Tag: Art Garden KC

‘The people demand mustard’: This stained glass artist dipped into corn dogs (and hungry shoppers ate it up)

By Tommy Felts / December 18, 2024

Startland News’ Startup Road Trip series explores innovative and uncommon ideas finding success in rural America and Midwestern startup hubs outside the Kansas City metro.  LAWRENCE — Selling holiday shoppers on stained glass corn dogs was unexpectedly easy, said Darleen Schillaci; adding mustard and keeping up with buyers’ appetite, however, proved the meatiest challenge. The…

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Art Garden KC grows maker market from Sunday pop-up to seasonal shopping experience

By Tommy Felts / October 28, 2023

While unpredictable Midwest weather canceled the outdoor finale of Art Garden KC’s season this weekend at the Berkley Riverfront, the spirit of the maker market will pop up again soon with an indoor event in the Crossroads. Art Garden KC’s Beggars Bazaar — set for 6 .m. to 9 p.m. Friday Nov. 3 — returns…

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Art and technology too often butt heads, festival planners say; River Market event paints a reality where they coexist

By Tommy Felts / October 6, 2023

The River Market Art Festival is back after a 20-year hiatus — with a nod to the past and an eye toward the future, shared The AI Hub’s Taylor Burris and James Spikes, startup founders who are hosting the event in partnership with the River Market Community Association. The revival of the art festival —…

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