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Charlotte Street announces Art Where You’re At recipients, providing funds to 10 local artists for public-facing projects
KANSAS CITY, Mo, July 23, 2020: As Kansas City continues to adapt to the COVID-19 pandemic with new public health protocols, local artists are gathering communities with new, DIY public-facing arts projects. Charlotte Street Foundation has commissioned …
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The Art of Adaptation
The Charlotte Street Foundation Rises to the Challenge as COVID-19 Complicates the Move to its New Headquarters This was not how Amy Kligman planned it. As executive and artistic director of the Charlotte Street Foundation, Kligman, under normal circumstances, this summer would be preparing for an incoming contingent of artists in residence. She’d be exponentially enthused about the inauguration of Charlotte Street’s brand-new building complex, eager to see how a vibrant and inventive group of painters, sculptors, writers, musicians and video makers would put it to use and make the place come alive.
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This is the last weekend to apply for Rocket Relief!
July 17, 2020 will see the final selection of recipients receiving funding from the first cycle of Rocket Relief Emergency Grants. The first cycle will have funded 142 of artists with $142,000 of emergency funds. If you are yet to apply, and want to be …
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Charlotte Street Foundation Seeks Jedel Family Foundation Curatorial Fellow
Charlotte Street Foundation is excited to announce that we are currently accepting applications for the new, Jedel Family Foundation Curatorial Fellow. This position is a revised continuation of Charlotte Street’s original Curatorial Residency. The Job …
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Charlotte Street’s Statement on uses of blackface and cultural appropriation in Kansas City
Charlotte Street Foundation has been considering what it means as an arts organization to act in solidarity against oppressive, systemic issues that exist within our country. While this has been an ongoing conversation for us over a number of years, in …
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Summer season welcomes new Crossroads Artboards in Kansas City
KANSAS CITY, MO, June 15, 2020: Two new works from local Kansas City artists are now installed in the heart of Kansas City’s Crossroads District. The newly installed Artboards feature work from artists Joe Bussell and Kylie McConnell, which can be foun …
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Charlotte Street announces Art Where You’re At call, encouraging artists to create socially distant art projects
KANSAS CITY, Mo, June 12, 2020: Charlotte Street is excited to announce Art Where You’re At: Socially Distant Art Projects for Kansas City area artists looking to create DIY, public-facing art projects as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Charlotte …
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Solidarity with Black Lives Matter
Charlotte Street Foundation recognizes the importance of recent protests happening across Kansas City and the nation. It is a crucial time for the Kansas City community to reflect on how we want our city to be for all of our neighbors, especially for o …
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Honors: Emiel Cleaver
The Kansas City Filmmaker and Musical Artist Received a 2019 Rocket Grant for a Film about Slain KC Civil Rights Leader Leon M. Jordan. Emiel Cleaver has used his video production skills to educate and enlighten by casting a light on Kansas City’s rich, yet complex, Black history. In addition to a critically acclaimed documentary on the Black political organization, Freedom Incorporated, Cleaver has produced documentaries on Bruce R. Watkins and the historic First Baptist Church in Kansas City, Kansas. His resume also includes mini-documentaries and even his own music, including hip hop videos on Youtube.
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Arts Organizations Provide Financial Help to Artists Navigating the “Crazy Storm” of COVID-19
Kansas City singer and harpist Calvin Arsenia was booked for performances all over the country until COVID-19 shut those performances down. “As an artist, all these contracts being turned to ashes means I have no income anymore,” Arsenia said. “A gig on the calendar is how I’m going to eat that month or that week or that day.”
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Arts News: Charlotte Street Renews Commitment to Cutting-Edge Choreography
Making Moves is moving. After a successful establishment year, Charlotte Street Foundation renewed the monthly choreographic showcase for 2020 and is bringing it to the Foundation’s new location at 3333 Wyoming. Previously, “Making Moves,” produced by Charlotte Street studio resident Kyle Mullins, was presented every second Thursday at the Charlotte Street Foundation’s Capsule Performing Arts Space at 1664 Broadway Blvd.
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Charlotte Street Foundation announces new Grants and Awards Programs Manager
KANSAS CITY, Mo, May 19, 2020: After a nationwide search initiated in January 2020, Charlotte Street Foundation is excited to name Christine Boutros as its Grants and Awards Programs Manager. Boutros is the first to fill this newly created position. “W …
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Emergency Relief Fund Set Up To Assist Kansas City Artists
Starting May 1, arts organizations plan lottery distribution of $1,000 checks to artists hurt by coronavirus shutdown.
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Updates from Charlotte Street and a list of COVID-19 resources
AUGUST 8, 2020 UPDATE Due to the COVID pandemic and Charlotte Street’s transition into the new headquarters, there will be no call for applications for the 2020 Studio Residency year. No public programs will be hosted in our facilities until 2021. Poss …
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New Crossroads Artboards installed for the 2020 Spring Season
KANSAS CITY, MO, March 5, 2020: Charlotte Street is excited to announce the new Crossroads Artboards for the 2020 spring season in the heart of Kansas City’s Crossroads District. The newly installed Artboards can be found above BOK Financial’s Crossroa …
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Kansas City Artists Open Storefronts In Neighborhoods So More People Can Sit Down And Create
Pat Alexander, Charlotte Street's programming and studio residency manager, says a lot of thought went into the two locations. He and his staff attended neighborhood meetings and listened to community officers to learn what sort of programming would be of interest to residents. "So they're not just popping in and saying, 'We're art. We're here. Like it,'" Alexander notes. Instead, they're asking themselves, "How are you really going to interact with these communities?"
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A Photographer’s Parents Wave Farewell
2006 Visual Artist Award Fellow Deanna Dikeman's portrait series doubles as a family album, compressing nearly three decades of her parents’ adieux into a deft and affecting chronology.
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Charlotte Street Foundation announces winners of the 2020 Art Omi Residency and 2020 Byron C. Cohen Award
KANSAS CITY, Mo, February 19, 2020: Charlotte Street Foundation congratulates visual artist Jillian Youngbird for being chosen as the Charlotte Street representative for the 2020 Art Omi International Artists Residency Program this summer. Charlotte St …
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Charlotte Street Announces Visual Artist Awards and Generative Performing Artist Awards for 2020
Charlotte Street Foundation (CSF) announces the 2020 Visual Artist and Generative Performing Artist Awards from the Kansas City region. A milestone on CSF’s giving is this year also marks the 100th Visual Artist Award granted.
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Charlotte Street Foundation announces 2020 recipients of Visual Artist and Generative Performing Artist Awards
KANSAS CITY, Mo, February 11, 2020: Charlotte Street Foundation is excited to announce the three local recipients of the 2020 Visual Artist Awards and two local recipients of the 2020 Generative Performing Artist Awards. This year, Charlotte Street’s V …