Arts

City of Columbia Office of Cultural Affairs
Look for a free bi-monthly newsletter of cultural events, take a self-guided tour of publicly accessible art, learn about “Percent for Art” – a program which allows for one percent of the cost of new city construction or renovation projects to be used for site specific art, and more.
Artist’s Registry
Browse by medium, artist or organization/business.
Columbia Art League
Provides schedules of art exhibitions and art classes, as well as 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 artists from throughout the state of Missouri. Events information and artists’ web sites are included.
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, multi-regional, national, and international programs, including traveling exhibitions and performing arts touring.
Americans for the Arts
The nation's leading nonprofit organization for advancing the arts in America.
National Endowments for the Arts
A public agency dedicated to supporting excellence in the arts which provides leadership in art education as well as funding for new and established arts.

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.
Columbia Festival of the Arts -- City of Columbia Office of Cultural Affairs
Annual celebration of visual, performing and literary arts; takes place on the last full weekend in September in downtown 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
Kansas City Plaza Art Fair
St. Louis African Arts Festival
St. Louis Art Fair

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, summer art camps and Columbia Young Artists’ Club.
Columbia Area Career Center
Offers Art and Craft classes for adults during the school year.
Leisure Times – Columbia’s Parks and Recreation
Publishes schedules of Art and Craft classes for children and adults.
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
Classes for 50+; may include art classes.

Boone County Historical Museum
Davis Art Gallery-Stephens College
George Caleb Bingham Gallery - UMC
Museum of Anthropology - UMC
Museum of Art and Archaeology - UMC
State Historical Society of Missouri
Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis
Daum Museum of Contemporary Art – State Fair Community College, Sedalia
Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art – Kansas City
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art – Kansas City
St. Louis Art Museum
The Art Institute of Chicago
Museum of Contemporary Art – Chicago
Missouri Art Museums
Directory of art museums, non-profit art organizations and art centers in Missouri.
Art-collecting.com
Directory of art museums, non-profit art organizations and art centers by state.

PS Gallery -- Columbia
Thompson Fine Art and Antiques -- Columbia
Greig Evans Thompson
Deborah Slade Thompson
1-573-875-1009
Christopherson International -- Rocheport
Kristin McDermott
Ashby-Hodge Gallery of American Art -- Central Methodist University, Fayette, MO
Available when school is in session.
Kansas State Historical Society List of Appraisers
Covers Kansas, Missouri and other nearby states.
Kodner Gallery – St. Louis
Art-Collecting.com
Learn about art appraisal and find a professional appraiser by state.
AskArt.com
Art marketplace as well as a directory of artists, museums, auction houses, associations and appraisers.

Daniel Boone Regional Library