Maria talks with performer/comedian Susanna Lee (Lucky Deluxe), artists Rodolfo Marron III & Silvia Beatriz Abisaab, artist Misty Gamble, attorney/Mudstomp Records founder Don Simon, and Intelligent Sound Collective’s Peter Anthony. Susanna Lee (Lucky DeLuxe)-Come celebrate the grand opening of the …

Maria talks with Megan Crigger, Consuelo Cruz and Silvia Kofler The Office of Culture and Creative Services (OCCS) was established in 2015 to lead cultural development efforts for the City of Kansas City, Missouri. The mission of the Office is …

Maria talks with Jessica Ayala, Paul Richardson, Eve Brackenbury, & Bill Sundalh. Writer/poet/community activist Jessica Ayala reads her latest work and talks about her soon to be released book, “Just A Kid From Ipiales, ” and her role in the …

Maria talks with Cultural Arts Coordinator with Mattie Rhodes Art Gallery Anthony Rea, InterUrbanArtHouse founder/Executive Director Nicole Emanuel along with Chief Operating Officer Angi Hejduk and artist/educator Joy Baker, also owner of Steel’s Bookstore David Steel joins us in the …

Maria talks with Cultural Arts Coordinator with Mattie Rhodes Art Gallery Anthony Rea, InterUrbanArtHouse founder/Executive Director Nicole Emanuel along with Chief Operating Officer Angi Hejduk and artist/educator Joy Baker, also owner of Steel's Bookstore David Steel joins us in the studio. Anthony Rea/Cultural Arts Coordinator-Join us at the Mattie Rhodes Art Gallery for a HOLIDAY PRINT & ART MARKET! We will expand our Mariposa Gift Shop to the gallery floor with a selection of gift shop artists and NEW Artists to Mattie Rhodes Center all in conjunction with the current exhibition – A CALIFORNIA WINTER! Small prints and other art works will be available for sale! So stop by, give the gift of art this year and meet the Artists! SATURDAY DECEMBER 17th, 2016 12:00pm – 6:00pm MATTIE RHODES ART GALLERY 919 West 17th Street KCMO 64108 *Café y Pan Dulce will be served! For questions or more information, please contact us at [email protected] or 816-221-2356 Follow us: Facebook, Instagram, & Twitter A CALIFORNIA WINTER DECEMBER 2 / 2016 - JANUARY 21 / 2017 A CALIFORNIA WINTER explores the work and artistic practice of 11 Latinx/Chicanx & Central Valley Artists who have migrated from California and made Kansas City home.…

Maria talks with performance artist BOIBOY, musicians Jesica Poell and Clayton DeLong of A La Mode, poet/educator Jordan Stempleman, and KKFI Social Media Tech, Ben Payton. BOIBOY is a Kansas City Native. Who got their start in the KC art …

Maria talks with performance artist BOIBOY, musicians Jesica Poell and Clayton DeLong of A La Mode, poet/educator Jordan Stempleman, and KKFI Social Media Tech, Ben Payton. BOIBOY is a Kansas City Native. Who got their start in the KC art community will working with MYARTS (Metropolitan Youth Art and Technology for Students). They recently graduated from the KCAI Fiber Program and are currently a Charlotte Street Foundation studio resident. Their work tends to address issues related to dissociation, idealization, and identity, in a playful oversaturated and over stylized manner. Often their installations reference their catholic upbringing as well as nostalgia for an alternative reality. They are heavily influenced by film, set design, and narrative structure which is seen in the orchestration of a space, and the consideration as to how the audience will interact with the installation. Since graduating they have worked on installations for J Ashley Miller's Echosis Opera, ElectoSexualual Halloween, and TheKemper Gala After Party to name a few. You can find them every Saturday at Peggy Noland's Shop on West 18th street. On Instagram @BoiBoy2000, or their website Boiboy.com. A La Mode is an authentic jazz band built upon Kansas City’s rich heritage of swing and blues.”Though…

Maria talks with playwright Kevin King, artist/Héctor Casanova, writer Jessica Conoley, and bookstore owner Will Leathem. Kevin King- AFTER ORLANDO is an international playwright-driven theatre action including playwrights from the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Africa and Australia. The …