Past Arts & Culture Grant Recipients

The 2024 Arts & Culture Operating Support grant recipients* are:

• KSMU
• Moxie Cinema
• Ozarks Lyric Opera
• Sculpture Walk Springfield
• Springfield Art Museum

*Recipients in this category will be eligible for $20,000 annually for three years.

The 2024 Arts & Culture Programming Support grant recipients are:

• American Indian Center of Springfield ($10,000): To support the Art of Indigenous Culture program
• Boys & Girls Club of Springfield ($10,000): To support the Pencil & Play Youth Outreach Project
• CORO ($2,500): To support the 2024 Young Arts Program
• Heartland Opera Theatre, Joplin ($5,000): To produce accessible theatre productions of new and classical works
• History Museum on the Square ($5,000): To create immersive educational experiences that celebrate local heritage, culture and history through walking tours
• MOJO at Gillioz ($5,000): To support the programming of the Missouri Jazz Orchestra
• Missouri Philharmonic Orchestra ($7,500): To support programming expansion with Springfield Public Schools for an April 2025 concert
• Moon City Press ($7,000): To support local literary arts through a diverse reading series
• Nixa Downtown Revitalization Committee ($8,797): To support materials, labor and programming for downtown murals
• Ozarks Film Foundry ($5,000): To pay instructors and support marketing for a 2024 film festival
• OTC Fine Arts ($3,000): To fund a field trip each semester for students enrolled in fine arts courses
• Plotline ($6,603): To support in-school and after-school filmmaking programs at Boyd, Jarrett and Reed
• Queen City Chorale ($5,000): To support a three-concert series
• Queen City Rock Camp ($2,000): To pay stipends for volunteers
• Southern Missouri Arts Connection, Hollister ($4,500): To support an Artist-in-Residence program.
• Springfield Chamber Chorus ($10,000): To support the mission of fostering musical excellence and cultural enrichment through performances and educational outreach programs
• Springfield Dance Alliance ($5,000): To pay choreographers
• Springfield-Greene County Park Board ($1,600): To purchase essential supplies for collaborative mural projects
• Springfield-Greene County Park Board ($1,500): To support Camp Melody Makers
• Springfield Multicultural Festival ($10,000): To support the 28th annual Springfield Multicultural Festival