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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.

​FY2024 Artist Access Funding Grants Important Dates

  • Monday, September 18 – Applications are available online.
  • Monday, September 18 through Tuesday, October 31 – Staff will review drafts for completion.
  • Thursday, September 28 – Information Sessions (10 a.m. virtual, 2 p.m. at CityArts)
  • Wednesday, November 1 – Deadline to be guaranteed for consideration.
  • Applications will be live for seven months or until funds are exhausted. Grants will be awarded in waves, starting with the November 1 deadline. ​

Learn more and apply!


Applicatio​ns for FY2024 Artist Access Funding Grants​ will accepted from September 18 - November 1, 2023​


 For more information, please contact Jesse Koza, Cultural Arts Administrator​.
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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 applicatio​ns.

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
​Dr. Jim Long
​Mayor
​​Seat 6
​Nadine Long
 ​Arts Council
 ​Seat 4
Hannah Howard
 ​Arts Council
 ​Seat 10
Vacant​Arts Council
 Seat 11

​Meeting Videos ​​​

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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 20 - Q&A with Applicants
  • August 3
  • September 7
  • October 5
  • November 2
  • December 7 ​

​Agendas & Minutes​

Type
  
Name
  
2022-10-6 CFC Agenda.pdf2022-10-6 CFC Agenda
2022-10-6 CFC Minutes.pdf2022-10-6 CFC Minutes
2022-11-10 CFC Agenda.pdf2022-11-10 CFC Agenda
2023-01-05 CFC Agenda.pdf2023-01-05 CFC Agenda
2023-01-05 CFC Minutes.pdf2023-01-05 CFC Minutes
2023-02-02 CFC Agenda.pdf2023-02-02 CFC Agenda
2023-02-02 CFC Minutes.pdf2023-02-02 CFC Minutes
2023-03-02 CFC Agenda.pdf2023-03-02 CFC Agenda
2023-03-02 CFC Minutes.pdf2023-03-02 CFC Minutes
2023-04-06 CFC Agenda.pdf2023-04-06 CFC Agenda
2023-04-06 CFC Minutes.pdf2023-04-06 CFC Minutes
2023-05-04 CFC Agenda.pdf2023-05-04 CFC Agenda
2023-05-04 CFC Minutes.pdf2023-05-04 CFC Minutes
2023-07-20 CFC Q&A Agenda.pdf2023-07-20 CFC Q&A Agenda