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Arts & Culture

Collected by: Kansas City Public Library

Archived since: Jan, 2018

Description:

Collection of websites that document Kansas City's thriving Arts community. Galleries, museums, nonprofits, festivals, advocacy organizations, criticism and art spaces are all represented.

Subject:   Arts & Humanities Society & Culture

Page 1 of 1 (61 Total Results)

Title: Arabia Steamboat Museum

URL: http://1856.com/

Description: Arabia Steamboat Museum: A historic Kansas City attraction and museum.

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Title: Boulevardia – June 15-16, 2018

URL: http://boulevardia.com/

Description: Boulevardia is a small country with big ambitions. In its fourth year, the two-day urban street festival will take place June 16-17 in Kansas City’s Stockyards District surrounding the historic Livestock Exchange Building. The event features beer, food, music from local, regional and national acts, family activities, entertainment, shopping and eco-education, all in a unique urban setting.

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Title: Charlotte Street Foundation

URL: http://charlottestreet.org/

Description: Charlotte Street envisions Kansas City as a dynamic home for artists of various career stages and disciplines to thrive, while serving as natural catalysts for an exciting, innovative, and culturally rich city.

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Subject:   Arts Art Community foundations Kansas City (Mo.)

Title: Ethnic Enrichment Commission – ETHNIC ENRICHMENT FESTIVAL, Kansas City

URL: http://eeckc.net/

Description: The Ethnic Enrichment Commission aspires to foster understanding and apprecia-tion of cultural diversity, to preserve Ethnic heritage, to encourage Ethnic identity, and to coordinate and facilitate Ethnic programs.

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Title: Folly Theater

URL: http://follytheater.org/

Description: The Folly Theater, is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit corporation whose mission is "to preserve Kansas City's oldest historic theater as a premier performance venue by presenting, producing, and hosting a wide range of quality events for the community". The Folly produces a Jazz Series, a Kids Series, and "Cyprus Avenue Live!" performances by artists ranging from blues to rock and country.

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Subject:   Theaters Music

Title: Informality

URL: http://informalityblog.com

Description: Informality is a slow media publication that focuses on empowering and growing the base of arts writers in Kansas City.

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Subject:   Art Art criticism Kansas City (Mo.) Artists

Title: Kansas City Irish Center

URL: http://irishcenterkc.org/

Description: The Kansas City Irish Center's mission encourages knowledge and appreciation of the Irish and Irish-American community, culture, history, and heritage in the greater Kansas City area and region.

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Title: Kansas City Folk Festival

URL: http://kansascityfolkfestival.org/

Description: Born in 2015, The Kansas City Folk Festival (KCFF) is family-friendly, summer-style festival in the middle of winter. Open to the public, KCFF features six stages of diverse, high-quality programming featuring the best of local, national, and international acts.

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Title: Kansas City Rock History Project ⋆ Documenting rock history in the heartland

URL: http://kcrockhistory.com/

Description: Documenting rock history in the heartland

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Title: Middle of the Map Fest

URL: http://middleofthemapfest.com/

Description: Ink’s Middle of the Map Fest annually curates and cultivates the unique arts and creative culture of the Midwest, bringing together a sense of community in local and national talent in an annual festival featuring music, forum and film.

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Title: Midwest Music Foundation – Helping Musicians Get the Healthcare They Need

URL: http://midwestmusicfoundation.org/

Description: Midwest Music Foundation of Kansas City supports a healthy and vibrant music community in a thriving regional artistic economy.​ ​Our goals are to: Strengthen musicians’ health through wellness services and health care grants Advance artists’ careers by providing​ ​performance and educational ​opportunities Provide access to a growing network of industry professionals

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Title: Poetry for Personal Power

URL: http://poetryforpersonalpower.com/

Description: Poetry for Personal Power does healthcare sector advocacy, innovation, and messaging.

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Title: Spinning Tree Theatre

URL: http://spinningtreetheatre.com/

Description: Spinning Tree Theatre aims to produce works that celebrate and reflect the diversity of Kansas City itself by exploring a variety of cultures and art forms through theatre, music and dance.

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Title: Coterie Theatre

URL: http://thecoterie.org/

Description: The Coterie, a professional Equity theatre, is among the top five theatres serving families and young audiences in the United States.

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Title: Arts KC Go

URL: http://www.artskcgo.com/

Description: Your guide to arts & culture

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Subject:   Arts Calendars

URL: http://www.kcindiancenter.org/

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Title: Mesner Puppet Theater

URL: http://www.mesnerpuppets.org/

Description: Mesner Puppet Theater is a globally known professional puppet theatre company based in Kansas City, Missouri. The company performs a local season of plays as well as tours nationally and internationall to more than 30,000 audiences annually.

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Subject:   Puppet theater Children Nonprofit organizations

Title: OwenCox Dance Group

URL: http://www.owencoxdance.org/

Description: Owen/Cox Dance Group is a contemporary dance company located in Kansas City, Missouri. The company is committed to creating new music and dance collaborations, presenting high-quality contemporary dance performances with live music, and engaging as wide an audience as possible through affordable live performances and education and outreach programs.

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Subject:   Dance

URL: http://www.savemolibraries.org/

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URL: http://www.shuttlecockmusic.com/

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URL: http://www.thebarnplayers.org/

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Title: Toy and Miniature Museum

URL: http://www.toyandminiaturemuseum.org/

Description: The National Museum of Toys and Miniatures educates, inspires, and delights adults and children through the museum’s collection and preservation of toys and miniatures.

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Subject:   Museums Toys Miniatures

Title: Unicorn Theatre

URL: http://www.unicorntheatre.org/

Description: Unicorn Theatre enhances the Kansas City community by developing and producing high-quality, thought-provoking plays that have never been seen in the region. We illuminate social issues by shining a light on diversity and inclusive stories which include race, religion and gender identity. Unicorn creates opportunities for the advancement of emerging and established actors, directors, playwrights, designers, technicians and administrative staff.

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Subject:   Drama Theater

Title: American Jazz Museum

URL: https://americanjazzmuseum.org/

Description: Located in the Historic 18th & Vine Jazz District in Kansas City, MO, the American Jazz Museum showcases the sights and sounds of jazz through interactive exhibits and films, the Changing Gallery exhibit space, Horace M. Peterson III Visitors Center, Blue Room jazz club and Gem Theater.

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Subject:   Jazz Music Museums

Title: ArtsKC

URL: https://artskc.org/

Description: ArtsKC – Regional Arts Council was founded in February 1999. ArtsKC was started as a result of a community-wide planning process facilitated by the Greater Kansas City Community Foundation and supported by the Muriel McBrien Kauffman Foundation. ArtsKC has developed programs and services designed to “unleash the power of the arts.” This includes programs for the arts community, the business community, and services to the civic community. Today, we serve Johnson and Wyandotte counties in Kansas, and Jackson, Clay, and Platte counties in Missouri.

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Subject:   Nonprofit organizations

URL: https://backtorockville.typepad.com/back_to_rockville/

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Title: Belger Arts

URL: https://belgerarts.org

Description: Since 2000, the Belger Arts Center has encouraged viewers to explore, question, and deepen their understanding of art and of the world around them. Drawing upon the extensive John and Maxine Belger Family Foundation collection as well as a rich variety of local, national, and international artists, the Belger Arts Center has staged over 70 large-scale exhibitions that represent some of the best in contemporary art.

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Subject:   Art Galleries Art studios

Title: Fountains List

URL: https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/e3c0f1_907ad7f8b7084526a5480fbcd48c8f18.pdf

Description: PDF document listing the name and locations of Kansas City fountains.

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Subject:   Fountains Kansas City, Mo.

Title: 2018 Conference in Review - Folk Alliance International Conference

URL: https://folkconference.org/2018-2/

Description: Recap of the 2018 Folk Alliance International Conference held in Kansas City.

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Subject:   Music Folk music Conferences

Title: Kansas City Public Library

URL: https://kclibrary.org/

Description: The Kansas City Public Library system consists of a central library, nine physical branches, a digital branch, and an outreach services program serving a constituency of over 250,000 in Kansas City, Missouri. In addition to providing library services to residents, the Library also serves as a resource for the 1.7 million metropolitan residents of greater Kansas City.

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Subject:   Libraries

Title: KCMetropolis

URL: https://kcmetropolis.org/

Description: Kansas City's online journal of the arts. KCMetropolis ceased publishing on June 30, 2018.

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Subject:   Arts

Title: Lyric Opera of Kansas City

URL: https://kcopera.org/

Description: Founded in 1958, the Lyric Opera brings high quality live operatic performances to the people of the Kansas City area and five-state region at the state-of-the-art Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts.

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Subject:   Opera

Title: Kansas City Young Audiences

URL: https://kcya.org/

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Subject:   Arts Youth

Title: The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

URL: https://nelson-atkins.org/

Description: The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art is an art museum in Kansas City, Missouri, known for its neoclassical architecture and extensive collection of Asian art.

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Subject:   Art museums

Title: Open Spaces | A Kansas City Arts Experience

URL: https://openspaceskc.com/

Description: Open Spaces 2018 is a collaboration between the City’s Office of Culture and Creative Services and a private arts initiative led by Kansas City philanthropist Scott Francis, to create an event that highlights Kansas City’s arts, culture and creativity,

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Subject:   Arts Festivals

Title: Plastic Sax

URL: https://plasticsax.blogspot.com/

Description: An irreverent and opinionated guide to jazz in Kansas City.

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Subject:   Jazz

URL: https://toomuchrock.com/

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Title: Open Spaces (@OpenSpacesKC) | Twitter

URL: https://twitter.com/OpenSpacesKC/

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URL: https://twitter.com/hashtag/openspaceskc?src=hash/

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URL: https://wednesdaymiddaymedley.org/

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URL: https://www.drugstorekc.com/

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URL: https://www.everylibrary.org/save-missouri-libraries-update/

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Title: Open Spaces KC - Home | Facebook

URL: https://www.facebook.com/OpenSpacesKC/

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URL: https://www.facebook.com/groups/kcaoca/

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URL: https://www.frontspace.info/

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URL: https://www.instagram.com/openspaceskc/

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Title: Local Music

URL: https://www.jocolibrary.org/we-recommend/local-music

Description: Talented musicians of all ages and genres call Kansas City home. From headliners to budding stars, we shine the spotlight on them here.

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Subject:   Music

Title: Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts

URL: https://www.kauffmancenter.org/

Description: The Kauffman Center, home to resident organizations the Kansas City Ballet, Lyric Opera, Kansas City Symphony, and other innovative programming, embraces a variety of audiences with different tastes, interests and passions.

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Subject:   Performing Arts venues performing arts

Title: Kansas City Ballet

URL: https://www.kcballet.org/

Description: Founded in 1957, Kansas City Ballet is a 30-member professional ballet company under the direction of Artistic Director Devon Carney and Executive Director Jeffrey J. Bentley. Kansas City Ballet offers an eclectic repertory ranging from the traditional classics to exciting contemporary ballets.

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Subject:   Ballet Dance

Title: Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey

URL: https://www.kcfaa.org/

Description: Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey (KCFAA) serves Kansas City in a three-part role as an educator, presenter, and unifier. Through our annual Symposium and other events, we facilitate the dialogue about race, place, and diversity in Kansas City. We are the only presenter of New York’s Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and Ailey II in Kansas City and are the company’s only second home. As an arts educator, our mission is to reach the neediest children in the Kansas City area, both in and out of school, and teach critical life skills through dance.

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Subject:   Dance

Title: City of Fountains Foundation | Kansas City Fountains and Sculptures

URL: https://www.kcfountains.com/

Description: The City of Fountains Foundation was established in 1973 by Hallmark executive Harold Rice and his wife Peggy. The foundation was organized as a not-for-profit corporation with a goal of raising funds to construct new fountains, manage trust funds to cover maintenance costs, and increase awareness of the importance of Kansas City’s fountains.

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Title: Kansas City Symphony

URL: https://www.kcsymphony.org/

Description: Founded by R. Crosby Kemper, Jr., in 1982, the Kansas City Symphony has established itself as a major force in the cultural life of the community. Praised for performances of uncompromising standard, the orchestra is the largest in the region and enjoys a national reputation under the artistic leadership of Music Director Michael Stern.

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Subject:   Music Symphonies

Title: Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art

URL: https://www.kemperart.org/

Description: The primary objectives of the Museum are to stimulate dialogue, to foster understanding and appreciation of modern and contemporary art, and to present significant works of art as educational resources.

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Subject:   Contemporary art Museums

Title: Mid-America Arts Alliance

URL: https://www.maaa.org/

Description: M-AAA’s programs are provided through three main focus areas: Arts and Humanities Programming, Arts and Humanities Grantmaking, and Professional Development. Nationally, M-AAA provides more than 450 performances, exhibitions, and professional development activities, and some 1,000 related educational programs.

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Subject:   Art Performing arts

Title: Negro Leagues Baseball Museum

URL: https://www.nlbm.com/

Description: The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum was founded in 1990 in Kansas City, Missouri. It is a privately funded museum dedicated to preserving the history of Negro league baseball in America.

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Subject:   Museums Baseball Negro leagues

URL: https://www.plasticsax.com/

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URL: https://www.plug.gallery/

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URL: https://www.shuttlecockmusic.com/

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URL: https://www.therecordmachine.co/

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URL: https://www.therestandstheglass.com/

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Title: Union Station Kansas City

URL: https://www.unionstation.org/

Description: The 100 year old Union Station is a hub of culture, education, and entertainment. Visit traveling national exhibits, 3D movies on the Extreme Screen, or explore our world in Science City, or enjoy a cup of coffee or a special meal in this beautiful, historic building.

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Subject:   Railroad stations Cultural institutions

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