The Breeze and Current

08/07/2025

Discover The Gordon Parks Museum Through the 2025 Kansas Sunflower Summer Program

The Gordon Parks Museum is proud to announce its participation in the 2025 Kansas Tourism Sunflower Summer program. The Gordon Parks Museum Celebrates the life and work of Gordon Parks, internationally known, Photographer, filmmaker, writer and musician.

The Sunflower Summer Program is a benefit for Kansas families with school-aged children, pre-K through Grade 12, to encourage them to explore, and fall in love with Kansas. The program is designed to give affordable access to tourism attractions across the state and support the Kansas tourism economy.

Eligible Kansas families will download the Sunflower Summer App to claim tickets to participating venues. One (1) adult ticket is eligible for free admission with eligible students. Tickets are redeemed at participating venues upon their arrival. Each user can only use tickets once per venue during the 2025 season.

The 2025 Sunflower Summer season will run from July 12- August 3.

"We are thrilled to be a venue for the 2025 Kansas Sunflower Summer program," said Gordon Parks Museum, Executive Director, Kirk Sharp. “There’s something special about seeing kids explore, learn, and enjoy hands-on experiences right here. This program makes it easy for families to create meaningful memories together, and we’re proud to be one of the destinations that helps showcase the best of Kansas.”

Kansas Tourism, a division of the Kansas Department of Commerce, aims to inspire travel to and throughout Kansas to maximize the positive impacts that tourism has on our state and local communities.

“Kansas Tourism is excited to have The Gordon Parks Museum as a part of the Sunflower Summer program,” said Kansas Tourism Director, Bridgette Jobe. “This program is an amazing benefit for the residents of Kansas, and we are looking forward to growing the program in the 2025 season. The Gordon Parks Museum is an important part of making this the best season yet for the program.”

For more information about Th Gordon Parks Museum visit https://www.gordonparkscenter.org/. To discover more about the Sunflower Summer program, visit SunflowerSummer.org.

08/07/2025

🎨 Calling all Emerging and Professional Artists!

The SAA Collective is growing and offering opportunities for artists at every stage of their career. Apply by July 15 for a chance to exhibit in our growing downtown gallery and take your art to the next level! Visit https://www.springfieldart.org/juried-artist.html for full details!

08/07/2025

Are you an author in the Kansas City area? Apply to be one of 50 authors featured at The Story Center at MCPL annual Local Author Fair on Saturday, November 15! Get more information here: https://bit.ly/3T9OaVe

04/07/2025

Another round of grants are available to Black visual artists in the KC area through the of Troost Organization. Many of our current and past stidio artists, as well as artists we work with have been awarded, so don’t miss your chance! Apply below by July 22nd at

https://giftoftroostkc.org/

01/07/2025

🔥 Summer is heating up and so are the grants! 🔥

Artists
◼️ Artist INC is coming to Topeka, Houston, and St. Louis—and there's still time to apply! Artists of all types are invited to this professional development seminar. Deadline: July 9 artistinc.art/apply

◼️ Buffalo Bayou Partnership is looking for public art for the Tony Marron Park Pavillion in Houston. Send in your proposal by July 11! buffalobayou.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/RFQ-Pavilion-Final.pdf

◼️ Artadia's $15K 21c Award is accepting applications through July 15! Artists living in St. Louis are eligible. artadia.org/news/announcing-the-fifth-annual-21c-museum-hotels-artadia-award-this-year-in-st-louis-mo/

◼️ Visual Artists Association's Artist of the Year award gives prizes across many categories! The overall winner receives a group exhibition and £10K. Apply by July 16! visual-artists.org/vaa-artist-of-the-year-apply/

◼️ First Peoples Fund Artist in Business Leadership Fellowship awards a $10K grant and professional business training! Apply by July 16. www.firstpeoplesfund.org/programs/fellowships

◼️ Artskc - Regional Arts Council's Teri Rogers Filmmakers Grant and Screenwriting Award are taking applications from Kansas City creatives through July 22! artskc.org/art-creator/grants/film-grants/

◼️ South Arts's Jazz Road Tours offers $15K grants to help you take your music to new places. Apply by July 30! www.southarts.org/grants-opportunities/jazz-road-tours

◼️ Mark Arts's Wichita National All Media Craft Exhibition is looking for folks that work in metal, glass, fiber, and more for this prestigious craft exhibition! Apply by August 1. artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=15530

◼️Center for Cultural Innovation wants to invest in your tools! Artists in Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, West Virginia, Tennessee, Texas, or Wisconsin are eligible to apply for $1K-$5K grants. Apply by August 8! www.cciarts.org/tools_equipment.html

Organizations
◼️ Texas Commission on the Arts is accepting applications for their Arts Respond Project grants through July 15. Institutions, Nonprofits, and other organizations can apply for funding for projects involving education, health, development, and more! www.arts.texas.gov/ow/tcagrant/TXArtsPlan/ARP.htm

◼️ National Endowment for the Arts's Grants for Arts Projects is accepting applications through July 17! www.arts.gov/grants/grants-for-arts-projects

◼️ The Kansas Arts Network is hosting their annual conference in Wichita for artists, administrators, and more July 23–25. www.kansasartsnetwork.com/events/ks-arts-symposium

◼️ Houston Arts Alliance's Support for Organizations offers funding to those offering arts and culture activities in Houston. Apply by July 25! houstonartsalliance.com/grant-opportunities/

◼️ Nebraska Arts Council's Arts Accessibility for Improvement Projects provides funding to Nebraska organizations looking to improve the accessibility of their facilities and programming. www.artscouncil.nebraska.gov/apply/arts-accessibility-for-improvement-projects/

◼️ Oklahoma Arts Council offers Community Arts Experience Grants to nonprofits producing audience-based programs in Oklahoma! www.arts.ok.gov/Arts_in_Communities/Community_Arts_Experience_Grants.html

◼️ Join us LUX Center for the Arts in Lincoln, NE on August 8 for a workshop on preserving resilience and taking care of our organizations. www.maaa.org/event/organizational-self-care-with-kathy-liao/

01/07/2025

Explore the themes of courage, bravery and facing challenges with our July 12 Art Together: Leap of Courage! program. It’s free to attend. RSVPs encouraged; visit https://12602.blackbaudhosting.com/12602/Art-Together-Leap-of-Courage.

10 a.m. | Performance by Wichita dancers: an excerpt of this year’s Ballet in the Park production “Sleeping Beauty,” where Sleeping Beauty receives gifts of courage and bravery from the fairies.

10:30 a.m. | Story time: a reading of the book “When You are Brave,” about a young girl who has to have the courage and face the difficult challenges of saying goodbye to what is known and making space for life in a new city.

11 a.m. | Art project: create a “Fearless Friend” clay pinch pot.

01/07/2025

The Arkansas Arts Council is currently accepting entries for the 2026 Small Works on Paper juried art exhibition. Entries can be submitted online at www.arkansasarts.org through Friday, July 25.

Artists may submit up to three works of art on paper for a fee of $15 for the first entry, $20 for two entries or $25 for three entries. The exhibition is open to all artists who reside in Arkansas and are 18 years old or older. Artwork must be no larger than 18 x 24 inches.

📸 Mosaic Templars Cultural Center Small Works on Paper event in 2020.

27/06/2025

The Inspiration Grant application is now open! Inspiration Grants are project grants for individual artists or small groups of artists. These grants support ambitious projects of risk, growth, and change for the artist and/or projects that make a positive impact on the community.

ArtsKC will offer an info session on August 20th at 12pm and the deadline to apply is September 4, 2025. Learn more through the link in our comments.

📸 courtesy of Hadiza. 2024-2025 Round I Inspiration Grant recipient

19/06/2025