This summer, I participated in a one-week Educator ArtLab Residency at the Kansas City Art Institute (KCAI) in Kansas City, MO. This program brought 25 high school art educators from across the country to focus on paintings, photography, or product design. 

 I have to admit, I was a bit nervous not knowing what would come out of this experience after not creating art for over three years. I knew that I had to go in with an open mind and just live in the moment.

 I left KC with a lot of ideas that I will need to work out at home. 

Cotton Candy Sky, acrylic on panel, 8 x 10 inches, 2019

Soundcraft, acrylic on panel, 8 x 10 inches, 2019

Net, acrylic on panel, 8 x 10 inches, 2019

Gallery (KCAI & KC)

A big thanks to artists, Joe Bussell and Fred Trease for their hospitality. They introduced me to a couple of KC artists, Cathy Logan and Laura Nugent, and Emily Ann Smalter, a gallery owner from The Smalter Gallery. We visited theInterUrban ArtHouse and the Bunker Center for the Arts. Places visited were the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, and H & R Block Artspace. 

Group photos are courtesy of KCAI Continuing Education.

Photo courtesy of KCAI Continuing Education

Photo courtesy of KCAI Continuing Education

The Smalter Gallery

The Smalter Gallery

The Smalter Gallery

The Smalter Gallery

Laura Nugent at Bunker Center for the Arts

Laura Nugent at Bunker Center for the Arts

Laura Nugent at Bunker Center for the Arts

Laura Nugent at Bunker Center for the Arts

Bunker Center for the Arts

InterUrban ArtHouse

Fred Trease at the InterUrban ArtHouse

Joe Bussell at the InterUrban ArtHouse

Joe Bussell at the InterUrban ArtHouse

Work by Cathy Logan

Painting by Cathy Logan

Painting by Cathy Logan

Crossroads Arts District

Jennifer looking at Frank’s newest works

30 Americans at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

30 Americans at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

30 Americans at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

30 Americans at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

30 Americans at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Ar

30 Americans at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

30 Americans at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

30 Americans at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

30 Americans at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

Studio visit with Jonah Criswell

H & R Block Artspace

H & R Block Artspace

Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

H & R Block Artspace

H & R Block Artspace

30 Americans at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

30 Americans at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

30 Americans at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

30 Americans at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

30 Americans at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

KCAI CE Exhibition

KCAI CE Education

KCAI CE Education

Mural in Crossroads Arts District