Brookside Art Annual: 40 Years of Creative Spirit

0:00Kansas City's Brookside Art Annual just kicked off its 40th year, transforming the historic district into the biggest outdoor art bash around. Blocks are lined with artists from everywhere, showing off one of a kind pieces you can touch and buy right there. This top-tier fare pulls in fresh talent each time, like Huey Lee from South Korea, who's blown away by the crowds loving his work, and Colorados. First in DeSantis, shaping happy, colorful jewelry from aluminum tubing, folks rave about the community by organizer Donna Pots, who's run it for 25 years, says neighbors walk over while out of towners flock in, keeping that pure Brookside spirit alive. Repeat visitors like Jody Carter from Minneapolis come back yearly, drawn to unique connections, like vendors building bonds that go deeper than, sales one even gifted bracelets yearly to a woman with a disability. Step down before a raps at 9 p.m., Saturday, then catch Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

1:00at 63rd and Brookside Boulevard, where the art, worlds pulsing strong, I'm Cory with the story. That's your Kansas News today update, AI powered and always on.