ARTSPEAK RADIO with Deanna Munoz, Shawn Stewart, and Dana Knapp

Wednesday May 13, 2020, noon – 1pm CST, 90.1fm KKFI Kansas City Community Radio, streaming live www.kkfi.org

Producer/host Maria Vasquez Boyd talks with Deanna Munoz founder of Latino Arts Foundation, singer/songwriter Shawn Stewart and Dana Knapp CEO/President ArtsKC.

DEANNA MUNOZ-Latino Arts Foundation aka Latino Foundation for the Arts is nonprofit organization created to bring forth the fiercely authentic voice of the underrepresented artists through their diverse stories, cultures and beliefs creating an artist based space OF their community FOR their community.
The Latino Arts Foundation is a safe space where we offer mentorship for children and adults whom have an interest in the arts. We are a safe, fun place where we strive for excellence in mentorship for all art genres. Our program is here for our community, to help them grow in what they are interested in, support the community in finding their voice, to ensure the community is seen and visible and to continue to help them reach all their creative abilities.
Midwest Chicana Podcast host Deanna Munoz alongside co-host Artist Chico Sierra and community leader Diosselyn Tot will bring FB LIVE segments around the ARTS + Culture all leading up to the September Latino Art Festival. Each segment is a highlight and/or informational segment to coincide with what you will experience virtually at the LAFestival. May 19th Guest: Sergio D. Acosta Sergio will be on air sharing his story and Latino roots in Kansas City. In this conversation we hope to bring voice to a very rich and long history of the Latino community in KC. Find out our roots. This episode ties back to our LAFestival Culture Segment: Latinx/Chicanx History in Kansas City, Roots, Kansas City Latinx/Chicanx Culture.

Latino Foundation for the Arts is located at 1132 Oak St. KCMO www.latinoartsfoundationkc.com

SHAWN STEWART (Formerly JohnnySuperColossal) Shawn started playing the Kansas City clubs after he moved here from Chicago in 1991. His band, “Tin Roof Echo” was booked at the clubs around town through 1993 via United Entertainment. In 1994 he retired to the suburbs to raise a family as a stay at home dad. In 2014, kids grown, he moved midtown to pick up where he left off. He released four albums under the “JohnnySuperColossal” moniker through 2018. In 2019, in collaboration with “Helkat”, he is trying to get his songs on the radio with a vengeance and to Nashville and Los Angeles publishers.

Shawn says here’s what’s new since covid: “Cameras”- a goofy look at love in an apocalypse. https://youtu.be/bOGmcZMLYrQ Fun fact: Don of Johnny and the Lonesome Petunias” turned me to a young producer, Patrick Meagher who incorporated auto-tune on the choruses. My first such foray:)

“The Quarantine Song (Just You and Me) – a sentimental, folky look at love in a plague.

I’ve was doing a new home shot music video every other Saturday, but I think I over-supplied the demand. We went from hundreds of views initially to like 12 on the one i wrote and videoed Saturday. In Econ we call that “diminishing returns”:)

I made some contacts out west. Some nice people at Liongate have my songs for trailers. A Music Supervisor took me under his wing and opened some doors with TV/Film publishing. As of January I am published:) So what I need to keep doing during our otherwise slow-time, is submitting new songs for publishing.

I’m taking it pretty seriously. I do one Costco trip every 3 weeks, with my mask and gloves. Occasionally, I don the same attire and get carry-out from Taj Palace or Mi Ranchito. After both, I take a Chernobyl shower…too soon? I miss hugging my kids and friends and coming to the station.

Other Plague videos…

“Doom and Tedium”. https://youtu.be/K3Myh_-Eq6I

“I Don’t Care”. https://youtu.be/4-u5jpmtbsg

“When I Care”. https://youtu.be/Ud555s8SG6A

DANA KNAPP, CEO/President ArtsKC-ArtsKC has developed programs and services designed to “unleash the power of the arts.” This includes programs for the arts community, the business community, and services to the civic community. Each specific program or service we provide to artists, arts organizations or the community at large was developed to address a need within our local arts ecology. ArtsKC continually assesses and adjusts our services to respond to the needs of our growing arts community.
OUR MISSION To unleash the power of the arts.
OUR VISION We will build a city of great dreams and vigorous life, where everyone participates in and benefits from the arts.
OUR MESSAGE We Promote, Support and Advocate for the arts. We are a nonprofit organization serving the five-county region- Clay, Platte and Jackson in Missouri; Johnson and Wyandotte in Kansas.

ArtsKC Listens – We want to hear from you…
Let’s talk! Every Thursday from 2-3PM, ArtsKC is hosting a conference call with local artists to talk about the struggles of COVID-19. Join Us via our Facebook page, and help us help you.

Virtual Marketing Classes – ArtsKC hosts weekly presentations and workshops led by industry experts in all areas of the marketing profession.

KC Gig Worker Support Group
This is a group for gig workers, small business owners, performers, artists, musicians and anyone else who needs some monetary support during this time, and those super heroes that want to support them. Let’s really come together and make sure that we’re all okay.
If you’re in need of help, feel free to post videos, pictures, testimonies, whatever you feel. Please post a way to send you money i.e. Venmo/Cashapp/Paypal, etc.

The Quarantine Concerts are a response to the many musicians in Kansas City who have lost their income from the necessary social distancing brought about by the Coronavirus. This page is for both their musicians, their patrons, supporters and fans.

Rocket Relief Grant is an emergency relief fund available for artists who have been adversely affected by the coronavirus pandemic. In response to the severe impact on Kansas City’s local artist community, Charlotte Street Foundation, Spencer Museum of Art, ArtsKC – Regional Arts Council, with underwriting from the Andy Warhol Foundation for Visual Arts and Theater League Kansas City, are partnering to provide $120,000 in emergency aid.
Beginning May 1, ten eligible artists will be randomly selected each week to receive benefits until the funds are distributed. Applications may continue to be submitted and eligible applicants will be added to the pool until funds are distributed.
Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis beginning immediately. Ten eligible artists will be randomly selected and notified on a weekly basis beginning May 1, and grants will continue each week until funds are depleted. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis as long as funds are available. Once an artist has entered an application, they will remain in the pool until all Rocket Relief funds are distributed. Artists with questions should email [email protected] for help regarding the application process.
The Rocket Relief fund aims to provide emergency support to individual artists in the Missouri/Kansas bi-state region within 80 miles of Kansas City. This grant is intended to help artists whose incomes have been impacted by the coronavirus pandemic and who need assistance with basic expenses such as food, rent, medical costs, and child care. Rocket Relief utilizes a lottery method that is weighted to prioritize applications based on emergency needs.
This fund is open to all self-identifying visual, multi-disciplinary, and performing artists within an 80-mile radius of Kansas City. Grant amounts are available as flat stipends of $1,000. Once artists have entered the pool and been confirmed as eligible, they will remain in the weekly selection process until all funds are distributed. Funds are for individual artists specifically and nonprofit entities are not eligible for funding.
The emergency aid grant is established by $60,000 in funds provided by the Andy Warhol Foundation for Visual Arts, $40,000 from Theater League of Kansas City, and $20,000 from ArtsKC Regional Arts Council.
“Artists are integral to our collective recovery. The Rocket Relief Grants will provide funding to individual artists, who are a key part of the region’s artistic success. ArtsKC is eager to join this funding partnership as one step toward securing the future of our vital arts community.” – Dana Knapp, President & CEO, ArtsKC – Regional Arts Council.

In June 2017, ArtsKC launched ArtsKCGo.com to support the marketing efforts of the arts community through increased audience engagement across the five-county region. Organizations and artists use this free platform to create profiles, upload events and drive attendance. Residents and visitors alike discover endless opportunities to connect with the arts in Kansas City through event listings and directories for organizations, venues and artists.
ArtsKCGo.com houses an Event Calendar, Artist Directory, Organization and Venue Directories and Calendar Sharing.
www.artskc.org

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