Part 1: The Banality Series

Listen to Joseph Keehn describe his process for The Banality Series – on view at University of Missouri Kansas City at Miller Nichols Library through August 30, 2015.   Transcription of [...]

Art is Long, Life is Short: Encouraging Awareness to Become Engagement

As I walk into Richard and Michele Fritz’ home studio I am greeted by a handmade stop-motion set that takes up most of the entryway. It is composed of carefully detailed streets, buildings and [...]

“Rest Assured You Are [Now] Under Video Surveillance”

Last night the art team for the “Rest Assured You Are Under Video Surveillance” project finished installing the piece at the Cider Gallery in Lawrence, where it will make its debut [...]

My new, short film, SHADOW, is an Official Selection of Free State Festival and will be screened during the Short Film Showcase

I am so pleased that my short film, SHADOW, is an official selection of Free State Festival and will be screened during the Short Film Showcase 1, on Sunday, June 28th at 1:30 pm at Liberty Hall [...]

Very grateful to all of the funders for their support of “Center of the Universe”!!

After hearing from the other grantees, I am excited to be in such good company 🙂  Looking forward to seeing how all of the projects unfold and progress.

More Practical than Heartache

When a relationship ends you usually hear about the heartache, the emotional roller coaster, the pain in your stomach that feels like little monsters chomping up your organs. Almost no one talks [...]

Maker Village KC Project with Longfellow Farm

Coming up on May 30th, Maker Village KC will be helping Longfellow Farm build harvest tables for the vacant lots at 30th and Harrison that they have transformed into a community garden! The [...]

Awards announced for 2015-2016 Rocket Grants Program!

Charlotte Street Foundation and the KU Spencer Museum of Art proudly announce twelve new Rocket Grants (nine Full Project Awards and three Research & Development Awards) making up the largest [...]

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MagiNation

MagiNation engages youths and adults in the exploration and creation of site-specific play and art making. It is a series of events at predetermined places in KCMO – primarily in low-income, [...]

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Unspoken Violence

Having participated in another Rocket Grants funded project, Artists for Life, George Mayfield recognized the way that artists’ work and vision can create strong community impacts when addressing [...]