Promoting visual arts awareness and supporting the professional growth of artists.​

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TAKE A STEP TOWARDS THRIVING!

Thursday, November 21 from 6:00 to 7:30 pm at KCAC.

Grounded in a nationally sourced suite of tools, Artists Thrive helps us see where we are in our work (as an artist or with artists), where we want to go, what is important to measure, and how we can improve in ways that benefit everyone involved. Your Artists Thrive journey begins with a free self-assessment survey that is meant to be customized, adapted, and applied to many situations to support your work.

In this interactive workshop you will learn about the initiative, explore the free self-assessment survey tools, network and make connections with other participants, and leave with goals for the coming days that support your path to thriving. This workshop will be led by Heather Pontonio (Senior Program Director at the Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation and the initiative’s backbone administrator).

This workshop is free to attend but space is limited. Sign up here

Current Exhibitions

on view November 1st - 30th

Art For All | Main Gallery

a group exhibition by KCAC Members

Studio Showcase| Snap Space Gallery
a group exhibition by current KCAC Studio Tenants

MERCH ALERT

MERCH ALERT

KCAC has partnered with Bonfire, an on-demand printer, to offer some fun merch for the arts lover and KCAC members. KCAC receives an average of $3 from each sale.

  • The experience of working with the KCAC staff on my encaustic collage workshop was wonderful. It’s a great space, plus the staff was very helpful. The participants created some exceptional pieces of art using new processes they had never experienced. Everything ran smoothly and I’m grateful for the opportunity to host the workshop. I would definitely host another workshop at KCAC.

    Robin VanHoozer - Encaustic Workshop Instructor - June 2023

  • “The KCAC experience was quintessential in my early-career journey as an artist. The process was very smooth and I feel that my questions were answered every step of the way. After I was awarded 2nd place in the juried exhibition, I made great connections with the jurors that opened other artistic doors for me. I would be grateful to work with KCAC again at any point in the future!"

    Danielle Hardy - Undergraduate College Student Exhibiting Artist April 2023

  • "I am so very thankful for all the opportunities that KCAC has brought me. Because of you guys, I entered into the art world and made connections that I would have otherwise struggled to get a hold of. I made my first real sale of a painting that is now a part of Kansas City history. The gang at KCAC gives out chances of a lifetime like they're cups of water and I think that's what makes them so important to the arts in KC. Bringing emerging artists from the area to the forefront makes being a part of this wonderful group vital to the growth of any artist in this city."

    Isaiah Lee - Exhibiting Artist April 2023

  • " KCAC is so connected to the arts community in the metro area, so the promotion of the exhibition is second to none. I have done several exhibitions in my art career and KCAC is one of the top galleries in town. Not only does the display and facilities look great, but in both instances showing with KCAC, I've had some of my best sales. I can't recommend them enough for both emerging, mid-career and veteran artists alike. "

    Kwanza Humphrey - Exhibiting Artist December 2022

  • "Kansas City Artists Coalition is a great platform for artists at any career stage to not only showcase their existing artworks, but also have an exploratory journey of curation and public programming. As a research-based artist and curator duo, we were very honored to be able to occupy this space for 3 weeks during June 2022, our show attracted an amazing number of audience and was featured on local media – The community built by KCAC made a lot of inspiring conversations happen."

    Eager Zhang & Rodrigo Carazas Portal – Exhibiting Artist June 2022

  • "Exhibiting at KCAC allowed me to share parts of my studio practice that I'd never shown before. I felt free to experiment and use the Snap Space as an extension of my studio—another place to make connections. It helped me to realize ideas I'd wanted to explore for a long time and allowed me to share them with a larger audience."

    Rachel Ferber – Exhibiting Artist November 2021