The Arts Council of Johnson County‘s recovery grants for artists program applications are now open. Eligible applicants must: identify as a practicing artist able to demonstrate a sustained commitment to artistic career, to making work, and generating dialogue with a public audience. provide proof of residence or studio address within Johnson County, Kansas. be able...Read More
AltCap’s new, accelerated microloan for artists — ARTcap Express — is now open to creative entrepreneurs in Kansas, Missouri and Texas who are seeking up to $10,000 in small business financing. Funded in part by Etsy, a global marketplace that connects millions of passionate and creative buyers and sellers, ARTcap Express offers artists a streamlined loan application process...Read More
Mother’s Milk is a 2-6 week interdisciplinary residency, designed to support three or four visual artists, sound artists, or creative writers, who are pursuing innovative work in their field. The goal of this program is to provide individuals or collaborative teams with the time and space to pursue their creative projects alongside other residents whose...Read More
To commemorate the 70th anniversary of the landmark Brown v. Board of Education case, ArtsConnect, in collaboration with the City of Topeka, Visit Topeka, Inc. and other local partners, is issuing a call for RFQs for “the creation of collaborative and meaningful artwork centered on critical discussion of both the historic and contemporary heritage of the landmark...Read More
The Tallgrass Artist Residency offers individual artists/artist teams time and space to retreat and research in a rural, tallgrass prairie setting. Artists are provided lodging at Matfield Station in the small community of Matfield Green, Kansas — 20 miles from Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve and home to a growing number of artists and community builders. Committments: • Residencies are offered in...Read More
The Tallgrass Artist Residency offers individual artists/artist teams time and space to retreat and research in a rural, tallgrass prairie setting. Though the experience is rural, it is not meant to be isolating. Artists are provided lodging at Matfield Station in the small community of Matfield Green, Kansas — 20 miles from Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve and home to a growing...Read More
Artistic Innovations, a program of Mid-America Arts Alliance, offers up to $15,000 in support of expenses incurred in the art-making process and premiere of these endeavors.The Artistic Innovations Grant Program encourages the spirit of experimentation and exploration, exclusively engaging in-region artists (Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Texas) in the creation of new, original works for...Read More
Calling all muralists in the Kansas City and Midwest region! Johnson County Parks and Recreation Department is commissioning a mural on the south façade of Okun Fieldhouse to highlight and celebrate the natural setting of the nearby Mill Creek and presence of the Streamway Trail. The installation will take place June – September 2022. The...Read More
Interchange is a program of Mid-America Arts Alliance made possible with support from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Interchange is designed to strengthen communities and individual artists within the M-AAA region (Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Texas) by supporting artist-led projects focused on social impact. Interchange grants will be awarded to sixteen artists with...Read More
Kansas Creative Arts Industries Commission sponsors Artist INC programming for Kansas military service members, veterans, and family. Artist INC has partnered with Kansas Creative Arts Industries Commission to offer programming to military service members, veterans, and their families. The programming includes two of Artist INC’s programs, What Works, and Artist INC Express. Available to and...Read More
