Funding and Recognition Programs for Kansas Artists!

Kansas Arts on Tour Roster
Roster artists serve a three-year term (July 1, 2009 - June 30, 2012). The Roster is open to individual artsist , ensembles, collectives and companies in performing, visual, literary, and media arts to conduct workshops, master classes and performances throughout the state. Application deadline is September 18.

Poet Laureate of Kansas
The Poet Laureate serves a two year term (July 1, 2009 - June 30, 2012) and is available to audiences throughout the state through the Kansas Arts Commission Arts on Tour Roster and other public activities. Deadline for nominations is October 2.

Governor's Arts Awards
The awards are given annually to distinguished kansas artists, patrons, organizations and educators, by the Governor and the Kansas Arts Commission. Nomination deadlin is September 18.

Kansas Artist Fellowship Awards
Kansas Artists Fellowships are awarded across all arts disciplines in three categories: Kansas Master Artist Fellowships ($5,000), Kansas Mid-Career Artist Fellowships ($1,000), and Kansas Emerging Artists Awards (4250). Application deadline is November 24.

For more information, call 785/296-3335, e-mail kac@arts.ks.gov or go online to http://arts.ks.gov.

Kansas Visual Arts Program Funds Available
Our program to support exhibitions by Kansas artists at arts and cultural organizations in Kansas still has funding available. If your organization plans on exhibiting work by a Kansas artist during the current fiscal year (which ends June 30, 2009) and would like to apply for up to $1,200, please contact Margaret Weisbrod Morris at margaret@arts.ks.gov or 785/368-6545.

Grant Guidelines Posted Online January 2, 2008
The Kansas Arts Commission's Fiscal Year 2009 Grant Guidelines will be posted online January 2, 2008. In addition, for the first time, Cooperative Agreements (service to the field statewide) and American Masterpiece Partnership Program guidelines will also be available online. For questions about a grant opportunity, contact the Kansas Arts Commission at kac@arts.ks.gov or 785/296-3335.

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Receive a quarterly newsletter; weekly e-mail blasts; information on workshops, seminars and grant opportunities; and other announcements from the Kansas Arts Commission. E-mail your name, mailing address, e-mail address and phone number to kac@arts.ks.gov. For more information, contact Margaret Weisbrod Morris at 785/368-6545 or margaret@arts.ks.gov.