GUILDit is thrilled to co-sponsor KC Public Theatre’s (KCPT) Grand Opening & Season 7 Kickoff Party Help GUILDit’s CLOSING event go out with a BANG and KCPT to OPEN with one!!!!!! FREE with goodies from Lifted Spirits Distillery and Green Dirt On Oak . GRAND OPENING & SEASON 7 KICKOFF PARTY Sept. 27 @ 7:30pm

KSHB 41 follows up with an insightful story to GuildIt’s arts recession town hall, with two of the panelists City in Motion Dance Theater, Inc.’s Lydia Knopp and Arts Council of Johnson County Sarah VanLanduyt. Link to 2-minute video: https://www.kshb.com/news/local-news/arts-community-in-kansas-city-area-still-recovering-after-pandemic-slowdown

Register for the town hall at EventBrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/kc-covid-art-recession-who-thrived-who-survived-who-still-needs-help-tickets-682408290567 —— Tuesday, Aug. 22, 6-7:30pm at Johnson County Central Library. —— Join us in a town hall discussion led by a panel of art leaders whose organizations and artists thrived, survived, and still need help recovering from the art recession. In 2020, KC Rising reported that of 24

Join us on the fourth Thur. Feb. 23, 12– 1 pm, for an interactive art/biz forum at Weinberger Fine Art, 114 Southwest Blvd, KCMO; or Facebook Live  Illustrator Xavier Gayden of Boxhead Arts has been captivating and challenging his audiences for 15 years, with his colorful characters of common cartoons and unique introspective beings. He has exhibited at

Join us on the fourth Thur. May 26, 12– 1 pm, for an in-person forum @ KC Artist Coalition Gallery, 3200 Gillham Rd; Kansas City, MO or Facebook Live:  https://www.facebook.com/Goguildit/videos/. After growing hundreds of Kansas City art businesses for 7 years, GUILDit and Susana Bruhn will present theirs. The presentation will be followed by an inspiring Q&A. Let’s

Sunflower sponsorship of GUILDit

Sunflower Bank Sponsorship

A BIG THANKS to Sunflower Bank, N.A. for their $2,000 sponsorship! The money will help GuildIt in assisting artists to recover from the epidemic recession. The Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce findings showed the arts as the hardest-hit industry by the recession, so it is definitely needed aid. Pictured are GUILDit team members Evan Shufflebarger,

Stan Kessler Art/Biz Talk

Join us on the fourth Thursday, July 22, 12– 1 pm on Facebook Live in-person @ ArtsKC, 106 Southwest Blvd; Kansas City, MO 64108or FaceBook Live: https://www.facebook.com/Goguildit/videos/ Jazz performer and UMKC professor Stan Kessler will present his art biz. How he promotes, makes money, plus goals, needs, and challenges for brainstorming. After his Q&A we’ll

GUILDit Art/Biz at 1MC KC

Join us at 1 Million Cups – Kansas City (1MC KC) Wed. 5/19/21, 9–10am on Zoom https://kauffman.zoom.us/j/97200919140 or Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/1MillionCupsKC/videos/ At 1 Million Cups, GUILDit will present its mission, goals, needs, challenges for brainstorming. Help grow our nonprofit to serve more entrepreneurs. Details: GUILDit connects sole artists and entrepreneurs with resources and a strong

Art/Biz Profit Making Forum

Join us Thursday 5/27, 12– 1pm on Facebook Live https://www.facebook.com/Goguildit/live/ or on Zoom: Join Zoom Vanessa Lacy will share the Profit First method of financial management.  The Profit First formula flips how business owners typically think about accounting and budgets, so to increase their cash flow. After Vanessa’s Q&A, the GUILDit Team will lead a discussion

Join us Thursday 4/22, 12– 1pm on Facebook Live https://www.facebook.com/Goguildit/live/ or on Zoom: Join Zoom Let’s brainstorm with Kimberly Beer. She will talk on ‘Determining Your Value Proposition as an Artist’…You want to be a successful business owner BUT, whenever you’re at a class or workshop you feel left out because all the other businesses in