31st Brookside Art Annual is Right Around the Corner
The city’s first large art event of the season kicks off later this month when the Brookside Art Annual celebrates its 31st year on April 29th, 30th and May 1st. Established in 1985 as a neighborhood festival, the Brookside Art Annual has grown into a regional event, having recently been rated one of the Top 20 Art Shows in the nation by Art Source. A total of 185 of the top artists from around the country will be showing their artwork right in the heart of Brookside. The show draws upwards of 70,000 people from all over the metropolitan area to the Brookside shopping district for the three-day event.
New Executive Director Sean Ackerson joined the Southtown Council on December 14th. Sean and his wife Amy are 19-year residents of KC and are proud parents of two very active elementary school students - Garrett and Brendan. Although a native of Oklahoma, Sean considers Kansas City home. “We love our family and friends elsewhere, but Kansas City is our home. We’ve been in the neighborhood for over 17 years now and Southtown, Waldo and Brookside is my community.” 