Tag: Evie Craig

KC arts groups ‘left reeling’ after MO governor slashes millions from budget

By Tommy Felts / July 2, 2025

Editor’s note: The following story was published by KCUR, Kansas City’s NPR member station, and a fellow member of the KC Media Collective. Click here to read the original story or here to sign up for KCUR’s email newsletter. Months after area arts and culture nonprofits saw a loss of funds from the National Endowment for the Arts, Gov. Mike…

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$100K in federal funds take stage at Kansas City theater forced to relocate because of COVID

By Tommy Felts / January 13, 2024

Challenges from the COVID-19 pandemic continue to impact the arts, said Evie Craig, whose organization was forced to relocate because of an unexpected revenue drop caused by the global health crisis. A recently announced $100,000 in American Rescue Plan grant funding from the Entertainment Industry Grant Program administered by the State of Missouri Department of…

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