Arts & Issues: July 13-The Nelson-Atkins Bloch Building

The Nelson-Atkins Bloch Building: Personal Reflections by Henry Bloch

Join us as we welcome Henry Bloch, co-founder of H&R Block and founder of the Kansas City Business Committee for the Arts.  Mr. Bloch will discuss his personal collection, Manet to Matisse: Impressionist Masters from the Marion and Henry Bloch Collection,currently on display at the Nelson-Atkins Bloch Building.  Featuring works by masters such as Claude Monet and Vincent van Gogh, the Bloch collection is hailed as one of the premier private collections of French Impressionism.

We will also hear from Barbara Head, Manager of Major Gifts, who will discuss the amazing transformations which have made the "new" Nelson-Atkins a world-class destination!

Arts & Issues is co-sponsored by the Kansas City Business Committee for the Arts, the Central Exchange and the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce.

Date & Time:  Friday, July 13, 2007, 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Location:  The Central Exchange, 1020 Central, KCMO

Price:  $15 per person (Free to members of the Central Exchange.)

Please RSVP by contacting the Central Exchange - 816-471-7560.

About Arts & Issues

"Arts & Issues" is a networking and educational luncheon that is designed to broaden awareness of the arts and cultural history, policies, and issues. Originally a breakfast series known as "Eggs, Issues, & the Arts," the program began in early 2003 and is now one of the Business Committee for the Arts most popular programs.  

About the Kansas City BCA

To increase business involvement with the Arts at the local level the Business Committee for the Arts fostered the growth of affiliates. The Kansas City Business Committee for the Arts is one of only eleven regional affiliates. The Kansas City BCA works to connect the business, civic, and arts communities to stimulate economic development, support workplace creativity, and encourage business prosperity.  For more information about the Kansas City BCA, click here.