COALESCE: The Art of Couture

20 East 5th Street,Kansas City MO 64106

05 November, 2021

Description

COALESCE: The Art of Couture. An immersive art experience where fine art meets Fashion to support the Kansas City Artists Coalition. Join us Friday, November 5th from 7-9pm for COALESCE! An immersive art experience where Fine Art meets fashion to support the Kansas City Artists Coalition. Eight local multidisciplinary artists will transform gowns donated by the Gown Gallery into walking canvases of fine art. Each Artist Dress is accompanied by a complimentary collection of gowns curated by Wlaa Style! Event sponsors include: The Gown Gallery, Wlaa Style, the Historic City Market Kansas City, Harvest Productions & KC Streetcar. The Kansas City Artists Coalition was created to change the lives of artists living in Kansas City, Missouri. On March 5, 1975 a large group of artists gathered in the studio of local artists Philomene Bennett and Lou Marak to address “How the Artist Can Benefit from Centralization.” Overwhelmingly the group felt a self-initiated organization was the only alternative to isolation, elitism, apathy, and ignorance. The ultimate result of that meeting was the incorporation of the Kansas City Artist Coalition in August 1976. The Kansas City Artists Coalition (KCAC or Artists Coalition) is an artist-centered, artist-run alternative space that presents a variety of exhibitions of contemporary artists' work in its galleries.