About Us
OUR MISSION
Celebrate, Foster and Share the Arts.
Board of Directors
President - Linda Treasure
1st Vice President - Janie Theobald
2nd Vice President - Dwight Buckingham
Treasurer - Ben Beard
Secretary - Patricia Kreps
Ben Gray
Heidi Cook
Karen Mayhew
Joanne Jackson
Cheri Moots
Melissa Stuart
Daryl Shafer
Danielle Yakle
The Kirksville Arts Association is possible because of our dedicated volunteers. Thank you KAA Board Members!
OUR PARTNERS
The Kirksville Arts Association is an annual recipient of a generous Arts Council-Operating grant from the Missouri Arts Council, a state agency.
The Kirksville Arts Association is a proud member of the Missouri Association of Community Arts Agencies, a statewide organization serving Missouri's community arts agencies.
Our BUILDING
Sue Ross Arts Center
In 2005, a building was purchased at 117 S. Franklin to serve as the community's Art Center. The building was destroyed in 2016 by a fire. The Sue Ross Arts Center opened in June 2020 one block south of the original location, and is now home to Kirksville Arts Association.
The Sue Ross Arts Center was named after a former Board Member Sue Ross, who was a long-time advocate for arts in the area.
The Solstice Artery, which includes a sculpture of a petroglyph deer made from rebar by Crandall Sculpture and Design, as well as a bench made by Matt Farrell that was inspired by osteopathy and petroglyphs found nearby.
History
The Merge of Kirksville Arts Association
In December of 1995, two groups joined forces to become the Kirksville Arts Association: The Red Barn Community Art Leage was founded in 1973, with the focus of hosting an annual arts festival. Later, the Kirksville Regional Arts Council was founded - this had more of a focus on other arts activities, such as arts education. The merging of these two great forces is what brings you the Kirksville Arts Association as it is known today. This merging helped both organizations support more programs, and to reach more people of our local community.
Today, the Kirksville Arts Association prides itself on celebrating, fostering, and sharing the arts! We do this in many ways, from our annual Red Barn Arts Festival, our free Summer on the Square concert series, to holding various workshops and art exhibits! Kirksville is a wonderful community, and we are proud to help uplift our artists and give them platform to share their crafts.
