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La Esquina closed for Labor Day weekend
Charlotte Street Foundation would like to announce that the La Esquina Gallery will be closed on Saturday, September 2 as part of Labor Day Weekend. Against the Screen will still be showing on Friday, September 1. La Esquina will reopen the following w …
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CHARLOTTE STREET ANNOUNCES NEW MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER
Kansas City, MO, August 3rd, 2017: The Charlotte Street Foundation is pleased to share good news about the most recent addition to the team, Marketing and Communications Manager, Mason Kilpatrick. Mason provides a fresh perspective to CSF, with a backg …
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CHARLOTTE STREET ANNOUNCES NEXT STEP FOR 2016-2017 CURATOR IN RESIDENCE
The Charlotte Street Foundation is excited to announce that Lynnette Miranda, 2016-2017 Curator-In-Residence, has accepted the position of Program Manager at United States Artists in Chicago, IL. She will be starting this position alongside Alexandra S …
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SELECTION OF 2017-18 STUDIO RESIDENT ARTISTS ANNOUNCED
Charlotte Street Foundation is pleased to announce the selection of 30 artists and artist collectives to its year-long Studio Residency program. The selection consists of six writers, eight performance-based artists, and eighteen visual artists. The 20 …
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“Bleu” is a Promising Debut
Trumpeter Hermon Mehari is a well-known figure in the world of Kansas City jazz. In 2014, Kansas City’s Charlotte Street Foundation recognized him with a Visual & Generative Performing Artist Award.
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Every Street Is Charlotte Street: Jessica Kincaid
The latest in the Kansas City Public Library’s yearlong series of exhibits commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Charlotte Street Foundation features the luminous beaded works of 2007 award winner Jessica Kincaid. The exhibit will offer an overview, dating to the visionary “Heaven and Earth” (2006) in the collection of the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art. It will also feature works from the artist’s “Dream” and “Nature” series, and a new body of works, including “RosyBrown” (pictured), inspired by Kincaid’s mastery of computer coding. She recently graduated from the Web Development program at Johnson County Community College.
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YET, UNKNOWN
YET, UNKNOWN July 27 – August 26, 2017 Opening July 27, 2016, 5:30 – 8:30 PM Paragraph Gallery | 23 E 12th St, Kansas City, MO 64106 Mark Alister Raymer, Burlap Beer Can Landscape (group), 2017 New works by Shelby Burchett (Goo-Witch), Zoe …
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Care, A Performance
Charlotte Street Foundation is pleased to present Care, A Performance. Selected through an open call, Care, A Performance was curated by Risa Puleo and display July 7th through August 5th at La Esquina Gallery. Please join us for the opening recep …
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Sympathetic Vibrations | Transplanted Roots: Local Musician’s Fusion Of World Music Sets Him Apart
In the three years Espinoza has been in Kansas City, the versatile, cutting-edge artist has flown mostly under the mainstream radar, yet enjoys significant notoriety among local musicians.
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Mike Sinclair: Main Street
Photography exhibit puts Kansas City’s historic architecture in the spotlight
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Rocket Grant recipient’s mural to depict history of Kansas women of color
Next summer work will begin on a public mural that will portray the unique experiences of Kansas women of color.
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Artist Steve Snell sails as a Tributary to the Missouri
Adventure artist floats tiny Lewis & Clark boat made of cardboard down Missouri River
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ROCKET GRANTS 2017 AWARDS ANNOUNCED
Rocket Grants 2017 Awards Announced Rocket Grants, a program of Charlotte Street Foundation and the Spencer Museum of Art, awards $60,000 to 10 grant recipients for 2017. Rocket Grants, funded by the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Vi …
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Local artists explore the Missouri River
How does an artist see water? Two local artists explore the Missouri River; their work appears in Tributary, an exhibit at La Esquina Gallery.
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Charlotte Street Foundation Honors Six KC Artists
The Charlotte Street Foundation recently announced this year’s recipients of what are possibly this city’s biggest awards for the visual and performing arts.
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NEW MOBANK CROSSROADS ARTBOARDS
Mobank’s Crossroads location at 125 Southwest Boulevard in Kansas City, Missouri debuts four new large-scale commissioned images by artists Brandon Forrest Frederick and Michael Converse as part of its ongoing Artboards series. Installed on the exterio …
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Monica Dixon’s Temenos puts a movement in motion
In the dance studio at the Charlotte Street studio residency space, in downtown’s Town Pavilion building, Monica Dixon looked down at a row of colorful, handmade masks that spanned the length of the stage. There were 26, each sewn from a variety of clothing scraps and synthetic materials resembling feathers, scales or flower petals.
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STUDIO RESIDENCY WEEKEND
Charlotte Street’s Studio Residency Weekend showcases the work of artists in Charlotte Street’s Studio Residency Program. It provides the public a chance to meet the artists, learn more about their work and processes, and attend live music and dance pe …
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Charlotte Street Foundation Director Amy Kligman on #GiveBackFriday
Executive and Artistic Director Amy Kligman speaks on radio series that is bringing awareness to local nonprofit organizations making a difference in our community