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A Kansas City design firm is using artwork and nature to prioritize people instead of cars at intersections across the metro. The goal is to reduce pedestrian injuries and fatalities.

Under the Paseo bridge at 77th Street in Kansas City, native flowers and insects are springing up thanks to one local artist bringing beauty to a neglected corner of the metro.

His art work has been featured on the Peacock series "Bel-Air," displayed at the Nelson-Atkins and painted on the streets of Kansas City.

For decades, Harold Smith has created colorful paintings and multimedia works in his Kansas City, Kansas, living room. These days, he has a big new space and his artwork is in museums and on national television.

Artist Nano Nore hikes the trails in Liberty, Missouri, to capture the colors and shapes of a changing season. She's drawn to the subtle beauty of the late-fall landscape.

The Nelson-Atkins is featuring work by members of the African American Artists Collective.

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.

Marcia Streepy has produced art in Kansas City for decades. Hundreds of pieces are on display at InterUrban ArtHouse through June 5.

In late 1955, a private club hired painter Thomas Hart Benton to create a small mural for its Kansas City meeting space. A photographer spent several months photographing Benton at work. Most of the negatives stayed out of sight -- until now.

As colleges and universities kick off a school year like no other, students are also demanding schools take steps to end systemic racism. Here's how that's been playing out at the Kansas City Art Institute.

Caitlin Morton used to dread Valentine's Day.That was before she met Sudiebelle Hare, a Kansas City artist who regularly paints colorful circles on canvas…