KCYA teaching artist leading a dance class
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Get Involved!

A group class at KCYA

Volunteer

We always welcome high school and college students looking for ways to earn service hours and fill course volunteer requirements! We have opportunities to earn hours helping in our office, facility, and at events. Please use our contact form here to let us know the number of hours you are interested in completing and type of work you would like to do with us.

Teaching Artist Dino O'dell in a classroom

Join us as a Teaching Artist

Yes! We’re interested in including you in our impressive roster of creative talent that brings inspiration to our students everyday. Teaching artists teach classes on-site in our semester-long classes and summer camps. They bring inspiring programs linking to class curriculum to classrooms and and auditoriums throughout the KC metro area. And most importantly, they bring the joy and inspiration of the arts, enriching curriculum programs and helping students make new connections in their learning. Contact us here to learn more!

A school bus at Kemper Gallery

Become an Arts Partner

Our close collaboration with 13 other arts organizations in Kansas City helps to create the powerhouse Arts Partner program. Through this program we bring school-district wide programing to bring the arts into the lives and education of every child in the district. We’re always interested in additional creative partners and school district partners joining the program to help us reach more students in more ways. Contact us here to get started!

A young dancer takes a bow on stage at KCYA

Donate or Plan a Gift Now

Every donor is a building block helping support our programs continue to reach children in the Kansas City area. Our programs have impacted 6 million children over our 60+ years as a 501c3 nonprofit organization. Donate Now