Thanks for Attending Our Art in the Loop 2024 Kick-Off!

We at Art in the Loop are grateful for everyone that attended our 2024 Kick-Off Event on June 12! The event featured the performances of Alber and Kat King. Along with the printmaking provided by Viva La Tinta and the poem Glenn North shared.

If you enjoyed our Kick-Off or didn’t get the chance to attend, don’t worry because we have other events throughout the summer!

Streetcar Stop Installations:

• Meranda McDermott, Threads of Convivencia: Embracing Diversity through Fiber Art, River Market West KC Streetcar Stop
  • June 23, 9 – 11 am
  • July 14, 9 -11 am
  • Aug. 25, 9 – 11 am
  • Oct. 6, 12 – 2 pm
• Susan Moreno, Living Together, Union Station Streetcar Stop
  • June 29, 12 – 2 pm
  • July 19, 5 – 7 pm
  • Oct. 4, 5 – 7 pm

Performance Art Events:

• KC Streetcar Celebration & Ride | July 17, 5:30 p.m. Starting at Union Station Streetcar Stop
  • Jamogi and the Jammers
  • Amado Espinoza and Pedro Calderon
• 816 Day | August 16, 5:30 p.m., City Market
  • 45° Flamenco with Jose Faus
  • Danielle Ate the Sandwich
  • Kadesh Flow
• Oppenstein Park | September 18, 5:30 p.m., Oppenstein Brothers Memorial Park
  • Gracie Caggiano
  • Grupo Folklórico Alma Tapatia
  • Musicbyskippy
• Art Walk | October 12, 2 p.m.
  • Liney Blu
• Closing Reception | November 6, 5:30 p.m. at the Kansas City Public Library Central Library
  • Olivia Emert and Company
  • Fenom D. Poet
  • Sheri Purpose Hall

Community, Sponsors & Supporters

Artists have played a key role in the revitalization of Downtown Kansas City over the past few decades and through programs like Art in the Loop, this will continue. In the words of renowned local artist Michael Toombs,  “Through projects like Art in the Loop, Downtown KC is becoming part of a highly visible cultural landscape that reminds us of who we are, as well as inspires us in who we are yet to become.” We have unique opportunities for your organization to connect with the community and support local artists through sponsorships and charitable donations. 

We appreciate the generous support of the KC Streetcar Authority, Henderson Engineers, JE Dunn Construction, Stinson LLP, Copaken Brooks, UMB Bank, and the Kansas City Art Institute. This project is funded in part by ArtsKC, the City of Kansas City, Missouri Neighborhood Tourist Development Fund, with public support from the Missouri Arts Council, a state agency, as well as corporate sponsorships and philanthropic contributions. 

For more information contact Ann Holliday, ann@downtownkc.org, Vice President of Strategic Initiatives at the Downtown Council and Executive Director of the Art in the Loop Foundation.

Special recognition and gratitude are due to the Kansas City Public Library and the foresight in bringing Tommi Laitio to Kansas City! We appreciate the support and participation of all our project partners including the Downtown Council, Downtown Community Improvement Districts, KC Streetcar, Kansas City Public Library, Kansas City Art Institute, City Market and Union Station.

For more information about the project and the artists, visit www.artintheloop.com, www.facebook.com/artintheloop, or https://www.instagram.com/artintheloop.

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Contacts:

Art in the Loop
Ann Holliday, Program Director, ann@downtownkc.org, (c) 816-718-1355

Marissa Starke, Visual Arts Director, marissastarke@gmail.com (c) 816-519-4236

Jade Osborne, Performing Arts Director, jademuse@gmail.com

KC Streetcar

Donna Mandelbaum, Communications & Marketing Director, dmandelbaum@kcstreetcar.org,  816-877-3219