Invest: The Bank Studio Residency Alumni exhibition

Posted October 13, 2016

Charlotte Street Foundation is pleased to present, Invest: The Bank Project Studio Residency Alumni exhibition of past residents from Charlotte Street’s first studio residency space at The Bank UCP Studios. The exhibition features new works by artists, Rachel Hayes, Jonathan Peck, Miles Neidinger, Grant Miller, and Naoko Wowsugi. The exhibition will be on display at Paragraph Gallery (23 E 12th St. Kansas City, MO) Thursday, October 27th to December 3rd.

Join us for the opening reception, Thursday, October 27th from 6-8PM!

In 2004, Charlotte Street launched its first studio residency space at The Bank located at 11th & Baltimore in the historic Mark Twain Tower in Downtown, Kansas City. During its first year, the repurposed building provided studio spaces for 15 artists. As part of Charlotte Street’s Urban Culture Project (UCP), The Bank UCP Studios were Charlotte Street’s initial venture into supporting artists through a residency program and providing free studio space. Over its 2 1/2 year lifespan, The Bank UCP Studios supported 37 artists, paving the way for what our studio residency program would become.

Invest: The Bank Studio Residency Alumni exhibition celebrates the artists from the early years of the UCP Bank Studios and celebrates their investment and commitment to their work and career development, and their investment into the budding culture of Downtown, Kansas City by their participation in Charlotte Street’s Downtown Studio Residency.

Exhibition Details:
Invest: The Studio Residency Bank Alumni exhibition
Exhibitions runs: October 27 – December 3
Opening Reception: Thursday, October 27th, 6-8PM – Please see our Facebook event for details
Where: Paragraph Gallery, 23 E 12th Street, Kansas City, MO 64106
Gallery Hours: Fridays and Saturdays, 12-5PM

Additional exhibition programming:

Gallery Discussion with artists, Grant Miller and Naoko Wowsugi
Monday, November 21st, 7:30PM, Paragraph Gallery
The public is welcome to attend this informal discussion with artists, Grant Miller, Naoko Wowsugi and current studio residents as they discuss their work and time in Charlotte Street’s studio spaces.

Artist’s works above (left to right): Miles Neidinger, Grant Miller, Rachel Hayes

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Charlotte Street Foundation

Charlotte Street identifies the needs and fuels the evolution of an ever-changing multidisciplinary arts ecosystem, acting as its primary provocateur. We cultivate the contemporary, the exceptional, and the unexpected in the practice of artists working in and engaging with the Kansas City art community.