Rocket Grants Info Session @ Charlotte Street

Join us for a Rocket Grants Info Session at Charlotte Street.

Learn more about the Rocket Grant program and how to apply! Sessions will cover how to improve your application and more about our jury process. All sessions are free, and statistics show a strong connection between winning projects and applicants who attended at least one such event — see you there 🚀

Learn more about Rocket Grants at .

LOIs are due Wednesday, June 17, 2026, at 11:59 PM (CST)

Apply on Submittable by going to bit.ly/chartlottestreet-apply.

ABOUT ROCKET GRANTS

Rocket Grants provide direct funding to artists in the Kansas City region who are creating exceptional, under-the-radar, and artist-centered projects in public spaces. Artists, curators, collectives, and collaborative groups residing within an 80-mile radius of the Kansas City metropolitan area are eligible to apply.

Rocket Grants award up to $6,000 to individuals or artist groups for projects that exist outside established venues such as museums, galleries, theaters or arts districts. Artists are encouraged to address the community at large, or choose a smaller, targeted audience. The long-term goals of the Rocket Grants program are to encourage emerging and non-traditional artistic practices in the Kansas City region; to contribute to a thriving arts community; and to build bridges between geographic and cultural communities.

Rocket Grants were launched by in Kansas City, MO and the in Lawrence, KS, with funding from the . Each year around ten projects are selected to receive up to $6,000.

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