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“cumulus” continues at paragraph with new works and activities; reception february 19, 6-9pm
Cumulus, a multi-media, multi-disciplinary exhibition featuring select projects developed by current UCP Studio Residents, continues with the addition of new artworks and projects. New features debuting at the Third Friday opening on February 19, 6-9 p …
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tim amundson and charlie mylie present “sofa kingdom in the valley of comic sans” at urban culture project space, opening feb 19, 6-9pm
Sofa Kingdom in the Valley of Comic Sans, a new, site-specific installation by Kansas City based artists Timothy Amundson and Charlie Mylie, opens at Urban Culture Project Space, 21 East 12th Street, Friday February 19, 6-9pm. It runs through March 6, …
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kcema kcennections – a concert of electronic music and visual art, feb 5, 7:30 at city center square studios
KcEMA KcEnnections brings together world-renowned artists from the region for a night of electronic music and visual art. The February 5th concert features two movements from Daniel Asia and Kip Haaheim’s “Sacred and Profane,” with vide …
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commodity, commotion, communication – and installation by sammy persons at project space january 15 – feb 11
Commodity, Commotion, Communication, an installation of new work by Kansas City based artist and Urban Culture Project Studio Resident Samantha “Sammy” Persons, opens at Urban Culture Project Space, 21 East 12th Street, with a Third Friday reception on …
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cumulus: ucp studio residency program focus exhibition opens friday, january 15, 6-10pm with collaborations, performances, events
Cumulus, opening at Paragraph, 23 East 12th, on January 15, 6-10pm, is a multi-media, multi-disciplinary exhibition featuring select projects developed by current Urban Culture Project Studio Residents. UCP’s Studio Residency Program fo …
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mary atkins series at nelson-atkins museum presents gregory volk in conversation with csf visual artist award fellows david ford, elijah gowin, peregrine honig – thursday january 28, 6pm
As part of the 2009-10 Mary Atkins Series, the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art hosts New York-based art critic and independent curator Gregory Volk for a conversation with three Charlotte Street Visual Artist Award recipients. Volk will kic …
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call to artists: ucp exhibition, performance + project proposals for 2010-11
Deadline: Friday, January 29 Urban Culture Project invites proposals from artists, curators, and culture producers working in all disciplines for projects to be presented at its Paragraph, Project Space, and la Esquina venues. These may include, but ar …
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csf’s urban culture project + art through architecture host “informal urbanisms: the production of space in the developing world” january 6, 6:30 at la esquina
Informal Urbanisms: The Production of Space in the Developing World on Wednesday, January 6, 6:30 pm at la Esquina, 1000 West 25th Street KC MO, is a provocative public program organized by Ersela Kripa and Stephen Mueller, founding partners of AG …
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csf 2009 visual artist awards exhibition opens at h&r block artspace november 13, 6-8pm
The 2009 Charlotte Street Visual Artist Awards Exhibition opens November 13, 6-8pm at the H&R Block Artspace at Kansas City Art Institute, 16 E. 43rd Street. The exhibition features new work by Kansas City based artists Dylan Mortimer, Jaimie Warre …
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2009 charlotte street generative performing artist awards at gem theater thursday, december 10, 8pm
The 2009 Charlotte Street Generative Performing Artist Awards will be celebrated with a free public event featuring live performances by 2009 Awards Fellows Glenn North and Tiffany Sisemore on Thursday, December 10, 8pm at the American Jazz Museum’s Ge …
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jeremiah ariaz: frontier opens at la esquina december 4, 6-9pm
Frontier is a solo exhibition of recent work by Louisiana based artist Jeremiah Ariaz. It opens at UCP’s la Esquina, 1000 West 25th Street, with a reception on December 4, 2009, 6-9pm, and remains on view through January 7, 2010. The exh …
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kansas city music and arts alliance (kcema): newbies commissions at la esquina december 5, 7:30pm
CSF’s Urban Culture Project continues its collaboration with the Kansas City Electronic Arts and Music Alliance (KcEMA) by presenting KcEMA Newbie Commissions, a concert of new works on Saturday, December 5, 7:30pm at la Esquina, 1000 West …
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let’s paint tv – kc! live from urban culture project space! shows daily november 17-24, 6-7pm!
CSF’s Urban Culture Project is thrilled to be hosting Let’s Paint TV, a live internet television show starring Los Angeles-based artist and cult phenomenon John Kilduff. Begun as a public access television show in Los Angeles and now a YouTube se …
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mythmakers at paragraph features 14 artists & collaboratives; opening friday, november 20, with live performances
Mythmakers, opening Friday, November 20, 6-9pm at Paragraph, 23 East 12th, embodies the youthful, make-your-own-fun, do-it-yourself-and-together spirit of the Kansas City art scene. Organized by artist/curator Megan Mantia, the densely packed exhibitio …
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csf’s urban culture project + grand arts present my barbarian’s “broke people’s baroque peoples’ theater” november 14, 8pm at la esquina, in collaboration with “ecstatic resistence” at grand arts
In collaboration with Grand Arts, CSF’s Urban Culture Project presents My Barbarian’s Broke People’s Baroque Peoples’ Theater at la Esquina, 1000 West 25 Street, on November 14, 8pm. My Barbarian is a collaborative of LA based performers who bring thea …
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mark southerland’s installation operettas: moon bears + sister wives at la esquina oct.23 & nov.6, 8+10pm
Installation Operettas: Moon Bears and Sister Wives is a series of two unique performances conceived and curated by composer, musician, performer, and sculptor Mark Southerland, a 2008 Charlotte Street Generative Performing Artist Award Fellow. P …
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the heaviest flower: elijah gowin + colby caldwell opens at ucp’s paragraph gallery october 16
The Heaviest Flower, a two-person exhibition of recent photographic work by longtime friends and peers Elijah Gowin (Kansas City) and Colby Caldwell (Southern Maryland), opens at UCP’s Paragraph gallery, 23 East 12th Street, Friday, …
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vacuum paradoxicon: new work by stewart losee & amanda gehin, october 16-november 12 at urban culture project space
Vacuum Paradoxicon, opening Friday October 16 at Urban Culture Project Space, 21 East 12th Street, with artist remarks at 6:30pm, extends and distills an ongoing dialogue between Kansas City based artists Stewart Losee and Amanda Gehin. The two-a …
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csf + spencer musuem launch new rocket grants program in partnership with andy warhol foundation for the visual arts
R O C K E T G R A N T S With support from the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Charlotte Street Foundation and the Spencer Museum of Art are partnering to fu …
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post office sofa – a window installation by adolfo martinez debuts at city center square october 16
“Post Office Sofa,” a window installation by Kansas City-based artist and 2008 Charlotte Street Foundation Visual Artist Award Fellow Adolfo Martinez, debuts October 16, 2009 in conjunction with UCP’s Third Friday Art Downtown event, with a c …