About
 

The Arts Council of Dickinson County was founded in 1981 as a volunteer organization to promote musical, literary, and visual arts in Dickinson County.  Steady growth of the membership, budget, and programming reflects solid community support and involvement. The Arts Council sponsors a nice variety of concerts, exhibits, classes, and performances for people of all ages in Dickinson County.

The Arts Council of Dickinson County acts as a coordinating, educational, and service organization to foster, promote, encourage and increase knowledge, appreciation, and the practice of arts for residents in Dickinson County, Kansas.

The Arts Council works to promote the arts and support the artists of Dickinson County.  Communities that the Arts Council serves are Abilene, Carlton, Chapman, Dillon, Elmo, Enterprise, Herington, Hope, Manchester, Navarre, Solomon, Talmadge, Woodbine and surrounding rural areas.

 

 

Funding for the Arts Council is provided by membership, grants and earned income.  Membership in the Arts Council of Dickinson County is available to anyone who wants to support the arts. The Arts Council also welcomes contributions from businesses, corporations, estates, and interested citizens. The Arts Council is a non-profit organization.  Membership fees and all other donations are tax deductible.

 

                                          

 

                   2005 Garden Tour                Summer Strings Violin                   Chaffee-Bradshaw                     Arts Council Members                Sidewalk Chalk Contest

                                                            Group Lessons for Youth                Student Work &                      William Counter, Bill Allen,            July 2007 - 1st Place

                                                                                                                 Reception                              Kristine Meyer, Shannon Terry        Jessie Todd, age 14           

                                                                                                                                                              work on "Digitized Ike" mural

Arts Council of Dickinson County

207 NW 3rd

PO Box 604

Abilene, KS 67410

785.263.1884

Email

www.artscouncildk.org

Office Hours: Monday - Friday 1:00 - 5:00 p.m.

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This website created with the generous support of the Community Foundation of Dickinson County