Nov 5, 2024
The Department of Commerce announced today that the Kansas Arts Commission (KAC) is accepting nominations for the 2025 Kansas Governor’s Arts Awards. Nominations for these prestigious honors will be accepted through Friday, December 13. Last awarded in 2011, the accolades celebrate individuals, organizations and communities for their outstanding contributions and…
Read MoreNov 1, 2024
The Kansas Arts Commission announced today that Grammy- and Oscar-winning rockstar/musician Melissa Etheridge and 1994 Rolling Stone Songwriter of the Year Freedy Johnston will be featured in a new television series highlighting the diverse musical talent born and raised in Kansas. Produced by the Kansas Arts Commission in partnership with…
Read MoreJul 23, 2024
Dancers perform at the Mexican Heritage Festival in Garden City, September 2023. Photo by Travis Young. TOPEKA — Lieutenant Governor and Secretary of Commerce David Toland today announced $1,295,450 has been awarded to 108 recipients in the latest round of Kansas Arts Commission (KAC) grant funding. The funds will support…
Read MoreJan 16, 2024
TOPEKA — Lieutenant Governor and Secretary of Commerce David Toland today announced the launch of two new Kansas Creative Arts Industries Commission (KCAIC) grant programs, Arts Everywhere Grants and General Operating Support Grants, ushering in a new era of support for the arts in Kansas. The enhanced grant programs reflect…
Read MoreAug 21, 2023
TOPEKA – Lieutenant Governor and Secretary of Commerce David Toland announced today Curtis Young has been named Director of the Kansas Creative Arts Industries Commission (KCAIC). Young is an experienced arts administrator who has spent the past nine years with the Florida Department of State, Division of Arts & Culture,…
Read MoreAug 16, 2023
TOPEKA – The Kansas Creative Arts Industries Commission (KCAIC) today announced it is accepting applications from artists to be listed on the Kansas Touring Artist Roster. Applicants can come from any artistic discipline including, but not limited to, music, theater, dance, visual arts, literary, public art, comedy, graphic novels, film,…
Read MoreJun 8, 2023
TOPEKA – The Kansas Department of Commerce and the Patterson Family Foundation are pleased to announce the Engaging Placemaking for Innovative Communities (EPIC) pilot program. With a focus on arts-driven community development projects that enhance rural communities and enable additional partnership and connection, EPIC is launching in south-central Kansas under the leadership of the Kansas Creative Arts Industries…
Read MoreFeb 28, 2023
TOPEKA – The Kansas Department of Commerce today announced multiple opportunities to support the creation of murals and public art in the state through coordinated funding programs from the Kansas Creative Arts Industries Commission (KCAIC) and the Office of Rural Prosperity (ORP). The programs will provide funding for communities to…
Read MoreFeb 3, 2023
TOPEKA – Governor Laura Kelly announced today that 37 murals were completed in 14 Kansas communities in 2022 through the Office of Rural Prosperity’s (ORP) Rural Mural and Public Art Grant Programming. These grants helped communities with fewer than 10,000 residents create murals and public art projects to beautify public…
Read MoreNov 10, 2022
~K-State Professor Traci Brimhall will Begin Service as Kansas Poet Laureate in 2023~ TOPEKA – Governor Laura Kelly announced today that the Kansas Creative Arts Industries Commission (KCAIC) has selected Traci Brimhall as the 2023-2026 Poet Laureate of Kansas. Brimhall, a professor and Director of Creative Writing at Kansas State University,…
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