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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.
FY25 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
- Inspiration
- 2025-2026
Melinda Hedgecorth is a Flamenco Dancer and Choreographer who organizes events like The Midwest Flamenco Festival to create community and...
- Inspiration
- 2024-2025
Allison Bowman, artist and arts advocate, presents Prairie In The Parks a sticker vending machine featuring local visual artist designs...
- Mission Support
- 2023-2024
City in Motion Dance Theater, Inc. has been a part of Kansas City for 38 years. Our mission is to...
- Inspiration
- 2023-2024
Nick May, saxophonist and composer, is the creator of the I Exist Project, which amplifies the richness and diversity of...
- Mission Support
- 2024-2025
No Divide KC partners with Kansas City-based artists and organizations to create artistic events that are focused on the stories...
- Inspiration
- 2023-2024
Jenny Molberg’s Elaine: Writing against Silence is a book project, written in poetic and hybrid forms, that explores the work...
- Project Support
- 2024-2025
The Visiting Writer Series & Creative Writing Anthology brings talented local writers into Literacy KC’s classrooms to introduce students to...
- 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,...
- Inspiration
- 2025-2026
Jena Vangjel, musician, will host 10 weeks of music classes for the unhoused people who utilize services through IntersectKC. Two...
- Inspiration
- 2024-2025
Hadiza is a musician who hopes you are inspired to look more deeply within. Grant funds in part will go...
- 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...
- Inspiration
- 2023-2024
Kirk Decker is a photographer who is taking a step back from the algorithms and so-called enhancements of his high-tech...
- Mission Support
- 2023-2024
Westwood Ensemble is a community orchestra committed to bringing symphonic music to diverse audiences. Shorter programs with educational presentations are...
- Teri Rogers Film Grants
- 2023-2024
From Me to You is a short film by Vy Nguyen with plans of being in production by April 2024....
- Teri Rogers Film Grants
- 2025-2026
Project: “God’s Plains.” After a misguided sexual encounter with an older man, a gay teen runaway in rural Kansas crosses...
- Mission Support
- 2025-2026
ICE STUDIOS SCHOOL OF DANCE offers professional dance classes to students of different ages and physical abilities with an emphasis...
- Inspiration
- 2023-2024
My name is Ian Chung and I am a composer. Kansas City’s Artistic Landmarks Through Musical Composition is a music...
- 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
The Youth Ambassadors Arts Empowerment project is a vital component of our work to uplift Kansas City’s youth and supports...
- 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
- 2023-2024
Stray Cat Film Center is an artist-run, non-profit microcinema and community space. Curated and run by volunteers, Stray Cat screens...
- Mission Support
- 2025-2026
InterUrban ArtHouse enriches KC’s cultural and economic vibrancy by supporting diverse artists through studios, exhibitions, education, and community arts programs...
- Inspiration
- 2025-2026
Cassandra Gillig, a writer and archival researcher concerned with the preservation of Kansas City LGBT history, is chronicling the publication...
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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