KSHB Does Insightful Follow-up To Our Art Recession Town Hall
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
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no April forum & c pARTy pics
No April forum for we put all our energy into an Amazing Esprit pARTy! Our event was full of dynamic and inspirational mini-shows with amazing artists, magical musicians, and a dynamic dancer. Pictured are the talented Peregrine Honig, Maddux Hepker, Mike Dillon & Bryan Hicks, Miguel Rivera, plus Melissa Dailey-Newman & Susana Bruhn. We can’t support the work we do for
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Esprit De Corps – pARTy on 4/15
Join us on Saturday, April 15, from 2 – 4 pm at Studios Inc. It’s an art extravaganza featuring 30+ works of art, artist talk, studio tour, music, dance, raffle, and more! Get tickets! The annual GUILDit Friends celebration, features: ~ 2-4pm ~ 30+ pieces of art by 20+ locally and internationally known artists~ 2-4pm ~ MC
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City In Motion Dance & Arts Recovery Forum
Join us Thursday 3/25, 12– 1pm on Facebook Live https://www.facebook.com/Goguildit/live/ or on Zoom /// Meeting ID: 891 4729 4091 /// Passcode: 142933 /// https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89147294091?pwd=QzllbTBxTGVDV0Y3NGdqY2Fxb0xRZz09 Let’s brainstorm on art recovery with City In Motion Dance on reestablishing its 35-year old nonprofit school plua youth and professional companies after the pandemic. They will share their socially-distanced and
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2019 Top 10 & Year End Giving
Listed are some of GUILDit’s top happenings that you made happen. Give to GUILDit’s growth in 2020, so we can continue to help grow Kansas City’s arts and economy. 1: GuildIt helped Dancer Maura Garcia get another grant, this time for $20,000, so she can expand sharing her contemporary Native American choreography and education with
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Thanks Giving Week till 12/1
12/4 Update: Yahoo! We have met our goal! Thanks to everyone who donated and to all who support GuildIt in so many ways!!! Join us in creating 2019 memorable moments in the art and entrepreneur communities. With your donations of $15, $25, $50, $100, and $250 we can advance Kansas City’s artists and economy by repeating some of
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KC Contemporary Dance & VidaDance Company at Kemper
KC Contemporary Dance is a professional non-profit dance company based in Kansas City, MO, presenting high-quality dance performances in Kansas City and across the Midwest region. For over 15 years, KCCD has continued to create new work through innovation and collaboration, plus is committed to continued movement experimentation. In 2018, they are focusing on making
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City In Motion & Voler Aerial
FREE FORUMS where art & biz fuse > Thursday, August 24, 12-1pm, at the Kemper Museum > PRESENTERS > Andrea Skowronek of City In Motion & Nichole Raab of Voler Aerial Andrea Skowronek has been the Artistic Co-Director of City in Motion since 1995. Before that, she performed in Paris, France with Free Dance Song. In addition
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Gary Abbott, Talks on 11/10 @ ArtsBar
UMKC Professor Gary Abbott has danced for companies in Los Angeles, Atlanta, and Denver. He has choreographed for companies in Denver, Cleveland, and Gillette, WY. Gary co-founded Deeply Rooted Dance Theater in 1995. The company’s mission to re-imagine contemporary dance by bringing together modern, classical and African-American traditions. Deeply Rooted Dance Theater was the first
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Jane Gotch, Talks on 11/10 @ ArtsBar
Jane Gotch has a Rocket Grant, three Inspiration Grants, The Innovation in the Arts Award, and a CSF Generative Performing Artist Award. She has collaborated with artists Johanna Brooks, Brad Cox, Leo Gayden, Helen Gillet, Shawn Hansen, Peregrine Honig, Miles Neidenger, Paul Rudy, Mark Southerland and many others. Her choreography has been self-produced and presented
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