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 public art 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 the artwork and performances. Kansas City Art Institute President Tony Jones, also speaks.

Tristian Griffin and James “SugEasy” Singleton close with a hip-hop and contemporary dance, “When Two Worlds Meet.”

Art in the Loop continues into October. The kickoff event is co-presented by Downtown Council, the City of Kansas City, and the Kansas City Art Institute.

 

For presentation slides, click here.