🎉 Kansas City Honors the 18th & Vine Arts Festival Foundation!
📍 City Hall, 26th Floor Council Chambers
📅 Thursday, May 22, 2025 | 2:00 PM
Join us for a historic moment as the Kansas City City Council, led by Councilwoman Melissa Patterson Hazley, presents a Special Action honoring the 18th & Vine Arts Festival Foundation — the organization behind one of Kansas City’s fastest-growing and most impactful cultural events.
This recognition celebrates the festival’s extraordinary contributions to:
✨ Elevating Black artists and creatives
🎨 Showcasing over 100 visual, musical, and performing artists annually
📈 Driving economic impact with 10,000+ attendees each year
📚 Preserving Kansas City’s legendary 18th & Vine cultural legacy
👟 Empowering youth through mentorship, arts education, and competitions
From visual arts and film to fashion and jazz, the 18th & Vine Arts Festival is more than a celebration — it’s a movement for equity, expression, and excellence in the Black arts community.
✅ Who Should Attend
Artists, creatives, educators, community advocates, sponsors, media, city leaders — and you! Be part of this milestone and celebrate Kansas City’s rich cultural future.
💼 Media encouraged to attend and cover this story.
🔗 RSVP now at: www.18thandvineartsfestival.com/rsvp-special-action
📧 Contact us:
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📞 (816) 760-2278
Let’s honor the legacy, the art, and the future — together.
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