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Jared Bowen interviews Fatimah Tuggar
WGBH's Jared Bowen interviews 2019 Visual Artist Award Fellow Fatimah Tuggar about her current work at the Davis Museum.
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Charlotte Street Foundation announces three recipients for the 2020 StartUp Residency in Kansas City’s Historic Northeast Neighborhood
KANSAS CITY, MO, October 9, 2019: Charlotte Street Foundation is proud to announce the three recipients of the 2020 StartUp Residency storefronts at Pendleton ArtsBlock in the Historic Northeast neighborhood of Kansas City. The three announced recipien …
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The Stray Cat Film Center is keeping KC weird: Best of KC 2019
In a year when multiple arts spaces have shuttered or relocated, we’re looking for any excuse to remain optimistic about the scene. Stray Cat Film Center makes it easy.
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Charlotte Street Foundation opens call for submissions for 2020 Crossroads Artboards through November 18
KANSAS CITY, MO, October 7, 2019: Charlotte Street Foundation is ready to bring another year of the Crossroads Artboards in Kansas City’s Crossroads District. Charlotte Street Foundation is currently seeking submissions from local artists who want thei …
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Charlotte Street Foundation releases statement regarding Visual Artist Award Exhibition at Kemper Museum
In preparation for the upcoming Visual Artist Award Exhibition at Kemper Museum, Charlotte Street Foundation has decided to release an official statement from the organization related to artist demonstrations at Kemper Museum. You can read the statemen …
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Charlotte Street Foundation Announces Call for Applications for 2020 Visual Artist Awards and Generative Performing Artist Awards
The deadline for applications is Sunday, November 10, 2019 at 11:59 PM (Mountain Time) KANSAS CITY, MO, September 16, 2019: Charlotte Street Foundation has opened the application window for local artists to apply towards the 2019 Charlotte Street Visua …
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Neighborhood Artists Residency at 4001 Troost is set to transition into Blackbox on Troost this October
After 18 months of hosting the Neighborhood Artists Residency (NAR) pilot-program at 4001 Troost Avenue, Charlotte Street Foundation is working with former NAR residents to transition the space into a community black box venue named Blackbox on Troost …
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New Artboards installed in Kansas City’s Crossroads District above Mobank for the Fall season
KANSAS CITY, MO, September 3, 2019: Charlotte Street Foundation is excited to announce that the next installation of the 2019-20 Artboards has been installed above Mobank at 125 Southwest Boulevard in the Crossroads District of Kansas City, MO during t …
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Traveling artists coming to KC with mobile dark room on quest to photograph America
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Artists with an eye for photography are making their way to Kansas City to view what we have to offer through their lenses. On Wednesday, artists spruced up the Black Box Performance Space, near 40th and Troost, for a big event this weekend. The venue, along with the Kansas City Society for Contemporary Photographers and Charlotte Street Foundation, will host traveling photographers with Free Film: USA.
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Charlotte Street Foundation announces 32 artists for 2019-20 Studio Residency Program
KANSAS CITY, Mo, July 23, 2019: Charlotte Street Foundation is excited to announce the selection of 32 artists and collectives for its year-long Studio Residency program in Town Pavilion. The residency tenure begins September 2019 and runs through Augu …
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2020 StartUp Residency Call is now open!
CALL FOR APPLICANTS:2020 StartUp Residency DEADLINE: August 25, 2019 by 11:59 PM (CST) Charlotte Street Foundation opens call for 2020 StartUp Residency program KANSAS CITY, Mo, July 16, 2019: Charlotte Street Foundation has partnered with the develo …
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Construction for Charlotte Street Foundation’s new headquarters set to begin later this summer
KANSAS CITY, Mo, July 10, 2019: Charlotte Street Foundation is excited to announce that construction will begin later this summer for its new headquarters at 3333 Wyoming Street, Kansas City, MO, 64111, along the Roanoke industrial corridor. The new …
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On the Other Side: Reflections on William Plummer’s Passages to my Ā pó: Transplanted Joss
The word “melt” suggests potential, a process triggered by a reaction. What triggers is numerous, but how do traditions, roles, definitions, entire notions of being and selfhood begin to melt away through our work? What gets left behind? The artists featured in the exhibition Melt, as stated by curator Camile E. Messerly, “are in-transition,” but where are they going? And are we as viewers on this same journey? This work required to proceed from one place to another–whether physical, spiritual, mental, or emotional–occupied me as I analyzed William Plummer’s installation Passages to my Ā pó: Transplanted Joss.
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This Kansas City Art Institute Grad Helped Taylor Swift Tell People To ‘Calm Down’
Former Rocket Grant recipient Megan Mantia recently helped produce Taylor Swift's new video.
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New Artboards installed in Kansas City’s Crossroads District above Mobank
KANSAS CITY, MO, June 10, 2019: Charlotte Street Foundation is proud to announce that the next iteration of the 2019-20 Artboards have been installed above Mobank at 125 Southwest Boulevard in the Crossroads District of Kansas City, MO. This version of …
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Truth In Memory – Photographs by Lauren Whitacre
Melt showcases artists working in the realm of the in-between. The in-between relies on objects and sensations to unpack our understanding of home. Located somewhere between documentary and fiction, Lauren Whitacre’s images hint at the relationship between generations of women. Specifically, Whitacre explores her own relationship with her mother by means of constructed joint memories.
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A conversation with yellow: on the work of b becvar
My conversations with b and their work have been about vulnerability and the construction of self. For us research is an essential reference point. We pulled books from the shelf in my living room, flipping through marginalia and reference points, discussing the different stacks, their lead topics, the process of organization, and the conversations between them.
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Before an Immense Sky
Before and Immense Sky is a deeply personal experimental film about marriage, sight, sound, and the boundless distance between people. There will be an audio description of the film made and distributed to blind and visually impaired audience members, while sighted audience members will experience the film without sound.
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Charlotte Street Foundation opens call for 2019-2020 Studio Residency Program
Call closes on Monday, May 27 at 11:59 PM (Mountain Time). Apply HERE. KANSAS CITY, Mo, April 30, 2019: Charlotte Street Foundation is now accepting applications for its Studio Residency Program that runs from September 2019 through September 2020. App …
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Charlotte Street Foundation and Spencer Museum of Art reveal the 2019-20 Rocket Grants award recipients
KANSAS CITY, Mo, April 30, 2019: Charlotte Street Foundation and the Spencer Museum of Art are proud to announce this year’s recipients for the 2019-20 Rocket Grants awards. Funded by the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, the Rocket Grants pr …