Registration through July 27!

- $35

CALL FOR ARTISTS

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MEDIA ALERT / PRESS RELEASE announcing BRUSH CREEK ART WALK -July 27,28, & 29 Everyone is invited! The public is invited to come out and walk the newly completed, nearly 4 miles of walkways along Brush Creek while musicians play and painters paint. Plein-Air Painters will have three days to complete paintings on-site along the creek. Artists will enter their finished paintings for a chance to show in the Gallery of Art at UMKC in an exhibition starting August 23, 2012. Music is planned in Theis Park amphitheater and will be posted on the website as available. The Music Lineup includes Barclay Martin, Bob Walkenhorst, Hidden Pictures, and Howard Iceberg & the Titantics. ART OPENING RECEPTION: UMKC Gallery of Art August 23, 2012 5pm - 7pm The public is invited to view the Juried Paintings of Brush Creek on display. Prizes will be awarded to winning artists and the paintings will be for sale. The Juror for the first annual Brush Creek Art Walk has been announced - Paul Dorrell of the Leopold Gallery. For more information, visit our website: http://www.brushcreekartwalk.org/ CALL FOR ARTISTS All Artists are welcome - there is a $35 registration fee, non-refundable Artists can register by visiting the website: http://www.brushcreekartwalk.org/ Plein-Air Painters will have three days to complete paintings on-site along the creek. Artists will enter their finished paintings for a chance to show in the Gallery of Art at UMKC on August 23, 2012.

Paintings will be painted entirely on-site, "en plein air" means "in the open air", during the three day event. Four zones have been designated along Brush Creek with prizes for the top paintings awarded in each zone. BRUSH CREEK WALKWAYS Stroll the newly completed walkways!! From Roanoak Road east to Elmwood, there is a near continuous trail along the Creek. Our scenic riverwalk in Kansas City is nearing completion - only one connection remains at Troost and it is funded and will be constructed this fall. Brush Creek has gone through a major transformation since the devastating flooding back in1977. Several new bridges have been built, the creek has been reshaped, and landscaping, walkways, and fountains have created a beautiful greenway. Photos are available upon request. UMKC GALLERY OF ART The UMKC Gallery of Art has graciously offered to display the selected paintings of our first Brush Creek Art Walk. The Opening Reception will be August 23rd from 5-7pm and the public is invited. The paintings will remain on display for three weeks until September 12th. The Gallery is open to the public. For more information and gallery hours, visit the UMKC Gallery of Art website: http://cas.umkc.edu/art/gallery-contact.asp SPONSORS Kansas City Missouri Parks and Recreation UMKC Gallery of Art The Missouri Valley Impressionist Society For Questions Call

Greg Summers, Painter www.rgregorysummers.com Email: gregory@brushcreekarwalk.org Phone: 913-707-8337 Anne Garney, Painter www.annegarneypaintings.com Email: anne@annegarneypaintings.com Phone: 816-842-3388 Heidi Downer, Director of Marketing, KCMO Parks & Recretation Email: heidi.downer@kcmo.org Phone: 816-335-5672