Postcards from the Middle

On view in the Commerce Bank Digital Art Wall, 1001 Main St., Kansas City, hours M-F 8-5

About Postcards from the Middle

A postcard is a bond between place, sender, and recipient. In the space of a few inches, image and text combine to tell stories about people, relationships, environments, and experiences. We may be more likely to send postcards when far from home, but a postcard of home can open new, even strange ways of understanding our sense of place. This multi-part program examined the exhibition Strange & Familiar Places that was on view at the Nelson Atkins Museum of Art, inviting photographers to create a series of photo postcards that address personal stories about place. Select images from each participant were then featured in a pop-up installation at the museum during a Night Shift event. During this event guests were invited to take a postcard or two, write a note to someone and place it in an antique mailbox. These postcards were then mailed out to their intended recipient. 

About the Nelson Atkins Museum of Art

The Nelson-Atkins in Kansas City is recognized nationally and internationally as one of America’s finest art museums. The museum opens its doors free of charge to all. The Photography Collection encompasses photography’s history, from 1839 to the present, with strengths in the 19th- and 20th-century American masterworks. New installations are presented throughout the year.

Artists

Ron Anderson, Derrick Benitz, Paulena Blalock, Maria del Mar Bleda, Anne Clark, Pamela Cresswell, Tia Daubas, Kirk Decker, Jesse DeMartino, Emily Evans Sloan, Dana Goodwin, John Hans, Shirley Harryman, Rik Hine, Sadie Hine, Paula Holmes, Don James, Angie Jennings, Teresa Johnson, Debra Keithly, Shannon Maltbie-Davis, JoLynne Martinez, Lea Murphy, Rebecca Ofiesh, Jon Onstot, Brandon Parigo, Anthony Procopio Ross, Marisa Stanley, Jason Tajchman, Kevin Vivers, Jennifer Wetzel, Yamada Yayoi