flying discs.