Call For Artists
KC GUILDit is an artist group, where you do a 7 minute pitch on your art biz, then get brainstorming and custom biz advice from other artists and leaders. This forum helps you tackle challenges, build on your successes and grow your biz. Past presenters: Hugh Merrill, Molly Hammer, Christen Hankel, Steven Fuller, Sike Style,…. Learn
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Performer Vi Tran, Presents 12/3
Vi Tran is an actor, writer, producer, arts advocate, bandleader of the Vi Tran Band, and the owner/curator of The Buffalo Room artists’ salon. Born in Vietnam and raised in southwestern Kansas, Tran captures his family’s journey in ‘The Butcher’s Son’, a musical performance chronicling his family’s escape from Vietnam and resettlement in America. He and
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Mikal Shapiro, Filmmaker & Musician, Presents 11/19
The multi-talented Mikal Shapiro is a filmmaker, musician and visual artist. She was schooled in filmmaking and has the credentials to show it, which include a number of KC Film Fest awards and a Chicago CIMM Fest award for ‘Two Sisters’. Though lately you will find Mikal hosting KKFI’s River Trade Radio show, crafting her
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Dancer Maura Garcia, Presents 11/5
Dance artist Maura Garcia (Cherokee/ Mattamuskeet) empowers through movement by presenting contemporary Indigenous performance and working with people to dance their stories of community, strength and love. Originally from North Carolina, Maura brings her own mixed-blood southern story to all of her work. She has presented her powerful performances throughout North America, notably in Washington
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Sheri Hall presents 10/15 at Kauffman FDN
Sheri Hall is a poetry slam champion that competed in the SLAM ULIT! and the 2015 National Poetry Slam and Poetry Festival in Oakland, CA. She has been a featured poet at events hosted at the Jefferson City, MO Capital; ArtsKC and performed for Rev. Al Sharpton and the National Action Network during their Kansas City
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Christina Erives, Presents 9/17
Christina Erives is a California and Pennsylvania trained artist that has taught courses and workshops from New Mexico to Montana, plus exhibited in even more places. Currently, she is a resident artist at Red Star Studio. From monochromatic kitchen utensils to vibrant Day of the Dead ceramic installations, she makes the ordinary extraordinary and the
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Courtney Lane, Presents 9/17
Courtney Lane has a one of kind art form, by going back in time and reviving the lost art of hair sculpting and keepsakes. Her pieces make a perfect romantic gesture, memorial token or conversation item. Courtney’s first piece for sale online was purchased within the first hour. It’s estimated fewer than 25 people worldwide
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Filmmaker Jim McCullough, Presents 9/3
New Addition: Jim McCullough of IgnitionFX has a new sci-fi thriller ‘Paradox City’ which has received awards from Digitalmation and Los Angeles’ CineFest, to name a few. His past award winning films include ‘In Captivity’ and ‘Aliens Wonderland’. Commercially he just completed visual effects for the latest Ariana Grande music video and worked on an
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Adam Finkelston presents at Kauffman, 8/20
Adam Finkelston is a photographer, publisher, curator and educator. He is co-editor of ‘The HAND Magazine’ that is innovative and experimental in uses of reproduction-based media. Along with being a quarterly publication Adam has co-curated ‘The HAND’s gallery exhibits and sells limited edition prints from The HAND’s website. Personally Adam has shown his artwork in
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Pete Dulin presents at Kauffman, 8/20
Pete Dulin is the self-published author of the books, ‘KC Ale Trail’ and ‘Last Bite: 100 Recipes from KC’s Best Chefs and Cooks’. With both projects, he was in the rare author position of working as the writer, editor, print production coordinator, promoter, seller and back-end administrator. For ‘Last Bite’ he sold the target number
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