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One Percent For Art in KC

S2 Ep 9

March 16, 2023  |    |  1 min read

Reporter Credits:

Cody Boston

Julius A. Karash

The new Kansas City International Airport terminal houses the largest collection of public art in the history of the city’s One Percent for Art program. This month, “Flatland in Focus” talks to some of the artists who have benefited from this funding and how a thriving arts community can best be supported.

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