ARTSPEAK RADIO live with KCAI, Hobbs Building Open Studio, Chain of Hope, & Uke Jam

Maria talks with Héctor Casanova and Kansas City Arti Institute Illustration students, Board President Susan Jones with Chain of Hope, artists Christel Highland and Lori Raye Erickson, and musicians Joe Frogge, Chuck Wilson, and David Firman. HECTOR CASANOVA and Kansas City Art Institute Illustration students discuss the Scarritt Elementary School Murals. Illustration students include; Emily Alvarez, Jess Bonniwell, Kylie Carey, Penny Clarkson, Noelle Fallon, Rory Frazier, Brandon Hale, Claire Harlow, Kaitlyn Jordan, Zachary Martin, Max Peake, Sean Quinn, Brinnon Schaub, and Lee Warren Scarritt Elementary School has been closed and shuttered for several years; neighbors often complain about the graffiti, vandalism and loitering that take place on the property grounds. The goal of the Mural Project is to use art to convert the Scarritt Elementary School (SES) building back into a positive visual landmark for the community; to reclaim it from blight and transform it into a unique example of urban art. This Fall, students from the Illustration department at the Kansas City Art Institute (KCAI) are working collaboratively to design and paint a new batch of murals for the panels covering Scarritt Elementary School's doors and windows. The Mural Project is led by instructor Héctor Casanova as part of…