Public Art Series & ProcessWild Urban Homes: Kansas City
Zen eARTh Studios is submitting a proposal for Kansas City’s 13th Annual Art in the Loop Project, a citywide public art exhibition along the KC Streetcar route during World Cup Summer 2026. This year’s theme, Home, invites artists to explore belonging, memory, and place through visual storytelling in the heart of Kansas City.
Quiet at Home
Nelson Atkins Museum and Owl Family
On the lawn of the Nelson Atkins Museum, beneath the presence of the Bloch Building and shuttlecocks, a family of owls settles into their tree hollow. Quiet at Home reflects wisdom, learning, and generational shelter. Museums are places where stories are preserved. Owl nests are places where stories begin. The pairing suggests that culture and nature are not separate, but intertwined. As visitors gather on the museum lawn, the owls remind us that celebrated civic spaces also serve as habitat. In this work, Kansas City’s architectural icon becomes more than a backdrop. It becomes shared territory, a place where knowledge, art, and instinct coexist in balance.
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Imitation Gold, Silver, Copper, and Variegated Green Metal Leaf
Metallic Watercolor
Sage Mixed Media Paper
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Width 9”
Height 12”
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Returning Home
Kauffman Center and Fox Family
Beneath the sweeping curves of the Kauffman Center, a fox family emerges from their den. The building’s architectural shell mirrors the idea of shelter, a grand civic nest for music and gathering. The foxes represent instinct, protection, and the quiet return to warmth and safety. Returning Home captures the universal moment of reunion, coming back to a place that knows you. Set against one of Kansas City’s cultural landmarks, the piece suggests that home is not only where we perform or gather, but where we nurture and protect. The contrast between polished architecture and soft fur creates a dialogue between structure and instinct. It asks how our built spaces can support life beyond human use.
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Imitation Gold, Silver, Copper, and Variegated Green Metal Leaf
Metallic Watercolor
Sage Mixed Media Paper
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Width 9”
Height 12”
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Sentinel at Home
Liberty Memorial and Eagle
Perched above Liberty Memorial, the eagle stands as both guardian and witness. The monument, built to honor sacrifice and remembrance, becomes a symbolic nesting place. A structure originally built for memory now serves as habitat. Sentinel at Home reflects the quiet protection found in both civic architecture and the natural world. As visitors move along the Streetcar corridor, the work asks them to consider how places of history also become places of belonging. The eagle’s presence reinforces Kansas City’s resilience, watching over the skyline while claiming space within it. Here, monument and wildlife coexist, reminding us that home can be found even within the most monumental structures.
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Imitation Gold, Silver, Copper, and Variegated Green Metal Leaf
Metallic Watercolor
Sage Mixed Media Paper
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Width 9”
Height 12”
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The Last Train Home
Union Station and Raccoon
As the final train departs and Union Station quiets, another rhythm begins. A raccoon peers from a tree hollow, inhabiting the edges of one of Kansas City’s most iconic transit landmarks. After the Last Train explores the unseen life that exists beyond schedules and crowds. Union Station represents movement, migration, and arrival. The raccoon represents adaptation and persistence. Together, they tell a story about survival within the urban landscape. The work invites viewers to reflect on the layered lives of the city, human and wild, and how both rely on shared ground. Even in places defined by departure, home quietly endures.
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Imitation Gold, Silver, Copper, and Variegated Green Metal Leaf
Metallic Watercolor
Sage Mixed Media Paper
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Width 9”
Height 12”
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