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Posts Tagged ‘Arts & Culture’

An Affordable, Nurturing Haven for Artists in West Bottoms

By | March 17, 2023 | 0
Artist Garry Noland has leased studio space at the Holsum building for about four years. He also runs the Holsum Gallery in the building.

Holsum Gallery has joined the ranks of art studios that have sprouted in the West Bottoms, offering a creative home for 45 artists.

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Black Appalachian Artists Showcased in Kansas City

By | March 10, 2023 | 0
A woman wearing a striped shirt over an orange long sleeve shirt poses in an art gallery setting. Shai Perry is gallery coordinator at the Kansas City Kansas Community College. She is also an artist and is from Tennessee. Photo by Vicky Diaz-Camacho for Flatland.

“Holler If You See Me: Black Appalachia” is on display at Kansas City Kansas Community College until March 31. Artists explored motifs such as identity, displacement, loss and empowerment.

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Landon Laird: Remembering Kansas City’s First Film Critic 

By | March 9, 2023 | 0
Landon Laird on the set of “The Buccaneer” with Cecil B. DeMille and, on right, Louise Campbell and Margot Grahame in 1937.

Landon Laird served as the Kansas City Star’s film critic for decades, offering a unique local connection to Hollywood.

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Thank You Walt Disney Project Secures $2M in Federal Funds

By | March 3, 2023 | 0
Laugh-O-Gram studio building

A decades-long effort to redevelop Walt Disney’s original Laugh-O-Gram animation studios will receive $2 million in federal funding.

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What’s in a Name? KC Film Documents ‘Black Joy,’ Premieres at Sundance Film Festival

By | January 25, 2023 | 0
Jackson Montemayor, Samantha Hake, Adolphus Parker III, Funmi Ogunro, Catherine Hoffman, Sharon Liese, Matthew Parker, Sedoria Parker, Katrina Parker, Ashleigh Parker and Cameron Parker of "Parker" attend the 2023 Sundance Film Festival Short Film Program 1 at Prospector Square Theatre Jan. 19 in Park City, Utah.

A locally produced film, “Parker,” explores a Black family’s decision to reclaim their name. It premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.

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