The Kansas City Art Institute – Patron Preview
December 5th was the date for The Kansas City Art Institute’s first-ever Patron Preview. Pam and Gary Gradinger were the chairmen of the event which was held the evening prior to the weekend-long end-of-semester exhibition and sale.
Also featured in the January 11th issue of The Independent
Photo Credit: Mark McDonald
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| Randy and Emily O’Shea with Shane Lutz, KCAI student |
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| Jacqueline Chanda, KCAI; and Julie Brake |
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| Ralph and Dana Myers with James and Sherry Lacy |
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| Jacqueline Chanda, KCAI; Warren Rosser and Linda and Topper Johntz |
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| Gary and Mary Wolf with Tom Lewis, KCAI |
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| Miquel Rivera and Jacqueline Chanda, both with KCAI |
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