Tag: Parade of Hearts

Call for Heartists: Sprawling sculpture project needs storytellers willing to open portal to KC’s soul

By Tommy Felts / June 10, 2025

When the Parade of Hearts returns in April 2026, as many as 150 pieces of Kansas City’s story will be scattered across the metro — offering a summer-long scavenger hunt of the region’s identity for hometown fans and World Cup revelers alike. “The Parade of Hearts is more than public art — it’s a catalyst…

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Heart-shaped goalllll: How city’s favorite parade of art, culture creates 150 openings for KC in 2026

By Tommy Felts / March 5, 2025

Parade of Hearts scores new sculpture design as campaign looks down the pitch to World Cup potential A newly revealed sculpture design for the 2026 Parade of Hearts campaign is more than just the fiberglass from which it takes shape, Carmen Zuniga told a crowd gathered for a sneak peek at the prototype for the…

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First look at 2024 Parade of Hearts: 100+ artists paint Kansas City with a harmony of colors

By Tommy Felts / April 16, 2024

Kansas City artist Skiggity lives his life in vivid color, he shared, so it was only natural for his art — and his Parade of Hearts entry — to reflect that bright-eyed perspective. “I like vibrancy,” the muralist and digital artist explained. “I don’t really have a style. I like vibrant colors. I also like…

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These iconic hearts are blank now, but a parade of artists is set to bring the KC landmarks back in 2023

By Tommy Felts / December 27, 2022

Molly Burd acknowledges she applied for the KC Parade of Hearts on a whim. A week before the deadline, the Kansas City artist and Hewn sewing shop production manager saw applications were being accepted for artists to design the big hearts art pieces for 2023. “Once I got an email saying that there were over…

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Miss KC’s Parade of Hearts? You’re in luck: Popular citywide art returning in 2023, 2024

By Tommy Felts / October 26, 2022

Kansas City’s “Parade of Hearts” is set to return in 2023 — and 2024 — after the wildly popular, city-spanning art installation, regional pride campaign and fundraiser placed more than 150 unique artist-created hearts throughout the metro. The publicly displayed art pieces quickly became destination points across the city with Kansas Citians and visitors embarking…

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