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ArtsKC’s programs and services are designed to “advance lives through the arts.” This includes programs for the arts community and those engaged with the arts in the local Kansas City area. Additionally, ArtsKC works with local government and civic leadership to advocate for the arts.
FY24 IMPACT BY THE NUMBERS
Organization grants awarded
Funds awarded to arts organizations, arts projects, and artists in the greater Kansas City area
Artist grants awarded
WHO WE SUPPORT
- Teri Rogers Film Grants
- 2024-2025
Project: “Cougar” In the presence of some disruptive male onlookers, an emerging Chinese-American filmmaker attempts filming the climax of her...
- Mission Support
- 2024-2025
A Flat Music Studio is an art organization that provides instrumental music lessons to the youth of the urban core...
- Mission Support
- 2024-2025
plug is a curatorial collaboration with the mission of bringing fresh perspectives and conversation to the local cultural community. Our...
- Teri Rogers Film Grants
- 2023-2024
In “Yerham,” a new-age Muslim filmmaker grapples with the complexities of grief, cultural expectations, and the stigma surrounding mental health...
- Mission Support
- 2023-2024
Summit Art encourages, promotes, educates and recognizes local artists. We inspire and engage our community by advancing an appreciation for...
- Mission Support
- 2024-2025
The DynamitExperience aims to funnel its collective energy back into the community that created us. Exploring “The Declaration Series” together...
- Mission Support
- 2023-2024
The Arts Engagement Foundation of Kansas City (AEFKC), a 501(c)(3) promotes engagement and increases participation in the arts in Kansas...
- Mission Support
- 2024-2025
The Youth Chorus of Kansas City offers singers in grades 3-12 the opportunity to pursue excellence through performance, build skills...
- Mission Support
- 2023-2024
KCVLAA provides low to no cost legal and accounting services in the KC area to artists and arts organizations from...
- Inspiration
- 2024-2025
My name is Kaley Wajcman and I am a fine artist and art therapist. I have developed a program call...
- Mission Support
- 2023-2024
Creative Emajinations mission is to offer arts education and mentorship, ensuring that every child in our community has access to...
- Mission Support
- 2023-2024
No Divide KC partners with Kansas City-based artists and organizations to create artistic events that are focused on the stories...
- Mission Support
- 2023-2024
KC Clay Guild is a nonprofit ceramic arts center. KCCG offers classes for all skill levels, open pottery studios, and...
- Inspiration
- 2023-2024
My name is Ian Chung and I am a composer. Kansas City’s Artistic Landmarks Through Musical Composition is a music...
- Mission Support
- 2023-2024
The Midwest Music Foundation unites and empowers the Kansas City area music community by providing health care assistance, education and...
- Mission Support
- 2023-2024
InterUrban ArtHouse empowers under-resourced artists to thrive, enriching the lives and communities of the KC metro through the arts across...
- Project Support
- 2023-2024
The 2024 Art in the Loop Project: Convivência, a curated outdoor art exhibition, & multi-genre/media performance series, takes place this...
- Project Support
- 2023-2024
Creature Creation—This master class will teach artists how to build the giant illuminated puppets StoneLion is known for. It is...
- Creative Initiatives Impact Funding
- 2023-2024
Ryogoku Soccer Academy provides an all-encompassing educational experience that serves to enhance the community. Sustainability and community involvement guide our...
- Creative Initiatives Impact Funding
- 2023-2024
Footprints Heroes Home Gate seeks to provide access to the Arts as a way to cope with PTSD and other...
- Inspiration
- 2023-2024
Mixed Media artist, Marissa Shell will be participating in Tangle Roots, an annual exhibition at InterUrban ArtHouse in Overland Park....
- Mission Support
- 2024-2025
The Arts Asylum has been a safe place to create and a staple within the artistic community of Kansas City...
- Project Support
- 2023-2024
Harmony Project KC harnesses the transformative power of music to increase access to higher education for underserved students by removing...
- Inspiration
- 2023-2024
Sascha Groschang is a cellist, composer and a champion for new music. Shapeshifter is a new recording project featuring all...
MEDIA / PRESS
Policy Alert: Federal Grant Freeze and Reversal – What You Need to Know
Late Monday night (1/27/2025), the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued a
ArtsKC will join a cohort of 200 nonprofit cultural organizations from across the U.S. and U.K. to improve essential digital infrastructure
Kansas City Region (January 3rd, 2025) – ArtsKC—Regional Arts Council is proud to announce that
ArtsKC Awards $215,000 in Mission Support Grants to Multi-year Recipients
KANSAS CITY, MO ArtsKC – Regional Arts Council is thrilled to announce this year’s Mission
ArtsKC Awards $42,000 in Inspiration Grants to 12 Regional Artists
KANSAS CITY, MO ArtsKC – Regional Arts Council is proud to announce the recipients of
The latest
Photo courtesy of Marissa Shell, 23-24 Round 1 Inspiration Grant Recipient.
Photo courtesy of Base Academy of Music, Project Support Grant recipient 22-23.
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