sculpture/ceramics

For the past three years, a bar in Kansas City’s Crossroads has attracted pool sharks and eager amateurs alike. Meet the cast of regulars at Chartreuse Saloon. Plus: A world-renowned ceramic artist educated in Kansas City has returned to teach the next generation.

A world-renowned ceramic artist educated in Kansas City has made a career of injecting activism into the delicate teapots he crafts. Richard Notkin recently returned to the Kansas City Art Institute to teach a masterclass in making art with meaning.

Kansas City has a vibrant community of potters and ceramic artists. There are also plenty of opportunities for those who want to learn the craft, with classes across the metro available for all skill levels and all ages.

A new initiative pairs an artist with conservation efforts to remove the invasive species of bush honeysuckle in Johnson County’s parks.

After her mother died of cancer almost ten years ago, Bernadette Esperanza Torres says she experienced an awakening. Her mother was always working, always…

The artist Polly Apfelbaum doesn't just want people to look at her work. She wants them to be in it.Apfelbaum is a major artist based in New York, with…

Segment 1: The state senator says she felt increasingly at odds with Republican Party stances on LGBTQ issues and supporting President Trump.Kansas Sen.…

After seven years of service in the Marine Corps ended with an injury, Joe Williams felt lost until he decided to become an artist. He quickly discovered…

“Nobody gets out alive on planet Earth,” says Cannupa Hanska Luger.He's stating the obvious, of course, but the New Mexico-based artist is also talking…

In a town like Kansas City, no one has an excuse for sending anything but locally crafted, one-of-a-kind gifts to their relatives in less creative parts…

On a recent Saturday morning, Michael Wickerson was tending a hot fire in his backyard on a hillside near Wyandotte County Lake. At temperatures reaching…

At his sculptor's stand, paleoartist Gary Staab adjusted the expression on a 125-million-year-old predator in pursuit of prey.The creatures Staab creates…