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Kansas City Ballet | Klein Perspectives | photo, Brett Pruitt & East Market Studios ABOUT THE MISsouri arts council Supporting the Arts for All Missouri The Missouri Arts Council is the state agency dedicated—as public leader, partner, and catalyst—to broadening the growth, availability, and appreciation of the arts in Missouri and fostering the diversity, vitality, and excellence […]
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Holly Ann Schenk | Franz, acrylic Payton Koranek | Flamingo Vase, porcelain, glaze, underglaze Vaughn Davis Jr | artwork of various media on unprimed canvas, from The Fabric of Our Time installation at Laumeier Sculpture Park, St. Louis Pat Kay | from cover art for his new single, Cindy FEATURED ARTISTS PROGRAM Meet our new artists for May—and […]
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NOMINATE MISSOURI’S NEXT POET LAUREATE The Missouri Poet Laureate program began in 2008 to foster the art of poetry, encourage literacy and learning, and promote the reading and writing of poetry across the state. The Missouri Poet Laureate enriches the lives of residents by sharing and promoting poetry through public appearances, readings, workshops, and digital […]
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Maryfrances Wagner of Independence, , Missouri Poet Laureate 2021-23, with three of her nine books of poems | portrait photo, Andrea Brookhart MISSOURI POET LAUREATE, 2023-25 David L. Harrison of Springfield Governor Michael L. Parson has appointed Independence poet, teacher, and community arts leader Maryfrances Wagner as Missouri’s sixth Poet Laureate. She will serve from July 1, […]
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MISSOURI ARTS AWARDS 2025 Since 1983, the Missouri Arts Council and the State of Missouri have been honoring our state’s arts heroes—the people who make the arts happen. Our annual Missouri Arts Awards celebrate people, organizations, and communities that have made profound and lasting contributions to the cultural and artistic climate of the state. Including […]
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APPLY FOR FUNDING If you are new to receiving funds from the Missouri Arts Council, or need a refresher, here’s how to start. The Missouri Arts Council funds art projects in most artistic disciplines that are open to the public. A project may include, but is not limited to, the following: Performance of dance, music, […]
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FUNDING STARTS HERE Our grants Help is here. Shortcut to online grant portal This page provides an overview of Missouri Arts Council grant information including grant programs, deadlines, this year’s changes, and resources. If you are applying for funds from the Missouri Arts Council, go to Apply for Funding. FY2026 Grant Deadlines and Resources The […]
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Award-winning Missouri poet and photographer Justin Hamm, with equal parts humor and wonder, performs poems soaked in Missouri creekwater and dried in her prairie winds. He draws on the people and landscapes of his Midwestern home to illustrate the region is not, as the saying goes, “flyover country,” but rather a place of compelling culture, […]
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45° Flamenco presents both traditional and cutting-edge flamenco singing, music, and dance with music director and guitarist Beau Bledsoe; singer from Sevilla, Spain, Antonio Rojas Flor; dancer/choreographer Melinda Hedgecorth; and various guest artists on percussion, cello, bass, and/or saxophone. Our performances are bilingual and full of rhythm and high energy. We have a variety of […]
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MISSOURI ARTS AWARDS 2024 Since 1983, the Missouri Arts Council and the State of Missouri have been honoring our state’s arts heroes—the people who make the arts happen. Our annual Missouri Arts Awards celebrate people, organizations, and communities that have made profound and lasting contributions to the cultural and artistic climate of the state. Including […]