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Open Spaces KC

For 62 days last fall, Kansas City was transformed into an
ever-evolving art experience. Local contemporary visual
and performing artists were joined by their national and
international counterparts for the first citywide arts event
ever staged in Kansas City: Open Spaces – A Kansas City
Arts Experience.

Swope Park served as the hub for Open Spaces and
featured visual art in a wide range of media installed
throughout the 1800-acre park. The Village was also
housed in Swope Park. Every weekend from August
25-October 28, visitors were able to take in a dance or
music performance, grab a snack, enjoy family activities
or browse through custom structures designed by some
of Kansas City’s finest architects at the pop-up village.
Westwood Park also hosted outdoor art installations as part of Open Spaces.
Open Spaces’ headline event, The Weekend, took place October 12-13 with a featured
performance by the Queen of Kansas City, Janelle Monáe, at Starlight Theatre and
enhancements and heightened programming at The Village, all in celebration of unity and social
change through art.
Open Spaces KC put the world on notice that Kansas City is the center for artistic excellence.

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