Host/producer of ARTSPEAK RADIO talks with poet Glenn North, artist Ada Koch, musicians Heather Thornton, Patrick Alonzo Smith Conway, and President of The Kansas Blues Society Danny Powell. Love, Loss, & Violence: A Visual Dialogue on War Paintings by artist …

Host/producer of ARTSPEAK RADIO, Maria Vasquez Boyd talks with Dr. Brett Knape Executive Director of the Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art, dancer/choreographer Maura Garcia, and artist Jackie Denning. The Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art serves as a cultural arts center for Northwest …

Host/producer of ARTSPEAK RADIO, Maria Vasquez Boyd talks with Dr. Brett Knape Executive Director of the Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art, dancer/choreographer Maura Garcia, and artist Jackie Denning. The Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art serves as a cultural arts center for Northwest Missouri. The Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art has one of the finest collections of 18th- through 21st-century American art in the Midwest region. The Museum originated in 1913 with the foundation of the St. Joseph Art League–twelve women who sought to increase public awareness and understanding of the arts. With the hope of establishing a public art museum in St. Joseph, the League acquired the William Merritt Chase painting A Venetian Balcony. This purchase, made in 1915 with funds raised at performances, teas and a special showing of the painting in a local department store, became the first work in the Museum’s collection. The League opened the Albrecht Gallery in 1966 in the former home of Mr. and Mrs. William Albrecht. At the initiation of a major building expansion in 1991, the Museum became The Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art, honoring the patronage of Mr. R. Crosby Kemper. Through the generosity of the Kemper family and foundations, and many other enthusiastic supporters,…

Host /Producer Maria Vasquez Boyd talks with Paul Schofer, President & Chief Executive Officer for the Kauffman Center For The Performing Arts, Sandra Kelly, CEO, Executive Director for the Deaf Cultural Center, Jenny Mendez Director of Mattie Rhodes Art Center …

Host /Producer Maria Vasquez Boyd talks with Paul Schofer, President & Chief Executive Officer for the Kauffman Center For The Performing Arts, Sandra Kelly, CEO, Executive Director for the Deaf Cultural Center, Jenny Mendez Director of Mattie Rhodes Art Center & Anthony Marcos Rea, Cultural Arts Coordinator on ARTSPEAK RADIO. Paul Schofer, Presidenet & Chief Executive Officer Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts-Future Stages Festival is a FREE annual community event that turns a spotlight on youth performances and family-friendly programming. Each year the festival puts more than 600 talented young performers on stage before live audiences. In 2016, more than 5,000 people attended Future Stages Festival. Each year, approximately 25 groups are selected to perform through a competitive process that includes review by a local selection committee. By completing the form below, your group enters the selection process. Groups selected to perform will be notified by e-mail by late April whether or not they have been chosen to perform. 4th Annual Future Stages Festival Sunday, June 25, 2017 11: 00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts 1601 Broadway Blvd Kansas City, MO 64108 DEADLINE TO SUBMIT APPLICATIONS IS MARCH 20, 2017 Performance groups must be…

Host & producer for ARTSPEAK RADIO, Maria Vasquez Boyd talks with Northtowne Arts Coalition members Heather Collinsworth, Kelli Votypka, & Valerie Phillips, also poet writer Sheri Hall, and Ian Staten. Host & producer for ARTSPEAK RADIO, Maria Vasquez Boyd talks …

ARTSPEAK RADIO host & producer Maria Vasquez Boyd talks with Bruce Hartman & Karen Gerety Folk with the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, GDD Boombox creator Gus Davis & Paul McDaniel, and writer/performer Joel Barrett. Executive Director Bruce Hartman and …

Host & producer for ARTSPEAK RADIO, Maria Vasquez Boyd talks with Northtowne Arts Coalition members Heather Collinsworth, Kelli Votypka, & Valerie Phillips, also poet writer Sheri Hall, and Ian Staten. Host & producer for ARTSPEAK RADIO, Maria Vasquez Boyd talks with Northtowne Arts Coalition members Heather Collinsworth, Kelli Votypka, & Valerie Phillips, also poet writer Sheri Hall, Ian Staten, and Jenni Jones with Youth Ambassadors KC. Heather Collinsworth, Kelli Votypka, & Valerie Phillips with Northtowne Arts Coalition. Northtowne Arts Coalition is a non-profit corporation made up of richly diverse creative and passionate individuals dedicated to uplifting ourselves and society through the arts. We provide a structure for harnessing the power of artistic expression and appreciation for the greater good. The members of our organization encourage generous and continuous sharing of ideas and resources where fellowship, fun, and inspiration prosper. www.nac-nkc.com Sheri Hall-Black Girl Shattered, book release and performance, 8pm Friday Feb. 24 at the Writers Place 3607 Pennsylvannia, KCMO. Black Girl Shattered is a book that provides a fresh perspective regarding the life experience of a black woman in America. Filled with all things tender, raw, and gripping, the subject matter of this book is a refreshing treat for all…

ARTSPEAK RADIO host & producer Maria Vasquez Boyd talks with Bruce Hartman & Karen Gerety Folk with the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, GDD Boombox creator Gus Davis & Paul McDaniel, and writer/performer Joel Barrett. Executive Director Bruce Hartman and Curator of Education Karen Gerety Folk represent the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art at Johnson County Community College in Overland Park, Kansas. Bruce was director of the JCCC Gallery of Art from its inception in 1990. Bruce is the Nerman Museum’s chief curator and oversees exhibition organization and manages and develops the college’s permanent art collection. Public Art Review magazine named JCCC as one of the top 10 college campuses for public art in America, citing the artwork installed throughout the campus. The Nerman Museum has one of the top internationally acclaimed collections of emerging and established artists today, and we present many of the region's most important exhibitions of leading-edge contemporary art. Admission is always free. This year we are celebrating our 10th anniversary! Karen joined the Nerman Museum staff eleven years ago when the Nerman Museum was under construction. She develops dynamic educational resources for JCCC academic use and the broader community, including youth, families and lifelong learners.…

Maria Vasquez Boyd, Host/producer for ARTSPEAK RADIO talks with Arzie Uhmali, Eve Ott, Jameson Bayles, Patty Reece, Suzi Aaron, & Lori Bunten on this weeks program. Arzie Uhmali-COMMON THREADS: ANATOMY OF THE WOUND We want to continue this art project …