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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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Tom Davis | Butterfly-Hummingbird Garden Fire Pit, steel Andrea Hellman | Dreams Come True, digital Luisa Otero Prada | Toro, acrylic Alberto Racanati | musician FEATURED ARTISTS PROGRAM Enjoy our new Missouri Featured Artists for December—plus all our other artists Since we founded our Missouri Featured Artists Program in 2020, we have highlighted nearly 200 imaginative makers […]
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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 […]
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OUR FEATURED ARTISTS FROM THE BEGINNING THROUGH OCTOber 2023 Mee Jey multidisciplinary artistSt. Louis Richard Prosch writerJefferson City Ted Hinrichs abstract painter Kansas City Linda Wilmes artist Wentzville Jo Narron painter Warrensburg Askia Bilal artist Columbia Gary Staab PaleoArtist, animalier, sculptor Kearney Jennifer Walker sculptor Kansas City Lillian Gardnervisual artist, poet, musician, dancer, mentor St. […]
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ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THE ARTS IN MISSOURI “Arts & Economic Prosperity 6” study by Americans for the Arts New compelling evidence that the arts are an investment in Missouri’s economic vitality has come from the national nonprofit Americans for the Arts in their Arts & Economic Prosperity 6: the Economic & Social Impact Study of Nonprofit […]
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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT GRANT – ORGANIZATIONS About The Professional Development Grant for organizations supports fine arts specialists, classroom teachers, school administrators, teaching artists, or a combination of these groups. This program seeks to enhance and strengthen fine arts teaching and/or arts integration skills. Projects must adhere to the High Quality Standards of Professional Development. Who May […]
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ARTIST IN RESIDENCE GRANT – ORGANIZATIONS About The Artist in Residence Grant for organizations supports projects involving multiple encounters between teaching artist and students. This program may focus on strengthening fine arts curriculum as well as enhancing other academic disciplines. Projects must adhere to the Missouri Learning Standards for fine arts standards and other learning standards […]
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SCHOOL TOURING GRANT About The School Touring Grant supports the cost of presenting performing artists to PK-12 students. School-Touring-Qualified performers can present at school assemblies or classroom workshops. Who May Apply PK-12 Schools are eligible to apply for School Touring Grants. What and How Much We Fund The award is 100% of the artistic fees (for […]