Summer Sounds Music Series Presents: K’Tina | June 27, 5–7 p.m., Onboard the KC Streetcar

Violinist/Vocalist K’Tina (Kay Tina) draws sounds from the jazz and R&B worlds and mixes them a contemporary sophistication. A classically trained violinist, K’Tina’s music builds on a foundation of technique and style with an expressive quality that brings power and emotion to her music performances. Much like her music, K’Tina’s performances are entertaining, skillfully conceptualized, and powerfully evocative.

This Thursday from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., K’Tina will deliver a knock-you-down musical performance, rich with emotion and alive with skillful technique. Join us onboard the first KC Streetcar leaving Union Station after 5:00 p.m. to witness this exciting free, public performance.

The schedule of musicians is as follows, with so much to hear and experience this summer, you won’t want to miss any of it:

June 27: K’ Tina
July 11: The Newkirks
July 18: Braulio Bosi
July 25: Kartez Marcel
August 1: Miki P

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For more information about the musicians and when they’ll be performing, along with all the other exciting events this summer, be sure to visit us at artintheloop.com.

 

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Abuela Performs on the Streetcar | June 28, 11:30–1:30

Abuela is an interactive performance that brings Abuela, a life-sized puppet, to the KC Streetcar.  An elderly, indigenous grandmother from the Andes mountains, Abuela doesn’t speak but communicates with her eyes, her expressions, and her body movements; holding an antique radio that plays her favorite songs in Quechua, her native language. 

Come to see this Andean grandmother use movement and dance as a form of narrative expression in this rich and poignant performance. Abuela will be a free, live performance onboard the first KC Streetcar that leaves Union Station after 11:30, Friday, June 28.

This improvised performance is a collaboration by Karen Lisondra as the puppeteer, Warren Ludwig, puppet maker (ludstuff.blogspot.com), with live music accompaniment by Amado Espinoza (www.amadoespinoza.com).

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For more information about this performance, along with all the other exciting events this summer, be sure to visit us at artintheloop.com.

 

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Art in the Loop Streetcar Art Crawl – Sat., Jun. 22

Join us for an artist-led tour of the 2019 Art in the Loop Project: Make/Believe in Downtown Kansas City on Saturday, June 22, 2019. The tour will start at Washington Square Park (Pershing & Main Street) at 2:00 p.m. After viewing the art in the park, we will discuss the artwork at the Union Station Streetcar Stop then board the Monarch Streetcar. As we travel north to River Market, we will discuss the various artworks installed at the Streetcar stops. The tour will conclude at the River Market West Stop for a closing reception at Our Daily Nada with drink specials.

Meet Mervin! The Macrocosmos Caterpillar Streetcar

 

Bo Hubbard, 2019 Art Director will lead the tour, with these participating artists:

This event highlights not only the streetcar’s support of the arts but other cultural organizations and galleries as well. This free and open to the public event will allow people to engage and interact with the 10 art installations of Art in the Park and Art on the Line. An overview of the tour as well as the artists and their works are as follows:

2:00  Tour begins at Washington Square Park (artists and audience gather to briefly discuss the park installations and performances)

2:05 – 2:20  Endless by Alonso Ortega

2:20 – 2:35  Tact by Ari Fish

2:35 – 2:50  Doodle KC by Evan Brown

2:50 – 3:05  Macrocosmos Caterpillar: Monarch Streetcar by Amanda Gehin & Christina Bereolos

Board Streetcar to River Market West (highlighting artworks along the line)

3:20 – 3:30  Milkweed Planters discuss and wrap up Macrocosmos Caterpillar Car

3:30 – 3:45  Streetcar Zen by Angie Jennings

3:45 – 4pm  Invite artist and audience to Our Daily Nada for closing reception with drink specials

Click here to RSVP.  Attendance is limited. Please contact with any questions.

The Maker Faire will also be taking place at Union Station on Saturday. You may want to consider parking at the River Market and then riding KC Streetcar to Union Station for the start of the tour.  Additionally, the Wine Walk on Delaware starts in the River Market at 5 p.m. Click here to learn more about the Wine Walk and click here to learn more about the Maker Faire.

Save the date for the second Art Crawl, which will be on Saturday July 13, 2019!

To learn more about the artists and the Art in the Loop Foundation, go to artintheloop.com.

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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Osborne & Arsenia perform “INTER RELATION>SHIP”, June 20 – 7 PM

INTER RELATION>SHIP  is a live performance birthed from a vision of honoring the sacred dynamics of human relationships. The partnership that formed to display these human nuances is between the music of harpist Calvin Arsenia and dancer Jade Osborne, whose movements are informed by the echoes of nature and Arsenia’s music. The artists ethereal aesthetic will come alive in the natural setting and the two will co-create a dream-like conversation steeped in imagination and reverie.


Calvin Arsenia’s sensuous harp music will activate the performance space with rich sound


Jade Osborne is a classically trained dancer with additional expertise in aerial performance

This event will take place Thursday, June 20, at 7 p.m. in honor of Juneteenth Independence Day, at Washington Square Park on the corner of Pershing and Main St.

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Summer Sounds Music Series Presents: Ernest Melton

Ernest Melton is a jazz and blues focused saxophone player based in Kansas City. Melton will be mixing rich themes evoking the groove of contemporary blues-based aesthetics with the improvisations typical in many forms of jazz. Though diverse in its musical flavor, Melton’s sound is connected through its dynamism and happy, explorative nature.

This Thursday from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., let the groove seep into your body: wiggle your toes, tap your foot and be inspired by the Ernest Melton’s saxophone artistry. Join us onboard the first KC Streetcar leaving Union Station after 5:00 p.m. to witness this exciting performance.

The schedule of musicians is as follows, with so much to hear and experience this summer, you won’t want to miss any of it:

June 20: Ernest Melton
June 27: K’ Tina
July 11: The Newkirks
July 18: Braulio Bosi
July 25: Kartez Marcel
August 1: Miki P

For more information about the musicians and when they’ll be performing, along with all the other exciting events this summer, be sure to visit us at artintheloop.com.

 

 

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Summer Sounds Music Series Presents: Kelly Hunt

With a sound that is defined by its delicate poetics and clear, radiant voice, Kansas City-based Kelly Hunt is a musician bursting with creative potential. Hunt’s songs blend traditions of folk, classic country, and old-time music, enriched by a sense of narrative and liveliness.

This Thursday from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., get captivated by lyrics and vibrant melodies soaring with color and richness. Join us onboard the first KC Streetcar leaving Union Station after 5:00 p.m. to witness this exciting performance.

The schedule of musicians is as follows, with so much to hear and experience this summer, you won’t want to miss any of it:

June 13: Kelly Hunt
June 20: Ernest Melton
June 27: K’ Tina
July 11: The Newkirks
July 18: Braulio Bosi
July 25: Kartez Marcel
August 1: Miki P

For more information about the musicians and when they’ll be performing, along with all the other exciting events this summer, be sure to visit us at artintheloop.com.

 

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Art in the Loop 2019 Has Kicked Off!

To kick off the exciting and riveting 2019 Art in the Loop project: Make/Believe, many joined together in an opening reception to introduce this year’s talented artists, musicians, and performers. The Kick-Off event took place on Wednesday, June 5, 2019, at 6:00 pm at the Kansas City Public Library.

Art in the Loop Program Director, Ann Holliday and Artistic Director, Bo Hubbard presented to the public this year’s 15 brilliant selected artists and their fascinating works that will be on display all summer long in Washington Square Park, along the KC Streetcar route, and throughout the Downtown area. Also presenting at the event was Tony Jones CBE, the Nerman Family President of Kansas City Art Institute. His talk highlighted the function and role of art in our communities with heed to the developing programming of KCAI and Art in the Loop.

The defining moment of this event was the moving performance by dancers, Tristian Griffin and James “SugEasy” Singleton. Their performance entitled When Two Worlds Meet united aspects of contemporary ballet and hip-hop dance to create an interesting and unique production that engaged and even moved some of the audience members.

James “SugEasy” Singleton & Tristian Griffin

Following the dance, the audience had the chance to talk with the performers and ask them about their process, experience, and expectations of their performance. When asked what was the main takeaway that they wanted the audience to receive from their performance, James stated “To reach, teach, and share this experience with someone else.” As part of the Make/Believe theme for Art in the Loop 2019, the elements of this performance have educated, inspired, and motivated people of all ages and capabilities to celebrate the cultural and artistic excitement within Downtown Kansas City. 

 

Art in the Loop is expecting 2019 to be one of the most exciting summers for art in Kansas City and we hope you will join us in all our events to come this summer. To learn more about the artists and the Art in the Loop Foundation, go to artintheloop.com.

 

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

Click here to download the 2019 Art in the Loop Borchure and Map.

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Streetcar Summer Sounds Music Series Starts Thursday, June 6

As part of the 2019 Art in the Loop Project Make/Believe, the Kansas City Streetcar is hosting eight live musical performances on board the streetcars and at streetcar stops this summer. Music will range from folk, hip-hop, jazz, and soul to funk, country, indie, latin, and classical with original music and covers of popular songs performed by local artists!

The Streetcar Summer Sounds are performed on the Streetcar every Thursday evening, 5:00pm to 7:00 p.m. Specific Streetcar information will be announced on the KC Streetcar website (www.kcstreetcar.org) and social media sites.

“We are honored that the KC Streetcar is a ‘venue’ of choice for musicians. We are excited to once again be a conduit for local artists and musicians to share their talent with Kansas City,” said Donna Mandelbaum, communications director of the KC Streetcar Authority. “Our partnership with the Art in the Loop Foundation has helped us enhance the streetcar ridership experience in ways we didn’t even imagine,” Mandelbaum said.

 

Above: Jazzy Jazz will be performing Thursday, June 6 to kick off the 2019 Streetcar Summer Sounds.

 

The schedule of musicians is as follows, with so much to hear and experience this summer, you won’t want to miss any of it:

June 6: Jazzy Jazz
June 13: Kelly Hunt
June 20: Ernest Melton
June 27: K’ Tina
July 11: The Newkirks
July 18: Braulio Bosi
July 25: Kartez Marcel
August 1: Miki P

For KC Streetcar inquiries, contact Donna Mandelbaum with the KC Streetcar Authority at 816.627.2526 (office), 816.877.3219 (cell) or by email at dmandelbaum@kcstreetcar.org. The KC Streetcar is also online at www.kcstreetcar.org and on Twitter (@kcstreetcar), Facebook (@kcstreetcar) and Instagram.

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2019 Art in the Loop Kick-Off Event – This Wednesday!

It’s time to get excited!

Art in the Loop is hosting its Kick-Off event this Wednesday, June 5, at 6:00 pm.

Tony Jones, photo by James Prinz

Meet the 2019 artists, listen to a speech from Tony Jones, CBE, Nerman Family President of the Kansas City Art Institute, and watch a breathtaking dance performance by Tristian Griffin and James “SugEasy” Singleton; this is an event you do not want to miss!

Join us at the Kansas City Public Library, Helzberg Auditorium, 14 W 10th St, for an evening of excitement, passion and art.

RSVP here: https://www.kclibrary.org/signature-events/kickoff-2019-art-loop-project

 

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2019 Artist Website Pages Now Available

As you may well have noticed, artwork has been springing up around the Downtown area with increasing frequency (if you need to see what I’m talking about, head over to Washington Square Park or the River Market West Streetcar stop). Speaking of “springing up,” the website pages, which give details about the aforementioned artworks—among others—are up at artintheloop.com. Take some time to learn about upcoming installations and the minds behind them, and get excited for the summer’s excitement.

Here are some works you may be seeing in the city now:

 

Endless, Alonso L Ortega

Endless is an installation that creates a playful, immersive mirage in which viewers can interact with Kansas City’s skyline. Reflective stainless steel planks will be placed strategically to give the illusion that mirrors are growing, unsupported out the ground. The mirrors allow us to perceive the city through a unique perspective, momentarily giving us the chance to create our own world in which to exist. Go check out Alonso’s piece today in Washington Square Park, on the corner of Pershing and Main St.

 

Streetcar Zen, Angie Jennings

Wanting to make photography more interactive, Angie Jennings uses augmented reality (AR) to bring her photography to life using video. Viewers will now be able to see the photographs as the photographer did: the life and breath before and after each image, usually inaccessible, can now be seen. Go see Angie’s work at the KC Streetcar River Market West stop. To access the augmented reality, download the Zappar app, zap (scan) the image, and view.

 

Tact, Ari Fish

Tact is an installation of chain link fence that surrounds a cluster of Redbud trees in Washington Square Park, referencing many sacred sites across the nation and alongside American highways. This piece focuses on the ability of art to act as a catalyst for community interaction, call to action, prayer ritual, and the idea of sacred space.  Go see Tact in Washington Square Park and bring an item of meaning or remembrance to add to the installation.

 

Stay tuned for more artworks that will be installed within the next few weeks, and continue to check our website, artintheloop.com, for updates.

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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Art in the Loop Kick-Off Event: Save the Date, June 5

Once every year, Downtown Kansas City erupts with a richness and vibrancy spurred by the rush of a certain community: artists. This year, Art in the Loop is proud to welcome its lineup of 15 talented artists that have created site-specific work to be shown throughout the Downtown area this summer—along the KC Streetcar route and in Washington Square Park. To congratulate their achievements and celebrate the cultural and artistic excitement that will be infused into our city this summer, we invite everyone to come to the Kick-Off Event Wednesday, June 5, 2019, at 6:00 p.m.

The event will take place at the Kansas City Public Library, 14 W. 10th Street in the Helzberg Auditorium. During the program, Tony Jones CBE, the Nerman Family President of Kansas City Art Institute (KCAI), will speak about Art in the Loop, KCAI, and the role of art in the community.

 

A crowning moment of this evening will be a dance performance by Tristian Griffin and James “SugEasy” Singleton. Griffin received his BFA in Ballet from Texas Christian University and, upon his graduation, danced for Garth Fagan Dance Company for three years. Singleton, on the other hand, has been dancing since age four and winning Hip Hop competitions since his middle school years. His love for the community and culture of Hip Hop stretches as far back as he can remember and his focus has always been to educate, motivate, and inspire people of all ages and capabilities with his passion for Hip Hop. Their performance, entitled When Two Worlds Meet, will combine elements of contemporary ballet and Hip Hop dance into a single invigorating performance.

Art in the Loop is expecting 2019 to be one of the most exciting summers for art in Kansas City and we hope you will join us for its debut. To learn more about the artists and the Art in the Loop Foundation, go to artintheloop.com. Click here to RSVP or for more information about the event (https://www.kclibrary.org/signature-events/kickoff-2019-art-loop-project).

Art in the Loop is made possible through the generous support of KC Streetcar; the City of Kansas City, Missouri; the Missouri Arts Council; ArtsKC and our corporate sponsors including Stinson; AutoAlert; Copaken Brooks; Kansas City Neighborhood Tourism Development Fund; Richard J. Stern Foundation for the Arts; Confluence; EPR Properties; Henderson Engineers; JE Dunn Construction; McCownGordon Construction; and Port KC. We appreciate in-kind support and guidance provided by the Downtown Council, the Downtown and River Market Community Improvement Districts, KC Streetcar, Kansas City Public Library, and Kansas City Art Institute.

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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2019 Art in the Loop Artists Announced – Kick Off Event June 5

The Art in the Loop Foundation is pleased to announce the schedule of summer art installations and performances by local artists who were selected for “Art in the Loop Project: Make/Believe.” This year marks the sixth for the Art in the Loop Project and includes artwork based on photography, virtual and augmented reality, hip-hop, poetry, puppetry, electronic music, interactive sculptures and more.

The 2019 Art in the Loop Project: Make/Believe infuses the center of Downtown Kansas City with innovative and engaging temporary art that will refresh, intrigue and surprise Downtown employees, residents, and visitors. The project also creates opportunities for local emerging and established artists to extend their practice into the Downtown environment with curatorial, professional and logistical support. 2019 Art in the Loop Project: Make/Believe is a curated outdoor exhibition of temporary artworks and performances presented in three locations Downtown:

  1. Art on the Line – KC Streetcar, stops located along Main Street from the City Market to Union Station;
  2. Art in the Park – Washington Square Park, Pershing & Main Street; and,
  3. Art at the Library – Kansas City Public Library Central Library, 14 W. 10th St.

Art on the Line (KC Streetcar)
Art in the Loop is partnering with the KC Streetcar Authority to install the following temporary installations and performances at streetcar stops from May through September.

Artist and Art Installations:

  • Christina Bereolos & Amanda Gehin, Macrosmos Caterpillar: Monarch Streetcar
  • Evan Brown, The Doodle Stop (Union Station Stop)
  • Rachelle Gardner-Roe, Herons & Hummingbirds Cross the Road (Kauffman Stop – North Bound)
  • Jane Gotch, Public2 (Viewable at Union Station, Library, and River Market West)
  • Amanda K. Guerra, Earth Bound (North Loop Stop)
  • Angie Jennings, Streetcar Zen (River Market West Stop)
  • Evan Maddox, New Atlantean Tourism Posters (Crossroads South Bound Stop)

Performances:

  • Jane Gotch, Public2 – Sat., Aug., 24, Time TBD (River Market West Stop)
  • Sheri Purpose Hall, A Wonka-Riffic Trip – Sep. 7, Time TBD (Union Station Stop)
  • Karen Lisondra, Abuela – Fri., June 28, 11:30-1:30 (Onboard KC Streetcar)

Art in the Park (Washington Square Park)
In partnership with the Municipal Art Commission and Parks & Recreation Department of the City of Kansas City, Missouri through a competitive selection process, three local artists (see list below) were selected to enliven Washington Square Park from May through September.

Artists and Art Installations:

  • Ari Fish, Tact
  • John Hachmeister, We Remember, We Forget
  • Alonso L. Ortega, Endless

Performances:

  • Jade Osborne & Calvin Arsenia, INTER RELATION>SHIP – Wed., Jun. 19, Time TBD
  • UN/TUCK Collective, Trans/Portal – Sat., Aug. 17,  Time TBD

Art at the Library (Kansas City Public Library Central Library, 14 W 10th St.)
The 2019 Art in the Loop Kick-Off Event will be held at the Library and is co-presented by Downtown Council; the City of Kansas City, and the Kansas City Art Institute.

Wednesday, June 5, 6:00 p.m.
2019 Art in the Loop Kick-Off
at Kansas City Public Library, Central Library
14 West 10th Street

As the 2019 Art in the Loop Project: Make/Believe begins its nearly five-month run in and around Downtown Kansas City, meet its lineup of artists and performers and get a peek at their featured works.

The 15 participants in the annual outdoor exhibition are introduced by Art Director Bo Hubbard, co-founder of Alter Art Space and currently a resident at the Charlotte Street Foundation. A big-screen slideshow spotlights their artwork and performances. Tony Jones CBE, The Nerman Family President of the Kansas City Art Institute will also speak.

Art in the Loop organizers will announce participants in the Streetcar Sounds Summer Music Series. And dancers Tristian Griffin and James “SugEasy” Singleton close with a hip-hop and contemporary dance, When Two Worlds Meet.

Click here to view the 2019 artists’ concepts.

The 2019 Art in the Loop Project: Make/Believe is made possible through the generous support of KC Streetcar; the City of Kansas City, Missouri; the Missouri Arts Council; ArtsKC: and our corporate sponsors including Auto Alert, Confluence, Copaken Brooks, EPR Properties, Henderson Engineers, JE Dunn Construction, McCownGordon Construction, PortKC, and Stinson Leonard Street. This project is also supported in part by the City of Kansas City, Missouri Neighborhood Tourist Development Fund.

We appreciate support and guidance provided by our partners: Downtown Council, Downtown Community Improvement Districts, KCMO-Public Works Department, KC Streetcar, the KC Parks, Kansas City Public Library, Kansas City Art Institute, Union Station and The Bridge 90.9.

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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Contacts:
Art in the Loop
Ann Holliday, Program Director, ann@downtownkc.org, (o) 816-979-1072 (c) 816-718-1355
Bo Hubbard, Art Director, hhubbard@kcai.edu

KC Streetcar
Donna Mandelbaum, Communications Director, dmandelbaum@kcstreetcar.org

City of Kansas City, Missouri
Eric Bosch, KCMO, City Architect, eric.bosch@kcmo.gov
Heidi Markle, KCMO Parks Department, heidi.markle@kcmo.gov
Consuelo Cruz, Arts Marketing Coordinator, consuelo.cruz@kcmo.org

Kansas City Public Library
Anne Ducey, Exhibit Director, anneducey@kclibrary.org

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