New to town, Kaitlyn B. Jones brings with her a vitality and purpose that are energizing just to listen to! Hear about her role at the Mid-America Arts Alliance, and her trajectory as a collaborative artist and curator. Some of her clever work will open our eyes, and minds.
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Want to meet an artist who has her eye on the bigger picture?
Here she is… Brittany Noriega.
In this episode, Brittany tells us not only about her path to becoming the creator of beautiful artwork, but also her current assessment of the local visual art scene, and her ideas for its future. Plus, we learn about her impactful art zine called “Core”.
Take a listen.
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Meet Cesar Lopez, an artist with such an interesting path, and who now finds balance between showing his own creations, and helping to foster the growth of other artists. He does the latter by serving as the exhibition coordinator at the artist-run Curiouser & Curiouser space in Kansas City, KS. He is also a board member for the artist-run Plug Gallery. Sensing a theme here?
Listen in to our conversation with this talented and insightful man, who connects some interesting thoughts about visual art and where it’s headed.
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Have you wondered what it really means to be a curator? There are some misconceptions about it.
And how might a curator be an advocate for someone who wants to start understanding and collecting art?
In this episode we delve into these questions with Kimi Kitada, the current Jedel Family Foundation Curatorial Fellow at Charlotte Street Foundation in Kansas City. She fills us in on what we need to know, and what she’s been up to in her current role. She also gives some thoughts about the next generation of curators.
Listening to her, you can’t help but be inspired by her energy and her infectious enthusiasm for Art!
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(…is it a noun? …a verb?)
Movement does not always imply the physical. We can also be emotionally moved… by Art.
We can be inspired to feel, to act, or perhaps, to understand another point of view.
Visual art can express thoughts and emotions without the same constraints as verbal language. This communication is produced by the artist, yet the observer’s interpretation is unique and is not confined by intention or expectation. Even so, art can bring individual people together, in ways they may not have expected.
ArtMoves is the product of that spirit. Our goals are to provide a broader exposure to regional art, and to facilitate its appreciation among people from all backgrounds and viewpoints. ArtMoves is a multimedia platform utilizing videos, and audio-podcasts, and it is produced and presented by art appreciators and collectors Maj. Dwight Smith and Dr. Regina Nouhan.
We invite you to come along on our journey, as ArtMoves scouts the plentiful talented artists, art-events, and all-things-art, that the central Midwest offers. Move with us, as we travel and explore some interesting art-related topics you may have always wondered about.
ArtMoves!