ARTPOP 2026
Date & Time
May 7, 2026 @ 6 p.m.
Location
Kansas City Art Institute | 4415 Warwick Blvd, Kansas City, MO 64111
Individual Tickets | 6 - 9 p.m.
Sponsorship Pre-party | 4:30 - 6 p.m.
Join us for the Kansas City Art Institute patron preview event, celebrating the Spring End of Semester Exhibition + Sale.
Experience a progressive party filled with curated bites and cocktails as you explore studios, meet talented students and faculty, and view and purchase student work.
Be captivated as KCAI students take center stage for POPTRA, an electrifying showcase of student-designed costumes and performance art. Don’t miss this unforgettable creative performance and other dynamic campus installations–only at ARTPOP.
Honorary Chairs
Cathy Bennett & Mike McGuire
Event Chairs
Scott Heidmann & Ken Petti
Host Committee
Erin Rainer
Maureen Carroll
Regina Kort
Ryan Hiser
Mark Cowardin
Regina Nouhan
Holly Hayden
Phil Shafer
Sara Noble
Wolfe Brack
Katrina Revenaugh
Quinn Mahle
John Eck
Ada Koch
Rachel Black
Brent Thompson
Ellen Copaken
Lucy Mayor
Lorece Chanelle
Peter Sloan
Emily Sloan
Mark Allen
Stacy Bush
Kimi Kitada
Terri Pollack
David Tran
Courtney Wasson
Mindy Sosland
Amy Embry
Kurt Knapstein
Damian Lair
Katelyn Peter
Jenna Schwartze
Tiffany Thompson
Alissa Wehmueller
Josh Damph
Toma Wolff
Tom Corbin
Rod Parks
Jennifer Lapka
Brant Stacy
Hunter Nelson
Chad Grossenkemper
Vivian Hamilton