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Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art acknowledges it resides on the ancestral territory of the Osage, Kaw, and Otoe-Missouria, among other tribal nations forcibly moved to the region such as the Shawnee, Wyandot, Delaware, Potawatomi, Sac and Fox and Kiikaapoi (Kickapoo) nations. We recognize and support the continued vibrancy of Native communities and cultures today who continue to thrive, as well as the inherent sovereignty of tribal nations. We are compelled to serve and advocate for these communities in accordance with our public mission.

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Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art is pleased to host the 2019 Charlotte Street Visual Artist Awards exhibition, presenting recent works by three Kansas City-based artists: Boi Boy, Megan Pobywajlo, and Fatimah Tuggar. A jury of arts professionals selected the artists to receive this prestigious award as a testament to their practice and achievements in the visual arts. Each artist has risen to the challenge of presenting a selection of new work and expanding individual presentation methods at Kemper Museum.

The brochure published in conjunction with the exhibition and authored by Jade Powers, assistant curator at Kemper Museum, offers insightful short essays in which she expounds upon the range of themes reflected in the work of each artist. The Museum also offers programming to accompany the exhibition, including a performance by the 2019 Charlotte Street Generative Performing Artist Award Fellow Sheri “Purpose” Hall.

In celebration of Kemper Museum’s twenty-fifth anniversary, the Kemper Family Foundations is supporting the acquisition of a work from the 2019 Charlotte Street Visual Artist Awards exhibition, selected by Kemper Museum’s Future Collectors Club, to be announced prior to the close of the exhibition. The Future Collectors Club is a group interested in sharing collecting experiences, learning all aspects of collecting contemporary art, and includes opportunities to influence artwork acquisitions into the Museum’s Permanent Collection.

Megan Pobywajlo, Pear and Wild Carrot/Literati Style, 2019, archival inkjet print on Dibond, 60 x 40 inches, courtesy of the artist © Megan Pobywajlo

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2019 Charlotte Street Visual Artist Awards

Fatimah Tuggar, Dream Team, 2009, computer montage (inkjet on vinyl), 36 x 60 inches, courtesy of the artist © Fatimah Tuggar