Regional Resources

The Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art is an art museum located in St. Joseph, Missouri. The museum is in the former home of Mr. and Mrs. William Albrecht and has an extensive collection of 18th-, 19th- and 20th-century American art.

St.Joseph, MO

Located in the Historic 18th & Vine Jazz District in Kansas City, MO, the American Jazz Museum showcases the sights and sounds of jazz through interactive exhibits and films, the Changing Gallery exhibit space, Horace M. Peterson III Visitors Center, The Blue Room, and Gem Theater.

Kansas City, MO

Located in Bentonville, Arkansas, Crystal Bridges is a world-class collection of American art, stunning architecture, and 120 acres of Ozark forest with five miles of trails. Admission to the museum is always free.

Bentonville, AR

The Daum Museum of Contemporary Art opened in 2002 and is located on the State Fair Community College campus in Sedalia, Missouri. The Daum features a diverse permanent collection and offers three exhibition cycles each year and up to 15 exhibitions.

Sedalia, MO

The Joslyn Art Museum’s original 1931 building is one of the finest examples of Art Deco architecture in the nation. The Museum features galleries, a 1,000–seat concert hall, fountain court, education technology gallery, lecture hall, classrooms, café, and shop.

Omaha, NE

The Kansas City Museum is a history museum. It preserves, interprets, and celebrates and reflects the City’s evolution and spirit, and engage visitors in unfolding stories about Kansas City’s vibrant history, cultural heritage, and pride.

Kansas City, MO

Kansas City’s contemporary art museum, Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art opened in 1994 and boasts a rapidly growing Permanent Collection of modern and contemporary works of art from around the world.

Kansas City, MO

The Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art is located on the Kansas State University campus, near Aggieville. The museum houses KSU’s permanent art collection of Kansas and regional artists, as well as hosting special and traveling exhibitions.

Manhattan, KS

The Momentary is a contemporary art space in Bentonville, Arkansas and operates as a satellite of Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. It offers free public admission and outdoor concerts.

Bentonville, AR

Located in Kansas City, The National Museum of Toys and Miniatures boasts the world’s largest fine-scale miniature collection on the first floor, from itty bitty Russian nesting dolls to tiny replicas of everything under the sun.

Kansas City, MO

The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art is an art museum in Kansas City, Missouri, known for its encyclopedic collection of art from nearly every continent and culture, and especially for its extensive collection of Asian art.

Kansas City, MO

The Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art is an interdisciplinary academic resource & cultural center for exhibiting, interpreting, collecting and preserving contemporary art in a wide range of media.

Overland Park, KS

The Spencer Museum of Art strengthens, supports, and contributes to the academic research and teaching of The University of Kansas and is committed to serving communities across Kansas and beyond.

Lawrence, KS

Sheldon Museum of Art’s landmark Philip Johnson–designed building houses the collections of the Sheldon Art Association. Monumental sculptures are exhibited throughout the UNL’s Campuses, including major works by Gaston Lachaise, Jacques Lipchitz, Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen, Richard Serra, and Mark di Suvero.

Lincoln, NE

Thomas Hart Benton’s life is present in both his home and his paintings, and both are preserved at Thomas Hart Benton Home and Studio State Historic Site. A trip to the home and studio of the renowned painter, sculptor, lecturer and writer offers a glimpse into how the talented Benton lived and worked.

Kansas City, MO

The National WWI Museum and Memorial is America’s leading institution dedicated to remembering, interpreting and understanding the Great War and its enduring impact on the global community.

Kansas City, MO

Located in St Louis, MO, 21c Museum Hotel will refresh your soul with contemporary art, comfort and culinary mastery.

St Louis, MO

The Belger Arts Center encourages viewers to explore, question, and deepen their understanding of art and the world around them. Drawing upon the John & Maxine Belger Family Foundation collection, as well as a rich variety of local, national, and international artists.

Kansas City, MO

The Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts facilitates the creation, presentation, and understanding of contemporary art through an international residency program, exhibitions, and educational programs.

Omaha, NE

Charlotte Street envisions Kansas City as a dynamic home for artists in various career stages and disciplines to thrive, while serving as natural catalysts for an exciting, innovative, and culturally rich city.

Kansas City, MO

Englewood Arts assists the community through development of residential and commercial incentives, public art, art events, art programs, philanthropy and community outreach solutions, which result in a thriving community with engagement and pride.

Independence, MO

Greenhouse Print Space is an artist run community access print shop in the West Bottoms of Kansas City, MO. Providing access to a - variety of traditional presses and processes, including Intaglio, Relief, Letterpress, Lithograpy, and Screenprinting. as well as classes, workshops and special events.

Kansas City, MO

H&R Block Artspace at the Kansas City Art Institute presents innovative exhibitions, conversations, public programs, and commissioned projects that explore the artists, art, and ideas of our time. Engaging, educating, and inspiring the next generations of artists, designers, and culture workers since 1999.

Kansas City, MO

The InterUrban ArtHouse enriches the cultural and economic vibrancy of the community by creating a place where artists and creative industries can work and prosper in an affordable, sustainable and inclusive environment.

Overland Park, KS

The Kauffman Center, home to resident organizations the Kansas City Ballet, Lyric Opera, Kansas City Symphony, and other innovative programming, embraces a variety of audiences with different tastes, interests and passions.

Kansas City, MO

The Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts supports established and emerging writers, visual artists and composers and presents arts-related programming that expands public awareness and appreciation of the arts.

Nebraska City, NE

The Lawrence Arts Center is located in Lawrence, Kansas, United States. It is a regional hub for visual and performing arts, contemporary exhibitions, film, and lectures.

Lawrence, KS

Founded in 1985 by Jim Leedy, with the vision with the vision of initiating a thriving art community in Kansas City. Since then, the Leedy-Voulkos Art Center has existed as a creative and visual venue for regional, national, and international artists.

Kansas City, MO

Originally incorporated as the Ozark Artists Guild, George A. Spiva Center for the Arts has presented visual arts experiences to the four-state region since 1947.

Joplin, MO

The Union for Contemporary Art strengthens the cultural and social landscape of our community by using the arts as a vehicle to inspire positive social change.

Omaha, NE

The Belger Arts Centerencourages viewers to explore, question, and deepen their understanding of art and the world around them. Drawing upon the John & Maxine Belger Family Foundation collection, as well as a rich variety of local, national, and international artists.

Kansas City, MO

The Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts facilitates the creation, presentation, and understanding of contemporary art through an international residency program, exhibitions, and educational programs.

Omaha, NE

Charlotte Street cultivates an environment where contemporary art and artists thrive. Offering three residency programs: The Start Up residency, Studio Residency, and Curatorial Fellowship.

Kansas City, MO

The Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts awards up to seventy juried residencies per year to established and emerging visual artists, writers, composers, and interdisciplinary artists from across the country and around the world.

Nebraska City, NE

Prairieside Cottage and Outpost is a family-friendly getaway perfectly suited for relaxation, celebration, quiet focus and rejuvenation.

Matfield Green, KS

Launched in 2003 to serve mid-career artists, Studios Inc is a nonprofit arts organization offering pivotal three-year residencies to mid-career artists.

Kansas City, MO

The Tallgrass Artist Residency seeks to create connection and conversation across the Great Plains through engagement with the prairie ecosystem.

Matfield Green, KS

ArtsKC’s programs and services are designed to “advance lives through the arts.” This includes programs for the arts community, and those engaged with the arts in the Kansas City region. Additionally, ArtsKC works with local government and civic leadership to advocate for the arts.

Mid-America Arts Alliance believes art can be a catalyst for expression, connection, collaboration, and community. This philosophy is reflected in our mission and values.

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.

No Divide KC uses the arts as a vehicle for stimulating social awareness, participation and community building. No Divide KC partners with Kansas City-based artists and organizations to create artistic events that are focused on the stories of underserved and misrepresented communities in Kansas City.

KC Studio Magazine launched in May 2008 and is published six times a year, anchored in the arts and culture of Kansas City. KC Studio covers the performing, visual, cinematic and literary arts, and the artists, organizations and patrons that make Kansas City a vibrant center for arts and culture.

Midwest Agenda is a directory for art and artists in the Midwest providing art news, announcements, exhibition listings and other arts-related projects. Listing is free because art in the Midwest matters. Midwest Agenda is powered by word-of-mouth. Please share widely so it may grow.

Fortresses magazine is a quarterly publication dedicated to elevating Kansas City arts discourse, by mentoring and supporting both established and emerging critical writers to present innovative pedagogical lenses that will enhance art appreciation and art literacy among diverse audiences. Their mission is to cultivate art criticism that identifies and interprets cultural, political, and economic trends shaping Kansas City’s artistic landscape.

Founded in 2017, SBR MAG (short for SABER Magazine) has grown into more than a magazine—it’s a multimedia platform, production company, and community hub dedicated to supporting artists and pushing KC’s culture forward.

We craft thought-provoking campaigns, organize events that bring people together, and tell the stories that highlight the voices and creativity that make
Kansas City so unique.

The Spencer Art Reference Library and Archives at the Nelson-Atkins Museum enriches lives by facilitating users’ discovery of information needed to advance knowledge, create meaningful experiences and support life-long learning through programs, research assistance and access to vibrant and diverse collections.

The Linda Hall Library is one of the world’s leading independent science research libraries. Through our collections, programming, learning resources, scholarly research programs, and collaborations, we bring science to life in new and relevant ways that help others better understand the world in which they live.

The Belger Arts Center encourages viewers to explore, question, and deepen their understanding of art and the world around them. Drawing upon the John & Maxine Belger Family Foundation collection, as well as a rich variety of local, national, and international artists.

Kansas City, MO

Cherry Pit Collective is a communal studio space for artists, makers, and creatives, where the work and vision of women, non-binary and gender non-conforming people are emphasized and celebrated. Members work together to support and promote each other through a shared workspace and jointly share work, costs, benefits, and risks. Monthly programming includes classes and events for skill sharing within our community and to foster collaboration over competition.

Kansas City, MO

Driftwood Ceramics was created in 2018 by Husband & Wife, Ken and McKenzie Stanley. Driftwood Ceramics welcomes students with a variety of classes, including date night classes, private classes, month-long classes, kids classes, and company events. 

Driftwood Ceramics also accommodate artists who have a desire to work on personal artwork. Providing memberships to individuals (at our NKC location) who have worked in studios previously and who have an understanding of the medium.

Kansas CIty, MO

Englewood Arts assists the community through development of residential and commercial incentives, public art, art events, art programs, philanthropy and community outreach solutions, which result in a thriving community with engagement and pride.

Independence, MO

Epic Arts, a program of CHWC, is fueled by the knowledge that art plays a pivotal role in building strong community pride and identity.

We are located on an art “campus” in the Strawberry Hill neighborhood that includes a clay studio, pop-up art container, outdoor stage and green space. Our mission is to provide the youth and adults of the community opportunities to experience dynamic arts and culture programs that foster community, emotional intelligence and healthy relationships.

Kansas CIty, MO

Greenhouse Print Space is an artist run community access print shop in the West Bottoms of Kansas City, MO. Providing access to a - variety of traditional presses and processes, including Intaglio, Relief, Letterpress, Lithograpy, and Screenprinting. as well as classes, workshops and special events.

Kansas City, MO

Hammerspace Community Workshop & Makerspace Hammerspace Workshop is home to Kansas City's awesome community of makers, crafters and inventors.

It's where you go to exercise your creativity. It's where you bulk up your knowledge, and work out your designs. Wood and metal working, silver and black smithing, welding, molding, casting, soldering, electronics, robotics, rocketry, air brushing, or just fixing a broken doohickey. You can learn to do it all yourself.

Kansas CIty, MO

KC Clay Guild promotes the appreciation of and participation in ceramic arts through group and individual education programs, public outreach and the creation of a diverse ceramic arts community. And promotes the active involvement of both local artisans and the Greater Kansas City community in the ceramic arts.  KC Clay Guild provides: studio classes for students of all skills levels; a public gallery space for the display and sales of ceramic art, ceramic workshops and competitions; and community outreach that seeks to create an interest in and allow participation of all members of the community in ceramic arts.

Kansas City, MO

The Lawrence Arts Center is located in Lawrence, Kansas, United States. It is a regional hub for visual and performing arts, contemporary exhibitions, film, and lectures.

Lawrence, KS

Letter Cat Pottery Studio’s space has wheels, kilns, memberships, extended classes, and more.  LCS has years of experience teaching pottery classes, from wheel to handbuilding and everything in between! 

Kansas City, MO

Print League Kansas City is a creative arts space offering affordable access to printmaking equipment as well as a variety of fun & educational workshops.

Kansas City, MO

Twin Hound is a fine art printmaking studio located in Kansas City’s Historic West Bottom’s. Twin Hound is dedicated to offering affordable access to Lithography, Intaglio, Relief, Risograph and Screen Printing facilities through workshops, residencies, and artist memberships. 

Kansas City, MO

323CLAY is a contemporary ceramic arts studio based in Independence, Missouri.

Since 2010, we’ve been a creative hub for artists of all levels, offering classes, workshops, and a residency program that supports emerging ceramicists.

Our classes range from beginner to advanced levels and introduce hand building and wheel throwing techniques. We welcome professional artists and passionate hobbyists to rent private or shared studio space with daily access to create.

Independence, Mo