Missouri Featured Artists Program:  Heidi Pitre, Finders Keepers, oil on panel | Garrett Melby, Bourbon St. Sax, acrylic | Peggy King, Funky House, fused glass in oak base | Tai Davis, Muladhara-Root Chakra, from Chakra Series, acrylic, silica, plaster, resin, mica dust, and shamic cloth on canvas

The Missouri Arts Council supports the arts that strengthen

the cultural, educational, and economic vitality of our state.

Our Commitment to Cultural Equity

  A core value of the Missouri Arts Council is to celebrate Missouri’s cultural richness and diversity. All Missourians benefit from public investments in the arts. To support a full creative life for all, the Missouri Arts Council commits to policies and practices of cultural equity that empower an inclusive, diverse, equitable, and accessible state.

Missouri Arts Council board, December 2018, revised June 2020

Express Grants | Rolling applications are open throughout the year for these grants that are especially good for small, emerging, or rural arts organizations. | photo, Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum, Hannibal