Mural Artists Credit: Isaac Tapia, Emily Alvarez, Aaron Sutton, and Rodrigo Alvarez | 2019, Penzey’s Spices
Kansas Arts Advocacy Network Steering Committee
Anne Pauscher– Salina Arts & Humanities
Salina, KS
Kate Van Steenhuyse– Harvester Arts
Wichita, KS
Sarah VanLanduyt, Arts Council of Johnson County
Overland Park, KS
Jennifer Wampler, Arts Council of Johnson County
Overland Park, KS
Katie Coen, Arts Council of Johnson County
Overland Park, KS
Karem Gallo
Liberal
Lissa Sexson, Shortgrass Studio
Weskan, KS
Ann Keefer, Ulrich Museum of Art
Wichita, KS
Lindsay Benacka, Arts and Cultural Services
Wichita, KS
Karl Pratt, Main Street Arts Council,
Hoxie, KS
Brad Anderson, Salina Arts & Humanitites
Salina, KS
Curtis Young, KCAIC
Topeka, KS
Sarah Siders
Manhattan, KS
Anne Jones, Kansas Museums Association
KC Metro
Kirk Sharp, Gordon Parks Museum
Fort Scott, KS
Margaret Keough, Mid American Arts Alliance
KC Metro
Sarah Fizell, Arts Connect
Topeka, KS
Marci Penner Inman
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Katy Guthrie, Garden City Arts
Garden City, KS
Crista Cunningham, Pittsburg Arts Council,
Pittsburg, KS
Caryl Hale, Norton County Arts Council
Norton, KS
In October of 2021, the Arts Council of Johnson County (ACJC) hosted the first annual Kansas Arts Councils Symposium in partnership with the Kansas Creative Arts Industries Commission (KCAIC). From the conversations that took place at the symposium it is clear that there is a desire to develop some kind of network for advocacy, communication and the continued exchange of ideas.
Building on that momentum and excitement, the Kansas Arts Advocacy Network Steering Committee was formed. This steering committee will help develop and inform the arts councils network as well as help build the framework. They will also help communicate this new idea to the constituencies in their region and will assist in building an Advocacy Committee that specifically focuses on arts advocacy in the state of Kansas.