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September 23, 2024
Artist INC Missouri News

Kansas City Arts Leader Amy Kligman on Life and Leadership
When she worked at Hallmark, Kansas City, Missouri–based artist Amy Kligman had two bosses. One was a creative, and the other focused on the business side of, well, the business. The two had a partnership that just worked. When Amy…
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August 8, 2024

Christina Shmigel Exhibition at M-AAA Culture Lab
Mid-America Arts Alliance’s Culture Lab will be open on First Friday, October 4, 2024, in Kansas City, Missouri, and will feature an exhibition, this blasted tender beautiful world, just as it is, by Christina Shmigel. Christina Shmigel (b. 1958) is…
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August 8, 2024
Culture Lab Exhibitions News

M-AAA’s Culture Lab Features Artist Christina Shmigel
Mid-America Arts Alliance’s Culture Lab will be open on First Friday, September 6 and October 4, 2024 in Kansas City, Missouri, and will feature an exhibition, this blasted tender beautiful world, just as it is, by Ukrainian-American artist Christina Shmigel.…
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August 6, 2024

Christina Shmigel Exhibition at M-AAA Culture Lab
Mid-America Arts Alliance’s Culture Lab will be open on First Friday, September 6, 2024, in Kansas City, Missouri, and will feature an exhibition, this blasted tender beautiful world, just as it is, by Christina Shmigel. Christina Shmigel (b. 1958) is…
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May 14, 2024
Kansas News

What It Really Means to Live in an “Art Town,” Population 335
From 1907 to 1928, S. P. Dinsmoor, a retired Civil War Veteran and sculptor built the Cabin Home and Garden of Eden just on the outskirts of Lucas, Kansas. He was in his 60s when he started creating his fascinating,…
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January 29, 2024
Artists 360 Culture Lab Exhibitions Missouri News

On View at M-AAA: Danielle Hatch Installation
A new installation by Arkansas-based artist Danielle Hatch is on view now at the Mid-America Arts Alliance’s Culture Lab. Although, the gallery building is not currently open to the public, visitors may enjoy the full installation on display both inside and…
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January 29, 2024

On View at M-AAA: Danielle Hatch Installation
A new installation by Arkansas-based artist Danielle Hatch is on view now at the Mid-America Arts Alliance’s Culture Lab. Although, the gallery building is not currently open to the public, visitors may enjoy the full installation on display both inside…
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October 4, 2023

Virtual Artist Talk and Workshop: Sukanya Mani
After a short presentation about her own art practice, artist Sukanya Mani will teach a free virtual workshop about the intricate paper cutting techniques she uses in her own work. Mani will demonstrate beginner-level skills and encourage participants to create…
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August 29, 2023
Culture Lab Exhibitions News

Artist Sukanya Mani’s Installation On View at M-AAA
First Friday in the Kansas City Crossroads Mid-America Arts Alliance’s Culture Lab is open on First Friday in Kansas City, Missouri, and will feature the artwork of Sukanya Mani. Sukanya Mani is a St. Louis-based, Indian-born interdisciplinary artist whose work…
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August 28, 2023

First Friday at M-AAA: Artist Sukanya Mani
Mid-America Arts Alliance will feature the artwork of Sukanya Mani for First Friday in October.
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August 28, 2023

First Friday at M-AAA: Artist Sukanya Mani
Mid-America Arts Alliance will feature the artwork of Sukanya Mani for First Friday in September and October.
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