Art in the Loop, a charitable non-profit organization charged with engaging artists in the revitalization of Downtown Kansas City, has made significant and demonstrable difference in bringing arts closer to the urban dwellers in the downtown area and changing the quality of everyday life experience in the city, as well as improving the quality of the inhabitable urban space. However, given the ongoing dynamics and complexity of the redevelopment in the downtown there is a need for a more comprehensive approach to designating and defining art installation sites, and organizing them into system of related places that can enhance identity and order of urban space in the entire loop area.
The purpose of the Art in the Loop Vision Study is to assess the viability of all potential sites, develop criteria for their selection, and make account of all relevant contextual factors that need to be taken into consideration when making the site available to artists.
