Wrap up the summer of creativity at Art in the Loop’s Closing Reception on Wednesday, October 2, 5:30 P.M., at the Kansas City Public Library – Central Library. Celebrate the city’s 12th annual outdoor exhibition, presented with the KC Streetcar Authority, and see how this year’s artists explored the theme “Wonder.”
Want to get to know this year’s Art in the Loop artists on a deeper level? We invite you to take a closer look at the stories behind the art. Visit artintheloop.com to explore artist interviews, press releases, and behind-the-scenes features that reveal the inspirations, motivations, and creative processes driving each project. Discover who they are, what they do, and—most importantly—why they do it.
Klyde Warren Park (KWP) is a 5.4-acre park built over a freeway in downtown Dallas. It is owned by the City of Dallas and operated by a non-profit organization focused on bringing the community together. Comparatively, Roy Blunt Luminary Park (Luminary Park), planned for Downtown Kansas City, will be a 5.5-acre park also over an interstate highway, connecting the Central Business District with the Convention Center and Crossroads Arts District and beyond to other adjacent communities. Similar to KWP, Luminary Park will also be managed by a non-profit organization.
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.
Free music and art abound in Downtown Kansas City! Do you enjoy live music, art markets, food trucks, and special events? Then join the Downtown Council, Art in the Loop, and the Downtown and River Market Community Improvement Districts at our July events.
Join us for “Summer in the City,” a free, public event located in Oppenstein Park in Downtown Kansas City. This Thursday, June 12, the pocket park at 12th & Walnut […]
The Art in the Loop Foundation will hold a Kick-Off event for the 2025 Art in the Loop Project: Wonder, on Thursday, June 5 at 5:30 p.m. at the Kansas City Public Library Central Library. Guests will enjoy an evening of art and music as they are invited to meet the 2025 performing and visual artists. The event will kick off at 5:30 p.m. with musical performances by Monarch Duo, traditional dance by Kathak Aura, and an interactive live painting with Olivia Michka occurring throughout the evening.
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 Downtown Community Improvement District is pleased to announce a new performance and event series for Downtown Kansas City, “Summer in the City”. Join us twice a month from May through September in Oppenstein Brothers Memorial Park for music, dance, poetry, food trucks, games and other activities at Oppenstein Park, a pocket park located at 12th and Walnut Streets in Downtown Kansas City.
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.
The future of downtown Kansas City took a major step forward today with the unveiling of the new official name of the South Loop Project: Roy Blunt Luminary Park. Two years after its initial introduction at the same event, the name was announced by the Project Partners – the Downtown Council of Kansas City, Kansas City, and Port KC – during the Downtown Council 2025 Annual Luncheon.
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.