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Kansas Touring Artist Roster

Promoting Kansas artists across the state

The Kansas Arts Commission maintains an approved Touring Roster of Kansas-based touring companies and artists. Touring artists offer public performances as well as optional services that may include workshops, master classes, lecture demonstrations, arts education components, residencies or short performances.

Follow the link below for eligibility requirements and application info. Scroll down to see who’s on the roster.

Organizations → Apply for matching funds to hire a roster artist

Artists → Applications to be included on the roster are open now through November 17, 2025

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Roster Artist Inclusion Guidelines

Roster Artist Inclusion Rubric

Classical Music

Jazz

Traditional & Acoustic

Modern Music

Dance & Movement

Literary Arts

Visual Arts

Young Audiences

Theatre and Performers

Media Arts

Jason Turner | Lenexa

Note: Artist fees are set by the artist or artist’s management, who also negotiates the booking. Artists must have a history of touring and maintain a reasonable fee range. Roster artists are required to perform outside their community regularly.

Become a Kansas Touring Artist

Applications to be added to the roster will open again in late summer or fall of 2025. Sign up for our mailing list to receive notifications.

Touring Roster Inclusion Guidelines

Visiting Artist Grants
Communities and organizations can apply for KAC funding to engage and deepen the impact of arts programming on local and under-served audiences through exposure to and interaction with professional visiting artists.

Grant Amount
The total project cost must be at least twice the amount of the grant request. The maximum grant amount is $8,500.

There is a 1:1 match requirement for this program. See the Arts Integration Program Guidelines for details.

Eligibility Requirements

Eligible projects must:
Feature a visiting artist from outside the host community (at least 60 miles) in at least one exhibition or performance that is open to the public
Include at least one complementary activity that builds greater appreciation for the featured artist or art form (i.e. lectures, demonstrations, workshops, etc.)
Engage underserved audiences who lack access to the arts due to geography, economic conditions, ethnic background, disability or age

Application Period
Applications for Visiting Artist Grants are accepted all year, but they must be received at least 60 days prior to the planned event. There has been high demand for Kansas Touring Roster Visiting Artist funding in 2024-25. There are no longer funds available for Spring 2025 projects. We anticipate re-opening applications for this grant on May 1st for projects which take place after July 1, 2025.