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August Newsletter

TapHouse Takeover with rock band M31

On Thursday night, the TapHouse roof was filled with electricity only a rock band can deliver. That band was M31. One that, as the lead...

Manhattan artist Mary Gordon finds passion in printmaking

Mary Gordon, a Manhattan local, returned to town this year after earning her Masters of Fine Art in Printmaking and Book Arts from the...

January Newsletter

December Newsletter

Manhattan locals honor RBG’s legacy with new mural downtown

In just a few weeks, members of the Manhattan community organized the design, fundraising and painting of the mural now decorating the...

The Landscapes That Made This Artist Head for the Hills

Kelly Yarbough is a person who represents the Flint Hills and all of its beauty in a way that makes people around the Manhattan area...

Art— A Lifelong Love Affair For Architect Dennis Law

“To draw is to see,” reads the first page of Dennis Law’s sketchbook. Inside, the pages serve as canvases for the sketches and stories of...

Manhattan’s Art Basement, Featuring the Doodling Doctor

Building community with art— that is the mission of Justin Briggs, Manhattan townie and founder of the local Art Basement. For the past...

Local artist Phyllis Pease is the woman behind the art that sets our town apart

“This town has been really great to me,” she said.