ARTSPEAK RADIO + ArtsKC, Charlotte Street Foundation, & Poet TL Sanders

Wednesday, January 8, 2020, noon – 1pm CST, 90.1fm KKFI Kansas City Community Radio, streaming live www.kkfi.org

Producer/host Maria Vasquez Boyd welcomes ArtsKC Brandon Haralson, Poet TL Sanders, and Charlotte Street Foundaton Mason Andrew Kilpatrick live from the KKFI studio.

BRANDON HARALSON, Communications Manager, Engagement & Public Policy ArtsKC- ArtsKC has developed programs and services designed to “unleash the power of the arts.” This includes programs for the arts community, the business community, and services to the civic community. Each specific program or service we provide to artists, arts organizations or the community at large was developed to address a need within our local arts ecology. ArtsKC continually assesses and adjusts our services to respond to the needs of our growing arts community.
OUR MISSION To unleash the power of the arts.
OUR VISION We will build a city of great dreams and vigorous life, where everyone participates in and benefits from the arts.
OUR MESSAGE We Promote, Support and Advocate for the arts. We are a nonprofit organization serving the five-county region- Clay, Platte and Jackson in Missouri; Johnson and Wyandotte in Kansas. Promote the individual, community, social, and economic benefits of the arts by advancing inclusive engagement throughout the region. Support artists and art organizations by providing expert business and financial resources that equitably grow their professional capacity. Advocate for the arts through education and awareness, building robust relationships with cross sector leaders, innovators and officials.
Learn more about the programs and services we provide including Grantmaking, ArtsKCGo.com, the Arts Leadership Network, and Now Showing, a program matching local visual artists with corporate spaces. In addition, we work with local government and civic leadership to advocate for the arts. www.artskc.org
Along with our programs, ArtsKC serves as hub for the arts community and the public at large in the Kansas City metro region. Call us with any question or idea, and check out the Resource Center for Artists, Arts Organizations, and Art Enthusiasts.

ArtsKC announces that twenty-three local organizations have been awarded over $45,000 in grants for arts projects. Organizations and projects include:

Art in the Loop Foundation, 2020 Art in the Loop Project
ArtsTech, Splash Mob
Community Housing of Wyandotte County, CHWC Community Arts Programming
Gurukul Dance Company, Masters in Motion
Heartland Chamber Music, Ltd., StringSprouts KC
Kansas City Electronic Music and Arts Alliance, Finish with a (Load)bang!
Kansas City Jazz Orchestra, KCJO 19/20 Concert Series
Kansas City Women’s Chorus, Kansas City Women’s Chorus 20th Anniversary Season Programs
Kinnor Philharmonic, Kinnor Philharmonic Presents Clarinetist David Krakauer
KKFI 90.1 FM, 2019 KKFI Crossroads Music Fest
Landlocked Opera Inc., The Magic Flute
Marlborough Community Coalition, Marlborough Youth Arts Festival
Metropolitan Community College Foundation, MCC Storytelling Celebration
Mid America Freedom Band, Stacy Busch’s Concerto for Two Drag Queens Commission
Moral Injury Association of America, Mapping as Metaphor
No Divide KC, When/Time
Rightfully Sewn, Fashion Designer Professional Development Quarterly Workshops
StoneLion Puppet Theatre, Illuminated Waters 2020
Summit Art, Summit Art Festival 2019
Synergy Services, Youth Resiliency Center (YRC) Arts Program
Traditional Music Society, TMS African Music & Dance Youth Ensemble
United Inner City Services, Art @ UICS
The Whole Person, Expressions Art Exhibition

Questions? Connect with our staff! And thank you for supporting the arts in our region!
ArtsKC – Regional Arts Council is a 501c3 nonprofit organization.
Gallery Hours:Monday-Thursday 12pm-5pm Fridays & Mornings By Appt Only through Aug. 30 Open First Fridays 5pm-8pm
www.artskc.org

POET TL SANDERS-Jan. 10th TL Sanders will perform for Jay Mcshann’s Big Birthday Bash at the American Jazz Museum, sharing the stage with Pianist Joe Cartrwight and his Trio. www.kansascity.eventful.com/events/jay-mcshann-birthday-bash-/E0-001-132849157-9 Feb. 10th Sanders performs a solo show, a rendition of kNew: The Screenplay, at Missouri Western State University. (As well, their creative writing courses have included my poetry book in the curriculum.) Feb. 15th Sanders will perform at the Nelson Atkins Museum of Art with choreographer Tristian Griffin. Mar. 21st SandersI will perform his solo show at Union Station on the City Stages stage.
www.Poettlsanders.com

MASON ANDREW KILPATRICK, Marketing & Communications Manager Charlotte Street Foundation- Charlotte Street Foundation identifies the needs and fuels the evolution of an ever-changing multidisciplinary arts ecosystem, acting as its primary provocateur. Charlotte Street cultivates the contemporary, the exceptional, and the unexpected in the practice of artists working in and engaging with the Kansas City art community. Since 1997, Charlotte Street has distributed over $1.1 million in awards and grants to artists and their innovative projects, and connected individual artists to each other and to the greater Kansas City community. For more information about Charlotte Street, its awards, programs, and initiatives, visit www.charlottestreet.org.
Making Moves aims to kick off 2020 on the right start with an Improv Jam! The Jam will be open to movers of all backgrounds and abilities. Improvisation of scores, music, and community building are all heavily encouraged. Start the season off on a right foot and collaborate with peers and new friends in Kansas City.
The event is FREE and open to the public. All ages are welcome. Doors open at 7:00 and the performance starts at 7:30pm. Performances are hosted at Capsule, a contemporary performing arts space located at 1664 Broadway Blvd, Kansas City, MO. The venue is to the left of Los Tules on Broadway Blvd!
A monthly gathering, Making Moves provides a platform for local movers and makers to create, produce, and share new choreographic works. Making Moves aims to build community through a shared passion for dance and movement. The series is produced by Kyle Mullins and made possible by Charlotte Street Foundation.
Rocket Grants Director Julia Cole has vacated her position after a decade in that role. Launched in 2009, The Rocket Grants program is “a partnership between the Charlotte Street Foundation in Kansas City, MO and the Spencer Museum of Art at KU in Lawrence, KS, with funding from the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts.“
Charlotte Street Foundation and BOK Financial are excited to announce the artists who have been selected to participate in the 2020-2021 Crossroads Artboards. The Artboards are located above BOK Financial’s branch in the heart of Kansas City’s Crossroads District at 125 Southwest Blvd, Kansas City, MO. Eight different works will be featured for three months each.
The artists selected were Megan Pobywajlo + Max Wagner, Megan Ganey, Joe Bussell, Kylie McConnell, Davin Watne, Alonso Ortega, Diana Heise, and Lauren Phillips.
The artists will exhibit their commissioned images on the exterior, double-sided billboards rising above BOK Financial at 125 Southwest Boulevard in Kansas City, Missouri. The Artboards will be visible to the public all hours of the day, and will remain on view for three months.
The 2020-2021 Artboards schedule is as follows (subject to change):
March – May: Megan Pobywajlo + Max Wagner and Megan Ganey
June – August: Joe Bussell and Kylie McConnell
September – November: Davin Watne and Alonso Ortega
December 2020 – February 2021: Diana Heise and Lauren Phillips
www.charlottestreet.org

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