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1. A Foundation for Creativity A Foundation for Creativity April 10, 2011 The 2011 award winners of grants from Charlotte Street Foundation include Peggy Noland, Ricky Allman, and Andy Brayman. Works from the three are pictured: Noland's Crossroads boutique "with outlandish...
2. A Grand Statement A Grand Statement September 1, 2011 Article describes sculptor John Salvest's two projects--one a "massive wall of cargo containers" that spell out IOU on one side and USA on the other and also his "New Cornucopia," a cargo container filled...
3. A Nest for Creativity A Nest for Creativity January 9, 2011 Article describes the opening of the City Ice Arts Center located in the old Kansas City Ice Building at 2029 Campbell Street in the Crossroads Arts District. Sean Kelley, owner, sees it as "a comfortable...
4. A Tiny Renoir Began Impressive Obsession A Tiny Renoir Began Impressive Obsession June 3, 2007 Article spotlighting the personal collection of French Impressionist paintings of Henry and Marion Bloch. For the last 35 years the Blochs have acquired works from such artists as Manet, Monet, Renior...
5. Anne Lindberg's Line Leads Her to New York Anne Lindberg's Line Leads Her to New York January 10, 2010 Article profiles Kansas City artist Anne Lindberg and her first solo show in New York at the Cynthia-Reeves Gallery. The exhibition features a series of works described as "tightly spaced parallel lines...
6. Another KC Winner Another KC Winner April 20, 2008 Kansas City artist Elijah Gowin won a Guggenheim Fellowship. This is the second time in two years that a Kansas City artist has won this award. Gowin is assistant professor of art and art history at the...
7. Art Amid Destruction Art Amid Destruction August 4, 2011 "Project Reclamation," initiated by Kansas City artist Matt Dehaemers, was a fund-raising event that involved Joplin-area artists that created artworks using debris from the May 2011 tornado that devasted...
8. Artists' Careers Get a Boost Artists' Careers Get a Boost February 14, 2010 Three artists have received the 2010 Charlotte Street Foundation visual artist awards for artistic merit. They are clothing designer, Ari Fish; fabric artist, Sonie Ruffin; and painter, Caleb Taylor. Article...
9. Avenue of the Arts Expands Avenue of the Arts Expands May 17, 2009 The year 2009 marks the tenth anniversary of the Avenue of the Arts project which showcases contempory works by local artists along Central Street in downtown Kansas City. The 2009 display will feature...
10. Benton's KC Flood Painting for Sale Benton’s KC Flood Painting for Sale May 18, 2011 Thomas Hart Benton’s “Flood Disaster (Homecoming—Kaw Valley)” is set to be auctioned at Sotheby’s in New York on May 19, 2011. The painting “was inspired by the devastating floods of the summer...
11. Cannon, Mary Cannon, Mary 19?? File containing an obituary article about Mary Cannon, a Kansas City landscape artist specializing in "patio paintings," trained with Philomene Bennett and Lou Marak, with photo.
12. Ex-Astronaut Still Soars As Historical Artist Ex-Astronaut Still Soars As Historical Artist October 15, 2010 Ed Dwight of Kansas City, Kansas, has made a name for himself as a sculptor of public works, displaying sculptures in places like Denver, Detroit, and Kansas City. Dwight made history in 1962 by training...
13. Fertile Ground for Change Fertile Ground for Change November 18, 2007 Review of the inaugural special exhibition of the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art titled "American Soil." Described as a "morality tale told in paint," the dominant theme of the exhibit is the exploitation...
14. Finding the Kingdom Within Finding the Kingdom Within July 8, 2007 Article profiling Kansas City artist Jay Norton, whose work is currently exhibited at the Paragraph Gallery, 23 E. 12th Street. Norton is a practicing criminal defense lawyer who holds a bachelor's degree...
15. First Friday Goes to School First Friday Goes to School September 2, 2010 To celebrate its 125th anniversary, the Kansas City Art Institute will have shows of art works by faculty, students, and graduates in various places in the city. The article includes a list of some of...
16. Friend to KC Artists Friend to KC Artists January 13, 2013 Article announces that David Hughes, founder and co-director of the Charlotte Street Foundation, will step down from his position in 2013. Hughes is interviewed and describes his decision. A history of...
17. Gallery has a Hot New Location Gallery has a Hot New Location November 1, 2012 Article announces that Pat Jordan, a Kansas City art dealer, has moved her gallery into the former Station 11 firehouse located at 2033 Vine Street. Jordan is interviewed and explains her decision to relocate...
18. Going Global: Kansas City Sculptor is in Demand in China, New York, Des Moines and Dubai Going Global: Kansas City Sculptor is in Demand in China, New York, Des Moines and Dubai August 10, 2008 Kansas City artist Jesse Small is featured in this article. Small is a 1997 graduate of the Kansas City Art Institute and has a studio in the East Crossroads. He recently spent a year in China, living...
19. Harlem Renaissance Man Harlem Renaissance Man September 9, 2007 African American artist Aaron Douglas was born in Topeka in 1899 and taught at Lincoln High School in Kansas City at one time. He later became part of the "the early 20th-century explosion of black arts...
20. Home, Hearth, Self Home, Hearth, Self February 19, 2012 Review of artist Rashawn Griffin's one-person show at the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art. Griffin grew up in Olathe.