Writer, Bob Hoffman, shares a story about his first encounter with his soon to be best friend, John Puscheck.

Meeting the artist, John Puscheck shared by: Bob Hoffman

Rich Hill of the Secretions shares his story

Rich Hill

Dave Stewart shares stories from early years at KCAI, Little Arkansas, America Royal BBQ, and the Charlotte St. Mission.

Dave Stewart

Bob Hoffman shares the tale of the deck at the Charlotte St. Mission

Deck Story

Perfect Brisket

Bob Hoffman describes the Puscheck's snow painting technique

Snow Paintings

Bob Hoffman describes Puscheck's plexiglass painting technique.

Plexi Paintings

SPACE IS THE PLACE Kelly Pettigrew shares about John's fascination with space.

KCAI EARLY DAZE Kelly Pettigrew+John Kimball First Impressions

Listen to  "Tales from the Mission" 
These oral history recordings are currently paired within the exhibition, "Everybody Eats When They Come to My House." 

Everybody Eats When They Come to My House is a curatorial exploration of the Charlotte Street Mission and the creative community in which it served. The Mission, as it was fondly called by Kansas City’s thriving artists, musicians, writers, chefs, craftsmen and new collectors, was a modest rental home owned by the University of Missouri, Kansas City. Artist John Puscheck played host of the Mission for nearly two decades in the 1980s-2000s. Affectionately remembered for its backyard cookouts, art shows, live music, dancing, dominoes, and art making, Everybody Eats When They Come to My House is a dive into the early community of artists that preluded Charlotte Street’s founding and Kansas City’s creative ecosystem today.

Throughout the month-long exhibition, Charlotte Street Gallery will be transformed into a backyard setting that will proudly display loaned artworks in an immersive installation. Additionally, Charlotte Street will be producing an oral history project to gather, share, and preserve stories from the Charlotte Street Mission’s artist community. These interviews and recordings will be edited and added to the media gallery listening station within the exhibition, and later archived in Charlotte Street Kemper Library. Friends and guests are welcome to complete and share their version of the show postcard and any ephemeral offerings that emulate the spirit and generosity of the Mission on the “Puscheck Potluck Table.” These items will remain on display through the duration of the exhibition.
Each track is a shared story or reflection about Kansas City artist, John Puscheck, the Charlotte Street Mission circa 80s-00s, Evil Monkeys, BBQ, KC music scene....

Tales From the Mission