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Call for Public Art – Lawrence Annual Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition

The City of Lawrence, KS is seeking proposals and/or artworks for the 31st Annual Outdoor Downtown Sculpture Exhibition. The Outdoor Downtown Sculpture Exhibition or ODSE was founded by local sculptor and executive director of the Kansas…

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2018 Art in the Loop Project is A Wrap – Catalog Now Available

The 2018 Art in the Loop Project: KC Plays ended last night with presentations from 18 artists about the artwork they created and the impact their participation had on their on-going art practices. We heard stories about the challenges and…

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Final Act: 2018 Art in the Loop Project, Tuesday, 11/6, 6 p.m.

So long, farewell, see you next summer! Come get sentimental with us as we reminisce about all the great art and artists that participated in the 2018 Art in the Loop summer program! Whether you are a past or current artist, an enthusiastic…

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Art in the Loop Digs Open Spaces

Are you aware of how many past Art in the Loop artists are participating in this year's inaugural Open Spaces event? There are so many! Let me count them for you... -AY, KC-based hip-hop artist. -Ensemble Iberica,…

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2018 Closing Reception, Nov 6

Well, it was a great summer for art in Kansas City: the inaugural Open Spaces festival, First Friday's, and Napoleon hung out at the Nelson-Atkins. Art in the Loop also provided opportunities for people to get outside and interact with some…

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Get to know the artist: Megan Karson

Megan Karson is a young, quiet, intriguing, multi-talented, unassuming redhead. She makes monsters and draws creepy, weird, metamorphic creatures you expect to see under your bed, or in a petri dish. She tells me she is afraid of monsters, is…

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KC Streetcar Holiday Jam

We had soooo much fun having musicians play onboard the KC Streetcar this summer, so much, in fact, the streetcar wants to keep it going! KC Streetcar recently announced their Holiday Jam, inviting local musicians to apply to play on-board,…

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Time is running out!

Have you noticed a suspicious lack of blog post emails from Art in the Loop recently? Curious as to why we have not been blowing up your inbox with really cool artwork and free events? That's because as fall approaches, our summer art program…

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KCStreetcar Music Series: Noah Davis, Wed., Aug. 29

Noah Davis' father knew what was good. He raised his young son on classic rock and soul; timeless performers such as Creedence Clearwater Revival, Curtis Mayfield, and Neil Young. As a multiracial kid, Noah's father taught him the importance…

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House of Alter: Pop Up PARTY, Friday Aug. 24

Alter Art just wants to have fun. With you. And everyone in KC. Alter's Pop-Up pARTy is a chance for you to start the weekend with the unexpected. Shake off the workday with a spontaneous and inclusive dance party! If you’re not a dancer,…

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Music Series: They Call Me Sauce

Sauce is the moniker of KCK native and local hip-hop artist Royce Handy. Like many kids, Handy would get in trouble and often found himself grounded at home, and he used that time to read and write. He discovered an affinity for language, and…

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KC Streetcar Music Series: Pink Royal, 8/15

Pink Royal has a sense of humor. They like to use phrases like "musical sexiness," and "dance groovability," and, my personal favorite, "we rock so soft," to describe the lush, ambient, synth-pop melodies they create while simultaneously…

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