Open Spaces

How can Kansas City start fighting climate change? A number of small-town mayors from around the metro have already begun, forming the coalition Climate Action KC and creating infrastructures and mindsets that will hopefully outlast their terms in office.

New York artist Ted Riederer uses his label Never Records to archive what's happening in various moments in history. He'll release "Apocalypse Anthems" on Feb. 14.

Kansas City's big Open Spaces arts festival last summer was supposed to be a temporary, biennial event. But seven pieces of art are still on view.For ten…

Rather than just publishing a list of our most-read stories this year at KCUR.org, we've decided to make some observations about what a few of our most…

Artist and pastor Dylan Mortimer had just moved with his family from Kansas City to Brooklyn, New York, for an adventure the last time he spoke to KCUR.…

Segment 1: Turning a life of cystic fibrosis into art.Last time we spoke with artist Dylan Mortimer, he was coming off of a seemingly successful lung…

For 62 days this fall, Kansas City was blanketed in the arts. The citywide Open Spaces festival included 200 artists, local and national, who shared…

Segment 1: Why is predicting Kansas City weather so hard?In Kansas City, you can regularly experience three seasons in one day. We talk with local…

Ted Riederer’s art makes him part of strangers’ intimate moments for three hours at a time. But he’s not so much a voyeur as a cultural witness.He records…

AY Young is a local musician who's making a name for himself across the country with solar-powered, community-centered concerts. We hear the story of how…

The bland exterior of the new Crossroads Hotel at 2101 Central may fool you, but once inside the historic brick shell you’ll discover and enjoy a…

Trumpeter Hermon Mehari, 31, is a Missouri native, who’s now based in Paris.In 2010, Mehari graduated from the University of Missouri-Kansas City…