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Global Arts Center Department of Art and Art History 5015 Holmes Kansas City, MO, 64110 Phone: 816-235-2986 Fax: 816-235-5507 Email: wahlmanm@umkc.edu Website: http://cas.umkc.edu/art/ The Global Arts Center fosters the development of critical theories for teaching and scholarly research in order to advance the understanding of art in all cultures, both western and non- western. Its interdisciplinary approach emphasizes methodologies that explore arts as cultural expressions of history and reality. The Center provides a venue for discussing the ways in which global communication and commerce are redefining and challenging cultural identities and traditions