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Stray Cat Film Center is an artist-run non-profit media arts organization and neighborhood microcinema space. Stray Cat is dedicated to offering our community film programming that reflects the diversity of voices and visions in cinematic expression and using cinema as a conduit to inspire, educate and explore.

2019-2020 Startup Residents

Blackbox on Troost
4001 Troost Avenue, KCMO
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Driven by artists and community leaders from the Troost Corridor and the east side of Kansas City, Blackbox on Troost hosts community theater performances, learning workshops, cross-disciplinary media collaborations and more. Cynthia Hardeman, former Neighborhood Artists Resident and Founder of Drama Time, will lead the ongoing transition from the NAR residency site into a community performance space.

Kansas City Public Theatre (2019-20 StartUp Residents)
2300 Independence Avenue, KCMO
https://kcpublictheatre.org

Kansas City Public Theatre provides access to the arts through year-round theatre entertainment free of charge to the public. This mission is carried out in two activities: first, through producing aesthetically and ideologically diverse new works and reimagined classics which reflect the unique history and concerns of the Kansas City community; and second, to cultivate civic-minded artists, audiences, and citizens through community-based devised theatre workshops. By providing quality theatre productions free of charge to the public, Kansas City Public Theatre envisions theatre as an essential cultural good which should be fully accessible to all members of the community.

Kansas City Society of Contemporary Photography (2019-20 StartUp Residents)
2300 Independence Avenue, KCMO
http://kcscp.org/

Kansas City Society of Contemporary Photography (KCSCP) is an artist centric organization. They focus on providing opportunities for photographers to exhibit and promote their photographic work in Kansas City and surrounding areas. KCSCP offers a minimum of four exhibits a year with no boundaries put on what type of work can be submitted so long as it be founded in some way on a photographic process. They have several members working in alternative processes, so KCSCP intends to offer more programing featuring those mediums–wet plate, cyanotype, digital collage and printing to unusual substrates are of interest to members and non-members alike. KCSCP offers workshops and demonstrations and plans to create an atmosphere of collaboration with the Northeast neighborhood and greater community by offering talks and hands-on experiences that are appealing to various ages.

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Visual Artist Awardees

Noelle Choy, 2025

Hùng Lê, 2025

Merry Sun, 2025

Kevin Demery, 2024

Juan Diego Gaucin, 2024

Aleah Washington, 2024

Cory Imig, 2020

Glyneisha Johnson, 2020

Kathy Liao, 2020

Boi Boy, 2019

Megan Pobywajlo, 2019

Fatimah Tuggar, 2019

Marie Bannerot McInerney, 2018

Jarrett Mellenbruch, 2018

Jillian Youngbird, 2018

Karen McCoy, 2017

Stephen Proski, 2017

Samara Umbral, 2017

Shawn Bitters, 2016

Madeline Gallucci, 2016

Rodolfo Marron III, 2016

Jill Downen, 2015

Rashawn Griffin, 2015

Misha Kligman, 2015

Amy Kligman, 2014

Garry Noland, 2014

Sean Starowitz, 2014

Mike Erickson, 2013

Erika Lynne Hanson, 2013

Paul Anthony Smith, 2013

Marcus Cain, 2012

Anne Austin Pearce, 2012

Luke Rocha, 2012

Ricky Allman, 2011

Andy Brayman, 2011

Peggy Noland, 2011

Ari Fish, 2010

Sonié Ruffin, 2010

Caleb Taylor, 2010

Dylan Mortimer, 2009

Jamie Warren, 2009

Andrzej Zielinski, 2009

Jorge Garcia Almodovar, 2008

Mike Hill, 2008

Beniah Leuschke, 2008

Adolfo Martinez, 2008

Cody Critcheloe, 2007

Jessica Kincaid, 2007

Emily Sall, 2007

James Trotter, 2007

Anthony Baab, 2006

Deanna Dikeman, 2006

Justin Gainan, 2006

Elijah Gowin, 2006

Aaron Wrinkle, 2006

Callyann Casteel, 2005

Max Key, 2005

Miles Neidinger, 2005

Craig Subler, 2005

Sean Ward, 2005

Michael Converse, 2004

Egawa & Zbryk, 2004

Rachel Hayes, 2004

Seth Johnson, 2004

Jay Norton, 2004

Leo Esquivel, 2003

Jennifer Field, 2003

Art Miller, 2003

Dean Mitchell, 2003

Donald Ross (“Scribe”), 2003

Mark Schweiger (“Gear”), 2003

Lori Raye Erickson, 2002

Marcie Miller Gross, 2002

Tammi Kennedy, 2002

May Tveit, 2002

Alonzo Washington, 2002

Davin Watne, 2002

Ken Ferguson, 2001

David Ford, 2001

Lester Goldman, 2001

Leeah Joo, 2001

Eric Sall, 2001

Kati Toivanen, 2001

Tom Gregg, 2000

Adriane Herman, 2000

Peregrine Honig, 2000

Warren Rosser, 2000

Jesse Small, 2000

James Woodfill, 2000

Nate Fors, 1999

Ke-Sook Lee, 1999

Wilbur Niewald, 1999

Michael Rees, 1999

Mike Sinclair, 1999

Bridget Stewart, 1999

Patrick Clancy, 1998

Archie Scott Gobber, 1998

Anne Lindberg, 1998

Judi Ross, 1998

Judith Sanazaro, 1998

Tony Allard & Kristine Diekman, 1997

James Brinsfield, 1997

Russell Ferguson, 1997

Mary Wessel, 1997

Generative Performing Artists Award Recipients

Stacy Busch, 2020

Vi Tran, 2020

Sheri Purpose Hall, 2019

David Wayne Reed, 2019

Shawn Hansen, 2018

Marcus Lewis, 2018

Amado Espinoza, 2017

Cat Mahari, 2017

Eddie Moore, 2016

J. Ashley Miller, 2016

Jeff Harshbarger, 2015

Hunter Long, 2015

Jane Gotch, 2014

Hermon Mehari, 2014

Heidi Van, 2012

Patrick Alonzo Conway, 2012

James Mobberley, 2011

Kyle Hatley, 2011

Brad Cox, 2010

Stephanie Roberts, 2010

Glenn North, 2009

Tiffany Sisemore, 2009

DeeAnna Hiett, 2008

Ron Megee, 2008

Mark Southerland, 2008

Past Studio Residents

Charlotte Street Annual Donors

Donor listing as of March 5, 2025

TRAILBLAZERS ($25,000+)

The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts

Anonymous

David Hughes, Jr.

Hall Family Foundation

Louetta M. Cowden Foundation

Missouri Arts Council

Muriel McBrien Kauffman Family Foundation

National Endowment for the Arts

Neighborhood Tourism Development Fund, City of Kansas City, MO

Pollock-Krasner Foundation, Inc

Richard C. Green Jr. IRA

Richard J. Stern Foundation for the Arts

Ruth Foundation of the Arts

Windgate Foundation

PIONEERS ($10,000-$24,999)

Cade Black, LLC / Emily and Todd Voth

Ellen and Jamie Copaken

Hallmark Corporate Foundation

Seeley Foundation

Tremaine Foundation

LAUNCHER ($5,000-$9,999)

ArtsKC

Ann Baum

Joan Horan

Emily and Mark Johnson

Lisa Schmitz Interior Design

Laura and Hatch McCray

Sue and Lewis Nerman

Charlie and Jeanne Sosland

Sosland Foundation

PRODUCER ($2,500-$4,999)

21c Museum Hotel Kansas City

Suzie Aron

Creative Planning Foundation

Pam and Gary Gradinger

Kissick Construction Company

Mid America Arts Alliance

Brad and Linda Nicholson

Shook, Hardy & Bacon, LLP

Cathy Beaham Smith

Linda Lighton

Toma and Andy Wolff

ADVOCATE ($1,000-$2,499)

Acord Cox & Scott, LLC

Joan and Bert Berkley, Blue Heron Foundation

Eric and Kaitlyn Bunch

Gretchen Calhoun and Neil Karbank

Eileen Cohen

Mark and Gaye Cohen

Collection Elizabeth Oran

Commerce Bank

Bunni and Paul Copaken

Dible Foundation

Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation

Joseph Gray

Donald Hall, Jr

Amy and Jeff Hargroves

Shirley & Barnett Helzberg Jr.

Myles Howell

Hufft

Jane E. Ratcliffe Charitable Fund

Leonard and Irene Bettinger Philanthropic Fund

Mike Lyon

Martha Lee Cain Tranby Music Enrichment Fund

Josue Montes

Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art

Newkirk Novak Construction

Andrea and Kent Price

Pure Workplace Solutions

Lisa and Charles Schellhorn

Lisa and Chuck Schmitz

Senorita Margarita

Linda Shipp

Susan Stanton

FRIEND (UP TO $999)

Stephen Abend

Maryanna Adelman

Beverly Ahern

Mark Allen

Anonymous

Spencer Museum Of Art

Alan and Mary Atterbury

Sandy Banks

Jenna Bauer

Holly Bawden

Nancy Bean

Stephanie Becker

Wesley D Benson

Bill and Maureen Berkley

Bruce Bettinger

Noah Blackwell

James Michael Bland

Whitney Bones

Brooke Bowlin

Douglas Brahl

jessica bressler

Mary Lou Brous

Lydia Butler

Bridget Cain

Cheryl Calderon

Poppy DI Candeloro

Stuart Carden

Elvis Achelpohl and Kimberly Carlson

Ashley Carlson

David Cateforis

Jennifer Davidner Cattano

Conrad Cedar

Lorece Chanelle

CJ Charbonneau

Allison Chase

Margaret and Jack Chilcoat

Dr. Mark and Diane Davidner Donor Advised Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Kansas City

Elizabeth Clayton

Thomas Cohen

Barry Cooper

Jon and Shelley Copaken

Ian Corbett

Costco

Fred Coulson

Molly A Delaney

Noble Designs

Deanna Dikeman

Melissa Donoho

Tommy Donoho

Kathy Dowell

Jill Downen

Ryan Dykal

Dr. Regina Nouhan and Mr. John Eck

Janann Eldredge

Lyn Elliot

Kim Emanuel

Megan England

Brittany Estes

O’Neill Events

Billy Fowks

Margarita Friedman

Margarita B Friedman

Elise Gagliardi

Habitat Contemporary Gallery

Robert Gann

Lisa Gann

Estuardo Garcia

Joan and Kirk Gastinger

University of Georgia

Kim Klein and Jeffrey Goldstein

Jeffrey Goldstein

Mia Gonzalez

Anna Gordon

Beau Gostomsky

Casey Claps and Justin Graves

Greenwood Consulting/Sara and Paul Greenwood

Marcie Miller Gross

Traci Guhr

Kaylea Halstead

Saralyn Reece Hardy

June Hastert

Holly Hayden

Paget Gates Higgins

Kathryn Hogan

Ann Holliday

James Hornback

Caitlin Horsmon

Alicia Houston

John Houston

Marissa Iden

Cory Imig

Kathleen Imig

City In Motion Dance Theatre Inc

Sike Style Industries

Jennifer Ingraham

Sherri Jacobs

Rachael Jane

Andrew Johnson

Lisa Johnson

Katheryne Johnson

Frank Jurden

Jefnah Kamal

Gordon Kauffman

Sandra Kelly

Kristin Kent

Lydia Butler and Art Kent

Audrey Kesler

Shannon King

Amy Kligman

Amy and Misha Kligman

Sheila Kostas

Eve Krahn

Madeline Krahn

Mallory Krahn

Mary Kriegel

Jamilee Lacy

Myla Lamar

Tara Leonard

Laura Lesniewski

Neysa Page-Lieberman

Nathalie Lindsey

Andrew Linn

Lockton

Nancy Low

Marilyn Mahoney

Donna Mandelbaum

David and Noelle Manica

Elizabeth Uppman-marquez

Jon McGraw

Jessie McKinney

Matthew and Heather Mellor

RoseMary Middaugh

Amanda Middaugh

RoseMary Middaugh

Melanie Miller

Randell Moore

Dan Musser

Lori Spoozak/Sean Nash

Kathy Nordhus

Philo And Jonne Northrup

Connor Nowalk

SunYoung Park

Noah Peairson

Elizabeth Penick

Shai Perry

Matt Phillips

Jason Piggie

Adams Puryear

Nicolle Ratliff

SK Reed

Katrina Revenaugh

Autumn Reynolds

Marvin Richardson

Ian Ritter

Randall Roberts

Rachelle Gardner-Roe

Jessica Rogers

Anne Russ

Tiffany Sauser

E. G. Schempf

Lawrence and Barbara Schulte

Jill Downen and Char Schwall

Jeff Shafer

Phil Shafer

Lee Smalter

Rebecca Smith

Debra Smith

Jug Stanovcic

Frances Stanton

Mina Steen

Marie Steiner

Katelynn Stevens

Shannon Stewart

Stewart

Marla Svoboda

Steven Swartzman

Jaasiel Duarte-Terrazas

Shaza Umran

Alan Voss

Theodore Warren

Courtney Watkins

Mary Watkins

Robert and Sally West

Helen and Frank Wewers

Charlie Williams

Maura Wright

Burgess Zbryk

Jeramy Zimmerman

IN-KIND SUPPORTERS

Baba’s Pantry

Cinder Block Brewing

DelBrenna

Devoured Pizza

Dutzel’s Catering

Folly Theater

Hemma Hemma

KC Daquari Shop

Maria Miller/Miller Distributing

Marquee Rentals

Palacana

Taco Naco

The Prospect KC

Unicorn Theatre

Yoli Tortilleria

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Art helped Kansas City activists shape a protest movement. A new exhibit shows how

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Honors: Merry Sun

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