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After a global competition, and a monthslong selection process, museum officials announced the New York City firm Weiss/Manfredi will design their ambitious new expansion project. It's estimated to be the largest investment in Kansas City arts in recent years.

A five-year legal battle between the heirs of Missouri painter Thomas Hart Benton and the Kansas City bank that handled his trust has ended with a judge awarding the family a fraction of the millions they sought.

Kansas City based painter and tattoo artist Juan Moya has spent the last three decades helping to maintain an iconic Westside mural he originally created for free. He recently finished redoing the space, but this time his community made sure he walked away with more than just pride in his work.

The Kansas City artist co-founded the Kansas City Artists Coalition in the mid-1970s and was known for her known for her large-scale colorful, abstract paintings and prints. She died on Wednesday.

Musician Freedy Johnston sang he "sold the dirt to feed the band" after leaving his hometown of Kinsley, Kansas, to pursue a career in New York City. Johnston returned home in August to paint a mural celebrating the tiny town. He hopes it sheds a light on how art can impact rural communities.

Venus flytraps, purple monsters and giant hippos torment trucks in a new set of murals that have taken shape on Kansas City's most infamous span.

Artist Fernando Achucarro paints late into the night in his home studio on Independence Avenue. The dark and moody images he conjures often rely on the glow of streetlights, candles and dimly-lit lamps. Many were inspired by the loss and trauma of life.

An artist and fabricator in Louisburg, Kansas, spent a decade working in the studio of a famous New Orleans artist. Now he’s the go-to person when her work is damaged.

“The Asian American Voice: Reclaiming the Narratives” includes work from artists with Indian, Filipino, Vietnamese, Japanese and Chinese heritage.

Thomas Eakins' oil painting “Sailing” starts a two-month run Thursday at Kansas City's premier art institution. The display comes as the city prepares to host the NFL Draft for the first time.

Vivian Wilson Bluett is an emerging, self-taught artist who wants her art to create community conversations around social and racial justice and history.

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.