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These Photographers Snapped up Awards
The Prairie Village Arts Council hosted the annual Art of Photography show in May and June at City Hall, and as usual, the photo show drew an excited crowd on opening night.

Bob Bahr
Jul 3, 20251 min read


New PVAC Vice Chair Abby Magariel: Experience at the Helm
Magariel is perfect for the role, even if she modestly claims that she is simply "as right for it as anyone." She holds a Master's degree in Museum Studies and has served stints at regional museums such as the Kansas Museum of History, in Topeka, and the Watkins Museum of History, in Lawrence. She now serves as Educator and Curator of the Michael Klein Collection at The Temple, Congregation B'nai Jehudah, in Overland Park.

Bob Bahr
May 2, 20256 min read


Inside Elnora Nokes's Studio
Nokes in her Olathe studio "No sketchbook is safe," Elnora Nokes says as she flips through one of her idea books. "It's just a place to...

Bob Bahr
Mar 29, 20254 min read


Overlooked Kansas
Kevin Kelly often paints Kansas scenes, but not the ones typically shown on postcards. Rather, he finds art and significance in the rhythm, repetition, and ragged beauty of the decaying edge of suburbia and small towns of Kansas.

Bob Bahr
Mar 28, 20251 min read


Exploring the Wild at City Hall Through John Keeling's Watercolors
"First Light," by John Keeling, watercolor, 14 x 11 in. When John Keeling was growing up outside of Salina, Kansas, he didn't live on a...

Bob Bahr
Feb 24, 20252 min read


DJ Matheny Puts Silver Linings in Her Work
Blame it on the weather. DJ Matheny likes to paint scenes in the Golden Hour, that time in late afternoon when warm light flows over the...

Bob Bahr
Feb 5, 20253 min read
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