Charlotte Street Foundation was established in 1997 by advocate, David Hughes, Jr. as a response to needs articulated by artists within the community for an organization that was a valuable creative, social, and economic resource for artists living in Kansas City. For the past 20 years, Charlotte Street has done exactly that\u2014providing resources for individual artists by building upon our core principles of supporting, challenging, and empowering artists of exceptional vision\u2014all the while, cultivating an environment where artists and art can thrive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n