Daniel Boone Regional Library

Art Organizations

• City of Columbia Office of Cultural Affairs
  Find out about local public art as well as the city's Percent for Art program.
• Columbia Art League
  Art exhibitions, classes, information for artists and sponsors.
• Online Artists’ Village
  Displays art works and gives information about the artists.
• The Best of Missouri Hands (Missouri Artisans Association)
  Represents Missouri artisans. Provides details about events and artisans' contact information.
• Missouri Arts Council
  Provides funding to nonprofit organizations through grants to encourage the growth, development, and appreciation of the arts in Missouri.
• Mid-America Arts Alliance
  Manages regional, national, and international performing and visual arts programming.
• Americans for the Arts
  The nation's leading nonprofit organization for advancing the arts in America.
• National Endowment for the Arts
  A federal agency which provides financial support for the arts.

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Art Festivals

• Art in the Park – Columbia Art League
  The oldest fine arts festival in mid-Missouri; takes place in June at Stephens Lake Park, Columbia, MO.
• Fall Into Art
  An annual weekend event blending art, music and education; located at Parkade Center, Columbia, MO.
• Heritage Festival & Craft Show – City of Columbia Office of Cultural Affairs
  An annual fall event featuring many 19th century artisans and tradesmen demonstrating and selling traditional and contemporary crafts; takes place at Historic Nifong Park.
• The Downtown Kansas City Art Fair
• St. Louis Art Fair

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Art Galleries

• Columbia Gallery Guide
  A printable guide to museums, galleries and visual art opportunities in Columbia.
• Champ Art Gallery – Westminster College, Fulton, MO
• Jefferson City Galleries
• Mildred M. Cox Gallery – William Woods University, Fulton, MO

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Learning Opportunities

• Access Arts – School of Service
  A teaching program offering classes in pottery, weaving, drawing, sculpture, music, photography and mixed media.
• Columbia Art League
  Information about art classes and summer art camps.
• Columbia Area Career Center
  Offers Art and Craft classes for adults during the school year.
• Leisure Times – Columbia’s Parks and Recreation
  Schedules of Art and Craft classes for adults.
• Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
  Classes for 50+; may include art classes.

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Art Museums

• Boone County Historical Museum
• City Museum-St. Louis
• Contemporary Art Museum-St. Louis
• Davis Art Gallery-Stephens College
• George Caleb Bingham Gallery - UMC
• Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art – Kansas City
• Missouri Art Museums
  Directory of art museums, non-profit art organizations and art centers in Missouri.
• Museum of Anthropology - UMC
• Museum of Art and Archaeology - UMC
• Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art – Kansas City
• St. Louis Art Museum
• State Historical Society of Missouri

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Public Art

• Columbia Art Tour
  Columbia’s Public Sculpture
• Kansas City Sculpture Park
  At the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.
• Laumeier Sculpture Park – St. Louis

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