Visual Arts

Mike Frankel photographed music acts from the 60s and 70s like Hot Tuna, Jefferson Airplane and Mothers of Invention. He says back then bands "greeted you like a friend."

Artist Edgar Heap of Birds' "Native Hosts" was vandalized and stolen last month from the Spencer Museum of Art at the University of Kansas in Lawrence. It was re-installed this week — an achievement highlighted by speakers and musicians.

To survive the pandemic, indie booksellers in Kansas and Missouri have found success by directly competing with Amazon for online orders. Plus, a new show at the Daum Museum of Contemporary Art features the work of nine Kansas City women.

A new exhibition at the Daum Museum of Contemporary Art in Sedalia, Missouri, features nine Kansas City artists — all women celebrating family, and tackling environmental issues and social justice.

An arts district is emerging in Independence, and Jackson County is looking to develop a strategic arts and culture plan for the entire county.

Weaving Splendor: Treasures of Asian Textiles opens Sept. 25. The exhibition features Chinese, Indian, Japanese, Persian, and Turkish costumes and textiles that haven’t been on view in decades.

A never-before-seen collection of work featuring artists of color collected by the Nerman family is showing at KCAI's gallery through October 17.

'Ghosts of Segregation' presents photographic evidence of the prejudice and exclusion people of color faced.

Photographer Randy Bacon presents video and still photos of his subjects to allow others to view life and the world as people with Down syndrome do.

During the pandemic, a local artist used weaving to process grief and anxiety. She’s found a way to share the healing benefits of her craft with children and parents at Children's Mercy Kansas City hospital.

The arts incubator's $10 million new home in Roanoke Park sat empty in the pandemic. It will open to the public Friday and Saturday with exhibitions, tours and workshops.

A vacant building at 1328 Agnes Ave. in Kansas City, Missouri, is being reimagined as an arts community — with studios, a gallery, and arts-related businesses.