ArtsKC and KC Crew are stepping up to help local artists.
With the coronavirus pandemic and stay-at-home order in place, artists who normally are in a gallery are showing off their paintings and pottery online.
RETAIL INDUSTRY ---ANOTHER PROFESSIONTAKING A HIT --- ARTISTS.JORDAN BETTS EXPLAINSHOW LOCAL A GROUP ISTRYING TO CONNECT THEMWITH POTENTIALCUSTOMERS -- ONLINE....LOCAL ARTISTS ARGETTING CREATIVE IN THEWAY THEY EARN A LIVINGIN THIS NEW NORMAL.Luke Wade, KC Crew"This is Friday Night Arts.
Myname is Luke Wade, wepartnered up with ARTS KCand when I saw we... I meanKC crew to bring you thisFriday Night arts event withdifferent artists every Fridaynight."THE CORONAVIRUSPANDEMIC IS HITTING ALLBUSINESSES HARD....INCLUDING THE ARTS.SO, PAINTERS ANDSINGERS ARE TAKINGTHEIR CRAFT ONLINE.EACH FRIDAY, ARTS K-CbringsSIX DIFFERENT ARTISTSFROM AROUND THE AREATOGETHER FOR A VITURALSHOW."Hopefully you are enjoying it."ON ZOOM, THEY SHOW OFFTHEIR ART.Anne Garney, local artist"I love painting the KansasCity skyline."Melanie Sherman, local artist"This is very meditating Iwould say."Calvin Arsenia"It's much to much to cleanup."AND TALK ABOUT THEIRSTRUGGLES.Melanie Sherman, local singer"I do art shows with myjewelry.
Those have beencancelled for the spring andthe summer.
There are somecoming up in the fall.
I don'tknow if that's going tohappen."ANYONE CAN BUY A TENDOLLAR TICKET TO HANGOUT AND ASK ARTISTSQUESTIONS.ALL THE PROCEEDS GO TOTHE ARTISTS.WHILE THESE ARTISTSDON'T KNOW WHAT THEFUTURE LOOKS LIKE FORTHEM, THEY HAVE FOUND ASILVER LINING.Glenn North, local poet"It has helped us to realizehow connected we all arehow important it is to all of totake care of one another."JORDAN BETTS 41 ACTIONNEWS
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