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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.
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Offering an Antidote to PTSD
Building on his experiences in the studio, artist John Sebelius 06 IL is helping veterans and first responders cope with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) through the process of making art. The Artistic Expressions Healing Arts Initiative he launched in 2017 at the University of Kansas (KU) has already made a difference in the lives of hundreds of participants. Based on that initial success, the program recently earned a Rocket Grant from the Spencer Museum of Art in Lawrence, the Charlotte Street Foundation in Kansas City and the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts in NYC.
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African American Artists Collective reside in Capsule for December 2018
The African American Artists Collective of Kansas City will be in residency at Charlotte Street Foundation’s Capsule performing arts space throughout the month of December to round out the year of 2018. Throughout the entire month, AAAC will host over …
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la Esquina Gallery closed for Thanksgiving
For people visiting this Thanksgiving week and looking for contemporary art galleries in Kansas City, la Esquina will not be an option on November 22 and 23. la Esquina Gallery will be closed this Thursday and Friday for the holiday season. For …
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Ruben Castillo: Images of Intimacy
“My work is about the image of intimacy,” says Kansas City artist Ruben Castillo, a second-year Charlotte Street Foundation Studio Resident who teaches in the printmaking department at the Kansas City Art Institute.
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You Need to Check Out Kansas City’s Madcap Queer Party Scene
Late one night this summer, at a warehouse in the city’s industrial district, Kansas City’s queer youth gathered for a funeral. But the costumed guests filing through a loading dock weren’t there to mourn someone who's passed. They’d turned out in their morbid finest for the very last Alter party, a monthly event thrown by two young local artists, Boi Boy and Bo Hubbard, aimed at creating safe spaces for inclusive revelry. The first party was dubbed “Birth;” it seemed only natural to go out, a year later, with “Death.”
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Call for Applications now open for 2019 Visual Artist and Generative Performing Artist Awards
Charlotte Street Foundation has opened the application window for local artists to apply towards the 2019 Charlotte Street Visual Artist Awards and the 2019 Charlotte Street Generative Performing Artist Awards. The call for applications is open from Oc …
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Call for Submissions now open for 2019 Mobank Artboards
Charlotte Street Foundation is once again collaborating with Missouri Bank to bring forth another year of the Mobank Artboards in the heart of Kansas City’s Crossroads District. Charlotte Street Foundation is now seeking submissions from local artists …
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Stray Cat Film Center is Opening
Stray Cat Microcinema Co-op grand opening open house, 7-9:30 p.m., Friday, October 5, with a showing of “Comin' at Ya!” at 9:30 p.m. at 1662 Broadway, Kansas City, Missouri 64108.
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2018 Charlotte Street Foundation Visual Artist Awards exhibition
2018 Charlotte Street Foundation Visual Artist Awards exhibition H&R Block Artspace is set to host the exhibition on October 11 from 6-8 PM Charlotte Street Foundation is ecstatic that H&R Block Artspace at the Kansas City Art Institute will be …
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“Welcome to the Neighborhood” Review
Is it a sign of the times that so many of the artworks in “Welcome to the Neighborhood” involve protagonists who are, in one form or another, in deep hiding? Self-preservation is one of the main themes in this exhibit by 13 Kansas City artists, curated by the Charlotte Street Foundation.
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A Year As An Artist
To some, art seems more like a hobby rather than ‘real work.’ But, for many artists, that’s far from the truth. KCUR interviews former CSF Studio Resident Mo Dickens about what he discovered after being an artist for a year.
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September 2018 brings new Mobank Artboards in Crossroads KC
Charlotte Street Foundation and Mobank release new Artboards in the Crossroads District through November 2018 Charlotte Street Foundation and Mobank have teamed up again to release the next exciting display of Mobank Artboards into the fall season. The …
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Charlotte Street announces 2019 Series Search for Capsule
CHARLOTTE STREET FOUNDATION OPEN CALL FOR PROGRAMMING SUBMISSIONS: CAPSULE 2019 SERIES SEARCH 1664 Broadway Blvd, KCMO Charlotte Street Foundation is pleased to announce that the application window is now open for 2019 Series programming in Capsule. Ca …