The 2018 Open Studios Event is this Saturday!
2018 SCHEDULE SCHEDULE OF EVENTS, PERFORMANCES, & ACTIVITIES click to view/download the weekend digital program Charlotte Street’s Studio Residency welcomes the public to our annual Open Studios event at … Continue reading
input/output: art and technology
Walter Isaacson – Leonardo Da Vinci In addition to this biography on Leonardo Da Vinci, Professor Isaacson has written biographies on Steve Jobs, Benjamin Franklin, Albert Einstein, and Henry Kissinger. This … Continue reading
input/output: Gaga
Every day, each of us takes in countless bits of media and stimuli that impact our processes, our projects, and our lives. Sometimes we seek out specific sources of inspiration … Continue reading
INTRODUCING: INPUT / OUTPUT
At Charlotte Street the studio residents formally meet once a month. This year, some of the residents have organized an informal group that gets together each of the other Mondays. … Continue reading
Update: resident artist Tori Lawrence
I finally got around to getting the b/w film developed that I took of my recent live dance performance “Progress.” [as you can tell, I’m a total amateur at photography.] I … Continue reading
It’s Never Too Late for Introductions – NDo Team Members Pursuit Affordable Studios for KC Creative Community
In the hustle and bustle of life, work, studio and New Year excitement – Charlotte Street Artists-in-residence, NDo have not yet introduced themselves. Jahaira Aguilar and Andrew Lattner are Co-Founders … Continue reading
Lactobacillus Amongus- call for participants- S.E. Nash
My upcoming show for PLUG Projects in May will center around sourdough starters and public participation in creating starters and cooking or baking with them. For this project, I am aiming to … Continue reading
And so my Residency has begun! – by Kevin King
The start of Kevin King’s residency coincided with preparations for his annual LGBTQ+ short play festival, Alphabet Soup: Stories from Queer Voices.
Endnotes
Let’s be brief. My term at Charlotte Street – after two years as a writer-in-residence – is at an end. And I am very much going to miss this place. … Continue reading
Kansas City Poetry Throwdown 2016
If you’re in and about Midtown, KC this weekend, make plans to drop by Prospero’s Books at 39th and Bell. You will likely catch some great poetry by poets from … Continue reading
Analog Drift, an ArtSounds on March 10th
Two members of the Charlotte Street Residency program– Eli Hougland and Russell Thorpe– will be involved in an ArtSounds on March 10th, at 7:30 pm. It will be held at … Continue reading
Full Time Starts Tomorrow, February 15th
After months of preparation and planning, myself and fellow artist, Eli Gold, will carry out a 5 day performance and installation within Charlotte Street’s La Esquina Gallery. Together, over the course … Continue reading
Cat Mahari’s First Project of Artist Residency PREMIERE!!
Cat Mahari (performing artist in residence 2014/15) premiere’s her FIRST FULL-LENGTH work “the floor”, an immersive theatre project intrigued with repetition as a critical component of transformation in love, partnership, … Continue reading
ARENA Showcase at HAW//Contemporary
Sara Clarken The ARENA showcase, held at Haw Contemporary August 30th, is a one-night event announcing ARENA’s place in the Kansas City and global art scenes. ARENA has curated a … Continue reading
For August First Fridays make sure to check out:
Will Meier’s solo show: PIX at The Writers Place. – An extension of the work presented a few months ago at Open Studios and a counterpoint to the work in the … Continue reading
Kacico Dance: 2014 Informal Showcase
Come see Kacico Dance perform rep pieces from the past and new dance works in an informal showcase. As a selected resident of the Charlotte Street Urban Culture Project, Kacico Dance … Continue reading
Maegan & Madeline’s UCP BOOTOWN BAZAAR
In conjunction with Charlotte Street OPEN STUDIOS: MAEGAN & MADELINE’S UCP BOOTOWN BAZAAR Town Pavilion 6th … Continue reading
Open Studios Gamelan Performance with Guest from Bali
Gamelan Genta Kasturi, Kansas City’s community Semaradana gamelan ensemble, is one of the 2013-14 Charlotte Street Urban Culture Project Studio Residents. The group has brought a guest artist from Institut … Continue reading
TONIGHT, TONIGHT: NOW IS THE ONLY THING THAT’S REAL, SOLO EXHIBITION BY JENNIFER LYNN WILLIAMS
“There will come a time when all of us are dead. All of us. There will come a time when there are no human beings remaining to remember … Continue reading
Will Meier: what the hell has he been up to?
any of you who follow my arts-writing blog may have noticed that there hasn’t been much activity on there over the last month or two. it’s true, I haven’t been … Continue reading
Open Studios Fri April 25 & Sat April 26
JOIN US! 2014 Open Studios Weekend is FRIDAY April 25, 6-10p + SATURDAY April 26, 12-3! Event Details Friday, April 25, 6pm-10pm Saturday, April 26, 12pm-3pm Paragraph Gallery/23 E 12th … Continue reading
Application NOW LIVE for fall 2014-15 residencies! Deadline May 12
Charlotte Street Foundation is now accepting applications from visual artists, performing artists, and writers interested in being considered for its competitive Urban Culture Project Studio Residency Program. Applications are due … Continue reading
“Parade Route” March 22, 7:30 as part of “Time and Memory” at Paragraph
Featuring acting, performance and accompanying music, Parade Route is the story of two friends born on the same day, in the same Kansas hospital, and their route to coming out, … Continue reading
Gamelan Genta Kasturi collaborates with Quadrigarum Sat March 8 at Vacant Farm
Vacant Farm is hosting an Open House on Saturday March 8 at 3333 Roanoke KCMO just south of 31st and SWBlvd. Doors open at 7pm. Featuring special performances by: Gamelan … Continue reading
Let it Fall (in process) performed at The Folly
“Let it Fall” (in process) at A Modern Night at the Folly 2.8.14 from Jane Gotch on Vimeo. Choreography: Jane Gotch in collaboration with the dancers Dancers: Leo Gayden and … Continue reading
A Few New Writings
Hey UCP Blog readers, Just wanted to let you know of a couple of things I’ve started and wrapped up since the new year began. The first is a review … Continue reading
Modern Night at the Folly
Saturday, February 8, 2014 City in Motion Dance Theater is proud to present the 11th annual performance of “A Modern Night at the Folly” a choreographers’ showcase for Kansas City’s local … Continue reading
Guest Artists coming to KC from Bali
We are excited to have received a private donation to fund bringing two guest artists from Bali to tune our Semaradana gamelan set and teach and perform with our group. … Continue reading
LYLAS: Christian Defonte, Kate Falcone, Natalie Ebaugh, Frankie Fleming, Lindsey Eskind – opens Fri Jan 31 at Project Space
LYLAS, an exhibition of contemporary artworks by Christian Defonte (New York, NY), Kate Falcone (Brooklyn, NY), Natalie Ebaugh (Portland, OR), Frankie Fleming (CA), and Lindsey Eskind (Kansas City, MO), opens Friday January 31, 6-9pm at Project Space, 21 East … Continue reading
Tea Time ‘zine showcase opens Friday, Jan 31, 6-9p at Paragraph
Tea Time, a showcase of new ‘zines, opens Friday, January 31, 6-9pm at Paragraph Gallery as part of Charlotte Street Foundation’s Studio Residency Program ¶ Series. Created by Rodolfo Marron III, … Continue reading
OBJET ~ boutique pop-up shop opens Friday Jan 31, 6-9 at Paragraph
OBJET ~ boutique, a pop-up shop curated by Dean Roper, opens Friday, January 31, 6-9pm at Paragraph Gallery, 23 East 12th Street, KCMO. OBJET ~ boutique will host a selection of utilitarian objects … Continue reading
In·ter·ven·tion, site-specific installation by Carolina Aranibar, opens Friday Jan 17 at Paragraph
Debuting at Paragraph gallery, 23 East 12th Street, on Friday, January 17, 6-9pm, In·ter·ven·tion is a temporary, site-specific installation by studio resident Carolina Aranibar. Inspired by natural phenomena of light, color, … Continue reading
Stephanie Syjuco’s FREE TEXTS: An Open Source Reading Room
We’ll Make Out Better Than Okay at La Esquina includes Stephanie Syjuco’s “FREE TEXTS: An Open Source Reading Room”, featuring a wall of flier take-aways of URLs for free online … Continue reading
it’s official
I finally got my writing off of my viz art site and into its new home on tumblr. Much more mobile friendly, legible, kewl, etc. Check it out! Should have … Continue reading
Gamelan Genta Kasturi activites to date
The ensemble has been actively updating repertoire in our “book” of tunes available for various performances and also creating new music for a collaboration with the duo Nagual for the Black Lab Performance … Continue reading
HONEY POT PERFORMANCE presents PRICE POINT at Paragraph, December 13, 9pm
As the culmination of the Studios Open House on December 13, Charlotte Street Foundation presents PRICE POINT, a live performance by Chicago-based ensemble Honey Pot Performance at Paragraph Gallery, 23 East … Continue reading
HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE DECEMBER 13!
Join us Friday, December 13, starting at 5pm, for a Charlotte Street Studio Residency Program HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE! Town Pavilion and pARTnership Place will feature open studios by our two-dozen visual artist residents, … Continue reading
Save the date! Open House December 13
On Friday December 13, 5:30-9pm. we will host a holiday Open House, welcoming friends and visitors into the studios at pARTnership Place (906 Grand, 13th floor) and Town Pavilion (1100 … Continue reading
First Major Writing Project: completed!
Hot off the laptop of Will Meier: During my UCP intro artist presentation some of you may remember me mentioning my first major project of the residency concerning the artwork … Continue reading
Maegan Stracy: Spring Summer 2014 Presentation at San Diego Fashion Week
Second Year resident Maegan Stracy is set to debut her Spring/ Summer 2014 collection at Fashion Week San Diego October 4th. Stracy’s collection is focused on wearable garments inspired by … Continue reading
