MISSOURI FEATURED ARTISTS PROGRAM: Steve Wiegenstein, The Language of Trees, novel | butch Murphy, Big Red, steel, at Kansas City Artists Coalition | Paige Alyssa, singer/songwriter/producer | Laurel DeFreece, Encased for the Future (At Risk series), encaustic collage on wood, and Yellow Sun, collage
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