Upcoming Events
Wednesday, August 19, 2026 from 6:00-7:00 PM
2027 Art Omi: Artists Info Session + Artist Talk with Juan Diego Gaucin
Every year, Charlotte Street offers one Kansas City-based visual artist the opportunity to attend Art Omi's highly competitive international residency program in Ghent, New York. Join us in the Charlotte Street Kemper Library on Wednesday, August 19 from 6:00-7:00 PM for an application Info Session and Artist Talk by 2025 Art Omi resident Juan Diego Gaucin. Last year, Art Omi received 1,500 applications for this visual artist residency from across the globe - 800 from the United States alone. Art Omi: Artists invites 30 artists from around the world, representing a wide diversity of artistic styles and practices, to gather in rural New York for four weeks each summer to experiment, collaborate and share ideas. For Charlotte Street's 2027 residency opportunity, all visual artists and culture bearers currently living in the Kansas City region are eligible to apply, as well as nominees from former Art Omi Residents. The selected artist receives a three week, fully-funded residency in June and a $500 stipend. Applications for the 2027 Art Omi: Artists Residency open on August 14 on Art Omi's Submittable page; application deadline is September 14, 2026. To apply for the Kansas City visual artist spot, select the Charlotte Street Fellowship underneath the fellowship dropdown menu.Thursday, August 20, 2026 from 7:30-9:00 PM
ProdoLAB: It Is Now It Isn’t
Discover the intersection of sight, sound, & movement through a one-time only improvised performance for the next ProdoLAB! Join us next Thursday, August 20 from 7:30-9 PM for a night filled with experimentation as visual artist Brandon Dremann (Living Light Forms) provides analog video manipulation to complement the sonic explorations of Austin Glassco (Agrekulture). With music ranging from ambient soundscapes to relentless beats, Anna Boehm will usher in movement through dance to tie the room together as we encourage the audience to be present and lose themselves to the environment. — ProdoLAB is a bimonthly experimental platform in partnership with musician/composer Eddie Moore that pairs Kansas City time-based artists, producers, and musicians to collaborate on a new piece for a one-night-only showcase at Charlotte Street. Each performance is followed by a Q&A session with the artists.Friday, August 28 & Saturday, August 29, 2026; Showings @ 7 PM Each Night
Cold Gravy Bowl II: The Coldest Bowl ft. True Lions & The Matchsellers
Tickets are required for this performance; tickets are available through Eventbrite here.
CGB2 is Amus Biskit’s bluegrass tv program sponsored by Gravé Brand Gravy, performed by True Lions & featuring insane special guests!!!
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A sequel to the 2024 stage production, COLD GRAVY BOWL II continues the surreal saga of country showman Amos Biskit, whose onstage accident unleashed chaos between worlds. Blending live music, drag, and theatrical spectacle, True Lions return with a wild, satirical sequel exploring fame, greed, and damnation—set to a raucous soundtrack that reimagines bluegrass through heavy, genre-bending performance.
Saturday, August 29, 2026 from 10:00 AM-2:00 PM
The Entrepreneurial Artist: Turning Creativity into Business (Tabling)
There’s no one path to a creative career—but there is support. Hear how artists have made it work, ask questions, and meet organizations that help turn artistic energy into real-world opportunity. This event focuses on all disciplines of art, so regardless of which art is your passion, this event can help. This program is funded by a grant from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation.Saturday, September 5, 2026 from 3:00-5:00 PM
Artist Market—September 2026
Charlotte Street hosts a quartely pop-up vendor market featuring a curated selection of Kansas City’s creative entrepreneurs and organizations. Come join us and explore a breadth of offerings for sale, from ceramics to books, wearables, prints, as well as local resources. The rotation of vendors, resources, and performers changes for each iteration. Check back here soon to see who we will have offerings from!Interested in participated in Charlotte Street’s Artist Markets for 2026? Fill out the 2026 Artist Market Interest Form.
Wednesday, September 16, 2026 from 7:30-9 PM
EMAS Presents—September 2026
EMAS Presents is an experimental and improvised music series curated by Seth Andrew Davis + Evan Verploegh. An extension of the collective Extemporaneous Music & Arts Society, EMAS Presents highlights local, national, and international music practitioners to grow Kansas City’s improvised music community.Thursday, October 1, 2026 from 7:30-9:00 PM
ProdoLAB—October 2026
ProdoLAB is a bimonthly experimental platform in partnership with musician/composer Eddie Moore that pairs Kansas City time-based artists, producers, and musicians to collaborate on a new piece for a one-night-only showcase at Charlotte Street. Each performance is followed by a Q&A session with the artists.Wednesday, October 28, 2026 from 7:30-9 PM
EMAS Presents—October 2026
EMAS Presents is an experimental and improvised music series curated by Seth Andrew Davis + Evan Verploegh. An extension of the collective Extemporaneous Music & Arts Society, EMAS Presents highlights local, national, and international music practitioners to grow Kansas City’s improvised music community.November 13 & 14, 2026
Nightshades Experimental Animation Festival
Nightshades is a free experimental animation screening by and for the animators of Kansas City, Missouri happening November 13 and 14, 2026! Applications are now open to the submit your work to be part of Nightshades! It is free to submit (and to attend).This program will feature short animation that uses techniques and processes beyond what is considered “industry standard” in animation today. This could include stop motion films that use physical materials in new and exciting ways, unconventional digital techniques, and non-traditional narrative structures.
Requirements for submission:
- Filmmakers must live in or be from Kansas or Missouri
- Animation must be "experimental" in content, medium, or technique.
- Films should be approximately 15 seconds to 15 minutes in length.
- No AI
- Films must be finished (no in process work)
- Content is NOT required to be family friendly, but no racist, homophobic, or otherwise offensive content will be allowed.
SUBMISSIONS DUE OCTOBER 10th, 2026
Films will be screened by a panel of jurors (TBD); Selected works will be notified via email by October 20th, 2026.
Apply through this Google form: bit.ly/nightshades-apply
Saturday, December 12, 2026 from 3:00-5:00 PM
Artist Market—December 2026
Charlotte Street hosts a quartely pop-up vendor market featuring a curated selection of Kansas City’s creative entrepreneurs and organizations. Come join us and explore a breadth of offerings for sale, from ceramics to books, wearables, prints, as well as local resources. The rotation of vendors, resources, and performers changes for each iteration. Check back here soon to see who we will have offerings from!Interested in participated in Charlotte Street’s Artist Markets for 2026? Fill out the 2026 Artist Market Interest Form.