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Celebrate 816 Day THIS SUNDAY!

Thursday, August 13, 2026 Dear Friends, Join Art in the Loop as we celebrate Kansas City on 816 Day with free live performances at City Market. Observed each year on August 16 in honor of Kansas City’s 816 area code, 816 Day is a citywide…

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Art in the Loop Celebrates 816 Day

Thursday, August 6, 2026 Dear Friends, Join Art in the Loop as we celebrate Kansas City on 816 Day with free live performances at City Market. Observed each year on August 16 in honor of Kansas City’s 816 area code, 816 Day is a citywide…

Collage featuring KC Streetcar #805 wrapped in Mona Cliff’s colorful Evening Flights artwork, with vivid blue, purple, pink, yellow, and turquoise imagery. In the center, an Art in the Loop Art Walk group gathers at the Riverfront streetcar stop while an artist speaks beside a colorful public art installation. Text reads, “art in the loop | kc streetcar art walk 2026 | @kaistoodios.”

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Art Walk 2026: Exploring “Home” and What’s Ahead

Tuesday, July 28, 2026 On Tuesday, July 21 dozens of patrons hopped on & off the KC Streetcar for the 2026 Art in the Loop Art Walk, an evening of public art, conversation, and exploration throughout Downtown Kansas City. This year’s…

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Join Us Tonight for Art Walk

Tonight's the Night, friends! Join us for Art Walk & Ride with KC Streetcar! Tuesday, July 21 | 6–8 p.m.Begins at the Riverfront KC Streetcar Stop Experience Downtown Kansas City as an open-air gallery during Art in the Loop’s…

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Make the Most of Summer Downtown: Art, Music and More

July 14, 2026 Summer in the City: July 16th Line-Up Pack your sunscreen and your good mood. Here's how the day unfolds Downtown! | RSVP for Summer in the City! 12:00 to 1:00 PM | Lunchtime Tunes with Jay Sol Kick off your lunch break with…

Cover of the July/August 2026 issue of KC Studio magazine featuring the artwork A Modern Belonging. A close-up portrait of a young Black man with his eyes closed is framed by blooming pink and pale yellow flowers in the foreground. He wears a light-colored jacket over a dark shirt, while a soft blue sky and green trees create a peaceful outdoor backdrop. The expressive brushstrokes and warm, natural palette emphasize a quiet moment of reflection and connection with nature. The magazine masthead "KC STUDIO" appears in large white letters across the top, with the tagline "All Arts. All The Time." beneath it.

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Big News, Big Summer: A Magazine Cover, a New Interview Series, and July Events You Can’t Miss

July 7, 2026 Taylar Sanders Featured on the Cover of KC Studio Magazine We are thrilled to share that 2026 Art in the Loop artist Taylar Sanders' painting "A Modern Belonging" graces the cover of the July/August issue of KC Studio Magazine.…

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More Art. More Music. More Summer.

June 30, 2026 June may be winding down, but summer in downtown Kansas City is just getting started. Our June 18 Summer in the City celebration at Oppenstein Brothers Memorial Park brought together an incredible community of artists, performers,…

Promotional poster for “Summer in the City.” On the left, colorful retro-style lettering reads “Summer in the City” with a sun graphic replacing the “o.” Below, event details state: “Thursday, June 18th,” “Oppenstein Park, 1123 Walnut,” and “12–7 PM.” On the right, several Polaroid-style photos are arranged against a pink-to-orange gradient background, showing a variety of people, including a man posing in a doorway, a woman in a wide-brimmed hat, a smiling woman outdoors, a laughing pair standing together, and dancers performing on stage. The design has a bright, festive, community-event feel.

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Summer in the City: A Vibrant Season of Art, Music & Community

June 24, 2026 The June 18 Summer in the City event at Oppenstein Brothers Memorial Park was an incredible success, drawing a large and enthusiastic crowd for a full day of live performances, interactive art experiences, local…

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Summer in the City Returns June 18 with Free Music, Dance & Art in Downtown Kansas City

June 16, 2026 Join us this Thursday, June 18 (& every 3rd Thursday through September) for Summer in the City in Oppenstein Brothers Memorial Park at 12th & Walnut. Every month a different collective of creatives activate the park…

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More Than 200 Gather to Launch Art in the Loop 2026

June 9, 2026 The 2026 opening ceremony for Art in the Loop Foundation (AILF) kicked off in celebratory fashion at the iconic Kansas City Public Library Central Library on the evening of Thursday, June 3. Live performances by musical ensemble…

Promotional banner for 'Home: 2026 Art in the Loop Project – Opening Reception, June 3, 5:30 PM, Kansas City Public Library: Central Library.' The banner features a vintage floral wallpaper background with five framed images arranged in a collage style. From left to right: a portrait of Hood Dude Food Review in a gold ornate frame, smiling and pointing at the viewer while wearing an IMKC hoodie, with a stack of colorful books below; a photo of the iconic book-shaped stairs outside the Kansas City Public Library's Central Library at 10th and Baltimore, where the parking garage is clad with a giant Community Bookshelf, flanked by green space with benches and trees; a portrait of Ryan Marquez of the Ryan Marquez Trio seated at a piano, wearing a vibrant patterned blazer; the neoclassical front entrance of the historic Kansas City Public Library Central Library at 10th Street; and a portrait of storyteller Beatrice C. Henry in an oval gold frame, smiling warmly. Decorative wildflowers and handwritten script accents appear in the lower right corner.

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Art in the Loop 2026 Kicks Off with Live Music, Food Culture, and Storytelling Under the Theme of Home

May 29, 2026 (Kansas City, Missouri) – Join the Art in the Loop Foundation for a Kick-Off event for the 2026 Art in the Loop Project: Home, on Wednesday, June 3, at 5:30 p.m. at the Kansas City Public Library Central Library, 14 West…

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2026 Art In the Loop Project: Visual & Performing Artists Announced

April 16, 2026 (Kansas City, Missouri) – The Art in the Loop Foundation is pleased to announce the 2026 Art in the Loop performing and visual artists. The Art in the Loop Project is a curated outdoor exhibition of temporary artworks…

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