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i.’d.: i is, is i? a mulitmedia exhibition by artists Luke Pretz, Abbe Findley & Terry Campbell opening November 19, 6-9pm at Urban Culture Project Space
Opening Friday, November 19, 6-9pm at Urban Culture Project Space (23 E. 12th St.) is a multimedia exhibition exploring conceptions of the self, and featuring works by emerging Kansas City-based artists Luke Pretz, Abbe Findley, and Terry Campbell. The …
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hip hop is undead – a one night event curated by phil “sike style” shafer – friday november 5, 6-10pm at la esquina
In neighborhoods from coast to coast, fallen rap heroes like Tupac Shakur, Notorious B.I.G and Big Pun are immortalized in painted murals. Using visual arts to honor hip-hop’s dearly departed, Hip-Hop is Undead —a one night, free event on Friday Novemb …
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urban culture project call for exhibition, performance, and public program proposals! deadline november 15
Charlotte Street Foundation’s Urban Culture Project invites proposals from artists, curators, and cultural producers of all disciplines wishing to produce and present original contemporary arts and cultural programming in Urban Culture Project’s venues …
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judith g. levy’s “panoramic postcards” commissioned window installation debuts at city center square; artist to distribute free postcards october 18 & 20
City Center Square and Urban Culture Project present “Panoramic Postcards,” a window installation by Lawrence/Kansas City-based artist Judith G. Levy. To remain on view for approximately one year, the installation was commissioned by City Center Square …
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charlotte street announces first time ever open application for visual artist awards! deadline november 1, 2010
For the first time in history, Charlotte Street Foundation is inviting applications from all eligible artists wishing to be considered for the 2011 Charlotte Street Visual Artist Awards, which recognize and support outstanding artists based in Kansas C …
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“see saw” – an installation-based performance by mark southerland and jane gotch premieres at la esquina oct 22, 8:30pm; through october 25
Premiering Friday, October 22, 8:30 pm and recurring nightly at 8:30pm through Monday, October 25 at la Esquina, 1000 West 25th Street, SEE SAW is an installation-based performance (or a performance-based installation) created by director/composer …
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urban culture project open studios features 30+ artists october 15, 6-9pm
On Friday October 15, Urban Culture Project hosts Open Studios at its three UCP Studio Residency Program facilities, which are currently providing free studios to 32 visual and performing artists and groups. This fall UCP is taking Open Studios t …
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charlotte street visual artist award fellow may tveit to speak about art omi international artist residency program – october 15, 5:30pm at paragraph
Kicking off Charlotte Street’s Urban Culture Project Third Friday Art Downtown on Friday, October 15, at 5:30pm Kansas City based artist May Tveit will present an artist talk at Paragraph Gallery, 23 East 12th Street, about her experience at Art Omi In …
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2010 charlotte street generative performing awards event honors fellows stephanie roberts and brad cox – monday, october 11, 8pm at jccc’s polsky theatre
Charlotte Street Foundation is pleased to announce the 2010 Charlotte Street Generative Performing Artist Awards Event on Monday, October 11, 8pm at Johnson County Community College’s Polksy Theatre, 12345 College Boulevard, Overland Park, KS. Free and …
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“kansa citta pueblita” – new work by maria calderon melds kansas city culture with peruvian folk traditions – opening september 17 at project space
Kansa Citta Pueblita, an exhibition of new work by Kansas City-based artist Maria Calderon, presents the community of Kansas City as a pueblo or tight knit community, “where the people, the places, and the atmosphere exist in a unique balance,” w …
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wichita-based collective hack.art.lab presents interactive audio and video installations in”you complete me,” opening at paragraph september 17
You Complete Me, opening at Urban Culture Project’s Paragraph gallery, 23 East 12th Street, on Friday September 17, 6-9pm, is an exhibition of interactive audio and video installations by HACK.ART.LAB, a Wichita-based disciplinary collective comp …
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“things to be next to,” a ucp, kansas city/threewalls, chicago collaboration, opens september 4, 6-9pm at la esquina; runs through october 15 then travels to chicago
Charlotte Street Foundation’s Urban Culture Project is pleased to present Things to be Next To, an exhibition collaboration with threewalls, Chicago. Featuring recent and new work by Alberto Aguilar (Chicago), Peter Fagundo (Chicago), James Woodf …
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“network topographies” – a talk by chicago-based artist sara schnadt september 29, 7:30pm at la esquina
On Wednesday, September 29, 7:30pm at la Esquina, 1000 West 25th Street, CSF’s Urban Culture Project presents Network Topographies, a free lecture by Sara Schnadt, an internationally recognized, Chicago-based artist working in new media, installation a …
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kcema presents “electroacustico,” a concert of cutting-edge contemporary electronic music and video – saturday, october 2, 8pm at la esquina
Kansas City Electronic Music and Arts Alliance (KcEMA) opens its Fourth Season with electro<>acústico, a concert featuring clarinetist Mauricio Salguero. The concert is Saturday, October 2, 8pm at la Esquina, 1000 West 25th Street. Doors open at …
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2010 charlotte street visual artist awards exhibition opens september 3, 6-9pm at grand arts and runs through oct. 30
The 2010 Charlotte Street Visual Artist Awards exhibition, featuring the work of this year’s Awards recipients Ari Fish, Sonié Ruffin and Caleb Taylor, opens Friday, September 3, 6-9pm, at Grand Arts, 1819, and runs through October 30, with a gallery t …
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“kill to hunt, hunt to kill” – a 4 day performance by jason dixon, beginning friday, august 20, 8pm at la esquina + live streaming
Live Streaming by Ustream.TV In the four-day performance Kill to Hunt, Hunt to Kill, Kansas City-based artist and UCP Studio Resident Jason Dixon dares to call all artists liars and unveils the truth for the first time in art history through a monument …
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call to artists: city center square post office window installation commission
Charlotte Street Foundation’s Urban Culture Project, in collaboration with City Center Square, seeks proposals from artists interested in being considered for a window installation commission. The commissioned work will occupy a large ground-floor wind …
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art through architecture outdoor “artboards” at missouri bank crossroads debut images by anne lindberg & paul shortt
The Art through Architecture “Artboards” at Missouri Bank Crossroads, 125 Southwest Boulevard, will present commissioned images by KC artists Anne Lindberg and Paul Shortt, July-October, 2010. Since the first day of 2010, Anne Lindberg has been taking …
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calls to visual and performing artists: urban culture project studio residency program applications due july 16 for one-year terms beginning september 2010
Charlotte Street Foundation’s Urban Culture Project seeks applications from artists interested in being considered for its Studio Residency Program for both visual and performing artists. Applications are next due FRIDAY, JULY 16 (postmarked or deliver …
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rocket grants for 2010-11 announced!
Final selections have been made for the first recipients of Rocket Grants, a brand new funding opportunity available to artists who live within an 80-mile radius of downtown Kansas City, which includes Lawrence, KS. Rocket Grants are specifically inten …