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Final Week Farewell: “Miss/They Camaraderie 2024” exhibition curated by Yashi Davalos
This is the last week to immerse yourself into Charlotte Street’s newest exhibition, Miss/They Camaraderie 2024. Curated by Charlotte Street Foundation Fellow Yashi Davalos, this innovative exhibit converges the worlds of Black beauty pageants and drag performance, offering a compelling exploration of intersectionality and identity.
Via KC Studio
“Miss/They Camaraderie 2024,” Charlotte Street Foundation
Under blinding stage lights, only one is crowned, but there is a bond backstage of shared experiences and desires. At Charlotte Street, the exhibit “Miss/They Camaraderie 2024” is filtered through the lens of a beauty pageant, homing in on themes of race, class and sexuality. Archival materials from Kansas City archives, including the Gay and Lesbian Archive of Mid-America, the Black Archives of Mid-America and the Kansas City Public Library, are interspersed with both lens-based and sculptural art.
Via The Pitch KC
Charlotte Street introduces a new art series with ‘In(SITE): Transmissions’
Charlotte Street introduces a new series, IN(SITE), that will debut Friday, Feb. 23.
The series kicks off with the performance Transmissions by artists Julia Othmer, and James T. Lundie, known collectively as The Forcefields. Transmissions will begin at 7:30pm in the Charlotte Street Stern Theater and will run for an hour and a half.
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Missouri Arts Council to Honor 2024 Missouri Arts Awards Recipients
St. Louis, MO – On Wednesday, February 7, the Missouri Arts Council will honor the recipients of the 2024 Missouri Arts Awards, the state’s highest honor in the arts, at the Missouri State Capitol. The ceremony is open to the public.
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Yashi Davalos curated Miss/They Camaraderie 2024 opens Jan. 19 at Charlotte Street
Miss/They Camaraderie 2024 is an exhibition in pageant form that will be open Jan. 19 through March 2, 2024. The show is curated by current Charlotte Street Curatorial Fellow, Yashi Davalos, and can be viewed at the Charlotte Street Gallery, 3333 Wyoming Street. There will be an opening reception at 6:00 pm on Jan. 19.
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Dive into Kansas City’s art scene this winter with 7 dynamic and diverse exhibits
Throughout January and February, galleries and museums across Kansas City are showcasing an array of work from artists local, regional and national. In this season of fresh starts, what better way than visual arts to explore a fresh side of the metro?
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Review: Charlotte Street Visual Artist Award Exhibition
Each year, Kansas City arts non-profit Charlotte Street enlists a panel of guest judges to select three local artists for their annual Visual Artist Award. The winners participate in an exhibition and are given $10,000, the largest unrestricted prize designated for a local KC artist. This year’s awardees, SunYoung Park, Sean Nash, and Ruben Castillo, have their exhibition: Charlotte Street Fellows ᐧ 2023.
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KC Rainbow Tour highlights LGBTQ+ history: You can legislate us, but our stories keep us alive
Kansas City’s LGBTQ+ history is one of its best kept secrets, Joel Barrett said, explaining his journey to share a wealth of local lore with residents and visitors alike.
The KC Rainbow Tour — a free, 90-minute self-guided driving tour — uses the VoiceMap app to highlight about 20 destinations with LGBTQ+ significance, including the sites of notable historic gay bars like the Dixie Belle and Jewel Box, the former Womontown neighborhood, and the former workhouse in the historic 18th and Vine Jazz District.
Via KC Studio
Honors: Tiara Nicole
Known for her gritty yet sensitive tone, the award-winning Kansas City spoken word artist is a true-to-form storyteller
2023 Charlotte Street Generative Performing Artist Award recipient Tiara Nicole’s path to spoken word began on her way to an anthropology class at Penn Valley Community College. As she passed through the student union, someone handed her a flier about a spoken word competition.