Itch You Can Afford to Scratch
Nonprofit opens its doors to provide resources to local artists and greater public access to quality arts and cultural events.

KANSAS CITY, MO, April 21, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ -- ArtsTech--A Center for Youth Enterprise hosts the return of KC's Art Flea Market in the Crossroads Art District from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays, May 2 to Dec. 19. Located just blocks from the Power and Light District and Sprint Center at 1522 Holmes, the Art Flea is a unique venue for buying local art priced from $1 to $50. The event website is www.artfleakc.com , email is info@artfleakc.com and phone is 816-461-0201.

"We are excited to be a part of the growing Crossroads Art District. We are in debt to the many artists that worked really hard to create the original Crossroads Art stir. We hope to contribute by bringing business to the area on Saturdays," says KC Art Flea marketer and artist, Michele Bridges. The organizers are nonprofits and are hosting the event to bring public awareness to their services and also support their dual mission of providing new venues and resources to local artists and greater public access to quality arts and cultural events. The event is free to enter and gives the public one on one access to a diverse collective of artists.

The project was test piloted last Nov. - Dec. The market served well over 1,000 customers and supported the efforts of 50 local artist vendors and 2 non-profit arts organizations. With a growing vendor list, the Art Flea is looking to hold 70 vendors each week. Local creatives will bring in a rotating stock of incredible deals on week on Kansas City made art, jewelry, handbags and accessories, furniture, food, one of a kind clothing, soaps, lotions and candles all priced from $1 to $50. The vendors rent the booths for $25 and keep 100 percent of their sales. Visitors can park for free in ArtsTech's lot.

About Event Organizers- ArtsTech and Storytellers, Inc.
ArtsTech's (www.artstech-kc.org) mission is to better the lives of underserved urban youth through the development of marketable artistic and technical skills. ArtsTech accomplishes this by operating a center for youth enterprise that provides hands-on training and experience in visual arts, graphic design, photography, ceramics, silk-screening, and computers; and building and managing collaborative partnerships that use art and technology as educational tools for the benefit of underserved youth in the community.

Storytellers, Inc. (www.storytellersinc.org) is a professional multimedia arts organization incorporated in 1992 to focus on three areas of concern: to provide quality art services to the business community, to provide interactive art experiences for the surrounding community, and to design artistic multimedia educational packages around important community issues, building meaningful relevance between the issue and target audience.
Web site address: www.artfleakc.com

Press Release Contact Information:

Michele Brid
ArtsTech
representative
1522 Holmes
Kansas City, MO
USA 64108
Voice: 816-461-0201
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