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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.
FY26 IMPACT BY THE NUMBERS
Organization grants awarded
16 New Orgs
18 Second Year Orgs
Funds awarded to arts organizations, arts projects, and artists in the greater Kansas City area
Total artist grants awarded
WHO WE SUPPORT
- 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
- 2025-2026
As a 51-year-old professional theatre in the heart of midtown Kansas City, the Unicorn (a welcoming space for all), produces...
- Mission Support
- 2023-2024
KC Fringe Festival is a two week festival that provides a platform for visual and performing artists to share their...
- 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
The Kansas City Artists Coalition (KCAC) is a charitable nonprofit organization that promotes visual arts awareness in Kansas City and...
- Mission Support
- 2025-2026
Flew The Coop Sessions is a live music video series providing local artists with free high quality video and audio...
- Project Support
- 2023-2024
CHWC’s arts programming engages community members in visual and performing arts activities, increases public art, and contributes to excellent quality...
- 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
- 2025-2026
ICE STUDIOS SCHOOL OF DANCE offers professional dance classes to students of different ages and physical abilities with an emphasis...
- Inspiration
- 2025-2026
Larry Hernandez is a Salvadoran-Mexican-American cellist and co-founder of Lienzo Piano Trio, a chamber ensemble formed by musicians of Latin...
- 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
- 2023-2024
Khyneesha Edwards is a graphic designer, born and raised in Kansas City, Missouri. In partnership with yoga instructor Joshua Davis,...
- Mission Support
- 2024-2025
Creative Emajinations mission is to offer arts education and mentorship, ensuring that every child in our community has access to...
- Inspiration
- 2024-2025
I am Melinda Hedgecorth, Flamenco Dancer, Choreographer and Founder of 45° Flamenco. We will perform at Rosehill elementary school and...
- 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
- 2025-2026
Charlotte Street centers Kansas City’s most forward-thinking visual artists, writers, and performers—acting as the primary incubator, provocateur, and connector for...
- Inspiration
- 2025-2026
Stephanie Roberts, a theatre artist and educator, will develop The Barter Show, a participatory performance exploring exchange, trust, and the...
- Mission Support
- 2023-2024
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
My name is Hugo Juarez-Avalos and I am a graphic designer, archivist, and illustrator based in Kansas City. I plan...
- Mission Support
- 2023-2024
newEar Contemporary Chamber Ensemble is a professional music ensemble performing the work of living composers. We strive to bring Kansas...
- 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
- 2024-2025
The KCYA mission is to engage all youth in the arts, promote creativity, and inspire success in education. KCYA works...
- 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...
- Project Support
- 2024-2025
Flew the Coop Sessions is a live music video series based out of Kansas City featuring artists of all kinds...
MEDIA / PRESS
ArtsKC Announces 2026-2027 Recipients of The Teri Rogers Film Grants for Filmmakers and Screenwriting
ArtsKC, in partnership with the Kansas City Film Office, announces the 2026-2027 Recipients of the Teri Rogers Film Grants for Filmmakers and Screenwriters.
The Drop Brings Broadway’s Wicked Within Reach for Kansas City Community Members
Partnership with the City of Kansas City, MO and The American Theatre Guild delivers more than $3,500 in ticket value to Drop members
Creative Confluence Fund Launch
ArtsKC, Charlotte Street, and the Hall Family Foundation are transforming arts investment to honor and amplify the creative power alive in Kansas City, announcing the launch of the Creative Confluence Fund, a two-year, $1.4 million pilot grant program supporting artists and arts-engaged organizations in three key geographic areas.
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
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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