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Artists Jill Downen and Corey Antis Invite the Community to Investigate the Urbanscape in Workshop Series and Exhibition Reflecting the City
Jill Downen, Test Piece, Metal leaf and concrete, 2024 KANSAS CITY, MO, JANUARY 24, 2024: Charlotte Street is pleased to announce Reflecting the City, a series of workshops and an exhibition that invites the Kansas City community to investigate the urb …
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Charlotte Street Debuts New Series, In(SITE), Featuring a Cosmic Performance by The Forcefields on February 23, 2024
KANSAS CITY, MO, JANUARY 29, 2024: The Forcefields invite you on a collective journey through sonic space for their upcoming performance Transmissions, happening on Friday, February 23, from 7:30-9:00 PM at Charlotte Street (3333 Wyoming St). Musical d …
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Timbre Arts Writing Incubator Aims to Cultivate Critical New Voices in Kansas City
KANSAS CITY, MO, JANUARY 26, 2024: A new opportunity for writers will be coming to Kansas City with the debut of the Timbre Arts Writing Incubator, starting Wednesday, February 14, from 6:00-8:00 PM at Charlotte Street (3333 Wyoming St). The Timbre Art …
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Charlotte Street to Receive $35,000 from the National Endowment for the Arts
(Left) Charlotte Street Studio Resident Celina Curry in her studio (Photo by Estuardo Garcia); (Right) Charlotte Street StartUp Residency storefronts, located at the Pendleton Arts Block in Northeast Kansas City KANSAS CITY, MO, JANUARY 24, 2024: Charl …
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Yashi Davalos curated Miss/They Camaraderie 2024 opens Jan. 19 at Charlotte Street
Miss/They Camaraderie 2024 is an exhibition in pageant form that will be open Jan. 19 through March 2, 2024. The show is curated by current Charlotte Street Curatorial Fellow, Yashi Davalos, and can be viewed at the Charlotte Street Gallery, 3333 Wyoming Street. There will be an opening reception at 6:00 pm on Jan. 19.
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Dive into Kansas City’s art scene this winter with 7 dynamic and diverse exhibits
Throughout January and February, galleries and museums across Kansas City are showcasing an array of work from artists local, regional and national. In this season of fresh starts, what better way than visual arts to explore a fresh side of the metro?
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New Crossroads Artboards Feature Artists Grace Suh and Hanna Oliver
Installation of the east-facing Crossroads Artboards featuring Grace Suh, My Kansas / My Korea KANSAS CITY, MO, JANUARY 4, 2024: Charlotte Street is pleased to announce the first Crossroads Artboards for the 2024 season, featuring artwork by Hanna Oliv …
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“Beauty Begets Camaraderie” in Upcoming Exhibition Miss/They Camaraderie 2024, Opening January 19, 2024
Delaney George, Miss Teen Dream #1, Inkjet Print, 24 x 36 inches, 2021 KANSAS CITY, MO, DECEMBER 19, 2023: Premiering at Charlotte Street (3333 Wyoming) on January 19, 2024, 6:00-9:00 PM is the exhibition Miss/They Camaraderie 2024, curated by Charlott …
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Review: Charlotte Street Visual Artist Award Exhibition
Each year, Kansas City arts non-profit Charlotte Street enlists a panel of guest judges to select three local artists for their annual Visual Artist Award. The winners participate in an exhibition and are given $10,000, the largest unrestricted prize designated for a local KC artist. This year’s awardees, SunYoung Park, Sean Nash, and Ruben Castillo, have their exhibition: Charlotte Street Fellows ᐧ 2023.
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KC Rainbow Tour highlights LGBTQ+ history: You can legislate us, but our stories keep us alive
Kansas City’s LGBTQ+ history is one of its best kept secrets, Joel Barrett said, explaining his journey to share a wealth of local lore with residents and visitors alike. The KC Rainbow Tour — a free, 90-minute self-guided driving tour — uses the VoiceMap app to highlight about 20 destinations with LGBTQ+ significance, including the sites of notable historic gay bars like the Dixie Belle and Jewel Box, the former Womontown neighborhood, and the former workhouse in the historic 18th and Vine Jazz District.
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Call Opens for Crossroads Artboards, Charlotte Street’s 15-Year Public Art Initiative
Installation of the 2023 Summer Crossroads Artboards featuring Michelle Chan and Jeff Tamblyn, To Reject Modernity and Embrace Tradition? KANSAS CITY, MO, NOVEMBER 20, 2023: Charlotte Street is seeking submissions from local artists who want their work …
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Honors: Tiara Nicole
Known for her gritty yet sensitive tone, the award-winning Kansas City spoken word artist is a true-to-form storyteller 2023 Charlotte Street Generative Performing Artist Award recipient Tiara Nicole’s path to spoken word began on her way to an anthropology class at Penn Valley Community College. As she passed through the student union, someone handed her a flier about a spoken word competition.
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Arts News: We Open Shop Opens Wood and Metalworking Instruction to Women, Trans and Nonbinary Makers
The smell of sawdust, the deafening din of power tools, the dull click and spark of the welding gun — these are the visceral, full-bodied sensations of being in a shop, of creating something new and seeing it take shape. However, for women, trans and nonbinary makers, this environment can be thorny with undercurrents of misogyny.
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Charlotte Street Fellows 2023
Charlotte Street annually honors three outstanding Kansas City-based visual artists with unrestricted cash awards. These Charlotte Street Awards recognize local artists who are creating outstanding artwork and provide financial support, critical attention and increased exposure for Award Fellows with the aim of fostering their continued artistic and professional development.
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Creative incubator Charlotte Street brings meaning to the meaningless at their Dada Fun House Gala
Charlotte Street knows how to party. In a semi- industrial pocket of midtown on October 21, artists, vendors, and patrons showed up and showed out for an absurd night. The Dada Fun House Gala came together with whimsy, candy, and color. Charlotte Street (CS) acts as Kansas City’s primary “incubator, provocateur, and connector” for contemporary artists in the community while advocating for the arts and artists on a national scale.
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Transgender representation takes the screen at Stray Cat Film Center
Transgender lives were first depicted on screen with a focus on tragedy, gender dysphoria and discrimination. Stray Cat Film Center, located in Kansas City, Missouri, is taking a closer look at trans representation in cinema with the Trans Lives On-Screen series alongside University of Kansas film graduate teaching assistant Saturn Rage.
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Upcoming Exhibition Black Being is a Testament to Black Existence, Opening November 10, 2023
(Left) Brian Ellison, Barbershop Series, Inkjet print, 24 x 26 inches, 2020 (image courtesy of the artist); (Right) William Toney, Sagging (Akademiks), Inkjet print (1 of 10), 37 x 30 inches, 2017 (image courtesy of the artist) KANSAS CITY, MO, OCTOBER …
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ReBuild KC Awards $4.4 Million
The City of Kansas City proudly announces its continued commitment to enhancing the community through its ReBuild KC Grant Program. These funds support essential community projects and programs that promote growth, well-being, and development. ReBuild KC has selected 69 projects and programs to receive funds this round.
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Latino Performance Troupe La Pocha Nostra Presents The Mex Files: A Divination Ritual
Gómez-Peña + Balitrónica, International Performance Art Week, Venice, Italy 2014 (Photo by Piero Viti) KANSAS CITY, MO, OCTOBER 6, 2023: In collaboration with the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art on the eve of the Cultura Fest, transdisciplinary artis …
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“The First of Its Kind”: The Defender’s Inaugural Young Black Writer’s Social An Innovative, Revolutionary Event
On September 19th, The Kansas City Defender held its inaugural “Young Black Writer’s Social“–an event for 13-25 year old’s to build solidarity with writers across the Kansas City Metro and learn from seasoned professionals.