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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
- Inspiration
- 2023-2024
Kansas City saxophonist, improviser, and arts administrator, Kyle Jones, is partnering with KC-based composer, Paul Berlinsky, to present a two-fold...
- Mission Support
- 2025-2026
KC VITAs (Kansas City Vibrating Internal Thyroarytenoids,) is a group of professional singers with the mission to promote the continued...
- Project Support
- 2023-2024
KC Contemporary Dance is a professional non-profit dance company presenting high-quality performances across the Midwest region that is committed to...
- Inspiration
- 2025-2026
Becky Giles, a local Singer/Songwriter and Speech Therapist will present a live event titled “A Community Journal and Living History:...
- Teri Rogers Film Grants
- 2024-2025
Project: “Cougar” In the presence of some disruptive male onlookers, an emerging Chinese-American filmmaker attempts filming the climax of her...
- Project Support
- 2024-2025
Puppets A Glow VI, Sept. 12 & 13 at The National WW I Museum and Memorial 6 – 10 p.m....
- Inspiration
- 2023-2024
My name is Vesta Flowers, and I am a visual artist. I plan to design, produce, and sell eight fully...
- Inspiration
- 2024-2025
Elaine Elizabeth Clifford combines a passion for literature, history, and theatre by exploring creative storytelling methods to bring new life...
- 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...
- Inspiration
- 2023-2024
Jenny Molberg’s Elaine: Writing against Silence is a book project, written in poetic and hybrid forms, that explores the work...
- Inspiration
- 2023-2024
Little Miss Dynamite is a newly-formed Kansas City band headed by Beth Watts Nelson, life-long student of music and choral...
- Inspiration
- 2023-2024
Gary Enrique Bradley-Lopez is a playwright and director based in Kansas City, Kansas. He intends to produce his play, “A...
- Mission Support
- 2024-2025
Art as Mentorship’s (AM) mission is to empower young people, through music, to write their own success stories. Our programs...
- 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
The DynamitExperience aims to funnel its collective energy back into the community that created us. Exploring “The Declaration Series” together...
- 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
- 2023-2024
The KCYA mission is to engage all youth in the arts, promote creativity, and inspire success in education. KCYA works...
- Mission Support
- 2023-2024
The Kansas City Artists Coalition (KCAC) is a charitable nonprofit organization that promotes visual arts awareness in Kansas City and...
- 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
- 2023-2024
Kansas City Actors Theatre (KCAT) presents thought-provoking plays that explore, celebrate, and share what it is to be human, with...
- 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
Unicorn Theatre is a 49-year-old professional theatre in the heart of Mid-Town KC. They produce bold new plays that tackle...
- Mission Support
- 2023-2024
Our mission is to provide access to performing arts through free community concerts, educational opportunities for area young musicians, and...
- 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...
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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