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Letter of Interest due June 17, 2026; selected projects advance to full applications in July; recipients announced September 2026.
Rocket Grants is sponsored by Charlotte Street Foundation (with support from the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts). Rocket Grants provide direct funding to artists in the Kansas City region who are creating exceptional, under-the-radar and artist-centered projects in public spaces. These projects exist outside established venues such as museums, galleries, theaters, or arts districts.
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Rocket Grants Call to Artists Opens May 6, 2026 - Charlotte Street Rocket Grants Call to Artists Opens May 6, 2026 2026-04-29 2026-04-29 https://charlottestreet. org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/cs_newlogotype-03. png Charlotte Street https://charlottestreet.
org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/rg-translawrencecoalition-1. png 200px 200px Image: Members of the Trans Lawrence Coalition, February 2026. Kansas City, MO, April 29, 2026: Charlotte Street and the Spencer Museum of Art at the University of Kansas are pleased to announce the 2026 open call for Rocket Grants, with applications opening online Wednesday, May 6, 2026 .
The deadline to apply is Wednesday, June 17, 2026. With support from The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Rocket Grants provide direct funding to artists in the Kansas City region who are creating exceptional, under-the-radar, and artist-centered projects in public spaces. Artists, curators, collectives, and collaborative groups residing within an 80-mile radius of the Kansas City metropolitan area are eligible to apply.
The Rocket Grants program awards project-based grants of $6,000 to individuals or artist groups for projects that exist outside established venues such as museums, galleries, theaters or arts districts. Artists are encouraged to address the community at large, or choose a smaller, targeted audience.
The long-term goals of the Rocket Grants program are to encourage emerging and non-traditional artistic practices in the Kansas City region, to contribute to a thriving arts community, and to build bridges between geographic and cultural communities. “The Rocket Grants program provides critical funding to individual artists and culture bearers who have bold ideas and build unconventional projects.
We are grateful to our partner the Spencer Museum for helping us build a dynamic arts and culture ecosystem and to the Warhol Foundation for their forward-thinking vision that brings regional artists into the national spotlight,” said Elizabeth Spavento, Co-Executive Director at Charlotte Street. Rocket Grants are selected by a jury of four arts professionals, working both locally and nationally.
Each proposal will be evaluated on criteria including innovation, thoughtful context, feasibility, and meaningful impact. To apply, artists must submit a Letter of Interest (LOI) online by June 17, 2026. The LOI should include a project summary, the artists involved, the intended audience, the specific context of the work, budget needs, and relevance of the project.
The jury will assess the Letters of Interest and invite selected projects to complete a full application in July 2026. Rocket Grants recipients will be announced in September 2026. For any questions, please contact Kimberly Kitada, Charlotte Street’s Gallery & Programs Manager, at [email protected] .
Rocket Grant FAQ Sessions The public is invited to attend in-person information sessions that will answer questions about the application and jury process: May 21, 2026 | 6 PM to 7 PM at the Spencer Museum at KU 1301 Mississippi Street, Lawrence, KS 66045 June 10, 2026 | 6 PM to 7 PM at the Charlotte Street Library 3333 Wyoming Street, Kansas City, MO 64111 A recording of the info session scheduled for May 21st at the Spencer Museum will be made available on our website.
The Spencer Museum of Art , located on the University of Kansas Lawrence campus, explores the intersection of art, ideas, and experiences. With a diverse collection of more than 48,000 works, the Spencer is the only museum in Kansas with contemporary and historic artwork in all mediums from cultures across six continents.
The Spencer Museum facilitates arts engagement and research through exhibitions, artist commissions and residencies, conferences, performances, lectures, children’s art activities, and arts and culture festivals. Admission to the Spencer Museum of Art is free.
Charlotte Street centers Kansas City’s most forward-thinking visual artists, writers, and performers—acting as the primary incubator, provocateur, and connector for the region’s contemporary arts community, and its leading advocate on the national stage.
Since 1997, Charlotte Street has distributed over $3 million in awards and grants to artists and their innovative projects, and connected individual artists to each other and to the greater Kansas City community. For more information about Charlotte Street, its awards, programs, and initiatives, visit www. charlottestreet.
org .
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straycatfilmcenter. com Stray Cat Film Center is an artist-run non-profit media arts organization and neighborhood microcinema space. Stray Cat is dedicated to offering our community film programming that reflects the diversity of voices and visions in cinematic expression and using cinema as a conduit to inspire, educate and explore.
2019-2020 Startup Residents Driven by artists and community leaders from the Troost Corridor and the east side of Kansas City, Blackbox on Troost hosts community theater performances, learning workshops, cross-disciplinary media collaborations and more. Cynthia Hardeman, former Neighborhood Artists Resident and Founder of Drama Time , will lead the ongoing transition from the NAR residency site into a community performance space.
Kansas City Public Theatre (2019-20 StartUp Residents) 2300 Independence Avenue, KCMO https://kcpublictheatre. org Kansas City Public Theatre provides access to the arts through year-round theatre entertainment free of charge to the public.
This mission is carried out in two activities: first, through producing aesthetically and ideologically diverse new works and reimagined classics which reflect the unique history and concerns of the Kansas City community; and second, to cultivate civic-minded artists, audiences, and citizens through community-based devised theatre workshops.
By providing quality theatre productions free of charge to the public, Kansas City Public Theatre envisions theatre as an essential cultural good which should be fully accessible to all members of the community. Kansas City Society of Contemporary Photography (2019-20 StartUp Residents) 2300 Independence Avenue, KCMO Kansas City Society of Contemporary Photography (KCSCP) is an artist centric organization.
They focus on providing opportunities for photographers to exhibit and promote their photographic work in Kansas City and surrounding areas. KCSCP offers a minimum of four exhibits a year with no boundaries put on what type of work can be submitted so long as it be founded in some way on a photographic process.
They have several members working in alternative processes, so KCSCP intends to offer more programing featuring those mediums–wet plate, cyanotype, digital collage and printing to unusual substrates are of interest to members and non-members alike.
KCSCP offers workshops and demonstrations and plans to create an atmosphere of collaboration with the Northeast neighborhood and greater community by offering talks and hands-on experiences that are appealing to various ages.
Marie Bannerot McInerney , 2018 Jarrett Mellenbruch, 2018 Jorge Garcia Almodovar, 2008 Donald Ross (“Scribe”), 2003 Mark Schweiger (“Gear”), 2003 Marcie Miller Gross, 2002 Archie Scott Gobber, 1998 Tony Allard & Kristine Diekman, 1997 Generative Performing Artists Award Recipients Stephonne Singleton, 2023 Calvin Arsenia Scott, 2022 The Black Creatures, 2022 Patrick Alonzo Conway, 2012 Carolina Aranibar-Fernandez Danielle Anderson (Danielle Ate the Sandwich) Rev.
William Ellis Bradley List of Studio Residents prior to September 2013 Charlotte Street Annual Donors Donor listing as of March 5, 2025 The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts Louetta M. Cowden Foundation Muriel McBrien Kauffman Family Foundation National Endowment for the Arts Neighborhood Tourism Development Fund, City of Kansas City, MO Pollock-Krasner Foundation, Inc Richard J.
Stern Foundation for the Arts Ruth Foundation of the Arts PIONEERS ($10,000-$24,999) Cade Black, LLC / Emily and Todd Voth Hallmark Corporate Foundation Lisa Schmitz Interior Design Charlie and Jeanne Sosland 21c Museum Hotel Kansas City Creative Planning Foundation Kissick Construction Company Mid America Arts Alliance Shook, Hardy & Bacon, LLP Joan and Bert Berkley, Blue Heron Foundation Gretchen Calhoun and Neil Karbank Collection Elizabeth Oran Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation Shirley & Barnett Helzberg Jr. Jane E.
Ratcliffe Charitable Fund Leonard and Irene Bettinger Philanthropic Fund Martha Lee Cain Tranby Music Enrichment Fund Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art Newkirk Novak Construction Lisa and Charles Schellhorn Elvis Achelpohl and Kimberly Carlson Jennifer Davidner Cattano Margaret and Jack Chilcoat Dr. Mark and Diane Davidner Donor Advised Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Kansas City Dr. Regina Nouhan and Mr. John Eck Habitat Contemporary Gallery Kim Klein and Jeffrey Goldstein Casey Claps and Justin Graves Greenwood Consulting/Sara and Paul Greenwood City In Motion Dance Theatre Inc Lydia Butler and Art Kent Matthew and Heather Mellor Lawrence and Barbara Schulte Jill Downen and Char Schwall Maria Miller/Miller Distributing
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Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Artists, curators, collectives, and collaborative groups residing within an 80-mile radius of the Kansas City metropolitan area. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
Current published award information indicates $6,000 Always verify allowable costs, matching requirements, and funding caps directly in the sponsor documentation.
The current target date is June 17, 2026. Build your timeline backwards from this date to cover registrations, approvals, attachments, and final submission checks.
Federal grant success rates typically range from 10-30%, varying by agency and program. Build a strong proposal with clear objectives, measurable outcomes, and a well-justified budget to improve your chances.
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