This summer, Art in the Loop and the Downtown Council welcome two new interns! Lilly Gerend and Andrezza Scala. Over the next few months, they will have the opportunity to work closely with people across downtown to assist in the development of our city. Their work will focus on the public activation and event series managed by the Downtown Council, Art in the Loop, and the Downtown/River Market CIDs. This includes assisting with social media, website updates, event documentation, special writing projects related to the activations and artists, and event logistics support.

Downtown KC will be alive with activities for residents, visitors and workers this summer with event series co-produced by the Downtown Council, Downtown & River Market Community Improvement District (CIDs), Art in the Loop and our other partners! This year we are bringing 4 different art, music, and performance series to activate Downtown KC parks and open spaces throughout the summer!

The Missouri Department of Transportation District (MoDOT) Buck O’Neil Bridge Project Team, Massman Clarkson Joint Venture in partnership with Art in the Loop Foundation (AILF), announces the selection of Kansas City artist Phil “Sike Style” Shafer to create a mural on the new Buck O’Neil Bridge in downtown Kansas City, MO. The mural will be located on a retaining wall at the south end of the bridge at the intersection of Broadway Ave. and 3rd St.

Downtown Kansas City is a thriving and diverse community, with 32,000+ residents, 122,000+ workers and 6.1 million annual visitors actively living their lives in the center of our city! Within this larger Downtown area, there are 25 parks, offering acres of open space for recreation and the positive environmental impacts of trees and green space.  This Greater Downtown area includes grand spaces like Penn Valley Park, home to the National WWI Museum at the Liberty Memorial, and the more recently activated acre Berkley Riverfront Park which graces the banks of the Missouri River on the northern edge of Downtown.

A reimagined Barney Allis Plaza is taking shape in the heart of downtown Kansas City! Following a summer 2024 groundbreaking with Mayor Quinton Lucas and city officials, demolition and construction are well underway, with major changes already visible. The Barney Allis Plaza Redevelopment Project is led by the City of Kansas City in collaboration with McCownGordon Construction, LM2 Construction, HOK Architecture, and other vital contractors.