Arts Council of Southeast Missouri

About Us

The mission of the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri is to provide a forum for residents and artists of the Southeast Missouri region to explore, experience and share in the diversity and excitement of the visual, literary, performing, culinary, and healing arts.

- 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, art nights for the LGBTQIA+ community, 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.