SPARKS OF ART features original welded sculptures from MINDDRIVE students in grades 8-12. Each piece tells a story of experimentation, perseverance, and progress. Come witness how raw steel and bold ideas come together through the power of process.

Every. Other. All. is an exhibition exploring the ubiquitous and mysterious world of microbes. The invisible microbial world includes bacteria, fungi, and viruses—tiny yet essential life forms that are integral to the ecosystems of all living beings. These invisible yet vital organisms are present everywhere. They are otherworldly. They are within us all.

This exhibit features fourteen bronze sculptures by the artist Ulysses Grant Speed. These pieces, in the Western Art tradition, depict heroic, hardworking cowboys. They were collected by Bill Haw Sr., a Kansas City businessman, rancher and entrepreneur.

Portrait of a City brought together 49 photographers from across the Kansas City metro to create a collaborative portrait of this place we call home.

Expressions of Strength celebrates the diverse talents and perspectives of fifteen African American women artists and members of the African American Artists Collective. The exhibit features new, small-scale artworks that explore themes of empowerment, identity, and community, and simultaneously reveals an enduring spirit that unites them.

Kansas City-based artist Anne Garney creates plein air landscape paintings that burst with joyful vibrancy. Inspired by the Fauvist painters, her super-charged palette and structural brushstrokes capture the light, allure and energy of national and international sites.

President Harry S. Truman’s background did not suggest he would become a champion of civil rights. But, for this soldier-turned-president, the abuse and brutal lynchings of black WWII veterans were a call to action.

Día de los Muertos, also known as Day of the Dead, is a Mexican holiday where families remember deceased relatives and loved ones. Its roots date back to Pre-Columbian Mesoamerica over 3000 years ago.