Explore. Experience. Share.

Educating the public about the arts is something that the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri believes is an important part of creating a sustainable artistic community. We strive to do this in many ways:

• Hosting monthly programs at our gallery, including First Friday with the Arts opening receptions, classes, demonstrations, and lectures across many disciplines.

• Partnering with local schools and community organizations who serve underserved and under-resourced. This includes providing after-school arts education programming for local youth, multidisciplinary art classes for veterans, arts education programming for persons with disabilities, community family art nights we take pride in, and more!

• Keeping our newspaper and other media outlets informed of upcoming events and projects so that they may disperse the information residents of our region.

• Keeping our members, patrons, and community-members informed about workshops and opportunities for continuing their education in the arts.

• Developing meaningful partnerships with artists and arts organizations across the SEMO region to develop programming that is responsive to the needs expressed by communities.

We are always striving to bring the artistic community and the public together through new experiences. If there are any ways you feel that we could improve upon the Arts Council’s implementation of the organization’s mission, please contact us! We would love to hear your suggestions.