Jun. 2 The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art is unveiling its first new exhibition since the pandemic hit Kansas City more than a year ago. "Testimony: African American Artists Collective," spotlighting 36 local artists, will open June 5. It is the first of five new exhibitions, called "Past, Present, Future," that will fill the museum's Bloch Building galleries through March. The others are .
Marcia Streepy shows a piece that s comprised on years worth of watercolor postcards.
Marcia Streepy has produced art in Kansas City for decades. Hundreds of pieces are on display at InterUrban ArtHouse through June 5.
Marcia Streepy was a nurse for years, but even in nursing school most people thought she was an art major. It wasn’t until poor health forced Streepy into an early retirement in the late 1980s that she gave herself to her craft.
And because her health has limited her participation in big art fairs like the ones on the Plaza and in Brookside, over the decades she’s amassed an enormous collection hundreds of pastels and watercolors.
Y all are animals. These comments show exactly why NONE of you have any original art on your walls or sculptures in your yards. Just some tittie posters or free chainsaw calendars. Because you also can t seem to write a coherent original comment that is not in the gutter.
For the record, I was the founding president of the Kansas City Artists Coalition, about 40 years ago. And for many years, I was the single largest bidder at their annual February auctions. My home is a gallery of local artists. Buying art when someone is just emerging is very meaningful. I am so proud of them for continuing to make being an artist sustainable in Kansas City.