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An artist working on a potters wheel at Epic Arts.

‘Art Moves Us’ | Epic Arts

Epic Arts is developing creative spaces in hopes of building a sense of place and pride in Wyandotte County.

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Tonight on Kansas City PBS: ‘Art Moves Us’

Kansas City PBS and ArtsKC, the nonprofit regional arts council, have produced “Art Moves Us,” a new hour-long special exploring how the arts impact and shape our lives and community.

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The main entry for the renovated Kansas City PBS headquarters will feature ample landscaping.

Kansas City PBS Announces $16.5M ‘Picture This’ Capital Campaign

Kansas City PBS has begun the public phase of its “Picture This” campaign, a $16.5 million initiative that will renovate its office and news production facility near 31st and Main streets, and strengthen its multi-platform journalism work.

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Denslow Brown working on Womyn's Land.

‘Womyn’s Land’: A Rural Version of ‘Womontown’

Like Womontown, Womyn’s Land was created as a place for lesbians who wanted to withdraw from an oppressive “mainstream world” to feel safe and empowered.

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The Womontown documentary features co-founders Andrea Nedelsky and Mary Ann Hopper walking through their old neighborhood in Midtown Kansas City. Emily Woodring and Brydie O'Connor of Kansas City PBS film Nedelsky discussing Womontown's history.

Womontown: How 12 City Blocks in Kansas City Became a Radical Enclave By and For Women

Fed up with harassment and housing discrimination, lesbians in 1990s Kansas City dreamed of a place where they could “walk hand in hand, freely down the streets.” So they created Womontown. The radical enclave encompassed 12 city blocks and attracted women from all over the U.S.

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