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mythmakers at paragraph features 14 artists & collaboratives; opening friday, november 20, with live performances
Mythmakers, opening Friday, November 20, 6-9pm at Paragraph, 23 East 12th, embodies the youthful, make-your-own-fun, do-it-yourself-and-together spirit of the Kansas City art scene. Organized by artist/curator Megan Mantia, the densely packed exhibitio …
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csf’s urban culture project + grand arts present my barbarian’s “broke people’s baroque peoples’ theater” november 14, 8pm at la esquina, in collaboration with “ecstatic resistence” at grand arts
In collaboration with Grand Arts, CSF’s Urban Culture Project presents My Barbarian’s Broke People’s Baroque Peoples’ Theater at la Esquina, 1000 West 25 Street, on November 14, 8pm. My Barbarian is a collaborative of LA based performers who bring thea …
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mark southerland’s installation operettas: moon bears + sister wives at la esquina oct.23 & nov.6, 8+10pm
Installation Operettas: Moon Bears and Sister Wives is a series of two unique performances conceived and curated by composer, musician, performer, and sculptor Mark Southerland, a 2008 Charlotte Street Generative Performing Artist Award Fellow. P …
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the heaviest flower: elijah gowin + colby caldwell opens at ucp’s paragraph gallery october 16
The Heaviest Flower, a two-person exhibition of recent photographic work by longtime friends and peers Elijah Gowin (Kansas City) and Colby Caldwell (Southern Maryland), opens at UCP’s Paragraph gallery, 23 East 12th Street, Friday, …
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vacuum paradoxicon: new work by stewart losee & amanda gehin, october 16-november 12 at urban culture project space
Vacuum Paradoxicon, opening Friday October 16 at Urban Culture Project Space, 21 East 12th Street, with artist remarks at 6:30pm, extends and distills an ongoing dialogue between Kansas City based artists Stewart Losee and Amanda Gehin. The two-a …
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csf + spencer musuem launch new rocket grants program in partnership with andy warhol foundation for the visual arts
R O C K E T G R A N T S With support from the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Charlotte Street Foundation and the Spencer Museum of Art are partnering to fu …
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post office sofa – a window installation by adolfo martinez debuts at city center square october 16
“Post Office Sofa,” a window installation by Kansas City-based artist and 2008 Charlotte Street Foundation Visual Artist Award Fellow Adolfo Martinez, debuts October 16, 2009 in conjunction with UCP’s Third Friday Art Downtown event, with a c …
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A foundation that loves to throw happenings
The folks at the Charlotte Street Foundation like to throw parties. Their event schedule dominates the social whirl of the downtown art scene.
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Charlotte Street Recognizes Generative Artists
Kansas City artists who've been recognized by the Charlotte Street Foundation over the last 10 years will tell you that it helps their reputations and their bank accounts.
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Report from Kansas City
The depth of private philanthropy in Kansas City is remarkable, and that puts a huge stamp on much of what meets the eye of the art-viewing public in this former cattle town and sometime incubator of jazz.
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Uniquely Kansas City: Charlotte Street Foundation
Kansas City Public Television (KCPT), featured the Charlotte Street Foundation (CSF) on it's quarterly televised arts magazine.
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Call for the Wild
The Urban Culture Project’s support for local artists turns vacated buildings into highly accessible art displays.