News Releases

2011

• Kansas Leaders Selected to Participate in Prestigous Arts Education Institute
  April 5, 2011

• Kansas Poetry Out Loud State Final Competition to air on Kasnas Public Radio on Sunday
  March 29, 2011

• Howell Named Interim Executive Director
  March 24, 2011

• Kansas Arts Commission Executive Director Departs
  March 18, 2011

• Senate passes resolution in favor of Kansas Arts Commission
  March 16, 2011

• 2011 Governor's Arts Awards Showcases Excellence in Kansas Arts
  March 14, 2011

• Shawnee Mission High School student wins Poetry Out Loud State Final Competition for second year
  March 14, 2011

• Kansas Arts Commission Announces 2011 Poetry Out Loud State Final Competition
  March 7, 2011

• Statement: Governor Sam Brownback's Elimination of the Kansas Arts Commission
  February 28, 2011

• Governor's Arts Awards Celebrates Kansas Arts, Performances by Area Artists
  February 23, 2011

• Kansas Arts Commission to Hold Meeting in Topeka, Event Part of Two-Day Celebration of Kansas Arts
  February 21, 2011

• Kansas Arts Commission Chairman Responds to Governor's Executive Reorganization Orders
  February 7, 2011

• Poet Laureate Pens Kansas 150th Poem
  January 28, 2011

• Kansas 150th Poem: Celebrate This Kansas
  January 28, 2011

• State of Kansas to Lose $778,200 in Federal Funding
  January 18, 2011

• Statement: Governor Sam Brownback's proposal to eliminate the Kansas Arts Commission
  January 14, 2011

• Kansas Arts Commission to offer Business Development Program
  January 5, 2011

• Kansas Arts Commission Grant Opportunities available January 10
  January 3, 2011

2010

• Kansas Arts Commission Names New Artists to the Kansas Arts on Tour Roster
  December 1, 2010

• Kansas Arts Commission Names 2011 Governor's Arts Awards Recipients, Best-Selling Author Sara Paretsky among those Honored
  November 29, 2010

• 2011 Governor's Arts Awards recipient bios
  November 29, 2010

• Former Kansas Arts Commissioner to Serve on National Arts Board
  November 17, 2010

• Kansas Arts Commission to hold meeting in Johnson County with area arts constituents
  November 15, 2010

• Governor signs proclamation recognizing National Arts & Humanities Month
  October 15, 2010

• KAC Awards more than $950,000 in grants to Kansas Artists, Organizations and Schools
  October 5, 2010

• Kansas Arts Commission Fiscal Year 2011 Grant Listing by County
  October 5, 2010

• Kansas Arts Commission Announces Artist Grant Recipients
  September 20, 2010

• Kansas Arts Commission Survey Results Support Value of Arts Education to Kansas Teachers and Administrators
  September 15, 2010

• Celebrate National Arts & Humanities Month in October
  September 13, 2010

• Kansas Arts Commission Announces Arts Education Grant recipients
  September 7, 2010

• Kansas Arts Commission to Offer Artist Seminar
  September 1, 2010

• Governor Signs Proclamation Recognizing Arts Education Week in September
  August 30, 2010

• Kansas Arts Commission Receives Rohde Endowment
  August 11, 2010

• Kansas Arts Commission to Host Artist Showcase at 2010 Kansas State Fair
  August 10, 2010

• Kansas Arts Commission to Host Free Arts symposium in McPherson, Commissioners to Tour Lindsborg Art Galleries
  August 9, 2010

• Sara Paretsky named Governor's Arts Awards honoree
  August 4, 2010

• Sara Paretsky Bio
  August 4, 2010

• Kansas Arts Commission announces Kansas 150 grant recipients
  July 12, 2010

• Kansas Arts Commission to host free arts symposium, commission meeting in Hays
  May 10, 2010

• Kansas Arts Commission applauds NEA for support of Kansas arts programs
  April 28, 2010

• National Arts Leader Jonathan Katz to speak in Topeka
  
  April 21, 2010

• Jonathan Katz Bio
  
  April 21, 2010

• Kansas Arts Commission offers Artist Innovation and Collaboration Grants
  April 12, 2010

• Celebrate National Poetry Month in April
  March 31, 2010

• Shawnee Mission North High School Student Wins 2010 Poetry Out Loud State Final Competition
  March 16, 2010

• Kansas Arts Commission Honors 2010 Governor's Arts Awards Recipients
  March 15, 2010

• Two Days of Arts at the State Capital
  March 2, 2010

• Kansas Arts Commission Announces 2010 Poetry Out Loud State Final Competition
  March 1, 2010

• KAC Awards More Than $1.6 Million in Grants to Kansas Artists, Organizations and Schools
  January 27, 2010

• KAC FY 2010 Grant Award Recipients by County
  January 27, 2010

• Kansas leads the nation in artistic creation
  January 25, 2010

• Kansas Arts Commission offers 2010 Winter Workshops to Arts and Cultural Organizations
  January 20, 2010

• Kansas Arts Commission names new artists to Kansas Arts on Tour Roster
  January 20, 2010

• Kansas Arts Commission announces Fiscal Year 2011 Grant Opportunities
  January 19, 2010

• Kansas Arts Commission names 2010 Governor's Arts Awards recipients, Photograher Jim Richardson among those honored
  January 5, 2010

• 2010 Governor's Arts Awards recipient bios
  January 5, 2010

2009

• Kansas Arts Commission to hold 195th Commission meeting in Kansas City
  November 16, 2009

• Kansas Arts Commission Conducts Survey On Public Perspectives of Arts in Education in State
  September 28, 2009

• Kansas Arts Commission to Award Royalty Fee to Winning Kansas Arts License Plate Designer
  September 8, 2009

• Kansas Arts Commission Call for 2010 Governor's Arts Awards Nominations
  August 31, 2009

• Kansas Arts Commission to hold 194th Commission meeting in Salina
  August 25, 2009

• Kansas Arts Commission calls on artists to design Kansas Arts License Plate
  August 10, 2009

• Kansas Arts Commission Awards $262,556 from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
  July 27, 2009

• Kansas Arts Commission Awarded Over $300,000 In American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 Funds
  April 13, 2009

• Kansas Poetry Writing Contest
  April 2, 2009

• Kansas Arts Commission Awards More Than $1.6 Million In Grants to Kansas Artists, Organizations and Schools
  March 9, 2009

• KAC FY2009 Grant Award Recipients by County
  March 9, 2009

• Kansas Arts Commission to Hold 192nd Commission Meeting in Topeka
  February 26, 2009

• Kansas Arts Commission To Host Symposium, Releases Study on Economic Impact of the Arts in State
  February 26, 2009

• Kansas Arts Commission Names 2009 Kansas Artist Fellowships and Award Recipients
  February 24, 2009

• 2009 Kansas Artist Fellowships and Award Recipient Biographies
  February 24, 2009

• Kansas Arts Commission Announces 2009 Poetry Out Loud State Final Competition
  February 23, 2009

• Kansas Arts Commission Names 2009 Governor's Arts Awards Recipients, Chuck Comeau among those honored
  February 12, 2009

• 2009 Governor’s Arts Awards Biographies
  February 12, 2009

• Kansas Arts Commission Names New Artists to the Kansas Arts on Tour Roster
  February 9, 2009

• Governor Kathleen Sebelius and the Kansas Arts Commission Announce the 2009 Poet Laureate of Kansas
  February 5, 2009

2008

• Kansas Arts Commission to Hold 191th Commission Meeting in Greensburg, Pratt
  October 20, 2008

• Kansas Arts Commission Accespting 2009 Governor's Arts Awards Nominations
  August 26, 2008

• Kansas Arts Commission offers fall workshops to artists and arts organizations
  August 20, 2008

• Kansans' Artwork Taken to New Heights at Denver Airport
  July 2, 2008

• Kansas Arts Commission to Hold 189th Commission Meeting in Lawrence
  May 30, 2008

• Gallery Walks Pave Way to the Arts for Kansas Communities
  May 20, 2008

• Commission Launches Kansas Arts Network
  April 29, 2008

• Baldwin High School Student Wins State Poetry Out Loud Competition
  March 14, 2008

• Wichita East High School Student Named First Runner-Up in State Poetry Out Loud Competition
  March 14, 2008

• KAC Awards More Than $1.5 Million in Grants to Kansas Artists, Organizations and Schools
  March 6, 2008

• KAC FY2008 Grant Award Recipients by County
  March 6, 2008

• Kansas Arts Commission to hold 188th Commission Meeting in Topeka
  March 4, 2008

• The Kansas Arts Commission Announces Poetry Out Loud State Final Competition
  February 29, 2008

• Kansas Arts Commission Names 2008 Kansas Artist Fellowships Recipients
  February 11, 2008

• 2008 Kansas Artist Fellowships Recipients Biographies
  February 11, 2008

• Kansas Arts Commission Offers Winter Workshops to Artists and Arts Organizations
  January 17, 2008

• Kansas Arts Commission Names New Artists to the Kansas Arts on Tour Roster
  January 16, 2008

• Kansas Arts Commission Names 2008 Governor's Arts Awards Recipients, Marilyn Maye Among those Honored
  January 8, 2008

• 2008 Governor's Arts Awards Recipient Biographies
  January 8, 2008

• Kansas Arts Commission Announces Grant Opportunities for Fiscal Year 2009, Arts-in-Education Workshops Offered in January
  January 3, 2008

2007

• Workshops Focus on Fundraising for Arts Organizations
  November 19, 2007

• 187th Commission Meeting in Arkansas City
  October 29, 2007

• Free Grant Writing Workshops Offered to Artists and Arts Organizations
  October 8, 2007

• Art Workshops Foster Artists' Business Skills
  September 12, 2007

• Lemuel Sheppard Performance in Topeka
  September 11, 2007

• 186th Commission Meeting in Concordia
  September 6, 2007

• Native Threads Announcement
  July 12, 2007

• Strategic Planning Meetings
  June 20, 2007

• 185th Commission Meeting in Colby
  June 12, 2007

• 2007 Governor's Arts Awards
  May 16, 2007

• Strategic Planning Meetings
  April 16, 2007

• Kansas Citizens for the Arts present Arts Day at the Capitol
  March 2, 2007

• The Kansas Poetry Out Loud State Final Competition
  February 27, 2007

• 2007 Kansas Artist Fellowships Recipents
  February 14, 2007

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