Missouri Arts Council

The weekly classes at five of the city’s recreation centers will be supported for the next two years by a grant from the Missouri Arts Council. Circus Harmony hopes to secure funding to make them permanent.

Theater is back on a St. Louis stage this month — and for the first time since the region shut down in March, it’ll be indoors and with an in-person audience. The production: a remounting of Eric Bogosian’s “Sex, Drugs, Rock & Roll” by the Midnight Company.

A committee of budget-controlling Missouri Senators recommends continuing to fund the arts at current levels through the ongoing use of a tax on out-of...

The Missouri Arts Council is honoring three St. Louisans and one local hot spot with its 2018 annual awards.The council chose Solomon Thurman for its…

In Missouri’s big cities and in its rural area, the arts have a big impact – not only for their inherent value – but economically as well.“It’s a billion…

When folk artists die, their craft can be lost. To make sure their work is preserved, Lisa Higgins, director of the Missouri Folk Arts Program at the…

The Missouri Arts Council is giving away $4.2 million in grants in the coming year. The funding is slightly less than last year’s allotment. According to…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Nov. 19, 2012 - The Missouri Arts Council today announced the recipients of its 2013 Missouri Arts…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, July 28, 2010 - Missouri's budget shortfall has been felt everywhere from schools to state agencies…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, March 3 2009 - During tough economic times, art can provide a much-needed escape from reality. But…