Charlotte Street’s Annual Open Studios Returns April 25

KANSAS CITY, MO, April 20, 2026: Charlotte Street’s Studio Residency Program opens its doors on Saturday, April 25, 2026, 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 campus 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.

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.

Visual Artist Residents and Writers will have their studios open on the third floor of Charlotte Street’s Campus, while Performing Artist Residents will be performing across campus, including music performances in the lobby from Henry Scamurra at 3:30 PM, and Kadesh Flow at 4:00 PM; readings from Writing Residents at 5:00 PM in the Kemper Library; dance and movement performances in the Stern Theater from Arianna Hughlett at 4:30 PM, Tara Leigh Burgat at 5:00 PM, Anna Boehm at 5:30 PM, Sam McReynolds at 6:00 PM and Katie Brennan at 6:30 PM; a music performance from Christina Silvius in the Studio Residency Garden at 7:00 PM; and musical performances in the Stern Theater from Isaiah Petrie at 8:30 PM, Agrekulture at 9:00 PM, and Paris Williams at 9:30 PM.

For more information on performances, stay tuned to Charlotte Street’s website by going to bit.ly/CST-OpenStudios2026.

For interview requests with Residency + Programs Manager Pat Alexander or participating artists, contact Amanda Middaugh at [email protected] or 816-994-7734. 

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ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE

FIRST YEAR RESIDENTS
(2025-2027)

SECOND YEAR RESIDENTS
(2024-2026)

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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 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 $3 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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View the press release as a PDF here.