A painter, sculpture and arts organizer, Nicole is well known as the Founder and Executive Director of the InterUrban ArtHouse. Her other achievements include running the local Artsmart Program, plus being an NEA, and ArtsKC grants recipient. She knows no bonds, being influenced by the many places she’s spent time in, including South Africa, New York,

Coté Munizaga Talks 5/5 @ The Kemper

Cote is a fashion and interior designer who is influenced by the places she’s lived. Chilean-born Cote comes to Kansas City after living in Israel, bringing with her a choice collection of fabrics,objects, and art from Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and South America. She continues to collect and trade unique and one of a

Jill Downen, a KCAI Assistant Professor of Sculpture, has been awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship, a National Endowment of the Arts and a Cité International des Arts Residency in Paris.  Her work is in the permanent collections of Oklahoma City Museum of Art, Emerson Electric, Sprint Corporation, Southwest Illinois College and numerous private collections. She has

Adriane Herman was the Charlotte Street Foundation’s 2014-2015 National Studio Resident, and received a 2015 Rocket Grant for her “Freeing Throwers” collaboration with Mo Dickens. Herman has taught in Kansas City Art Institute’s Printmaking and Sculpture Departments, and is Associate Professor at Maine College of Art. Her work has been exhibited widely and collected by The Whitney Museum