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CREATIVE MISSOURI 2026
Get inspired by the arts that innovate and create in Missouri
Saturday, March 28 | 10 AM – 3 PM | Missouri Theatre | Columbia
#CreativeMissouri2026
Creative Missouri will feature compelling presenters, performers, and networking in one fast-paced, highly entertaining day!
Join hundreds of artists, arts organizations, creative economy sector businesses and professionals, creatives and makers, anyone interested in the arts and ideas.
Register to attend
Go here to get your tickets! They’re only $19.65 per person (in homage to the year we started!). And for students, educators, people aged 65+, and veterans, tickets are just $9.
Who Should Attend
Artists, arts organizations, creative economy professionals, makers, creatives, arts administrators, arts lovers, and innovators of any kind, this is your event!
Celebrated for her genre-blending style, expressive vocals, and introspective, thought-provoking lyrics
Malena Smith
Singer Songwriter Storyteller
Inventor of Coloratura, an instrument that transforms paintbrushes into tools that create music and art simultaneously
Camry Ivory
Musician Artist Inventor
Making audiences laugh and provoking thought since his very first performance
Ed Reggi
Teaching Artist Facilitator
Leading neighborhoods in developing an original play based on one of Shakespeare’s works—a play with themes that reflect the community’s character
Shakespeare in the Street
STL Shakespeare Festival
Combining soft, lilting vocals with poignant honesty and wit, Danielle writes songs for the biggest and smallest moments of life.
Danielle Anderson
Singer Songwriter Educator
He helps people and organizations understand the digital world and AI without the overwhelm.
Burton Kelso
Tech Expert Entrepreneur
“Like all magpies, we are collectors. Using leftover materials to encourage reuse by artists, makers and entrepreneurs of all ages.”
Magpie Collective
Reuse
Education
Innovation
“One of the greatest joys of my life is to spend time learning and sharing about the Ozarks, so we can learn and appreciate how and who we are.”
Kaitlyn McConnell
Ozarks Alive
“We propel Kansas City into being a mural-laden town that promotes creative expression on a large, public scale.”
Ami Ayars
SpraySeeMO
Obsessed with da Vinci, Escher, and Dali as he creates paintings that include augmented reality and a digital dimension
Andrew Rola
Artist
Missouri’s filmmaking creates an impact here in Hollywood in the Heartland.
Andrea Sporcic Klund
Missouri Film
A music educator for over 10 years awakening the power and healing within her students
Violet Vonder Haar
Compass Inc. Choir
answer lab
Get answers one-on-one from our experts on the scene
Best of Missouri Hands | Creative Cities Alliance | Kansas City Volunteer Lawyers & Accountants for the Arts | Missouri Alliance for Arts Education | Missouri Association of Community Arts Agencies | Missouri Citizens for the Arts
| Missouri Film Office | Missouri Main Street Missouri Tourism | Recording Academy | St. Louis Volunteer Lawyers and Accountants for the Arts
Focus on grants and programs by these statewide funders of art and culture
Mid-America Arts Alliance | Missouri Arts Council | Missouri Humanities
community PARTNERS
Support these partners promoting Creative Missouri
Convention and Visitors Bureau of Columbia | Missouri Folk Arts Program | MU Museum of Art and Archaeology | North Village Arts District | Ragtag Cinema | Shakespeare’s Pizza | Skylark Bookshop | True False Film Festival | Unbound Book Festival | University of Missouri schools of Art and Design | Yellow Dog Bookshop