By: Emma Sauer Kansas City has more to offer than barbecue and sports teams. This is a thriving city teeming with talent, innovation, and excellence, and the city owes much of that to the Black… 5 Black Artists Bringing Excellence to the KC Art Scene
By Arzie Umali Currently on display at the Leedy-Voulkos Art Center is the exhibit Wonder Women: SHEroes, Freedom Fighters, and Women Who Kick Butt! Despite its title, the exhibit is not about comic books or… Wonder Women: SHEroes, Freedom Fighters, and Women Who Kick Butt!
By Anna-Maria Kretzer I love quilts and quilting practices, and I am always looking for new ways to exhibit them. It is important to show people that quilts are more than covers or objects to… “Quilted Friendship: The Art of NedRa Bonds and Nancy Dawson” will be Curated by our Her Art Project Intern, Anna-Maria!
By Anna-Maria Kretzer Her Art Project at the Plaza Art Fair, was a great success! We had beautiful weather, and a lot of people came out to play in the sun! Kids and adults alike… We came, we saw, we celebrated: WONDERful WOMEN at the Plaza Art Fair
Don a Superhero/superheroine mask and come meet Wonder Woman at our Her Art Project Booth this weekend at the Plaza Art Fair! The Women’s Center and Her Art Project will be at the Plaza Art Fair on… Celebrating WONDERful WOMEN at the Plaza Art Fair
At the 40th Anniversary Galacoming up on April 20, guests will have the opportunity to bid on some amazing items at the silent auction. This is one of a series of posts highlighting the items… Silent Auction: “Peace at Sunrise” Quilt by NedRa Bonds
By Brenda Bethman In anticipation of our upcoming 40th Anniversary Gala, we made a few videos. You can view the first one here and the second featuring NedRa Bonds is posted below: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQ4IoERSPVg&context=C41dcac0ADvjVQa1PpcFPnnziLlikMdGzsiu_Y-2KMxxilyBA9AWs=[/youtube]
Students working on their quilt squares. This post originally appeared on the blog Quilts and Health, which is part of a quilt project of the same name that was started by the Michigan State University Museum and… Women’s Equity Quilt Project
By Emily Mathis This week the Women’s Center in collaboration with the UMKC Black Studies Program, the African-American Quilt Guild and the Kansas City Public Library will be hosting a Bernardin-Haskell Lecture featuring Dr. Nacny… Quilts That Changed the World: Women, Movements, Healing, and Art
By Maritza Gordillo During the spring 2011 semester the Women’s Center with the collaboration of Nedra Bonds, the Arts Council of Metropolitan KC and the ArtsKC Fund brought together various workshops for those on campus… Quilts on the Quad