About Art in the Loop
Art in the Loop is a non-profit organization providing unique opportunities for Kansas City Art Institute alumni and faculty to contribute to the public realm of downtown Kansas City through the creation of public art.
Learn more about Art in the Loop.
News and Current Opportunities
Public Art Commission for Oppenstein Park - news release
Art in the Loop is currently seeking applications for upcoming commissions.
E-mail robin@downtownkc.org to receive future Art in the Loop calls to artists.
Completed and Ongoing Projects
Art in the Loop’s first public art commission, Uplifted Arms by KCAI alumni Davin Watne ('94 painting) and Dylan Mortimer ('02 painting), was unveiled in November 2005 at the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority Transit Plaza at 10th and Main.
Learn more about the artists and the exhibit.
Art in the Loop's second project is the Art in the Loop ARTWall for Town Pavilion parking garage at 12th and Grand. This 36-by-72 foot giant "billboard" for contemporary artworks, produced as large-scale digital prints on vinyl, debuted in November, 2006 with "Blue Room" by 2002 KCAI graduate Ross Sawyers. Five other artists have been commissioned to create images specifically for the ARTWall; a new image will debut every six months.