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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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Kansas Small Business Office Taxes, Credits, & Exemptions To The Stars: Kansas Business Awards Corporate & Professional Services Food Processing and Manufacturing Energy & Natural Resources Kansas Small Business Office 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 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.
| Winona Taylor Kline and Mandy Kary | Salina Joy Zimmerman | Prairie Village The Church Ladies | Manhattan Brazos Valley Boys | Lawrence Beth Watts Nelson | Olathe Jopará Ensemble | Pittsburg Tallgrass Express String Band | Elmdale The Matchsellers | Kansas City Cydnee A.
Reese | Wichita Carswell & Hope | Lawrence Maria The Mexican | Lawrence Kathryn King | Kansas City Mikala Marie Petillo | Lawrence Alex Kimball Williams | Lawrence Störling Dance Theater | Olathe Maya Tillman-Rayton | Lawrence Sarah Frangenberg | Wichita Regina Klenjoski Dance Company | Wichita Justicia Inc – Ballet Folklorico de Topeka | Topeka Annette Hope Billings | Topeka Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg | Lawrence Dennis Etzel, Jr. | Topeka Olive L.
Sullivan | Pittsburg Abby Bland | Overland Park Micala Gingrich Gaylord | Wichita Christopher S.
Gulick | Wichita Angela Pickman | Lawrence Kelly Yarbrough | Manhattan Douglas Barrett Jr | Manhattan Luke Townsend | Manhattan Pablo Diaz Carballo | Saint Marys Wichita Children’s Theatre | Wichita Jim “Mr. Stinky Feet” Cosgrove | Prairie Village James Aaron Fowler | Wichita Rosie Best-Cutrer | Topeka Priscilla Howe | Lawrence Richard Renner | Lawrence Karla Bauer | Prairie Village Brett Douglas Crandall | Garden City Jamie Campbell | Kansas City LRM Foundation | Lawrence Drops Unlimited | Shawnee 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 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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According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Kansas-based touring companies and artists; details not fully extractable from page. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows up to $8,500. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Touring Roster Visiting Artists is funded by Kansas Creative Arts Industries Commission (Commerce). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
This opportunity targets applicants in Kansas. If your organization operates elsewhere, check the official notice for location requirements.
Applications go through the funder's official portal — the Apply Now link on this page goes there directly.
Jerome Early-Career Project Grants is a grant from Forecast Public Art, funded by the Jerome Foundation, that funds the creation of new public art projects by early-career artists based in Minnesota. Two grants of $8,000 each are awarded annually to support temporary or permanent public artworks anywhere in Minnesota. Projects may be supported by public or nonprofit agencies but private commissions are not eligible, and a secured project site is required at the time of application. The program places special emphasis on supporting BIPOC and Native artists, LGBTQIA+ artists, women artists, immigrant artists, rural artists, and artists with disabilities. Eligible applicants are Minnesota-based individual artists with 2–10 years of generative experience. The application deadline was October 15, 2025.
The Local Cultural Council Program is a grant from the Massachusetts Cultural Council distributing $1,000 to $10,000 through a statewide network of 329 Local Cultural Councils (LCCs) representing every city and town in the Commonwealth. Each LCC awards funds based on local community cultural needs as assessed by council members. Eligible applicants include artists, nonprofits, schools, and organizations pursuing arts, humanities, and science projects. Applications are submitted directly to local councils and are typically due by October 16. Grants from most LCCs are reimbursement-based. Massachusetts Cultural Council funds the LCCs centrally, which then regrant to community projects.
NEA Grants for Arts Projects runs its second FY cycle with a July 9 Part 1 (Grants.gov) deadline and a July 21 Part 2 (Applicant Portal) deadline. Awards run $10,000–$100,000 against a mandatory 1:1 match, and only 501(c)(3)s with five years of arts programming qualify. Here's how the two-step submission, the match math, and the five-year rule decide who actually gets funded.
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