Cultural Arts Funding

For over a decade, the City of Wichita has granted funding to local arts organizations to recognize, preserve and celebrate Wichita's rich arts and cultural heritage - a heritage that has a tremendous impact on all residents' quality of life. For 2023, the City has awarded 26 organizations and individual artists operational support that has totaled more than $2.7 million.

The City offers three different grant opportunities that are awarded through a competitive process: Cultural Funding Operating Grants, Developing Arts Grants, and Artist Access Grants.

READ THIS FIRST! Download Helpful Hints to assist in preparing applications for Cultural Funding Grants. If you have questions about the grants or application process, please email Jesse Koza, Cultural Arts Administrator.

FY2024 Cultural Funding Grants Important Dates

Monday, March 6 - Application will be available online
Tuesday, March 21 - Developing Arts Grant Info Sessions: YouTube Recording
Wednesday, March 22 - Operating Grants Info Sessions: YouTube Recording
Thursday, March 23 - Submittable Info Sessions: YouTube Recording
Friday, June 2 - Developing Arts and Operating Grants Application Deadline
Thursday, July 20 - Q & A Sessions for Operating Grants Application

Applications for FY2024 Cultural Funding Grants will be accepted March 6 - June 2, 2023

Apply Online

Our Artist Access Grant program is currently under review. Please check back for more information or email Jesse Koza, Cultural Arts Administrator, for updates.

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Cultural Institutions

"Cultural Institutions" are arts and cultural organizations which have operations and activities in a facility that is owned and/or operated by the City of Wichita. The organization's audited annual revenues must be in excess of $50,000 for at least two preceding years. Cultural Institutions are funded by entering into a three-year Operational Partnership Agreements. For more information about The Cultural Institution (CI) Grants Program, please refer to pages 13-14 of the City of Wichita Cultural Plan Addendum.

Organizations which qualify as "Cultural Institutions" include the following and will be funded at the following levels:

Organization	Amount
Arts Council	$7,860
Kansas Aviation Museum	$39, 604
Mid-America All-Indian Museum	$263, 514
Museum of World Treasures	$27,394
Wichita Art Museum	$2,109,437
Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum	$192,848
Total Cultural Institution Funding 2023	$2,640,657

Cultural Funding Committee

The Cultural Funding Committee is a subcommittee of the Arts Council, Inc. The committee is charged with reviewing grant applications and making funding recommendations to the City Council on various City of Wichita cultural arts grant applications.

If you have questions regarding the Cultural Funding Committee, please contact Jesse Koza at jkoza@wichita.gov.

Members

Member	Appointed By	Seat Name
Anthony Joiner, Jr.	District I	Seat 8
Beth Oaks	District II	Chair
Dominic Gauna	District III	Vice Chair
Ann Keefer	District IV	Seat 5
Martha Linsner	District V	Seat 7
Jerry L. Gray	District VI	Seat 2
Shannon Boone	Mayor	Seat 6
Cynthia Berner	Arts Council	Seat 3
Nadine Long	Arts Council	Seat 4
Sam Smith	Arts Council	Seat 10
Linda Johnson	Arts Council	Seat 11

Meeting Videos

2023 Meeting Schedule

The board meets on the first Thursday of each month at 12 p.m. in the 2nd Floor Board Room at CityArts, 344 N Mead.

January 5
February 2
March 2
April 6
May 4
June 1
July 6
August 3
September 7
October 5
November 2
December 7

Agendas & Minutes

Type	Name
	2022-10-6 CFC Agenda
	2022-10-6 CFC Minutes
	2022-11-10 CFC Agenda
	2023-01-05 CFC Minutes
	2023-02-02 CFC Agenda
	2023-02-02 CFC Minutes
	2023-03-02 CFC Agenda
	2023-04-06 CFC Agenda
	2023-1-5 CFC Agenda

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Arts & Cultural Services
Offices are located at CityArts
334 N Mead
Wichita, KS 67202
Arts & Cultural Services Hours
9am - 5pm (M-F)
CLOSED (Sa-Su)
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Contact Us
P: (316) 350-3241
Email Arts & Cultural Services

Cultural Arts Funding

​FY2024 Cultural Funding Grants Important Dates

​Cultural Institutions

​Cultural Funding Committee

Members​​​

​Meeting Videos ​​​

2023 Meeting Schedule

​Agendas & Minutes​

FY2024 Cultural Funding Grants Important Dates

Cultural Institutions

Cultural Funding Committee

Members

Meeting Videos

Agendas & Minutes