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Mending Hearts
Students in my art class believe our city needs to heal. The idea was to cover the heart in children's Band-Aids. To create a more interesting image, we have decided to place them in a pattern which resembles a twill or herring bone pattern. Students in my class use band-aids to cover and hide their wounds. We feel this is what our city needs now more than ever.
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Artist Spotlight
Center Academy for Success, Jay Colhour
Jay Colhour was born and raised in Kansas City, and he loves this town. He attended the Kansas City public schools, graduating from Southwest High School in 1978. After attending William Jewel, UMKC, and the Kansas City Art Institute. While attending KCAI Jay was influenced by several incredible Kansas City artists including, Carl Kurtz, Llyod and Shirley Snell, Gary Sutton, Dale Eldred, and Ken Ferguson. Jay earned his Bachelor of Fine Art in 1984. After working abroad as a photographer and in the financial industry, he began teaching art in the Kansas City area. For the next twenty-five years his passion has been providing a constructive voice for young people in the city. He is currently employed as an art teacher at the Center Academy for Success in the Center School District.