KANSAS CITY, MO, April 11, 2024: Charlotte Street’s Residency Program opens its doors on Saturday, April 26, 2025, for its much-anticipated annual Open Studios event. This free, one-day-only community program takes place from 3:00–10:00 PM at Charlotte Street’s headquarters at 3333 Wyoming Street, Kansas City, MO 64111. Open Studios highlights recent work of the 31 visual artists, writers, and performers currently in Charlotte Street’s Studio Residency Program, along with the 3 emerging art entities in the StartUp Residency Program.
Open Studios is an open invitation to the community to step into the creative process—explore studios, meet the artists, watch performances, listen to writers read new work, and see how artists are experimenting, collaborating, and evolving their practice.
For local TV: A sneak peek for filming and pre-event interviews will be available during dancers’ tech rehearsals THURSDAY 6:00-9:00 PM and FRIDAY 4:00-7:00 PM.
For interview requests with Residency + Programs Manager Pat Alexander or participating artists, contact Amanda Middaugh at [email protected] or 816-994-7734.
RESIDENT VISUAL ARTISTS
Emily Chase
Heehyun Choi
Erin Dodson
Chantel Guzman-Cupil
Caroline Honas
Tommy Lomeli
Seyhr Qayum
Taylar Sanders
Nora Snyder
Merry Sun
Isaac Tapia
Juan Deigo Gaucin
Lacey Lynn Tink
Jonny Ulasien
RESIDENT PERFORMING ARTISTS & WRITERS: PROGRAM TIMES IN STERN THEATER*
3:00 PM Oscar Trujillo
3:30 PM Sam McReynolds
4:00 PM Olivia Emert
4:30 PM Kennedy Banks (film)
5:00 PM Writer Readings
Alej Martinez-Munoz
Nasir Montalvo
Melissa Ferrer-Civil
Jenny Molberg
Sandra Revelle
5:30 PM Elaine Elizabeth Clifford
7:00 PM Christina Silvius *in the 3rd floor Charlotte Street Community Garden
7:30 PM Danielle Anderson
8:00 PM Isaiah Petrie
8:30 PM Alberto Racanati
9:00 PM Ryan Davis (Kadesh Flow)
ADDITIONAL RESIDENT PERFORMING ARTISTS
STARTUP RESIDENTS
Astringent Press
Cheeks Studio
Yum Yum Ceramics
ABOUT THE STUDIO RESIDENCY PROGRAM
Charlotte Street’s Studio Residency program supports visual artists, writers, and performing artists by providing free studio space, rehearsal space, professional development, and opportunities for exhibition, performance, mentorship and cross-disciplinary collaboration. The residency cultivates an environment of experimentation, dialogue, and community-building for approximately 30 artists each year. Charlotte Street’s annual Open Studios event makes Resident art more accessible to a broad public audience and encourages exchange and collaboration among the Studio Residents. Artists receive Residency for two-year terms, on a rotating basis, with a new cohort of approximately 15 joining each June.
ABOUT THE STARTUP RESIDENCY PROGRAM
The two-year Startup Residency makes it possible for emerging area arts organizations to test their visions and create a proof-of-concept, bolstered by the support of free storefront space, mentorship from established art administrators and creative entrepreneurs, community engagement, and marketing support. Charlotte Street selects artist-run startups that are unique, push boundaries, and fill a gap in the Kansas City arts ecology, with particular focus on organizations that address an unmet need or provide resources or a platform for underrepresented art communities or disciplines.
ABOUT CHARLOTTE STREET
Charlotte Street centers Kansas City’s most forward-thinking visual artists, writers, and performers—acting as the primary incubator, provocateur, and connector for the region’s contemporary arts community, and its leading advocate on the national stage. Since 1997, Charlotte Street has distributed over $2.5 million in awards and grants to artists and their innovative projects and has hosted countless exhibitions, performances, convenings, and conversations connecting and challenging Kansas City’s contemporary art ecosystem. For more information about Charlotte Street, its awards, programs, and initiatives, visit www.charlottestreet.org.
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