People & Partners
Membership Organizations
Membership Organizations
Membership Organizations
MCA is a member organization. Individuals, businesses, and organizations support MCA and our efforts with their annual membership.
Leadership
Membership Organizations
Membership Organizations
MCA is indebted to the many citizen volunteers who work regularly with MCA staff and in their respective communities to advocate for the arts on the state and local level.
Staff - Kyna Iman
Membership Organizations
Staff - Kyna Iman
Kyna Iman is the Government Affairs Consultant for Missouri Citizens for the Arts. She has lobbied for the arts and other organizations since 1985 and acted as a constant presence for the arts at the Capitol. To contact her directly please email her at kynaiman@earthlink.net.
Member Organizations
Our member organizations provide funding that is essential in helping MCA stay active as the eyes and ears for Missouri’s arts industry, artists and arts patrons at the state and federal levels of government. MCA advocates for the most pressing arts issues and broadcasts a call to action when elected officials need to hear from constituents. Your membership makes it possible for MCA to represent the interests and concerns of Missouri artists and arts organizations more effectively.
Our sincerest thanks goes to the following arts organizations which are current MCA members. Any omission is unintentional. Please contact us if you believe your organization should be listed but is not.
Become a member!
Show your support for the arts in Missouri! Partner with MCA and become a member today!
- Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art, St. Joseph
- Allied Arts Council of St Joseph, St. Joseph
- Americans for the Arts, Washington D.C.
- Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre, Arrow Rock
- The Arts Asylum, Kansas City
- Arts Council of Southeast Missouri,
Cape Girardeau
- Arts Festival Association, St. Charles
- ArtsKC Regional Arts Council, Kansas City
- Arts Rolla, Rolla
- Bach Aria Soloists, Kansas City
- Best of Missouri Hands, Columbia
- Boone County Historical Society, Columbia
- Branson Regional Arts Council, Branson
- Caldwell County Arts, Hamilton
- Chamber Music Society of St. Louis, St. Louis
- Chamber Project St. Louis
- CIBC Westend Academy, St. Louis
- City of Columbia Office of Cultural Affairs, Columbia
- City of Lee's Summit Cultural Affairs Division, Lee's Summit
- City of St. Peters Cultural Arts Centre, St. Peters
- Community Theatre for Southwest Missouri, Carthage
- Connect2Culture, Joplin
- Consuming Kinetics Dance Company, St. Louis
- Contemporary Art Museum, St Louis
- Creative Arts Productions, St. Joseph
- Crossroads Arts Council, Wentzville
- Dances of India, St. Louis
- Dance St. Louis, St. Louis
- Fine Linen Theatre, St. James
- Friends of Historic Boonville, Boonville
- Gateway Festival Orchestra of St. Louis
- George A. Spiva Center for the Arts, Joplin
- Gillioz Center for Arts and Entertainment, Springfield
- Hallmark Cards, Kansas City
- Hannibal Arts Council, Hannibal
- Hannibal Concert Association, Hannibal
- Harry M. Cornell Arts & Entertainment Complex, Joplin
- HEARding Cats Collective, Inc., St. Louis
- Heartland Opera Theatre, Joplin
- Heritage Philharmonic, Lee's Summit
- Historic Bethel German Colony, Inc., Bethel
- Illinois Art Alliance, Chicago
- Joplin Little Theatre, Joplin
- Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City
- Kansas City Ballet, Kansas City
- Kansas City Blues Society, Kansas City
- Kansas City Young Audiences, Kansas City
- Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, Kansas City
- Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City
- Kirksville Arts Association, Kirksville
- Lake Arts Council, Osage Beach
- Lee's Summit Symphony Orchestra, Lee's Summit
- Manchester Arts, Manchester
- Margaret Harwell Art Museum, Poplar Bluff
- Marshfield Performing Arts Society, Marshfield
- Metropolitan Arts Council of Greater Kansas City
- Mid-America Arts Alliance, Kansas City
- MidCity Excellence Community Learning Center, St. Joseph
- Mid-Missouri Traditional Dancers, Harrisburg
- Mineral Area Council on the Arts, Park Hills
- Missouri Alliance for Arts Education, Maryland Heights
- Missouri Artisans Association, Columbia
- Missouri Association of Community Arts Agencies, Hannibal
- Missouri Symphony Society, Columbia
- Missouri Folk Arts Program, Columbia
- Neosho Arts Council, Neosho
- New Music Circle, St. Louis
- North St. Louis Arts Council, St. Louis
- Odyssey Chamber Music Series, Columbia
- Owen/Cox Dance Group, Kansas City
- Performing Arts Association, St. Joseph
- Performing Arts Foundation of Kansas City
- Post Art Library, Joplin
- Presser Arts Center, Mexico
- Pro Musica, Joplin
- RAC- Regional Arts Council of St. Louis, St. Louis
- Ragtag Film Society, Columbia
- Raintree Arts Council, Clarksville
- Red Star Intertribal Gourd Dance Society, Raymore
- Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, St. Louis
- RESILIENCE Dance Company STL, St. Louis
- Robidoux Resident Theatre, St. Joseph
- Rolla Choral Arts Society, Rolla
- Royal Arts Council, Versailles
- Saint Louis Story Stitchers Artists Collective, St. Louis
- Scottish Partnership for Arts and Education, Chesterfield
- Springfield Ballet, Springfield
- Springfield Contemporary Theatre, Inc., Springfield
- Springfield Little Theatre, Springfield
- Springfield Regional Arts Council, Springfield
- South Grand Cultural Alliance, St. Louis
- St. Joseph Community Chorus, St. Joseph
- St. Joseph Symphony Society, St. Joseph
- St. Louis Cathedral Concerts, St. Louis
- St. Louis Chamber Chorus, St. Louis
- St. Louis Children’s Choirs, St. Louis
- St. Louis Classical Guitar, St. Louis
- St. Louis Shakespeare Festival, St. Louis
- St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, St. Louis
- St. Louis Volunteer Lawyers & Accountants for the Arts, St. Louis
- STAGES St. Louis, St. Louis
- Starlight Theatre Association of Kansas City, Kansas City
- Stray Dog Theatre, St. Louis
- Sugar Creek Festival Board, Sugar Creek
- Summit Theatre Group, Lee's Summit
- Theatre For America, Branson
- The Coterie Theatre, Kansas City
- The Griot Museum of Black History, St. Louis
- The Muny, St. Louis
- The Sheldon Arts Foundation, St. Louis
- Truman State University Art Gallery, Kirksville
- UMKC Conservatory, Kansas City
- Unicorn Theatre, Kansas City
- University of Missouri- Columbia, Missouri Folk Arts Program
- Upstream Theatre, St. Louis
- Warrensburg Arts Commission, Warrensburg
- We Always Swing Inc., Columbia
- West Plains Council on the Arts, West Plains
- Westport Center for the Arts, Kansas City
Leadership
MCA Board of Directors
Education Fund Advisory Council
MCA Board of Directors
- Nichole Belford, President, St. Louis
- Leslie Forrester, Vice President, Springfield
- Jim Barber, Secretary, Branson
- Wally Bloss, Treasurer, Joplin
- Emily Frankoski, Southwest Vice President, Joplin
- Evie Craig, Vice President, Kansas City
- Sarah Dresser, Central Vice President, Columbia
- Stephanie Kulas, Northeast Vice President, Mexico
- Vicki Bean, Southeast Vice President, Gideon
- Teresa Fankhauser, Northwest Vice President, St. Joseph
General Board Members
Education Fund Advisory Council
MCA Board of Directors
- Blake Bain, Sikeston
- Michael Donovan, Ex-Officio, Director of MAC
- Branden Haralson, Kansas City
- Carol Horst, Jackson
- Marie Nau Hunter, Columbia
- Lori McAlister, St. Joseph
- Ben Martin, Lee’s Summit
- Phyllis Pasley, Ex Officio, Missouri Alliance for Arts Education
- Jessie Youngblood, St. Louis
- Jennifer Wampler, Kansas City
- Roger Williams, Lee’s Summit
- Michael Gaines, Ex Officio, Missouri Alliance for Community Arts Agencies
- Barbara Mustoe, Jefferson City
- Kyna Iman, Ex Officio, Legislative Consultant
- Ben Nordstrom, St. Louis
- Quin Gresham, Arrow Rock
- Linda Treasure, Kirksville
- Todd Davison, Macon
- Steve Bertani, Arrow Rock
Education Fund Advisory Council
Education Fund Advisory Council
Education Fund Advisory Council
- Sharon Beshore, Joplin
- Carol Gregg*, Chillicothe
- Kate Poss-Morency*, St. Louis
- Lori Ann Kinder, Cape Girardeau
- Jeff Sandquist, Rolla
- Cynthia Siebert, Kansas City
- Barney White, Leawood, Kansas
- Michael Gaines, Hannibal
Administrative and Legislative Interns
Looking for an Intership?
MCA has annual internship opportunities for individuals interested in gaining hands-on experience in non-profit management, arts administration, fund raising and legislative affairs. We are flexible in scheduling the timing of internships – you can work for a semester, a summer or flex time on a small project.
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