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Touring Roster Visiting Artists is a grant program from the Kansas Creative Arts Industries Commission (Commerce) that supports organizations engaging visiting artists to serve local and underserved communities across Kansas. Administered through the Kansas Department of Commerce, the program provides up to $8,500 to help presenters bring touring artists from the Kansas Touring Roster to their audiences.
The program prioritizes reaching communities with limited access to professional arts programming, making it an important resource for rural and underserved venues seeking to expand cultural programming without prohibitive booking costs.
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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 will open again in Fall 2026 Roster Artist Inclusion Guidelines Roster Artist Inclusion Rubric Beaufort Winds | Kansas City Konza Wind Quintet | Manhattan Switchgrass String Quartet | Peabody The Opus 76 String Quartet | Prairie Village Christopher Burnett | Leavenworth Doug Talley Quartet | Lenexa Michael Parkinson | Overland Park Janice Borla Group | Emporia Alferd Packer Memorial String Band | Lawrence Amado Espinoza | Overland Park Poke Salad Orchestra | Matfield Green Spencer & Rains | Lawrence Kelly Werts | Matfield Green Max Haverfield & Co.
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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 Touring Roster Inclusion Guidelines 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.
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.
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 Applications for Visiting Artist Grants are accepted all year, but they must be received at least 60 days prior to the planned event.
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Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Kansas-based touring companies and artists; details not fully extractable from page. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
Current published award information indicates Up to $8,500 Always verify allowable costs, matching requirements, and funding caps directly in the sponsor documentation.
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