Art Starts at the Library with Art in the Loop, June 1

Amado Espinoza will perform at the Library on June 1.

The Kansas City Public Library and Art in the Loop team up this summer to bring family-friendly events and performances to the Central Library with the Art Starts collaboration.

Begin your First Friday’s at the Kansas City Public Library Central Library (14 W. 10th St.) with an array of diverse events, activities, and musical performances, appropriate for all age groups:

Friday, June 1, 2018 | 5:30-7:30 p.m. 

  • In Passing Notes, artist David Alpert leads an exercise in writing notes to place in Library books.
  • Multi-instrumentalist Amado Espinoza provides live music, accompanied by his brother Pedro Calderon on flute, guitar, and vocals.
  • Get up close and personal with the various instruments of the  Kansas City Symphony with their event, Instrument Petting Zoo, located on the fifth floor.
  • Indisposable:  Kansas City Cultures debuts in Kirk Hall, featuring the photographs of Kansas City immigrants who were handed disposable cameras and asked to document their lives or simply photograph whatever they found interesting.  Local artist Ryan Wilk’s multisensory Here Where You Wish and the drawings of Lawrence-based artist Michael Krueger in There From Here, Selected Drawings 2008-2018, are also featured in the library’s formal galleries.

Art in the Loop, currently in its fifth season, is designed to bring innovative and engaging temporary art and performances to downtown Kansas City, Missouri.

For more information please check out Art in the Loop and the KC Library websites.

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Art in the Loop Music Series: Music in the Park

I don’t know about you, but it about kills me being stuck inside at work on a beautiful summer day. Art in the Loop is here for you, fellow warm-weather enthusiasts. Not only have we put together some stellar art installations around Downtown KC and along the KC Streetcar route for you to feast your eyes upon, but have enlisted some talented local musicians to play music during lunchtime! From contemporary jazz to funky looping compositions, we have something everyone can enjoy.

Take your lunch break, or pack a picnic and bring the kids, on Wednesdays from noon-1 p.m. (unless otherwise noted) at West Terrace Park. For those of you unable to escape work, you’re in luck, we have an evening concert planned as well.

-May 30, The Sextet, contemporary jazz ensemble, noon-1 p.m. at 10th & Jefferson
-June 6, Roger Pitts, funky vibe with a rock attitude, noon-1 p.m. at 10th & Jefferson
-June 13, John Gilmore Trio, percussionists, noon-1 p.m. at 8th & Pennsylvania
-June 20, Simon Fink, acoustic Americana, noon-1 p.m. at 8th & Pennsylvania
-June 27, Candice Hill Trio, steel drum, 5:30-7 p.m., and Cowtown Country Club, upbeat country, 7-8:30 p.m. at 8th & Pennsylvania

For more information please visit Art in the Loop.

Cowtown Country Club

 

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Box Gallery Exhibition Highlights 2018 Art in the Loop Project, Opening Reception, June 1

June 1 – August 3, 2018
Opening Reception:
Friday, June 1 | 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Art in the Loop and the Box Gallery invite you to explore temporary, public art this summer! Join in the fun at the opening reception Friday, June 1st, from 11:30 am-1:00 pm, held in the Commerce Bank Building at 1000 Walnut St.  Daniel Yung, a local musician who experiments with cello-looping, will be providing the soundtrack for the lunchtime reception.

The Box Gallery exhibit is a companion show to KC Plays, Art in the Loop’s summer program of temporary artwork, events, and performances. The exhibit is intended to provide insight into the development and creative process of the many local artists who are participating in this year’s public events and to encourage viewers to explore downtown and experience the art for themselves.

Visit the gallery for a peek at the diverse and unexpected artworks, interactive activities, and performances that are taking place throughout the summer in Downtown and along the KC Streetcar. The exhibit contains a map to all of the installations, interesting facts about the participating local artists, as well as samples of past works. Check out Denise DiPiazzo‘s sketchbook, full of inspiration that led to SlinkyBall, or Stephen Proski‘s original drawing for Night People. Get up close and personal with one of StoneLion Puppet‘s creations, or the face of Megan Karson‘s Stranger on a Train. Before you go, be sure to leave a note for one of the artists in David Alpert‘s Passing Notes, where he riffs on his original idea of leaving messages hidden in books for others to discover. The exhibit runs through the summer and is free and family-friendly.

This exhibition could not have been created without the curatorial talents of art directors Jahaira Aguilar and Andrew Lattner.

Click here for more information.

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Art in the Loop Summer Music Series Kicks Off, May 30

Art in the Loop is pleased to present our 2018 Summer music series! A wide array of diverse, local musicians will play their eclectic sounds around Downtown Kansas City, Missouri throughout the summer.

West Terrace Park:

Spend your lunch-break enjoying some music in a relaxing outdoor setting. The following musicians will play in the park, located at 8th and Pennsylvania on Wednesdays, from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m, unless otherwise noted.

KC Streetcar:

What’s better than riding the streetcar? How about listening to local musicians play some sweet jams on the way to your destination? Local musicians will play interesting and diverse music on the streetcar and at various stops along the way. Find the music on Wednesdays, from 11:30 am to 1:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted. Specific locations will be announced.

Kansas City Public Library Central Library:

The library is not generally where you find noise, but Kansas City’s Downtown library, located at 14 W. 10th St., is so cool they are encouraging live music to be performed in their stacks. During Art Starts at the Library on First Friday’s (5:30 to 7:30) you can listen to interesting and worldly music while simultaneously discovering a new book!

For more information about the project, the artists and performance schedule visit www.artintheloop.com, www.facebook.com/artintheloop, or twitter.com/ArtintheLoop.

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