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KCAI Patron Party

Kansas City Art Institute honored patrons with a black-and-white cocktail buffet on February 11th.  Held at Vanderslice Hall, patrons were invited to visit the fiber studio to admire student-created costumes, depicting the decades from 1885 to the present.

Also featured in the March 20th issue of The Independent
Photo Credit: Steve Sanders

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Kathleen Collins, KCAI president; Beth and Pat McGown, with (front row) Barbara Hall Marshall, honorary chairman


KCAI-186Bob Berkebile with Georgianna Londré Buchanan, KCAI

KCAI-209KCAI Vice President Communications Anne Sutton Canfield, and Shirley Luke Schnell

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