John Brown Supports the KAC

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Art R.I.P. ?

Topeka, Kansas

A procession for Art slowly moved through downtown as mourners, dressed respectfully in black, paid respects to the one who had done so much for the culture and vitality of our state. But wait, could it be? Someone said they heard a sound, a whisper soft but sure that said "Don't bury me yet. I'm still kickin'! Just 29¢ per person a year and I can be brought back to life. All you need to do is convince 21 senators to vote against the Governor's plan to abolish the Arts Commission. Do it now before it's too late."

Arts Funeral

join the

Kansas Arts Funeral Procession

Tuesday, March 1st

4:00 pm

meet at the Blue Planet Cafe

110 SE 8th Street, Topeka

Baton Rouge Arts Funeral, 2009

This will take the form of a New Orleans style jazz funeral. We will meet at Blue Planet to coordinate and then walk slowly to the south steps of the Capitol. Please wear formal attire that expresses your feelings about your long time friend Art. Bring condolences in the form of poems, drawings, photos, letters, etc. to be placed in an open casket and delivered to legislators.

Day Without Art at Bethel College in North Newton

Thanks to the arts advocacy of a large group of Bethel College students and some faculty colleagues, our campus woke up to a constellation of black shrouds. An exhibition in the Fine Arts Center Gallery, the distinctive fountain on the green, and many other pieces of publicly visible art around campus have been covered in black, a gesture that protests Governor Brownback’s executive order to abolish the Kansas Arts Commission. Statements accompanying the veiled artworks invite viewers to imagine Kansas (or at least Bethel College) without art and provide information about the many tangible benefits of arts funding. Through this action, arts supporters at Bethel and in Newton and North Newton are standing in solidarity with arts advocates around the state, whose work is documented on such sites as imaginekansaswithoutart and Kansas Citizens for the Arts. 
*click here to read the Newton Kansan article about the Bethel College Day Without Art

Capitol Rally Art

Click here to see video of the Rally

Tin Man