Closing Reception for “Traces and Trajectories”

On Friday, March 4th, participants gathered for the closing reception of “Traces & Trajectories”, an exhibit featuring the work of selected regional artists who have completed [...]

“Arts, Community S(h)eroes, and Race” Nedra Bonds and Michael Toombs

  On Thursday, February 11th at the La Esquina Gallery, guests arrived at 7 pm to listen to a talk held by Nedra Bonds and Michael Tombs.  Nedra explained that her Rocket-talk topic was [...]

Rocket Talk: Place-Making vs Place-Keeping: Dave Loewenstein, Sara Taliaferro, and the USDAC

  On Saturday, February 6th at La Esquina, just after Jessica Borusky and Judith G. Levy’s cross-dialogue on Persona and Place, visitors wandered about the gallery while technicians and [...]

Rocket Talk: Judith G. Levy and Jessica Borusky on “Persona and Place”

Saturday, February 6th, a comfortable crowd gathered to sit in a few rows of chairs, set to one side of the “Traces and Trajectories” exhibition. The show had its opening debut the night before, [...]

Express Yourself, first event Saturday February 27, noon

Join One Struggle KC and Una Lucha KC in a four part series of Art + Healing sessions to help people of color express struggles and achievements within our communities. Events are FAMILY [...]

Traces & Trajectories exhibit features Rocket Grants projects from the first six years.

Friday February 5, 2016 from 6-9 PM at La Esquina Gallery (1000 W. 25th Street) Please join Charlotte Street Foundation and the Spencer Museum of Art at KU at an opening reception for Traces [...]

Royals Manager Ned Yost’s Advice About Pie

Hey Adriane! It’s been almost a year (and 27 pounds) since you convinced me to Let Go of junk food as part of the Freeing Throwers project. Thanks for the brilliant reinforcement lesson [...]

Off-Putting this Friday night Jan 15 at the Kiosk

This Friday night January 15, 6-9 PM, at The Kiosk Gallery, 916 E 5th St. Kansas City, MO 64106, 2015 Rocket Grants recipient Adriane Herman will present images and conversations that have spun [...]

‘Rest Assured’ to feature at Lawrence Public Library

Through a series of pop-up Zen gardens equipped with hidden cameras, 2015 Rocket Grant recipients Bryon Darby, Aaron Long, Cotter Mitchell, and Aaron Paden seek to confront our culture’s growing [...]

Celebrate the Real Christmas Story at Maker Village KC!

This Sunday evening, December 20th, 7.30 PM, at Maker Village KC, 606 E 31st St, Kansas City, Missouri 64109 Come cozy up with local artists Jori Sackin, Alex Savage, Lindsey Griffith, and LA [...]