Aug 9, 2020
Alferd Packer Memorial String Band Traditional & Acoustic Music City:LawrencePhone:785.841.0277Email:[email protected]:alferdpackerband.com The Alferd Packer Memorial String Band is five multi-instrumentalists singing and playing fiddles, banjo, guitars, mandolin, hammered dulcimer, accordion, bass, and creative percussion. The band was inducted into the Kansas Music Hall of Fame in 2022. Entering their 47th year,…
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Jeff Davidson Traditional & Acoustic Music City:EurekaPhone:620-583-4437Email:[email protected]:jeffdavidsonmusic.com Jeff is a singer/songwriter who performs original as well as traditional music as he weaves various aspects of Kansas frontier history between the songs. He's a popular and frequent guest for those who love the frontier period of our history, from children to…
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Amado Espinoza Traditional & Acoustic Music City:Overland ParkPhone:913.620.0740Email:[email protected]:amadoespinoza.com Amado Espinoza is a multi-instrumentalist/composer/instrument maker whose music is rooted in the spiritual traditions of the Andes mountains, while drawing inspiration from his musical-wanderlust personality. He is a Charlotte Street Foundation 2017 Performing Arts Fellow, TedxKC presenter and Adjunct Professor in the…
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Governor's Arts Awards See the 2026 Governor's Arts Award Recipients 2026 Governor's Arts Awards Page The Kansas Governor’s Arts Awards are presented annually by the Kansas Arts Commission to extraordinary members of Kansas’ arts and culture community. The awards recognize and honor individuals and organizations making significant contributions to the…
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Kelley Hunt Kelley Hunt is an acclaimed touring recording artist, singer songwriter, keyboardist, guitarist who, in the course of a long, established career, has appeared all over the world in venues ranging from clubs to some of the most notable and competitive festival stages. City:Lawrence, KSPhone:785.841.6000 office / 785.760.2574 cellEmail:[email protected]:www.kelleyhunt.com…
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Kristine A. Luber Visual Arts City:TopekaPhone:785-633-4482Email:[email protected] It is a rare day when Kristine A. Luber doesn’t have a needle in hand to sew “something.” Luber creates textile landscapes incorporating photographs printed on fabric, thread painting, and bead work. She sews fabric bowls and fashions flowers and other women’s wearables from…
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Douglas J. Barrett, Jr. Visual Arts City:Kansas City and Manhattan, KS Phone:678-699-8575Email:[email protected]:www.400northcreative.com Kansas-based Doug Barrett is owner of 400 North Creative, an African American documentary photographer, videographer, and journalist internationally recognized, currently based in Manhattan Kansas. Doug completed his undergraduate degree from St Augustine’s University and completed graduate school from…
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Michelle Meade Theatre, Visual Arts, and Writer/Illustrator City:Shawnee, KSPhone:913.382.9902Email:[email protected]:michellemeade.net Michelle Meade offers multi arts workshops for kids and adults. She combines experience in dramatic arts and visual arts education to provide engaging multi-arts workshops to schools and communities. Michelle writes and illustrates children's books that inspire creativity and imagination. I'm…
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Malissa Long Visual Arts City:Wichita, KSPhone:512-712-3495Email:[email protected]:https://www.mlwear.com/ Malissa Long is a passionate seamstress and lover of "all things sewn," and she finds solace and joy in the world of fabric and thread. Her creative journey is a meditative dance, the rhythmic hum of her sewing machine echoing her inner rhythm. With…
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Kelly Yarbrough Visual Arts City:Manhattan, KSEmail:[email protected]:www.kellyyarbrough.com Kelly Yarbrough is a Kansas-based artist and arts administrator whose work takes shape in the studio, the field, and spaces in between. Her work seeks to foster a deeper literacy of the landscapes we each call home. Her studio practice centers on large-scale, mixed…
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