Airplanes (R & D Award)
Artist: Benjamin Wills
Creating a digital archive to document a growing collection of paper airplanes sent to the artist by prisoners, and to increase awareness about mass incarceration.
Racial Equity In the 21st Century (R & D Award)
Artist: Jason Piggie
Engaging the community in a call & response filmed conversation about racism and segregation, through means of a mobile viewing station and recording booth.
Before an Immense Sky: A film for the sighted and the blind
Artist: Meg Jamieson
An experimental film about marriage, sight, sound, and the boundless distance between people.
RubiX
Artists: Haley Kostas, Sarah Magill, Conner Giles, Johnny Dawbarn, David Overholt, Teresa Leggard
A cross-disciplinary performance platform merging music, movement and visual arts.
Pop Up Art Adventure Playground
Artists: Richard Renner, Frank Shopen, Matt Lord
A series of venues for self-directed play, engaging children in underserved neighborhoods of Lawrence, Topeka and Kansas City, KS.
These Walls
Artists: Tyler Galloway, Steve Hebert, Chase Castor, Michael M. Enriquez, Hannah Lodwick
An accessible, alternative photo exhibition by and for working-class people, to amplify public discourse on housing inequity.
A Legacy of Leadership
Artist: Emiel Cleaver
A biographical documentary about the life and assassination of Leon Mercer Jordan, an influential African American leader in Missouri.
Glass Box
Artists: b becvar, Secura Hatch
An artist-run, community-focused, mobile art space inviting underrepresented demographics of artists to create site-specific work.
Impractical Spaces: Artist-run Galleries, Occupied Warehouses, Co-operatives, Pop-ups, and Other Ad Hoc Venues
Artists: Melaney Mitchell, Cory Imig
An illustrated symposium and publication on the history and impact of artist-run spaces in Kansas City.
I Heart Local Music Magazine
Artist: Fally Afani
A print publication and live event series showcasing musicians of all genders and ethnicities.
432hz
Artist: Lauren Irving (Ivy Roots)
A public space for sound healers & artists to create a live interactive sound & visual recording series.