Visiting Artists Program

Visiting Artists provides funding for eligible organizations to engage and deepen the impact of arts programming on local and underserved audiences through exposure to and interaction with professional visiting artists. Presenters may book artists in any discipline, not just in performing arts. Projects should strive to integrate an arts discipline into non-arts content areas, help interpret an exhibition, performance or presentation, and support community development goals and objectives.

Please visit the Kansas Touring Roster page for information about bringing roster artists to your community and to access the application.

Request Amount:

Grant Amount: $1,000 – $7,500
Kansas Touring Roster requests may utilize a $1,000 credit to assist with meeting match or covering artist fees in their application budget. See the Touring Roster page for more information.

Match Requirement:

KAC requires that all grants are matched at a minimum of 1:1 through a combination of cash and in-kind expenses. For example, if your grant request is $10,000, your organization would be expected to spend $10,000 in expenses from other non-state and non-federal sources towards the project, for total project expenses of $20,000. This can include any allowable in-kind goods or services.

Applicant organizations based in a Rural Opportunity Zone may claim in-kind non-monetary donations as up to 100% of the required matching funds.

Who Qualifies:

• Established 501(c)(3) organizations
• Units of local governments (including schools, universities, libraries, arts agencies, etc.)
• Federally recognized tribal communities

Application Period:

Applications for Kansas Touring Roster Visiting Artists grants are accepted on a rolling basis, but they must be submitted no fewer than 60 days prior to the planned event. There has been high demand for Kansas Touring Roster Visiting Artist funding in 2024-25. There are a limited amount of funds available through June of 2025. Applicants are encouraged to submit applications as soon as possible for proposed Spring 2025 projects. Sign up here for email updates on grant application openings, deadlines, and other Arts Commission information.

Visiting Artist grants for presenting artists not on the Touring Roster are accepted annually in conjunction with other KAC open grant application period from January 1, 2025 – February 28, 2025. See below for more information on eligibility, guidelines, and application details. Click here for the non Touring Roster Visiting Artist application.

Guidelines

Grant Materials