Current Works 2025

Current Works is Kansas City Society for Contemporary Photography’s (KCSCP) annual juried exhibition. This exhibition showcases the immense photographic talent in the midwest region, exhibiting all forms of photographic processes and applications. We look for new and innovative ways artists use modern photographic techniques to express their creativity as well as those who embrace the traditional form of photography. We strive to have highly qualified and knowledgeable art professionals as our jurors. Over the years we’ve had: Jan Schall, former Sanders Sosland Curator of Modern Art at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art; Larry Meeker, philanthropist and prolific art collector; Keith Davis former Curator of the Hallmark Collection and founding curator of the photography department at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City; Philipp Eirich, gallery owner and collector, Cerbera Gallery; Patty Carroll, award winning internationally known photographer, Megan Benitz, exhibitions director, Albrecht Kemper; Deanna Dikeman, award-winning and internationally known photographer; April Watson, current senior curator of photography, Nelson Atkins Museum of Art; Adam Finkelston, publisher of international magazine, The Hand, adjunct and KCAI, and teacher at Shawnee Mission East. Each of these jurors brought their extensive knowledge of art, the photographic medium, and their personal thoughts to create excellent exhibitions year after year. The exhibition has been shown in the Haw Contemporary, Kansas City Artists Coalition, Albrecht Kemper Museum of Art in St. Joe, and Opie Gallery of Leedy-Voulkos Art Center.  

This year we will show in the Englewood Arts Center  in Independence, MO . The call is open to KCSCP members and regional photographic artists from Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas submitted through EntryThingy.

2025 Juror - Micheal Sinclair

Photographer Mike Sinclair’s subjects have included state and county fairs, parades, Fourth of July celebrations, parks, amateur musicals, artist’s studios, and the parks,

boulevards, sidewalks and architecture of his hometown Kansas City. His most recent book The Paseo & Ward Parkway was self-published in 2022. His 2016 book, The Nelson, looked at Kansas City’s new relationship with its most prestigious institution. His photographs are in several public and private collections including The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art and Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art. He has received a Guggenheim Fellowship and a Charlotte Street Award. Sinclair is represented by Haw Contemporary.