Kansas City Art Institute

We've had great sessions so far during our Imagine KCAI virtual event, and there's still time to register for our January 13 and 14 evening sessions! On Friday, January 15 from 3-7 pm central time, our Admissions Counselors will be available to meet with prospective students to help answer questions about KCAI and review portfolios! This is a perfect opportunity to receive feedback on the application materials before the February 1 application deadline. Join us on Friday by registering at https://apply.kcai.edu/register/form

End of Semester Virtual Exhibition Highlights . . . Lizzy Zirkel ... "Illusion is in the Eyes" Relief Print See more

Are you a current senior in high school or a prospective transfer student looking to apply to Kansas City Art Institute? Join our Admissions team for an eight part virtual series from Monday, January 11 through Thursday, January 14. These one hour long evening sessions will simplify the admissions process, go over financial aid, life at KCAI, plus so much more! Head on over to our registration page at https://l8r.it/aKWX to sign up for as many sessions as you'd like!

End of Semester Virtual Exhibition Highlights . . . Sayaka Iida... "Reflect and Heal" Installation See more

The KCAI End of Semester Virtual Exhibition is now LIVE! See the largest virtual exhibition in Kansas City at kcai.edu! . .... . Cassandra Bozman (Sophomore, Fiber) The Womb" Kanoko shibori with MX dyes, wire See more

KCAI's brand identity is a finalist for the People's Choice Award at tonight's Philly's. You can vote for us on Twitter by tweeting #phillyskc and #kcartinstitute anytime until 6 p.m! Let's bring it home!

Join us virtually this Thursday at 7 p.m. for Kevin Willmott: Race, History and the Urgency of Now. Willmott, a director, Academy Award winning screenwriter, and professor of Film and Media Studies at KU will show a montage of his films. Reserve your free spot here!

Gifts to the KCAI Fund provide scholarships that make an art education more affordable, and possible, for many of our students. This year, your donation will also be used to keep the studios open for all majors. As you consider your charitable giving, we ask that you join us to help support our students and the work KCAI is doing to Imagine what the world has yet to see. You can donate to KCAI's Annual Fund below!

The AIA awarded KCAI it’s top honor the coveted Project of the Year for our new Barbara Marshall Residence Hall, Wylie Dining and Nerman Cafe and a Design Excellence Award for the new Paul and Linda DeBruce Hall. Then the IIDA (International Interior Design Association) awarded the Gold Award award for DeBruce Hall, and another Gold for our Vanderslice mansion restoration project.

The KCAI brand is a candidate for this year's People's Choice Award as a part of Non-Profit Connect's Philly Awards, the local not for profit communication awards! If you love the new look, please vote for our submission Imagine what the world has yet to see! To vote, visit 2020 Philly Awards People’s Choice, click on our entry, and like it. 1 like=1 vote! It's that easy!

KC Studio honored H&R Block Artspace Director, Raechell Smith in their article about the gallery's reputation as a cultural force in Kansas City. Check it out here!

Check out our new Viewbook celebrating KCAI’s majors, campus and alumni with fresh, innovative style. Cover Art by Cara Dunkerley ('19 Painting)

A new minor is helping KCAI students engage in the world as artists!

There's still time to reserve a free ticket to Emory Douglas: Some American History! Douglas created the visual identity for the Black Panther Party and his iconic graphics came to symbolize the struggles of the movement.

With less than a week to go until the election, the KCAI community is putting their beliefs, hopes, and concerns on display in A Flag that Flies High Enough, an installation of over 260 mixed-media flags on the Jannes Library lawn. Take a look!

This year, we have all been tested as individuals and communities. Students and faculty at KCAI have faced extraordinary circumstances, and they have responded with perseverance and grace. Although challenging, these times demonstrate the ways in which our experiences are deeply interconnected; and show us the power that art and design has to lift us up when we need it most. As you consider your charitable giving, we ask that you join us to help support our students and the work KCAI is doing to imagine what the world has yet to see.