Missouri Featured Artists Program Elisabeth Spillman , Boars Head, oil on canvas | Danielle Anderson (Danielle Ate the Sandwich) , songwriter, performer, and teacher, photo by J. Guthrie
Dexter Silvers
with Sweet Summer Delights, Ted Drewes Frozen Custard in St. Louis, oil on canvas | Shannon Nahara, Barbed Wire,  digital photography collage

The Missouri Arts Council supports the arts that strengthen

the cultural, educational, and economic vitality of our state.


Express Grants | We accept applications for these project-based grants on a rolling basis throughout the year | photo, Fly North Theatricals, St. Louis

Come to our March 28 convening in Columbia | For everyone who loves the arts! Get together with artists, makers, arts organizations, creative businesses and more

Missouri Arts Awards 2026Get to know the arts heroes of our 44th annual Missouri Arts Awards | photo, City of West Plains, Creative Community honoree, performance in the downtown square at the Ozark Heritage Festival

Missouri Poet Laureate Justin Hamm | Meet him on his website and experience his poetry and photography