The Charlotte Street Foundation/Urban Culture Project Studio Residency Program will hold its annual Open Studios Weekend on Friday and Saturday in downtown Kansas City.

Dedicated to advancing artistic careers, the free two-day event welcomes the public to interact with dozens of local artists in their creative workspaces.

The showcase will include 22 visual artists, four writers and nine performing artists and ensembles. Visual artworks will be available for purchase and there will be dance performances, original music concerts, gallery talks and readings of fiction and nonfiction at several downtown locations.

Artist studios will be open from 6 to 10 p.m. Friday and noon to 3 p.m. Saturday at Partnership Place, 906 Grand (13th floor); Town Pavilion, 1100 Walnut (sixth floor); and the Paragraph Gallery + Project Space, 21-23 E. 12th.

Friday performances begin at 7 p.m. at Town Pavilion.

The finale will be at 3 p.m. Saturday, featuring a musical performance by Gamelan Genta Kasturi with the Indonesian Community of KC Dancers at Oppenstein Park on the southeast corner of 12th and Walnut.

For the full slate of Open Studios Weekend artists and schedule of performances and events, go to this website.