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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
- Mission Support
- 2024-2025
Reel Image Film & Video Gorup is an organization that provides support for African American filmmakers, film projects, and film...
- Project Support
- 2023-2024
The Martin City Melodrama presents WIZARD OF PAWS @ the Grandview Amphitheater. Summer 2024. Featuring children of all ages, the...
- Mission Support
- 2023-2024
Kansas City Actors Theatre (KCAT) presents thought-provoking plays that explore, celebrate, and share what it is to be human, with...
- Inspiration
- 2023-2024
Little Miss Dynamite is a newly-formed Kansas City band headed by Beth Watts Nelson, life-long student of music and choral...
- Mission Support
- 2024-2025
Owen/Cox Dance Group creates new music and dance collaborations, presents high-quality contemporary dance performances with live music, and engages as...
- Inspiration
- 2024-2025
Hadiza is a musician who hopes you are inspired to look more deeply within. Grant funds in part will go...
- Project Support
- 2023-2024
The Youth Ambassadors Arts Empowerment project is a vital component of our work to uplift Kansas City’s youth and supports...
- Mission Support
- 2023-2024
Spinning Tree connects young artists with and without disabilities to professional artists to collaborate on and create theatre. We believe...
- Inspiration
- 2023-2024
Khyneesha Edwards is a graphic designer, born and raised in Kansas City, Missouri. In partnership with yoga instructor Joshua Davis,...
- 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...
- Mission Support
- 2024-2025
The KCYA mission is to engage all youth in the arts, promote creativity, and inspire success in education. KCYA works...
- Mission Support
- 2023-2024
Our mission is to provide access to performing arts through free community concerts, educational opportunities for area young musicians, and...
- 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...
- Teri Rogers Film Grants
- 2024-2025
Project: “High Value” A lonely and clumsy man seeks the advice of a popular dating guru to woo love interests...
- Mission Support
- 2024-2025
Allegro connects young singers to music, to each other, and to the world. Allegro is dedicated to enriching, inspiring, and...
- Inspiration
- 2023-2024
Nia Danielle Lovemore, a fantasy artist from Lawrence, KS, she is inspired by haunting beauty and the melancholic essence of...
- Inspiration
- 2023-2024
Spiral Editions is a queer-run nanopress of experimental poetry, fiction, and ephemera based in so-called “Lawrence, Kansas.” We print small,...
- Mission Support
- 2023-2024
City in Motion Dance Theater, Inc. has been a part of Kansas City for 38 years. Our mission is to...
- Project Support
- 2023-2024
The DynamitExperience aims to funnel its collective energy back into the community that created us. Exploring “The Declaration Series” together...
- Mission Support
- 2023-2024
Westwood Ensemble is a community orchestra committed to bringing symphonic music to diverse audiences. Shorter programs with educational presentations are...
- Mission Support
- 2024-2025
Kansas City Public Theatre provides access to the arts through year-round professional theatre entertainment free of charge to the public...
- Mission Support
- 2023-2024
The Kansas City Women’s Chorus is the only regional women’s chorus inspiring through performance, embracing diversity and advocating social justice.
...- Mission Support
- 2023-2024
Kansas City Public Theatre provides access to the arts through year-round professional theatre entertainment free of charge to the public...
- Mission Support
- 2023-2024
KC VITAs (Kansas City Vibrating Internal Thyroarytenoids,) is a group of professional singers with the mission to promote the continued...
MEDIA / PRESS
ArtsKC Awards $42,000 in Inspiration Grants to 12 Regional Artists
ArtsKC is proud to announce the recipients of the first round of Inspiration Grants for
10 Reasons to Support the Arts in the Greater Kansas City Metropolitan Area in 2024
The arts are fundamental to our humanity. They ennoble and inspire us—fostering creativity, empathy, and
ArtsKC and The Kansas City Sports Commission Unveil the Garmin KC Marathon 2024 Commemorative Poster
Kansas City, MO—ArtsKC – Regional Arts Council, an art nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing lives
ArtsKC Announces 2024-2025 Recipients of The Teri Rogers Film Grants for Filmmakers and Screenwriting
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ArtsKC Announces 2024-2025 Recipients of The Teri Rogers Film Grants for Filmmakers
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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