Missouri Featured Artists Program: Carol Zastoupil, Shingle Palm, watercolor on paper | Raymond Scott, Rodeo Sny, charcoal and pastel | Ben Pierce, Be, stainless steel, Children’s Grove, Stephens Lake Park, Columbia, Missouri, commissioned 2023 | Tiffany Sutton , Patricia (top) and Chanel, photographs
The Missouri Arts Council supports the arts that strengthen
the cultural, educational, and economic vitality of our state.
Our Commitment to Cultural Equity
A core value of the Missouri Arts Council is to celebrate Missouri’s cultural richness and diversity. All Missourians benefit from public investments in the arts. To support a full creative life for all, the Missouri Arts Council commits to policies and practices of cultural equity that empower an inclusive, diverse, equitable, and accessible state.
Missouri Arts Council board, December 2018, revised June 2020
Express Grants | Rolling applications are open throughout the year for these grants that are especially good for small, emerging, or rural arts organizations. | photo, Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum, Hannibal