The Charlotte Street Visual Artist Awards recognize and significantly support Kansas City-based visual artists of all media who are creating exceptional contemporary work.
Donor Name: Charlotte Street
State: Kansas, Missouri
County: Clay County (MO), Jackson County (MO), Johnson County (KS), Platte County (MO), Wyandotte County (KS)
Type of Grant: Awards and Prizes
Deadline: 11/11/2024
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Providing artists with financial support, critical recognition, and public exposure, these awards reward artistic accomplishments to date and support the continued development of artists’ work and careers.
Awarded artists will be those who:
- Generate exceptional new work as visual artists
- Create work that is accomplished, imaginative, and authentic
- Demonstrate sustained commitment to their work artistic practices
Through recognizing and supporting exceptional artists living and working in the Kansas City metro area, Charlotte Street seeks to empower and propel individual artists, enhance the artistic culture of the region, and increase Kansas City’s desirability as a place for artists to live and work.
Funding Information
Three recipients of the 2025 Charlotte Street Visual Artist Award Fellow receive:
- An unrestricted cash grant of $10,000
- Recognition by Charlotte Street at the time of the Award announcement and throughout the year 2025—including announcements to media, online promotion, special event features and more
- Inclusion in the 2025 Charlotte Street Visual Artist Award exhibition at the Spencer Museum of Art, accompanied by a printed brochure with images and commissioned writing about their work.
Criteria for Selection
- Strength of submitted artistic portfolio to date
- Promise and desire for future artistic achievement
- Commitment to and demonstration of innovation and experimentation in terms of form, content, process, and/or presentation
- Potential impact of Award on continued artistic development.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants must currently live and have lived in the five-county Greater Kansas City Metro area (Clay, Jackson, Johnson, Platte, Douglas, Wyandotte) for at least one year prior to application deadline (before November 11, 2024)
- Artists must be at least 21 years of age by application deadline.
- Applicants must not be currently enrolled in a degree-seeking program.
For more information, visit Charlotte Street.
