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UPDATE!

2012 Shooting Stars Program Underway

2011 Shooting Stars Recipients

The Shooting Stars Recognition, Awards & Scholarship Program celebrates young artists in Johnson County, honoring high school seniors who have excelled in the Arts. Eighteen students in nine disciplines will receive scholarships in April, 2012.

Donations to the Program are greatly appreciated and help us continue to recognize and encourage these young artists to continue their journey.

Your support for this vital program is greatly appreciated. Thank you to our 2011 Shooting Stars Sponsors.

NEWS!

ARTSblog First Local Arts Agency Blog Salon

ARTSblog hosted its first Local Arts Blog Salon December 5th to the 9th. You’ll find posts from leaders in the Arts community on emerging trends, surviving the economic downturn, local collaboration, model programs, and more.

ACJC’s Sarah VanLanduyt contributed articles on Trends in 2012. See what what she had to say in in a 2-part blog post about Creating a Suburban Cultural Hub in the Metropolitan Kansas City Region.

Part 2, follow-up post.

NEWS!

Affordable Space for the Arts Community

InterUrban ArtHouse, a project led by artist Nicole Emanuel and supported by ACJC, is a newly formed non-profit focused on creating an affordable, non-profit owned building in Johnson County. Providing studios, office space, gallery, event space and professional development for the Arts community, the building will be located on the “Metro Arts Corridor,” halfway between the Nerman Museum & Kansas City urban core.