Cultural Arts Center
The Cultural Arts Center (CAC), completed in 2008, provides the city of Lee's Summit and the Kansas City metropolitan area with quality arts programming. The CAC has fostered student and community creativity and innovation since its creation. It was the vision of MCC to provide a home for the arts in the city of Lee's Summit. With the help of a Federal Emergency Management Agency grant the CAC broke ground in 2006. The CAC is not only a hub for the arts; it is also a FEMA certified disaster relief shelter. One of the only sites of its kind in the metropolitan area.
On average the gallery has seven exhibits per year, two of which are dedicated to our students for, "end of semester" shows and one exhibit is set aside for our, "Lee's Summit Fine Arts Challenge" which is our local high school annual exhibit. Every other year we have an art faculty exhibit showcasing the latest accomplishments and projects of our faculty. The gallery offers 1,600 square-feet of dedicated space for 2D, 3D and 4D works of art. For gallery inquiries please contact Daniel Reneau.
Performances
How I Learned What I Learned
by August Wilson
Repeat performance starring Joshua Walker
Dates and Times: Thursday - Saturday, September 21-23 @ 7:30 p.m.
Location: MCC-Longview Cultural Arts Center Theatre
Tickets: $10.00 General Admission (cash only)/MCC Students Free w/ID
For ticket reservations contact: mike.wydick@mcckc.edu
Synopsis
Originally performed by August Wilson himself, How I Learned What I Learned is a heartfelt theatrical memoir charting one man's journey of self-discovery through adversity, and what it means to be a Black artist in America. (Playbill)
Gallery
It is our desire and ongoing goal to develop a conceptually challenging and educational venue for our students, faculty and communities both near and far.
The gallery showcases the work of our own students and faculty, but also on a regular basis presents exhibits from emerging artists throughout our region and the nation. In addition, the gallery displays the strongest work of our local high school students each January for our annual high school juried exhibit.
For more information contact Gallery Director Daniel Reneau.
Past exhibits
13th Annual Longview Fine Arts Challenge winners
1st place: Luring by Stella Klein, Lee’s Summit North
2nd Place: On the Dock by Ella Breshears, Lee’s Summit West
3rd Place: Busy Berlin by Naomi Rendell, Lee’s Summit West
Become a friend of the Cultural Arts Center
The satisfaction of giving comes from knowing you are investing in the lives of students, who made a commitment to better themselves and their community through education. Donations of any amount are accepted and are considered tax deductible. For detailed information on giving, use the 'Become a friend' button below. If you prefer to make a contribution over the phone, please contact the MCC Foundation Office 816.604.1195 or email mcc.foundation@mcckc.edu.
Contact
For tickets or information about upcoming productions or for rental information contact Ryan Crider.