by: Nancy Kalikow Maxwell Calling all artists with a heart – or at least those with the ability to design one. Parade of Hearts, a new community initiative, is inviting submissions of artistic renderings of the Kansas City heart for display at their forthcoming Parade of Hearts to be held from March to May 2022. This regional event will showcase local artists by selecting and placing 150-200 “beautiful, inspiring Heart Sculptures” throughout the KC region. According to their website, anyone and everyone who considers him or herself an artist is invited to participate. “Parade of Hearts was not created ‘for’ the Kansas City region but ‘by’ and ‘with’ those people and organizations that are related to a community: students, parents, families, artists, partner organizations, schools, government agencies, beneficiaries, and more.” Those wanting to “share your heart with the heartland,” must apply by September 4, 2021. For more details, click HERE.
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by: Jessie Cartwright After months of planning, a rain-out, and a rescheduled date with high temps, the first Prairie Village Art Walk was held on June 18 with a small group that took the heat in stride. Mayor Mikkelson, Arts Council Chair Bonnie Limbird, and volunteers, families, and members of the community gathered in the shade at The Homesteaders at 5:30 pm. It was clear from the atmosphere of excitement that social interaction ensuing after months of isolation was welcomed. Following introductions, conversation, handshakes, and photos, our short journey began. We walked to Fluid Form and demonstrated how to use the QR Code on the placard (at the base of the sculpture) to download Otocast and locate the Prairie Village Art Walk. We then listened to the artist, Jacob Burmood, describe Fluid Form. A few participants were engaged in answering the placard question “If this sculpture was music, what would it sound like?” Some diverse analogies were Beach Boys Good Vibrations, Mozart, or Scott Joplin’s ragtime! For me, it was Jean-Pierre Rampal and Claude Bolling’s Suite for Jazz and Piano. By 6:00 pm we reached our final destination, Fifties Freedom In The Village, where we were joined by a larger community group including sculptor E. Spencer Schubert and donor Brad Johnson. Also present were artists Richard Lumpkin (Prairie Boy), and Phil and Holly of Syke Style (Connections at Corinth). Members of BikeWalkKC set up an information tent to educate the public about “redefining our streets as a place for people to build a culture of active living.” Deputy City Administrator Jamie Robichaud and Assistant City Administrator Meghan Buum organized the dedication space with a microphone, tent, and bottled water. Mayor Mikkelson provided acknowledgements before the formal dedication and ribbon cutting. By 6:30, we dispersed for air conditioning.
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