Charlotte Street news from elsewhere.
Via Kansas City Star
Rocket Grant winner melds science and art in beehive project for Kansas City Zoo
Jarrett Mellenbruch of Roeland Park was raised in Kansas City, Kan. He earned a bachelor of fine arts degree in painting at Rhode Island School of Design and a master of fine arts degree at Maine College of Art in Portland.
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Via Kansas City Star
Rocket Grant winner Melaney Mitchell wants to bring informality to art
Melaney Mitchell of Kansas City received a Rocket Grant from Charlotte Street Foundation for a “radical public programming” project for her Informality blog, informalityblog.com, which she started in 2013.
Via Kansas City Star
Kansas City Star Releases Announcement of Rocket Grants 2016 Award Winners
The Charlotte Street Foundation has announced winners of its prestigious Rocket Grants. Eleven projects, selected for innovation and their aim to reach audiences outside traditional arts venues, were awarded a total of $60,000.
Via National Endowment for the Arts
Charlotte Street Foundation Awarded $15,000 Art Works Grant from The National Endowment for the Arts
As the only funder in the country that supports the arts in all 50 states and five U.S. jurisdictions, the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) will award $82,357,050 in grants to fund 1,148 projects in the second major grant announcement of its 50th anniversary year.
Via KC Metropolis
Rocket Grants 2016 awardees announced
The Charlotte Street Foundation and Spencer Museum of Art at KU are delighted to announce the winners of 2016 Rocket Grants Awards.
Via KCPT
Crossroads Artboards: KCPT Feature
Most of the time billboards sell us something or point us towards a place to explore, but there’s a pretty prominent billboard on Southwest Boulevard that really doesn’t do either.
Via KSHB
Local Art Show Encourages Instagram Photos-KSHB Visits The One Thing That Can Save America
Can a picture say more than what’s in a frame? Can singular images tell us about a bigger picture? Photographers with Archive Collective ask these questions to gather the #BigAmericanPicture, and Instagram users can take part.
Via KCUR
Instagrammers Have Week (or Forever) to Help Finish Kansas City Art Project
Cellphone photo enthusiasts have a few more days to shape one of the pieces of art in a downtown Kansas City gallery. Instagram users who post photos with the hashtag #bigamericanpicture can see their images on a computer screen mounted to a wall and hooked up to an iPad showing the feed of a group of Kansas City photographers called the Archive Collective.
Via Kansas City Star
How Charlotte Street Foundation has brought new artists, collaborations to KC arts scene
Amy Kligman is executive/artistic director of Charlotte Street Foundation, charlottestreet.org. In the 19 years since it was created, Charlotte Street has been a powerful force behind the rise of Kansas City’s nationally respected art scene.