Are you free to act as you wish? Or are you free from something that is acting upon you? As the capstone exhibition to the Library's 250 & Counting, we want to take these questions to the people through the mail! How far…

This exhibition of historic, local soccer photographs is based on the KCUR 89.3 podcast A People’s History of Kansas City.

The success of Bruce R. Watkins Drive is just as complicated as its tortured construction. More than 35 years since construction began, this exhibition reflects on the good and the bad in the road’s winding legacy.

The Flood of 1951 was the worst natural disaster in Kansas City’s history.

Open call period: August 3-October 10, 2026 Exhibition Dates: October 14, 2026-January 17, 2027

This exhibition of historic, local soccer photographs is based on the KCUR 89.3 podcast A People’s History of Kansas City.

The success of Bruce R. Watkins Drive is just as complicated as its tortured construction. More than 35 years since construction began, this exhibition reflects on the good and the bad in the road’s winding legacy.

The Flood of 1951 was the worst natural disaster in Kansas City’s history.

Open call period: August 3-October 10, 2026 Exhibition Dates: October 14, 2026-January 17, 2027

For the next installment of BAMPFA

Exhibition on view August 5, 2026 – April 18, 2027.

For centuries, artists across the globe have responded to the turbulence of their societies by imagining ideal worlds. In response to moments of crisis and human suffering, artists, writers, and scholars have drawn on th…