center for arts & letters

arts & letters

founded in 1989, the center for arts and letters serves as the organizational hub and central resource for arts and humanities public programming at rockhurst.

upcoming events

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deepen your appreciation for and engagement with arts and humanities through the center for arts & letters' exhibitions, performances, lectures, readings, book discussions and more! register early to secure your spot and receive email reminders.

february 8, 2024 - 7:00pm
record bar, 1520 grand blvd., kcmo
in honor of the 40th year of the founding of the midwest poets series, 世界杯赛程2022最新赛程表 will host a celebratory reading event featuring six nationally-known guest poets in downtown kansas city!. george abraham, leila chatti,...
february 15, 2024 - 7:00pm
arrupe hall auditorium
join us for a premiere and celebration of rockhurst student-directed (and written) films featuring short screenplay works by andrea giles-gama, elliot rocha, ashley mann, edwin marshall, thomas kennedy-croft, xander penzato, and dalton mille. register here!
february 22, 2024 - 6:30pm
kc museum, 3218 gladstone blvd.
written in 1979 by octavia butler (1947-2006), the novel “kindred” is a time travel story about dana, a young woman who lives in california in the 1970s who is inexplicably transported back to the pre-civil...
february 29, 2024 - 7:30pm
arrupe hall auditorium
how are american jesuit colleges and universities addressing their deep shared historical ties to slavery? join professor adam rothman, the director of georgetown university’s center for the study of slavery and its legacies, as he...

more events coming soon!

our mission

the center for arts & letters is a hub for presenting cultural events and experiences that make multi-disciplinary connections across the rockhurst campus and greater kansas city. our objective is to engage audiences with thoughtful, intellectually engaging, and socially relevant issues through liberal arts experiences to inspire cura personalis — “care for the whole person,” foster social action through contemplation and deepen appreciation for all expressions of human thought and culture.

contact us

need assistance or have a question?

please call 816-501-4607 or email us. we’d love to hear from you.