Miss/They Camaraderie 2024 - Charlotte Street

Posted January 1, 2024

Friday, January 19, 2024 through Saturday, March 2, 2024

Miss/They Camaraderie 2024 is an immersive exhibition into the world of drag performance and Black pageantry where the artworks are the “beauty queens” and the exhibition, the stage. Featuring seven artists whose works draw upon archival research and contemporary lens-based practices, Miss/They Camaraderie 2024 is a subversive and imaginative display of beauty, femininity, and non-binary expression. Curated by Charlotte Street Curatorial Fellow Yashi Davalos, Miss/They Camaraderie 2024 is an exhibition where “beauty begets camaraderie,” where viewers are showered in a glittering showcase of opulence, vanity, and queer identity.

Featuring: Boi Boy (Kansas City, MO), John Brant (Kansas City, MO), Delaney George (Los Angeles, CA), Jackob Graves (Kansas City, MO), Nasir Anthony Montalvo (Kansas City, MO), SunYoung Park (Kansas City, MO), and Trenity Thomas (New Orleans, LA)

Curatorial Statement

Programming

Exhibition Opening Reception

Friday, January 19 from 6:00-9:00 PM | Charlotte Street Gallery

Please join us for the opening reception for Miss/They Camaraderie 2024.

Miss/They Camaraderie 2024 Pageant

Friday, February 9 from 6:00-8:00 PM | Charlotte Street Gallery

Join us for the satirical performance Miss/They Camaraderie 2024 Pageant, featuring drag artists Boi Boy, Korea Kelly, and Alej Martinez, garments designed by Dustin Loveland, an intensive panel on the matter of “world peace,” and a final crowning of a local contestant. Audiences are invited to participate in a night of glamour and spectacle as a part of the exhibition programming for Miss/They Camaraderie 2024.

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Exhibition Details

When

Friday, January 19 through Saturday, March 16, 2024

Where

Charlotte Street Gallery (3333 Wyoming St)

Next Event

Spirit in Sonic Art: ATTAINMENT

When

Thursday, November 7, 2024 at 7:00 PM

Where

Charlotte Street Stern Theater (3333 Wyoming St)

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Hope-Lian Vinson

Hope-Lian Vinson is a Kansas City-based visual artist whose works recast elements of the built environment to explore internal narratives of history and identity. With a B.F.A in Painting, Art History, and a Social Practice Certificate from the Kansas City Art Institute, Hope-Lian works at the intersections of art and ecology by using locally-sourced clay and natural materials to reference place and geological processes. They have showcased works in MdW Atlas, SITE ONE, Sapien Gallery, and have recently returned from the Chop Wood Carry Water arts residency in the Driftless region of NW Illinois. They currently serve as the Marketing + Communications Manager at Charlotte Street, where they use their artistic background in community-organizing to provide critical support for Charlotte Street programs and initiatives.