Fort Scott, Kan. Aug. 16, 2024 – The Gordon Parks Museum is one of the recipients to receive grant funds from the Kansas Arts Commission for General Operating Support. The museum’s grant award amount is $16,000. Lieutenant Governor and Secretary of Commerce David Toland announced $1,295,450 has been awarded to 108 recipients in the latest round of Kansas Arts Commission (KAC) grant funding. The funds will support museums, arts education, music, dance, visual arts, professional and community theater, creative writing, murals, poetry and other creative projects.

We are very grateful and excited to be part of this Kansas Arts Commission grant.” said Kirk Sharp, museum, executive director. “This grant award will significantly help and support our museum’s operating expenses for the upcoming year.”

 

Funding for Kansas Arts Commission grants comes from the Kansas Legislature and the National Endowment for the Arts.

 

For more information, contact the museum by phone at (620) 223-2700, ext. 5850, or by email at [email protected]..