Roster Artist Responsibilities

Artistic Presentation

• Artists are urged to use best business practices at all times. Commission staff is available to advise in this area.

• Artists are responsible for procuring the rights and paying the royalties due on materials presented as part of their programming.

• All works and all rights to works produced by the artist (except creative work produced by children or community members under the guidance of the artist) remain the sole property of the artist. However, the artist is expected to work with presenters to allow public release of images for educational and promotional purposes.

Roster Program

• Once an artist is appointed to the Roster all details of the artist's program, including fees, are established until the next Roster update.

• Each artist is responsible for promoting to and contracting with presenters. Commission staff is available to advise in this area.

• Artists must be available to tour throughout the state.

• Underwritten performances/activities must take place outside the artist’s home county.

• Underwritten bookings may not take place inside a private dwelling.

• A faculty member must be present during any K-12 school activity utilizing a Kansas Arts on Tour Roster artist.

• All Roster artists’ fees itemized in contracts should be consistent with those listed on the Kansas Arts Commission Roster.

• Artists may not charge fees greater than what they charge for comparable programming offered through other listing services (e.g., the Kansas Humanities Council Speakers Bureau or the Mid-America Arts Alliance Regional Touring Program). The Kansas Arts Commission requests full disclosure of these additional listings.

• Unless the artist includes travel expenses in the program fee, expense reimbursement will be listed in the Roster according to current State of Kansas reimbursement rates.

• Artists serve a three-year term on the Roster. Artists must reapply in the second year of their term.

• Artists must inform Commission staff of any contact information changes so that the Kansas Arts on Tour Roster reflects the most accurate information at all times.

• Artists are encouraged to include a reasonable cancellation clause in their contracts that releases both artist(s) and presenter(s) should Kansas Arts Commission funds not be available.

• Artists must complete and submit the Presenter Evaluations for Kansas Arts Commission underwritten events within 30 days of the contracted event.

Kansas Arts Commission

• The Kansas Arts Commission logo must appear in all promotional and printed materials such as programs, catalogs, posters, websites, and news releases. The following credit line must appear in all promotional and printed materials such as programs, catalogs, posters and news releases: "This program is presented in part by the Kansas Arts Commission, a state agency, and the National Endowment for the Arts."

• The Kansas Arts Commission is primarily funded by the Kansas Legislature. Artists are urged to invite and thank their legislative representatives for their support of any programming funded by the Commission.

• Violation of these artist responsibilities could result in the artist's suspension from the Kansas Arts on Tour Roster and thereby jeopardize future funding opportunities through this program.