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Artist booths at the 18th and Vine Festival.

18th and Vine Arts Festival draws global audience to Kansas City’s Historic Jazz District

Jazmin Romo, Staff Writer
October 4, 2025

  The 18th & Vine Arts Festival transformed the historic district into a vibrant celebration, on Sept. 26-28, offering Black artists a powerful platform to share their work.   The third-annual event brought together different artistic mediums like painting, drawing,...

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The second annual 18th and Vine Festival highlights local Black-owned art businesses

Jazlyn Summers, Managing Editor
October 8, 2024

  The second annual 18th and Vine Arts Festival  celebrated Black artists located from across the KC metro.   From Sept. 28-29, artists and attendees gathered in the historic 18th and Vine neighborhood and were surrounded by live music, tents full of art, food trucks...

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