art
moves
us
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
- 2023-2024
Creative Emajinations mission is to offer arts education and mentorship, ensuring that every child in our community has access to...
- Inspiration
- 2024-2025
Nasir Anthony Montalvo (b.1999) is an award-winning transdisciplinary journalist and memory worker based in Kansas City, MO. Montalvo uses archival...
- 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
The Kansas City Poetry Jam is a one-day micro festival. It’s for all those on the poetic spectrum: readers, writers,...
- Teri Rogers Film Grants
- 2025-2026
Project: “Waiting Games.” A charismatic liar who peddles bogus stories to strangers in hospital waiting rooms tries to help a...
- Project Support
- 2023-2024
The Martin City Melodrama presents WIZARD OF PAWS @ the Grandview Amphitheater. Summer 2024. Featuring children of all ages, the...
- Project Support
- 2023-2024
WCA’s mission is to uncover hidden beauty & meaning in KC through music, theatre, art exhibits & The Dancing Word...
- Inspiration
- 2023-2024
The Healing Part(s), developed by multidimensional artist Shym, is an Exploratory Solo Performance course tailored for individuals with minimal or...
- Inspiration
- 2024-2025
ColorTones is an innovative live performance piece that merges visual art and jazz music through Coloratura, a unique instrument that...
- Inspiration
- 2024-2025
Hadiza is a musician who hopes you are inspired to look more deeply within. Grant funds in part will go...
- 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
- 2024-2025
Heartland Men’s Chorus Kansas City’s mission is to build community, celebrate pride, and empower authenticity. The members of HMCKC have...
- 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
- 2024-2025
To better the lives of underserved urban youth through artistic, technical, health, and educational skills. Young entrepreneurial artists produce visual,...
- Teri Rogers Film Grants
- 2025-2026
“We Need to Talk” delves into the story of a middle-aged Black Woman who hires an escort to get a...
- Project Support
- 2023-2024
“Rhythms of Resilience” by TWOCC celebrates Black queer artistry in Kansas City with performances, art, and advocacy. It fosters community,...
- Mission Support
- 2023-2024
Charlotte Street centers Kansas City’s forward-thinking visual artists, writers, and performers—acting as the primary incubator, provocateur, and connector for the...
- 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...
- Inspiration
- 2023-2024
Isaac Villaroya is a Kansas City based composer. His music seeks to express the totality of a given idea through...
- Inspiration
- 2024-2025
Taylar Sanders is a visual artist and muralist. She is dedicated to creating work that evokes emotion within the viewer,...
- Mission Support
- 2023-2024
Whispering Prairie Press is an all-volunteer publisher of two annual magazines that feature visual art, poetry, and prose: Kansas City...
- Mission Support
- 2023-2024
Art as Mentorship’s (AM) mission is to empower young people, through music, to write their own success stories. Our programs...
- 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
The Arts Engagement Foundation of Kansas City (AEFKC), a 501(c)(3) promotes engagement and increases participation in the arts in Kansas...
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.
Thank You to Our
DONORS








I’d like to learn more about: