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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
- Project Support
- 2024-2025
Flew the Coop Sessions is a live music video series based out of Kansas City featuring artists of all kinds...
- Mission Support
- 2023-2024
Spinning Tree connects young artists with and without disabilities to professional artists to collaborate on and create theatre. We believe...
- Mission Support
- 2023-2024
Ensemble Ibérica showcases music from Iberia (Spain and Portugal) and its diaspora, enlightening the public about the rich tapestry of...
- Mission Support
- 2023-2024
Youth Symphony of Kansas City’s mission is to challenge, educate and inspire students through meaningful and enriching musical experiences. Its...
- Creative Initiatives Impact Funding
- 2023-2024
Somos el Futuro / We are the Future project mission is to provide an environment for youth to increase leadership...
- Mission Support
- 2023-2024
KANSAS CITY AREA YOUTH JAZZ is an enrichment program for high school and college students interested in jazz and professional...
- Inspiration
- 2024-2025
Joanna Ehlers, opera singer, and the singers of Dramatic Voices Midwest present Richard Wagner’s epic opera Die Walküre, to be...
- Project Support
- 2023-2024
The DynamitExperience aims to funnel its collective energy back into the community that created us. Exploring “The Declaration Series” together...
- Inspiration
- 2024-2025
Caleb Taylor is a visual artist developing ‘…and their shadows,’ a multi-channel video projection made using darkroom photogram processes exploring...
- Mission Support
- 2025-2026
City in Motion Dance Theater builds bridges in the KCMO community with a School of Dance, an annual performance series,...
- Inspiration
- 2024-2025
Bookends is a show of artist made bookends, books, a reading room, bookmaking workshops, and a book themed screening at...
- 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
- 2023-2024
As Theatre for Young America celebrates its 50th Anniversary Season we continue to be a beacon of inspiration for fun/educational...
- 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
- 2024-2025
A Flat Music Studio is an art organization that provides instrumental music lessons to the youth of the urban core...
- Inspiration
- 2023-2024
Rosie O’Brien, Sousaphonist and leader of KC street parade band Sass-a-Brass, along with members of Cap Gun Studios, will host...
- 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
KCVLAA provides low to no cost legal and accounting services in the KC area to artists and arts organizations from...
- Project Support
- 2024-2025
Puppets A Glow VI, Sept. 12 & 13 at The National WW I Museum and Memorial 6 – 10 p.m....
- Inspiration
- 2025-2026
Maletas is a multimedia performance exploring the immigrant experience, written by Alberto Racanati. At its center is a suitcase, symbolizing...
- 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...
- Mission Support
- 2025-2026
As a 51-year-old professional theatre in the heart of midtown Kansas City, the Unicorn (a welcoming space for all), produces...
- 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
- 2025-2026
Spinning Tree connects young artists with and without disabilities to professional artists to collaborate on and create theatre. We believe...
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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