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A Kansas City writer’s new book provides something ‘tangible to hold on to’ after years of isolation
Andrew Michael Johnson’s book of poetry and prose, “The Thread,” explores cosmic events and everyday moments. A few months into the coronavirus pandemic, poet and essayist Andrew Michael Johnson started a weekly newsletter called “The Thread.” “Partly because I needed, as a writer, a regular routine for my writing, and also wanted to share what I was writing,” he said. “In the midst of lockdown, (I) saw that as a way to regularly connect with people.”
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Jedel Family Foundation Curatorial Fellow Kimi Kitada transitions to new role at Charlotte Street
Kansas City, MO, September 30th, 2022: Kimi Kitada, Jedel Family Foundation Curatorial Fellow at Charlotte Street for the past two years, will continue to work with Charlotte Street as Gallery and Programs Manager beginning October 1. In this exciting …
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Take a stroll through Volker: Indie books, drinks & dresses in the walkable heart of midtown
Few blocks in Kansas City achieve the busy, youthful “college town” energy of Lawrence or Columbia quite as well as those on West 39th Street. Neighbors call the local business-packed strip between Southwest Trafficway and State Line Road the heart of the Volker neighborhood, while the sidestreets are marked by homes with plant-filled front porches and small apartment buildings with patios.
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Charlotte Street Startup Residency Application Now Open
Kansas City Society for Contemporary Photography (2019-2022 Startup Residents) in the Startup Residency location at 2300 Independence Avenue(Photo courtesy of Kansas City Society for Contemporary Photography) Kansas City, MO, September 26, 2022: Charlo …
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Charlotte Street’s 2023 Visual and Generative Performing Art Award Application Now Open
2020 Charlotte Street Visual Artist Award Fellows: Cory Imig (left), glyneisha (middle), Kathy Liao (right) Kansas City, MO, September 19, 2022: The Fellow Award is Charlotte Street’s foundational grant, originally started 25 years ago as a small …
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In the mood for a movie? KC Underground Film Festival hosting two weeks of free screenings
The Kansas City Underground Film Festival is bringing free entertainment to the city until Sept. 24. Low-budget but high quality independent films take center stage at Charlotte Street Foundation on 3333 Wyoming St.. This marks the third year of the festival that started because Willy Evans, Kari Bingham-Gutierrez and Courtney Bierman wanted to fill the void left by The Tivoli Theater’s closing in 2019.
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A Robust Spectrum: Kansas City Underground Film Festival Starts Sept. 14
“Film is an integrating art and everything that happens in your life, or the stimuli you receive, influences your films,” says Arturo Dueñas Herrero, whose Pessoas, a bittersweet travelogue, plays at the Kansas City Underground Film Festival (KCUFF), which runs this and next weekend at the Charlotte Street Foundation (3333 Wyoming St.). Herrero is among the nearly 100 directors whose films among eight headings — Animated, Documentary, Experimental, Feature Film, Horror, International, Local, Short Film — were selected for this year’s festival. Ranging in length from five-minute shorts to hour-plus features, this year’s festival offers a robust spectrum of subject matter for festival attendees, particularly those deprived of the stimuli of travel. Or of a perspective that informs us of the unknown here at home.
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Charlotte Street Honors its Past and Celebrates its 25th Anniversary with the Upcoming Exhibition Everybody Eats When They Come to My House
Kansas City, MO, September 9, 2022: Charlotte Streetis excited to present the exhibition Everybody Eats When They Come to My House opening Saturday,October 8 from 2-6PM, and will be on view through November 5, 2022. Everybody Eats When They Come to My …
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ROCKET GRANTS RETURN, AWARD $60K TO 10 REGIONAL ART PROJECTS
The 2022 Rocket Grants have awarded a total of $60,000 for 10 artist projects in the Lawrence and Kansas City area. Collectively these projects will uplift narratives of the LGBTQ+ community, trans women of color, Black histories and Indigenous voices, including a public mural by Lawrence-based artist Mona Cliff.
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These Kansas City musicians are just making it up as they go along — but that’s the plan
There’s nothing more pure and unfettered than improvisation, from a child’s first babblings to the wild strains of Kansas City's Charlie “Bird” Parker, a legendary jazz innovator during the 1940s and ‘50s. But improvisation shows up in many art forms. During the 18th and 19th centuries, classical performers like Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Clara Schumann, or Ludwig van Beethoven would never have dreamed of performing a written out cadenza. That was an artist’s time to shine — and improvise.
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Rocket Grants Returns with Ten 2022 Recipients
Kansas City, MO, September 7, 2022: The Rocket Grants are back. Charlotte Street and the Spencer Museum of Art are thrilled to announce the 10 recipients of the 2022 Rocket Grant awards. The awardees were selected from a highly co …
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Kathy Liao Named 2022 21c Kansas City Artadia Awardee
21c Museum Hotels and Artadia have announced Kathy Liao will receive $10,000 in unrestricted funds as the 2022 21c Kansas City Artadia Awardee. Liao was selected from three finalists, including Ruben Castillo and Jill Downen. According to Artadia’s website: “The 21c Artadia Award is designed to provide essential funding and recognition to artists at pivotal points in their careers, strengthen arts communities, and spur new levels of career achievement.”
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Fourth Installment of the 25 Series: With Performances by The Black Creatures and Calvin Arsenia
Performance shot of The Black Creatures from Charlotte Street’s 2021 Gala Magic Mirror Ball, photo by E.G. Schempf Kansas City, MO, July 21, 2022: Charlotte Street announces the fourth installment of 25: Celebrating 25 Years of Charlotte Street Award F …
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POLLOCK-KRASNER FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES NEARLY $2.7 MILLION IN NEW GRANTS
The Pollock-Krasner Foundation revealed that it would award grants totaling nearly $2.7 million to 106 artists and nonprofit organizations across the globe. The recipients represent sixteen countries and sixteen states. The grants are meant to provide artists and organizations with professional support, enabling them to create new work, purchase materials, rent studio space, prepare for and mount exhibitions and attend residencies. Funds may also be used to offset living expenses.
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Charlotte Street presents Handiwork: Art, Craft, and the Space Between
Kansas City, MO, July 21, 2022: Charlotte Street presents a new group exhibition, Handiwork: Art, Craft, and the Space Between, on view from August 12-September 24, 2022, curated by Kimi Kitada, Charlotte Street Jedel Family Foundation Curatorial …
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New Crossroads Artboards Installed for the Summer of 2022
Kansas City, MO, July 20, 2022: The newly installed Charlotte Street Crossroads Artboards featuring artistsDerrick Benitz and Christopher Spaw are now on view at 125 Southwest Boulevard. The Artboards program is a collaboration with the Crossroads Comm …
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Meet Kansas City’s Emerging Art Curators
Three young talents bring their ideas to bear on the presentation of art from KC and beyond. As anyone familiar with Kansas City’s cultural milieu knows, the community is exceedingly fortunate to boast such a diverse and talented pool of visual artists. And although these creators deserve their well-earned recognition, what happens behind the looking glass at every gallery opening or museum exhibit remains more elusive and mysterious to the public. And thus it is important to contemplate the energy and labor that the city’s curatorial teams put into showcasing the work of its artists. In 2022, despite the burdens of a pandemic and economic malaise, there is a cohort of relatively new curators accomplishing incredible things by bringing art to the people.
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Charlotte Street Foundation’s Free Community Block Party celebrates organization’s 25th anniversary
The Charlotte Street Foundation has been located in its headquarters at 3333 Wyoming Street for a year now. While Charlotte Street is known for its considerable calendar of events, the staff’s original plans for a block party at the new building were pushed back due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On July 17, 2022, these plans were finally realized in a celebration of 25 years of supporting local artists.
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Kansas City auction way for owners to emotionally let go of possessions
The 'emotional value' auction hosted by the Charlotte Street Foundation, is a new form of sale that does not involve money. For art professor Adriane Herman, the idea came to her in a flash while talking with the Yarmouth Historical Center in Maine. The center kept getting offers of objects from local residents who didn't want to throw away or donate their things to strangers, but that the center didn't have the capacity to accept.