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Photographer gives gift to artists

PeaceWorks KC October 2, 2022

PeaceWorks photographer Jim Hannah took pictures of the artists at the Sept. 24-25 fair. “In a world of so much brokenness and ugliness, it is vital to honor artists and their art,” says Jim.

Life lessons at a potter’s wheel

PeaceWorks KC September 30, 2022

Being a clay artist is also a lesson in mortality. I am reminded at the wheel that virtually everything I create in the studio will outlast me, its creator, by hundreds of years. Maybe millennia.

PeaceWorks KC Local Art Fair is back, better than ever!

PeaceWorks KC September 28, 2022

At our Sept. 24-25 fair, people enjoyed the art, diversity of artists/patrons, delicious Colombian food, sharing time with each other, and fantastic weather.

Podcast shares artists’ passion for their work

PeaceWorks KC September 27, 2022

Olyvia Lott, wordsmith Auntie Lyv, delved into the PeaceWorks KC Local Art Fair Sept. 24-25 by interviewing seven artists and two others. Lyv wove her interviews into this podcast.

KKFI, 90.1 FM, features our fair

PeaceWorks KC September 5, 2022

KKFI Community Radio is spreading the word about our PeaceWorks KC Local Art Fair 9/24-25. See artwork here!

Sneak a peek at art for our fair 9/24-25

PeaceWorks KC September 1, 2022

Among the 80 artists in the PeaceWorks KC Local Art Fair, many are making new works for us as the fair approaches—Saturday, Sept. 24, and Sunday, Sept. 25.

70+ local artists apply for PeaceWorks fair 9/24-25

PeaceWorks KC August 28, 2022

The PeaceWorks KC Local Art Fair, in person, already has 76 artists—and counting! After 2 years without a face-to-face fair, PeaceWorks is holding its annual fundraiser on Saturday/Sunday, Sept. 24-25, at Theis Park.

Final call for artists, volunteers for 9/24-25 art fair

PeaceWorks KC August 24, 2022

This year’s PeaceWorks KC Local Art Fair comes to a new location: Theis Park, south of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. “Art + peace—what a combo!” says Ann Suellentrop.

A viral attack, a virtual response: PeaceWorks’ 30th art fair goes online

PeaceWorks KC October 12, 2020

2020 was shaping up as a banner year for PeaceWorks-KC’s annual art show. The number of artists exhibiting last year was the highest ever, at 130, and the pool of artists was expected to continue to grow. … Then came the pandemic. … “How about a virtual, online art fair?” asked David Bayard.

Come online 9/26-27 to PeaceWorks’ 30th annual art fair

PeaceWorks KC August 12, 2020

The PeaceWorks KC Local Art Fair (formerly the UNplaza Art Fair) will continue as scheduled on Sept. 26-27. Due to current COVID-19 realities and our responsibility to the broader community, the art fair will be a virtual event you can access through this website.

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