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Bricolaje, at La Esquina, examines the personal and the political in the Mexican-American experience
In the news, a border wall is discussed as an economic concern, immigration reduced to statistics and talking points. Bricolaje, a new exhibition at Charlotte Street Foundation’s gallery La Esquina (1000 W 25th St), offers the personal and the specific in contrast to these political generalizations. It manages to be timely without being reactionary.
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Charlotte Street Foundation’s Studio Residency Program welcomes audiences for Open Studios on April 20
KANSAS CITY, Mo, April 15, 2019: Charlotte Street Foundation’s Studio Residency program opens its doors on Saturday, April 20, 2019 for its annual Open Studios event! Open Studios is located in the downtown Town Pavilion building on the sixth floor (11 …
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Narrative, Nostalgia, and New Perspectives: Karen Lisondra’s Take on Theater
Karen Lisondra is a storyteller. She doesn’t just tell her own stories though. She speaks about the experiences of many people, making sure every voice is heard. Karen isn’t always speaking either, sometimes that really doesn’t get the whole point acro …
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Beyond the Page: How Madison Mae Parker Writes Outside the Box
When I interviewed Madison Mae Parker it was clear that she was a writer and performer. She spoke with confidence and poise, navigating and articulating her answers effortlessly. But Madison Mae’s work takes poetry beyond the ordinary and expected: she …
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Get Into the Groove: An Afternoon with Daniel Hogans
My interview with Daniel began with us sitting in chairs, which is pretty standard for an interview. However, I quickly learned that this would not be a standard interview. Instead, we would spend the next two hours talking, laughing, performing, and l …
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Patchwork Portfolio: A Chat with Luke Haynes
You know how they say some people look like their dogs, well some people act like their dogs too. Luke Haynes, a current Charlotte Street Foundation studio resident, has the same warm and welcoming temperament as his 9-month old Irish Wolfhound Honey D …
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Charlotte Street Foundation adds two new members to Board of Directors
Charlotte Street Foundation is pleased to announce the addition of two new members to its established core within the Board of Directors. Charlotte Street has added Jessie McKinney and Josue Montes to the board, bringing the total numbers of serving di …
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Artist Pages | Fuko Ito: Fumblys, Shruggles and Plushscapes
Using colored pencil, graphite and gel pen, Kansas City/Lawrence artist Fuko Ito conjures imaginary worlds in her entrancing small works featuring “fumblys,” the artist’s name for the invented little characters she presents in “plushy environments.”
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Charlotte Street Foundation congratulates recipients of 2019 Art Omi Fellowship and 2019 Byron C. Cohen Award
Charlotte Street Foundation congratulates visual artist Glyneisha Johnson for being chosen as the Charlotte Street representative for the 2019 Art Omi International Artists Residency Program this summer. When asked about her excitement to attend Art Om …
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Charlotte Street announces recipients for 2019 Visual Artist Awards and 2019 Generative Performing Artist Awards
(Left: Boi Boy, The Cave, 2017 Middle: Megan Pobywajlo, A Pond A Stone A Freer Style From A Rigid Place, 2018 Right: Fatimah Tuggar, DeficientDelight, 2018) Charlotte Street Foundation is excited to congratulate three recipients of the 2019 Visual Arti …
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Vistas of Decay in Mirror Eupepsia
The death drive was alive in Mirror Eupepsia, an exhibit about decay and transition. Monstrous portraits, deconstructed digital video, and haunting mythological symbols created an environment for the viewer to not only digest, but decompose, while held in the softness of collaboration.
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Kansas City’s Charlotte Street Foundation Set To Build New Headquarters In Midtown
Kansas City's Charlotte Street Foundation, which for the last 20 years has been a nomadic arts organization with offices, studio residencies, exhibition spaces and black box performances in various spaces around the city, has plans to consolidate its operations at a new location in Roanoke Park.
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Kansas City’s Charlotte Street Foundation to Open New Campus
Charlotte Street Foundation (CSF) in Kansas City, Missouri, will be centralizing their artistic and administrative spaces into one 20,000 square foot campus, slated to open at the end of 2019.
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Inmates’ Airplanes Fly To Freedom In Kansas City Library Exhibition
Benjamin Todd Wills seems to understand that community is all-inculsive. That is, a community is not just made up of law-abiding families and hard-working citizens, it's also composed of those who've made grave errors and are paying the price.
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KC Artists Engage Community, Pivot From Violence With Creative Expression
Artist Chavonna Adams saw her idea come to life Saturday with the Start the Arts initiative kick-off at the Plaza branch of the Kansas City Public Library. And she was pleased. "I'm not a first responder," Adams said. "I'm not someone who can just run in and save the day, but I felt that art would be a way to introduce another conversation, another way of doing things, to change the narrative around violence."
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This Kansas City Artist Traveled 2,000 Miles To Report From The U.S.-Mexico Border
Over the last few weeks, as Kansas City artist Israel Garcia made his way through Texans' backyards to the barrier that divides the United States from Mexico, he imagined everyone in the neighborhood would be well-versed on immigration policy.
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2019 Rocket Grant applications are now open for Kansas City area artists
2019 Rocket Grant applications are now open for Kansas City area artists Deadline for Applications is 11:59 PM on Monday, March 11, 2019 Kansas City, MO, January 14, 2019: Applications for this year’s cycle of Rocket Grants are open for submissio …
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Charlotte Street Foundation and Mobank announce 2019-2020 Artboards participants
KANSAS CITY, MO, December 17, 2018: Charlotte Street Foundation and Mobank are excited to finally announce the artists who have been selected to participate in the 2019-2020 Mobank Artboards. The Artboards are located above Mobank’s branch in the heart …
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Charlotte Street & Mobank present new Artboards for December 2018 through February 2019
Charlotte Street Foundation and Mobank present new Artboards for December 2018 through February 2019 KANSAS CITY, MO, December 10, 2018: Charlotte Street Foundation and Mobank are proud to announce the installation of the new Artboards from December 20 …
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Battery Tour energizes Sunshine Boxes with global vision to power developing economies through music
The Battery Tours, a 2018-19 Rocket Grants recipient — Young’s bootstrapped music festival series powered completely by a combination of solar power and batteries — conducted donations into a $1,000 check, which Hazelrigg will use to pay for two Sunshine Boxes. The 10-outlet devices provide electricity to developing countries. The check presentation is set for noon Thursday at WeWork Corrigan Station, Young said.