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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
The DynamitExperience aims to funnel its collective energy back into the community that created us. Exploring “The Declaration Series” together...
- Teri Rogers Film Grants
- 2024-2025
Eva Louise Hall is a professional, independent screenwriter and animator with over ten years of experience in commercial and fine...
- 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
- 2023-2024
The Social Symphony is a KC-based, community-driven orchestra founded in 2018. We play various events and concerts year-round. We welcome...
- 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
Becky Giles, a local Singer/Songwriter and Speech Therapist will present a live event titled “A Community Journal and Living History:...
- Creative Initiatives Impact Funding
- 2023-2024
Ryogoku Soccer Academy provides an all-encompassing educational experience that serves to enhance the community. Sustainability and community involvement guide our...
- 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...
- 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
Spiral Editions is a queer-run nanopress of experimental poetry, fiction, and ephemera based in so-called “Lawrence, Kansas.” We print small,...
- Project Support
- 2023-2024
WCA’s mission is to uncover hidden beauty & meaning in KC through music, theatre, art exhibits & The Dancing Word...
- Mission Support
- 2024-2025
To better the lives of underserved urban youth through artistic, technical, health, and educational skills. Young entrepreneurial artists produce visual,...
- Project Support
- 2023-2024
EarlystART promotes its mission of “Building bridges. Inspiring minds. Impacting Futures” through the arts. Arts@EarlystART supports daily arts instruction, performances,...
- 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
Nia Danielle Lovemore, a fantasy artist from Lawrence, KS, she is inspired by haunting beauty and the melancholic essence of...
- Inspiration
- 2024-2025
Elaine Elizabeth Clifford combines a passion for literature, history, and theatre by exploring creative storytelling methods to bring new life...
- Inspiration
- 2025-2026
Cassandra Gillig, a writer and archival researcher concerned with the preservation of Kansas City LGBT history, is chronicling the publication...
- Mission Support
- 2023-2024
Band of Angels fosters the talent and participation of kids across the Kansas City area by creating equal opportunities for...
- 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
- 2025-2026
Helping KC musicians thrive is our mission. Manor Records Foundation provides funding, resources, and performance opportunities, and this grant will...
- 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...
- Inspiration
- 2024-2025
Juan Diego Gaucin, Visual Artist I have been accepted to the ArtOMI artist residency outside of Ghent, New York. I...
- Inspiration
- 2023-2024
The Healing Part(s), developed by multidimensional artist Shym, is an Exploratory Solo Performance course tailored for individuals with minimal or...
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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