Kansas City Art Institute News

The Crossroads galleries always draw a crowd on First Fridays, but expect plenty of spillover at the Kansas City Art Institute’s H&R Block Artspace for the opening of the latest installment of its popular “Kansas City Flatfile” show.

Jackson County prosecutors today accused a 42-year-old man of secretly videotaping up women’s skirts while he trolled Kansas City streets asking women if he could photograph their feet.Prosecutors charged Sterling Newsome of Kansas City with two counts of invasion of privacy of multiple victimsPolice found 15 video clips of women on ... (more)

"Anyone who knew him knew he could be very contrary," his daughter-in-law Michelle Froese said.

The term “fantasy art” used to conjure images of muscled warriors wielding swords and riding unicorns, often viewed on the side of a Chevy Van.But the inaugural Spectrum Fantastic Art Live! event this weekend offers further proof that stereotype is bogus.“Fantasy art is often looked down upon by the more ‘serious’ art ... (more)

The Visalia Art League continues the popular artist lecture series at 7 p.m. Friday at Arts Visalia with a presentation by printmaker and Fresno State art professor Matthew Hopson-Walker. Born and raised in Fresno, Hopson-Walker received his bachelor's degree in printmaking from the Kansas City Art Institute in 1998.