Mattie Rhodes Center

Awesome Venue! They always have great events! For Dia de Los Muertos they had a low rider show and lots of local vendors. They also had a stage with local artist and food trucks that had great options like tamales and corn on the cob. The inside had beautiful altars that were very cool and awesome art. Definitely recommend this place for any event!

To the westside for El dia de los muertos beautiful parade and representation of people that have passed what an honor to be a part of this took my mother who was 91 definitely wanted to go she left a footprint on the Westside.

This place always has really colorful art from local artists. It's a great out reach for kids and I love going in there and seeing the children's art with other adult artists. I especially love their Dia de los Muertos altars every year. They're a great asset to the community

The Art Center is very nice and the artwork excellent. The Ta.ale Festival was very good time, I hope the Art Center along with the Tamale Festival continue and grow for the future.

Looking for great local art from area Latinx and artists of color - stop in for a visit. Saturdays are the best 12-5pm but you can also make an appointment.

This is one of my most favorite places to spend first Fridays. A must see during The Day of the Dead celebration.

I've always wanted to go to the DIA Dela last more test festival and I got to and it was great

Great place for all ages to enjoy Hispanic culture and art. Absolutely love this place.

Nothing beats wearing a brand new outfit to a big party. And Mattie Rhodes knows how to party. The gallery and art center has moved down the street into a much larger and full sized room. The tight and cramped spaces at the old location have been turned into a bright, open and inviting space for people of all ages and backgrounds. The art exhibitions are more in depth. The workshops can include more participants. And those exhibition opening and closing parties? They're better than ever. For more info, please visit the art center's website and Facebook page.

This city is certainly filled with some great galleries and most are more elaborate and spacious that Mattie Rhodes but that is not the point. The point is that this not- for- profit center has been helping families through a variety of ways for over a century, and one of their ways is thru Cultural Arts. Each year they have a 2 month exhibit dedicated to and showcasing Dia de Muertos. Ofrendas are created by groups, individual artists or families to pay tribute to those that we have lost over the past year. Sometimes they are for famous artists such as Pablo Neruda, but most often they are for ordinary folks - usually from the Hispanic community in Kansas City. For me this is an annual pilgrimage. The bright colors and flowers interspersed with holy symbols and ordinary secular objects from that persons routine that we call life, create a beautiful yet tearful altar. It is sad to read the descriptions of cancer battles lost and the effects of gun violence on juveniles, yet they are not created for sadness, they are built with the joy of remembrance. There are usually 15 - 20 offrendas and even the most simplistic or mundane is still a moving piece for what it represents. Some are interactive, some carry social messages, but all are worth seeing. I hope everyone makes the yearly pilgrimage as I do and buys something in the funky gift shop to keep the doors open for another fleeting year.

This is an awesome Art Gallery. Mr. C and I will be tying the knot here on August 4th, 2012!