The Kansas Creative Arts Industries Commission has announced it has awarded $40,580 in grants to 11 organizations. The grants were awarded through the Strategic Investment and Arts Integration programs. KCAIC programs are designed to promote partnerships, enhance community and economic development, encourage risk and innovation, maximize statewide impact and highlight the role the arts play in all areas of community life. Grantees are selected by the KCAIC through an application and review process.

To learn more about KCAIC programs, visit KansasCommerce.com/CAICPrograms.

In northwest Kansas, the Western Plains Arts Association received a grant of $1,046.

The association will engage visiting artist Jeff Davidson in a series of interactive Kansas Day musical and visual presentations that integrate Kansas history and Western art for residents of St. Francis and Rawlins County and students in the Rawlins County school district.