About Art in the Loop
The Art in the Loop Foundation is a non-profit organization whose mission is to contribute to the visual identity, enrichment, and revitalization of downtown Kansas City; create new opportunities for artistic development; and expand public interaction with new art of excellence. Art in the Loop also aims to broaden opportunities and recognition for the Kansas City Art Institute-affiliated artists and to increase awareness of KCAI’s longstanding contributions to the city. Art in the Loop is a partnership of the Kansas City Art Institute, the Downtown Council, the Municipal Art Commission, and the Greater Kansas City Community Foundation.
Art in the Loop was established through a $500,000 five-year grant from the Greater Kansas City Community Foundation, funded by an anonymous donor. This donation was matched in its first year at the $100,000 level by the City of Kansas City, Mo. As the name of the Foundation implies, projects will be sited within the downtown loop, defined by highway I-70 to the north, highway 71 to the east, highway I-670 to the south, and highway I-35 to the west.
Art in the Loop plans to commission multiple public artworks for outdoors sites in the Downtown Loop of Kansas City, Mo. In Phase One of the program, artists must be Kansas City Art Institute graduates or faculty members in order to be eligible. A Phase Two of the program is conceived, whereby established national or international public artists may be commissioned to work with Kansas City Art Institute students and graduates on public art projects.
Art in the Loop Board of Directors:
Porter Arneill, Director, Municipal Art Commission
Kathleen Collins, President, Kansas City Art Institute
Jon Copaken, Municipal Art Commission and Downtown Council
Doug Curran, Partner, Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP
Bill Dietrich, President, Downtown Council
David Miles, President, H&R Block Foundation
Art in the Loop Staff:
Robin Trafton, Director
911 Main, Suite 110,
Kansas City MO 64105
816-421-1539