Kansas City Star: Visual Arts http://www.kansascity.com/entertainment/visual_arts/index.xml News, sports and entertainment from Kansas City Star en-us Copyright 2008 Kansas City Star Visual Arts 60 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:24:23 CDT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's PubSys feedback@kansascity.com Corporate artists featured at Union Station http://www.kansascity.com/entertainment/visual_arts/story/718788.html http://www.kansascity.com/entertainment/visual_arts/story/718788.html Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:10 CDT Artworks by employees of 20 local companies go on view Sunday in the Grand Hall at Union Station as part of the Arts Council of Metropolitan Kansas City's “Art/ Work - Creativity from the Cube” program. More public art for Bartle Hall http://www.kansascity.com/entertainment/visual_arts/story/704528.html http://www.kansascity.com/entertainment/visual_arts/story/704528.html Mon, 14 Jul 2008 15:22 CDT There's more art on the way for Bartle Hall, joining the R.M. Fisher “Sky Stations” atop the pylons and Omaha artist Jun Kaneko's “Water Plaza” on the south side of the ballroom. The newest project, an animated mesh “tapestry” designed by New York artist Suikang Zhao, is part of Crawford Architects' improvements to the convention center's north dock. ArtsKC Fund announces $574,000 in arts grants http://www.kansascity.com/entertainment/visual_arts/story/704448.html http://www.kansascity.com/entertainment/visual_arts/story/704448.html Mon, 14 Jul 2008 13:53 CDT The ArtsKC Fund has announced its 2008 grants to arts organizations and art programs. Twenty established arts organizations received $413,425 in Ovation Grants, which are earmarked for operating expenses. Forty-five smaller arts projects and programs received $160,737 in the Catalyst category.