Project Wall: Stanley Whitney

Representing his first commissioned public art project, internationally recognized artist Stanley Whitney and Kansas City Art Institute alumnus will utilize the H&R Block Artspace Project Wall to deliver an emphatic message. Known for his painterly, abstract compositions of organic grids with vertical and horizontal bands and blocks in vibrant hues, Whitney’s characteristic approach to painting […]

Now/Here

MO, United States

Now/Here is a group exhibition featuring Kansas City-based artists who explore narratives of experience, memory, place, history, and race.  Organized by Guest Curator Silvia Beatriz Abisaab, Now/Here features a selection of works that include installation, painting, photography, prints, and sculpture, and a range of visual languages and approaches to materiality that consider questions of representation […]

Selections from the Collection: Printed Reflections

H&R Block Artspace presents Selections from the Collection: Printed Reflections, a small survey of works curated by H&R Block Fellow Isabel Vargas for the Cohen Resource Room featuring African American artists who have previously exhibited at the Artspace. This exhibition reflects on the ways in which these artists have impacted the Artspace and local and […]

NEW, FIVE: KCAI Biennial

The H&R Block Artspace is pleased to announce the opening of NEW, FIVE: KCAI Biennial. This exhibition introduces new and recent works by artists, designers, poets, and scholars who have recently been appointed to the faculty of the Kansas City Art Institute.  NEW, FIVE: KCAI Biennial features a range of media including drawing, sculpture, ceramics, […]