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"Mapping the Gap" Art Reception

Celebrate Kansas Day with the Alliance for a Healthy Kansas

Celebrate Kansas Day with the unveiling of Mapping the Gap, a Kansas-inspired textile artwork by Malissa Long, created in collaboration with the Alliance for a Healthy Kansas.

Celebrate Kansas Day at the Advanced Learning Library with the unveiling of Mapping the Gap, a Kansas-inspired textile artwork by Malissa Long, created in collaboration with the Alliance for a Healthy Kansas. Long traveled across the state gathering stories about Kansans’ experiences with health care access. The resulting piece weaves these stories together into a powerful representation of our state’s progress toward affordable, accessible health care. Join us for a special reception and be among the first to see this new, meaningful work.

Malissa Long is a Kansas-based fiber artist whose work intertwines community engagement, sustainability, and storytelling through textiles. A cancer survivor and arts advocate, she channels her experience and creativity into public art and provides leadership to organizations that strengthen and connect Kansas’s creative communities.

The Alliance for a Healthy Kansas is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to helping every Kansan achieve their highest level of health. We work with community organizations, health care providers, and individual advocates to promote policies and practices that help Kansans address their physical and behavioral health needs and to protect their financial security.