March 1st at City Ice Arts

If Only A Fool, an exhibition curated by Urban Culture Project Resident Chris Daharsh, will hold a closing reception this Friday, March 1st from 6pm – 9pm at the City Ice Arts Building at 2015 Cambell Street, in Studio #1.  It will also be open Saturday, March 2nd from 1pm – 5pm.  The show features work by artists Alli Litwicki, Andrew Ordonez, Stuart Smith and Emily Wilker.

New images by Chris Daharsh will also be on display in the City Ice Arts Gallery in the flatfile.

Alli Litwicki,    ; )    , 2013

Andrew Ordonez, Pathétique op. 13 – Untitled Pedigree, 2012

Emily Wilker, Sinestra and Dextra, 2012

Chris Daharsh Untitled (Referant #10), 2013

Jacob Banholzer – Open Studio – Preview

Come visit my studio during Open Studios! I am asking visitors to help create a colloborative sculpture. Pick an object from my studio and I’ll assisit in making part of that object out of paper. After Open Studios is complete, I will take all collaborative parts made and assemble them into a sculpture. Check out the link below for all the info!

http://www.charlottestreet.org/openstudios/

Amy Fredman – Charlotte Street Foundation’s Urban Culture Project Studio Resident

Sneak peek more to come

Come check out Luke Firle’s Studio extravaganza on March 8th, and 9th. Check back here later for more updates on the transformation of the studio.

Hello Art’s March First Friday Reception features new work from Elizabeth Allen-Cannon

Forward, March III by UCP Resident Elizabeth Allen-Cannon. Oil on panel, 2013

Hello Art’s March First Friday Reception features new work from UCP resident Elizabeth Allen-Cannon, along with other artwork on view from the Kansas City Collection. The event will take place from 5:30-9pm at the Kansas City Marriott Downtown, 200 W. 12th St., KCMO 64105. Stop by for hors d’oeuvres, wine, and live music.

Last Week to see Resident Skye Livingston’s Work at the Carter Art Center

 

Corner to Corner & Head to Toe features local UCP resident Skye Livingston’s most recent work, a series of figurative watercolors. While this series is a departure from her typical three-dimensional work, these watercolors actually depict Livingston’s MAL Figures, small human-like forms created out of translucent silk, two of which are on display in Corner to Corner & Head to Toe.

Corner to Corner & Head to Toe is located in the Carter Art Center Gallery on the Penn Valley campus, at 3201 Southwest Trafficway. Regular gallery hours are Tuesday-Friday 1:00 pm-5:00 pm and Saturday 12:00 pm-3:00 pm. The show’s closing reception is on March 1st from 5:00 pm-8:00 pm.

 

Resident Maegan Stracy will be at Kansas City Fashion Week

On February 28^th Kansas City will kick off the first day of runway shows at Kansas City Fashion Week.  One of the current UCP residents, Maegan Stracy, has been spending the past few months getting ready for the debut of her newest collection on February 28^th.

Maegan’s collection focuses on the use of unlikely and innovative materials to create contemporary and fresh sportswear inspired looks.  Maegan has been using several different types of vinyl, sequins and water to create unexpected textures and fresh looks. Below are a few images of her work in progress that viewers can expect to see on during her Kansas City Fashion week debut.

If you are interested in coming to the show tickets are available at kansascityfashionweek.com.  Tickets range from $15-$60 depending on your preferred proximity to the runway.  Shows will begin at 7:00 pm at 28 event space. Several other designers and boutiques will also be showing on February 28^th, guaranteeing a exciting and packed evening.  Fashion week events will continue though the weekend from Friday night until Sunday afternoon at 28 event space, featuring a variety of aesthetics and approaches to fashion design and a few after parties.

 

Madeline Gallucci and Will Preman Open Studios Collaboration

Madeline Gallucci

Collaboration has always been an important aspect to my artistic practice. I have been involved in different projects with other artists, as well as working with the KC-based performance group Whoop Dee Doo. Whoop Dee Doo taught me the importance of letting go within my work- to allow chance and trust with another person.  This lead to an important development within my individual studio practice. Often times a drawing will never reach a final “finished” state. I am more interested in how the drawing begins to evolve as it becomes layered with other materials.

As a printmaking major during my time at KCAI, I recognized the energy that flowed between artists working so closely together. The nature of a print shop requires technical/mechanical assistance, a natural collaboration between students, that requires careful listening and timely response. Though I strayed from print-based work, I was still intrigued by a collaborative environment that I naturally carried into my residency with Charlotte Street Foundation.

After much admiration for each other’s work, Will Preman and I began a small collaboration. It began as a discussion of ideas, objects and artists that interested us, but soon grew into an exchange of drawings. We began to repurpose old works, and layer our scrap pieces to create new imagery. With no real end product in sight, I am most excited about the energy exchanged in the process of making, the new perspective we each bring to old works, as well as creating imagery specifically for the other person.

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Will Preman

Since being a Charlotte Street Foundation’s Urban Culture Project resident, I have focused my artistic practice around experimentation and developing my art in a new direction from undergraduate study.  I am currently making two-dimensional drawings that use a machine called a pen plotter that converts drawings made on the computer to paper.  This conversion isn’t always perfect, pens and markers occasionally bleed, leak, or skip over certain areas.  I find myself drawn to both the careful precision and the occasional slipups of the machine as well as my hand.

Working around and with artists I respect has always served as constant motivation for my own studio practice.  Madeline Gallucci and I have known each other for a number of years, but have never had the opportunity to work together.  Madeline and I share many similar sensibilities regarding subject matter, layering of content, and process.  These similarities allow for a certain trust to happen between us. There is no fear of ruining the other’s artwork, which gives each other a lot of freedom.  Our goal for this collaboration is not strict.  We hope to open up new ideas and unexpected directions for our individual work and work make together.

See both Will Preman and Madeline Gallucci’s individual and collaborative works at Open Studios Weekend on March 8th and 9th! Madeline’s studio is located in Town Pavilion while Will’s studio is located at pARTnership Place.

2013 Annual Urban Culture Project Open Studios

CHARLOTTE STREET FOUNDATION’S URBAN CULTURE PROJECT OPEN STUDIOS WEEKEND, SHOWCASES THE WORK OF ARTISTS IN ITS STUDIO RESIDENCY PROGRAM FOR VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTISTS. THE 2-DAY EVENT, MARCH 8 + 9, 2013 INCLUDES LIVE MUSIC, DANCE, THEATRE, COMEDY IMPROV, AND CROSS-DISCIPLINARY PERFORMANCES, SPECIAL SALES, TEMPORARY INSTALLATIONS, PARTICIPATORY ACTIVITIES, ARTIST TALKS, AND MORE, HIGHLIGHTING THE WORK OF 21 VISUAL ARTISTS AND 8 PERFORMING ARTISTS/ENSEMBLES AWARDED FREE STUDIOS FOR YEAR-LONG TERMS THROUGH CHARLOTTE STREET’S COMPETITIVE URBAN CULTURE PROJECT STUDIO RESIDENCY PROGRAM. ALL EVENTS ARE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. LEARN MORE IN THE PRESS RELEASE.

OPEN STUDIOS PROGRAM – INCLUDING SCHEDULE OF EVENTS, GEOGRAPHICAL MAP, STUDIO MAPS, DESCRIPTIONS OF ARTISTS’ WORK, AND KID-FRIENDLY INFO! – TO BE POSTED IN FEBRUARY 2013

OPEN STUDIOS WEEKEND HIGHLIGHTS:

– 21 Artists’ studios open for viewing with all artists on-hand to discuss their work and answer questions.

– Curator and Artist Talks

– Performances including collaborative works and individual contemporary dance performances:

– Big Japan, 8 March, 7pm, Paragraph Gallery, 21-23 East 12^th St.: Comedic ensemble freestyle raps.
– Black House Collective, 8 March, 9pm, Paragraph Gallery,21-23 East 12^th St.:musical performance of selections from their 11th workshop, a collaboration with the Nelson-Atkins Museum.
– Miles Bonny, 8 March, 5:30-6:30pm, pARTnership Place, 906 Grand, 13^th Floor:  Kick-off Reception with performance of original music utilizing his live vocals and flugelhorn.
– Lisa Cordes, 9 March, noon, Paragraph Gallery, 21-23 East 12^th St.: performs Box of Lamentations, a spoken word cycle exploring gun violence in America.
– Gamelan, 9 March, 12:30, Town Pavilion, 1100 Walnut, 6^th Floor: traditional and modern Balinese Gamelan music performance.
– Kacico, 8 March, 8pm, Town Pavilion, 1100 Walnut, 6^th Floor: Dance performance of excepts from The Song and Dance Project.
– Marisa MacKay, 8 March, 8:30pm, Town Pavilion, 1100 Walnut, 6^th Floor: Dance performance by The Smith Project of original new choreography.
– Erin Muenks, 8 March, 7:30pm, Town Pavilion, 1100 Walnut, 6^th Floor: Debut dance performance of Sewing the Seeds of Change.

– And more! Check back for the FULL OPEN STUDIOS PROGRAM!

VENUES AND ARTISTS:
– Find detailed info about the 2012-13 studio residents at https://urbanculturestudioresidents.wordpress.com

PARTNERSHIP PLACE / 906 Grand, 13 floor, KCMO
Visual Artists: Ben Harle, Calder Kamin, Christopher Daharsh, Emily Connell, Jacob Banholzer, Katy McRoberts, and Will Preman

TOWN PAVILION / 1100 Walnut, 6^th floor, KCMO
Visual Artists: Elizabeth Allen-Cannon, Lindsay Deifik, Eric Dobbins, Luke Firle, Amy Fredman, Madeline Gallucci, Rachel Gregor, Rachel Helm, Robert Howsare, Molly Kaderka, Skye Livingston, Rodolfo Marron, Maegan Stracy, and Jennifer Williams.
Performing artists:  Miles Bonny, Gamelan Genta Kasturi, Lisa Cordes, Tom Kessler, Juliette Everhart and collaborators (LSR and Big in Japan), Black House Collective, Marisa MacKay-Smith, Kacico Dance, and Erin Muenks.

Patrick Alonzo Conway/ Gamelan Genta Kasturi – Charlotte Street Urban Culture Project Studio Resident

Patrick Alonzo Conway/ Gamelan Genta Kasturi – Charlotte Street Urban Culture Project Studio Resident from Charlotte Street Foundation on Vimeo.