Visiting Artists Program

Visiting Artists provides funding for eligible organizations to engage and deepen the impact of arts programming on local and underserved audiences through exposure to and interaction with professional visiting artists. Presenters may book artists in any discipline, not just in performing arts. Projects should strive to integrate an arts discipline into non-arts content areas, help interpret an exhibition, performance or presentation, and support community development goals and objectives.

Please visit the Kansas Touring Roster page for information about bringing roster artists to your community and to access the application.

For the fiscal year 2027 grant cycle (for funding between July 1, 2026, and June 30, 2027), the Visiting Artist program will no longer be a separate grant. Instead, it is housed within the Arts Everywhere grant.

Request Amount:

Grant Amount: $1,000 – $10,000

Match Requirement:

KAC requires that all grants are matched at a minimum of 1:1 through a combination of cash and in-kind expenses. For example, if your grant request is $10,000, your organization would be expected to spend $10,000 in expenses from other non-state and non-federal sources towards the project, for total project expenses of $20,000. This can include any allowable in-kind goods or services.

Who Qualifies:

• Established 501(c)(3) organizations
• Units of local governments (including schools, universities, libraries, arts agencies, etc.)
• Federally recognized tribal communities

Application Period:

Applications will be open from February 23, 2026, to March 23, 2026. All grant activities and expenditures must take place within the grant period, July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027.

Applications for Kansas Touring Roster Visiting Artists grants are accepted on a rolling basis, but they must be submitted no fewer than 60 days prior to the planned event.

Guidelines

Grant Materials