Kansas City shops that support local makers & artists
These 5 shops say on their own pages that they stock or support local makers, artists or authors. All are in Kansas City; see all 274 nationwide.
The 5 shops
Made in KC
Kansas City's big local-goods retailer: 300+ metro artists, makers and designers, from candles to canned goods, across stores around the metro including the Plaza marketplace.
Heads up: Local multi-store brand (their pages say six and ten locations); listed once at the Plaza marketplace.
Shop Local KC
Woman-owned gift and flower shop (Brookside and Crown Center) plus an online marketplace of 300+ Kansas City artisans, from the founder of The Strawberry Swing craft fair.
Heads up: Two-step: online marketplace first, shop placement discussed afterwards.
The Book Club
Small, carefully curated bookshop and café in Mission that reviews Kansas City writers' work every quarter.
Heads up: Quarterly review; replies come a few weeks after the quarter closes, and no reply means not selected.
Wonder Fair
Lawrence art shop for handmade prints, zines, comics, art books, stickers, pins and inventive stationery and art supplies.
Heads up: Rarely wants poetry, fiction or self-published children's books.
Trailhead Books
New-and-used bookshop that also sells cards, journals and educational games and puzzles, and is building a local author reading schedule.
Heads up: Their page says only "Based in Kansas City, Missouri" and gives no street address or placement terms.
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