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09/08/2026

[Sponsored] Save your seat today — the UMKC Conservatory’s 2026-27 performance season is here!

Join talented students and faculty in music, dance and theatre for a season of rising stars, bold voices and stories that feel like home. Get your tickets at go.umkc.edu/performances!

09/04/2026

See Hear: Steve Paul on Rambling Around the Arts | In the vast and newly reinstalled collection of the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, it’s instructive and enlightening to be greeted right away in a gallery walk-through with two major pieces that help define its mission.

In the vast and newly reinstalled collection of the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, it’s instructive and enlightening to be greeted right away in a gallery walk-through with two major piece…

09/03/2026

Visual Art Review | "I can’t yet decide if what seems unsettled about the latest exhibition at Charlotte Street is a result of my own preconceived frustrations."

I can’t yet decide if what seems unsettled about the latest exhibition at Charlotte Street is a result of my own preconceived frustrations.

09/03/2026

Our fall 2026 classical music and dance Top 10 features award-winning artists, exceptional collaborations and international connections.

Award-winning artists, exceptional collaborations, international connections

09/02/2026

Artful Connections Along the Streetcar is getting a new name – and a much bigger stage!

This month, Artful Connections Along the Streetcar, presented by Arvest Bank and produced by the KC Studio marketing department, becomes simply Artful Connections. The podcast is expanding beyond the streetcar corridor to spotlight the people and organizations that are shaping the arts community across the Kansas City region.

KC Studio is kicking off this new chapter with Stacie McDaniel of the Midwest Trust Center at Johnson County Community College. Host Michael Mackie sits down with Stacie to discuss her insights regarding their upcoming season, her take on Midwest Trust Center’s place in Kansas City’s evolving arts scene and their future plans.

Listen or watch new episode NOW at kcstudio.org/podcast or wherever you find your favorite podcasts.

New name. New conversations. Same commitment to the arts!

09/02/2026

“Counterpublic 2026: Coyote Time,” a triennial three-month citywide art exhibition, is the impetus for celebrating Juanita McNeely’s visceral body of work at two concurrent exhibitions opening Sept. 10 at Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis and Saint Louis Art Museum.

Born in Ferguson in 1936 and educated in St. Louis, in 1967 Juanita McNeely left for New York, where she would spend 50 productive years as a painter and ceramicist.

09/01/2026

Construction begins on the new UMusic Hotels inside the historic Scarritt Building on Grand this fall. On Episode 7 of Artful Connections Along the Streetcar, Jon Stephens of Port KC discussed plans for this redevelopment and more. Listen to this and all previous episodes wherever you find to your favorite podcasts!

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Scarritt Building redevelopment in downtown KC to begin construction. See when
The development team behind the project announced plans are moving ahead to redevelop the historic building into a music-themed hotel.
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09/01/2026

The 2026-2027 theater season is filled with dramas, comedies, musicals, classics and newly minted works for the stage.

The 2026-2027 theater season is filled with dramas, comedies, musicals, classics and newly minted works for the stage.

09/01/2026

Read the September/October 2026 issue of KC Studio magazine, out now! Read online NOW at kcstudio.org/digital-edition

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08/31/2026

Our fall visual arts roundup highlights upcoming exhibitions in Kansas City and the region.

Our fall visual arts roundup highlights upcoming exhibitions in Kansas City and the region.