Artist Support Grant Updates: Applications Open March 31

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RAC Celebrates 40 Years in 2025

It’s our 40th birthday! Since 1985, RAC has been at the center of shaping and supporting St. Louis’ incredible arts and culture scene.

2024 Impact

Reflecting on another milestone year and celebrating more major steps taken towards a thriving arts & culture scene.

The Arts are Big Business in St. Louis

The arts and culture sector contributes jobs, produces economic activity, and attracts tourists to St. Louis every year.

Culturalyst: Connecting Creatives With Community

Looking to network with artists and arts organizations? Want to find opportunities to amplify your work? Trying to connect with and hire artists? Introducing Culturalyst!  This brand new resource connecting creatives in St. Louis City and County with community. Instead of scouring the internet for opportunities and joining multiple platforms to network, Culturalyst has them all hosted in one place—artist directory, calls for art, residencies, and more.

When You Support the Arts,
You Support St. Louis

Please consider helping bolster our local arts and culture sector through a donation to the Regional Arts Commission of St. Louis. Your gift will help fund our various grants and program for artists.

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40 Years of Funding Performance: Reflecting on St. Louis’ Vibrant Performing Arts Scene

For 40 years now, RAC has supported and uplifted the performing arts in St. Louis. From lively productions at Opera Theatre to intimate experimental musical performances from New Music Circle, a lot of RAC’s very first grantees are still hosting incredible performances across the city.

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40 Years of Funding Beauty: The Art Making the Gateway City a Destination

RAC is a large part of what makes the city unique, and its funding of the art cements it as a destination of culture in the region. Since the city’s founding, St. Louis has been known as a musical locus — attracting and molding brilliant Blues and Jazz stars who would rock the nation. Four of RAC’s first grantees understand the importance of music in the community, and for decades they have upheld the city’s legacy as a stepping-stone and haven for musicians.

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40 Years of Funding Art in Your Community — RAC Celebrates St. Louis Art Through the Decades

If you’ve ever enjoyed walking through the city and checking out its eye-catching murals, attending a free Shakespeare play in Forest Park, enjoying a performance at the Muny, or savoring a beer and a concert at the Sheldon, then the Regional Arts Commission of St. Louis has impacted you on a personal level.