Kansas City Art Institute

The traditional art of printmaking is a process that hasn’t changed much since the 15th century, when Johannes Gutenberg's first printed Bible changed the world. Last week, students at the Kansas City Art Institute used a more modern tool to make prints.

Ky Anderson was a successful working artist in New York, with solo exhibitions of her large-scale, abstract paintings around the country. But after 25 years of painting in cramped studio spaces, she’s back home in Kansas City with a bigger studio — and she’s making new work.

It took local artist Steve Snell 88 days to paddle all 2,341 miles of the Missouri River. Along the way, he recorded video of his journey and painted more than 100 pieces of art.

Indie rock band the Yeah Yeah Yeahs released a music video on June 1 called “Spitting Off the Edge of the World.” It was shot in Kansas City.

Steve Snell will spend this summer paddling from the Missouri River's headwaters in Three Forks, Montana, to St. Louis, Missouri. Along the way, he’ll create paintings and videos that tell the story of his adventures on the Mighty Mo.

Kansas City remembers the life of artist Wilbur Niewald. Niewald taught at the Kansas City Art Institute for more than 40 years and was a fixture at Loose Park, painting outdoors in all kinds of weather.

Artist Wilbur Niewald taught at the Kansas City Art Institute for more than 40 years. These days he’s probably best-known as a plein-air artist — in all kinds of weather.

Charlie Mylie felt relief when the pandemic allowed him to give up his "Pop Up Charlie" performance-drawing routine. Now he's a full-time children's book illustrator who is published by major houses.

Leedy served as a professor in the sculpture department at the Kansas City Art Institute for more than 40 years, from 1966 until he retired in 2008.

Artist Irma Starr designs ornaments using a centuries-old technique known as slipware, but she adds a modern twist. The snowflakes, Santas, Christmas trees and menorahs she dreams up decorate homes across the metro.

The board of directors for the Kansas City Art Institute named Ruki Neuhold-Ravikumar as the 25th president of the college. KCAI President Tony Jones is stepping down in June 2022.

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.