It’s fitting that the first career retrospective for photographer Terry Evans takes place in her hometown of Kansas City, Mo., at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, a place where she took art classes as a child.
Composer Adam Schoenberg makes notes on the score for his new work, "Picture Studies." It's inspired by artwork in the collection of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.
Credit Laura Spencer / KCUR
Composer Adam Schoenberg and Assistant Conductor Aram Demirjian in Helzberg Hall at a Kansas City Symphony rehearsal of Schoenberg's "Finding Rothko (2006)." It was commissioned by music director Michael Stern.
Credit Laura Spencer / KCUR
Leesa Fanning, Associate Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, stands in front of Mark Rothko's
Untitled No. 11, 1963 at the Nelson.
Credit courtesy of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Kandinsky is one of the artists whose works in the Nelson inspired composer Adam Schoenberg's "Picture Studies." Wassily Kandinsky, Russian, 1866-1944. Rose with Gray, 1924.
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Jan Schall, Sanders Sosland Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of art.
Credit courtesy of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Joan Miró , Spanish, 1893-1983.
Women at Sunrise, 1946
Credit courtesy of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Albert Bloch, American. 1882-1961.
Die drei Pierrots Nr. 2 (The Three Pierrots No. 2), 1911
Credit courtesy of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Francis Blake , American, 1850-1913.
Pigeons in Flight, 1889
During the first half of Wednesday's Central Standard, a discussion about broadening artistic learning opportunities for adults.
Then later in the hour, since it's that time of year for students... we'll talk about preparing for the ACT and SAT. Hear about a program aiming to level the playing field with college prep services for local low-income and underprivileged students.
When was the last time you packed a basket and headed outside to dine with the ants and the cicadas? On this Thursday's Central Standard, join us for a picnic.