Flourish is Kansas City’s only furniture bank, providing complete home furnishings to more than 1,000 families overcoming housing insecurity each year. Once families secure stable housing, they are referred to Flourish through a network of 90 social service agencies. At the showroom they personally shop for all the items needed to make their house a home, completely free.

All 150 artworks in the exhibition will be donated directly to Flourish, and families will be able to select their favorites to beautify their homes. Many of the works are framed with donated picture frames that have been refurbished by the artists.

By bringing together artists from across the Kansas City metro, this project highlights the power of art as a social and political force, uplifting people in our community who have experienced violence, displacement, and loss. Both the exhibition and the engagement leading up to it honor the role art plays in everyday life.

Members of the public are invited to view the work on Monday, May 25 from 5:30 — 9:00 PM at Vulpes Bastille (1737 Locust St, Kansas City, MO 64108). At 6:00 PM, Amy Cox, Executive Director of Flourish Furniture Bank, will give a brief presentation about their mission and ways to get involved.

Attendees are encouraged to bring high-need household items to the opening reception for donation to Flourish.