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Kansas City, Mo. (Feb. 8, 2012) — The Kansas City Art Institute has received a 10-year reaccreditation from the National Association of Schools of Art and Design. KCAI also is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Jan. 27, 2011) – “On Watch” opens Feb. 10 with a reception from 6 to 9 p.m. at H&R Block Artspace at the Kansas City Art Institute, 16 E. 43rd St. The exhibition explores strategies of surveillance in contemporary art and culture in the works of six international artists and a pioneering open-source project team.

KANSAS CITY, MO. (Jan. 23, 2011) – Ann Willoughby of Willoughby Design, a nationally recognized brand innovation and identity design firm, has been appointed as the Joyce C. Hall Distinguished Professor of Design at the Kansas City Art Institute, a private four-year college of art and design. Having aided in launching the pilot AIGA design leadership program at Harvard, Willoughby will significantly enrich the school’s graphic design program and the experience of its students.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Jan. 20, 2011) – Kansas City Art Institute alumnus Akio Takamori was recently awarded a $50,000 USA Fellow grant from the United States Artists Foundation. The USA Fellow grants are annually distributed to innovative performing, visual, media and literary artists across the country. Takamori’s hand-painted ceramic sculptures of standing, seated or sleeping human figures are often drawn from childhood memories of small-village life in Japan and are said to “evoke an eerie sense of reality and presence.”

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Jan. 16, 2012) — The transformational power of art underlies the theme of the Kansas City Art Institute’s 2012 gala: “Art as Magic: Be Transformed.” The event begins at 6:30 p.m. April 14 in the Grand Ballroom of the Kansas City Convention Center. Tickets are $175 per person and may be purchased online at kcai.edu/gala. Proceeds from the event benefit the student scholarship fund at KCAI, a four-year college of art and design.

Junior-year graphic design students at the Kansas City Art Institute, under the leadership of assistant professor Jamie Gray, have designed posters for the seven concerts that comprise the Folly Theater’s 2011-12 jazz series. The winning posters will be unveiled next week. Jazz performances are scheduled Oct. 1 through March 3 at the Folly.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Sept. 13, 2011) — Looking for a fun activity for your kids at the Plaza Art Fair? Be sure to stop by the Kids Art Workshop, which will be hosted this year by The School for Continuing and Professional Studies at the Kansas City Art Institute.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Aug. 19, 2011) — Daniel F. Musser, senior vice president-principal and director of development management services for Zimmer Real Estate Services, has joined the board of trustees of the Kansas City Art Institute.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Aug. 10, 2010) — Jacqueline Chanda, Ph.D., president of the Kansas City Art Institute, will speak at the college’s annual convocation, which will double as the inauguration of Chanda as the 23rd president of the college. The convocation and inauguration will be held at 11 a.m. Aug. 24 at the Community Christian Church, 4601 Main St., Kansas City, Mo.