Featured Television Interview: KC Artist Coalition Moves to New Space

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KC Artist Coalition Moves to New Space

Genevieve Flynn was featured in this television news segment highlighting the Kansas City Artists Coalition's move to its new headquarters. The interview showcases the Coalition's commitment to supporting local artists and celebrates the vibrant creative community that Genevieve is proud to be a part of.

Watch the segment to hear Genevieve share her perspective and learn more about the Kansas City Artists Coalition's exciting new chapter.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Local artists have a new home where they can work and show their art. The Kansas City Artists Coalition opened a new headquarters at Linwood and Gillham in Kansas City. They moved from the River Market, where they'd been for more than 30 years.

More than 400 local artists are involved in this organization. This new space in a neighborhood filled with aspiring artists gives them a place to showcase their creations. They can collaborate, and there is studio space downstairs that artists can rent. "The underlying theme of what KCAC has always done is to support artists at every level of their career," KCAC executive director Marissa Starke. "So whether they are emerging, mid-career, or established, we are here to jump in and help them wherever their needs are." The public is invited to check out the new space. They will be open Wednesday through Saturday from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m.

Genevieve Flynn
ARTIST STATEMENT The mysteries of nature’s designs have always intrigued me. The beauty of natural botanical lines lends themselves to contemporary form and functionality. As an artist I take liberties with the natural form while trying to maintain the purity of nature’s art. My botanicals are derived from the simplicity of nature. My intentions are to bring inspiration to each piece, in hopes that every individual can appreciate the true love and compassion that I put into my work. It is my desire that each piece will be used, viewed, and passed on through families, from one generation to the next, to be loved and cherished as they were when first created. Artist Bio Award winning silversmith, Genevieve Flynn, has been working in precious metals for 40 years creating hollowware and art jewelry family heirlooms. Flynn has been invited to create numerous private commissions, including an intricately chased and engraved hand mirror that was presented to music industry personality, Paula Abdul and a commemorative 1985 World Series pin for the late Ewing Kauffman, then owner of the Kansas City Royals and Marion Laboratories. With degrees in jewelry design, jewelry repair and hand engraving, Flynn perfected her construction skills while working as a bench jeweler for seven years. Considered a master at pierced metal in her own right, Flynn soon launched into an exploration in hollowware design studying under Heikki Seppa, the modern father of form emphasis through anticlastic and synclastic raising. She went on to study the chasing and repoussé art form working under the Italian master instructor, Fabrizio Acquafresca and Valentin Yotkov, top artists in their field. As a master silversmith, Flynn has dedicated a major portion of her career to teaching students the technical intricacies of working with the precious metals of silver, gold and platinum. One of her greatest accomplishments as an instructor is in the creation of her Metal Arts Visiting Master’s Program where she hosts national and international master level instructors in jewelry, and hollowware, drawing students to her teaching studio from all over the country. Her program gives students and artists the rare opportunity to study under a highly specialized master instructor in an intimate setting.
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