ADVANCING LIVES THROUGH THE ARTS
PROGRAMS & SERVICES
Photo courtesy Heart of America Shakespeare Festival, 2022-2023 Mission Support Grant Recipient
ArtsKC Programs & Services are designed to grow and sustain the Kansas City region's arts community through promotion, support, and advocacy.
DEVELOPING ARTS AUDIENCES
Photo courtesy Kansas City Jazz Orchestra, photo by Nicole Bissey
ArtsKC’s Audience Development Practice is designed to help arts organizations expand marketing capacity through programs that supply accessible consumer data and analysis, online promotion, risk capital, professional development, networking, and collaboration resulting in equitable and inclusive marketing and communications practices that grow and retain new, more diverse audiences year over year ensuring access to and engagement in the arts & culture throughout the region
Grants
ArtsKC Grants are investments in people, programs, and projects that make the arts more accessible, sustain a vibrant arts community, and recognize excellence, innovation, and entrepreneurship in the arts. Disciplines include visual, dance, music, theater, poetry, film, and interdisciplinary art.
Photo courtesy Casey Whittier, 2022-2023 Inspiration Grant Recipient
CORPORATE & BUSINESS SERVICES
1111 Main's Now Showing exhibition of Cat Welch's artwork, photo by Jason Piggie
ArtsKC offers programming and services to local businesses and corporate teams looking to partner with the arts community and celebrate the importance of the arts in the workplace.
THE ARTSKC GALLERY
The ArtsKC Gallery provides artists, arts organizations, and businesses with the opportunity to use the Crossroads Gallery Space for an event, or as a short-term gallery resident. It offers room for artists and organizations to showcase their work, collaborate with others, and engage with the community. Our Residency Program supports the development of the arts in the region and provides businesses with a creative environment to connect with local artists.
Raffaela Malazarte at the NAAAP-KC Residency, 2022