The Kansas City Boys Choir (KCBC) and The Kansas City Girls Choir (KCGC) will hold its 13th Annual Scholarship Banquet

By Michael Novinson - Although Palestine might be half a world away, hip hop artists say the plight of their people is not so foreign.

Spend an Inspiring Evening with the Toni Gates Ensemble (TGE)

Unique opportunities to engage with more than 25 NEA Jazz Masters

Free tickets for nonprofit groups from Kansas

Prestigious piano competition winner tied for first place amongst 150 participants

Sheryl Crow, David Cook, Ginuwine, Sara Evans and Nikko Smith to perform at 2009 All-Star Week in St. Louis; Missouri Native Crow to Perform U.S. National Anthem at All-Star Game on FOX Following Free All-Star Charity Concert Earlier in Week; Missouri Native Sara Evans to Perform "God Bless America" During 7th Inning Stretch; David Cook and Nikko Smith to Perform Prior to State Farm® Home Run Derby; Ginuwine to Perform Prior to XM All-Star Futures Game

New initiative seeks public support for the arts

Americans turn to the arts for inspiration and solace, especially in times of duress. It is often the work of master artists that conjures the kind of transcendent experiences we seek. The recipients of the 2009 NEA Opera Honors are such individuals, luminaries who have made extraordinary contributions to opera in the United States.

Arts Endowment to invest more than $83 million to support arts and arts education projects nationwide