Heidi Van, David Wayne Reed receive Arts KC Inspiration Grants

The Arts Council of Metropolitan Kansas City Board of Directors approved $7,200 in new funding for local artists through the ArtsKC Fund Inspiration Grant program.  These projects represent artists from multiple disciplines, different stages in their career, and various project types.  Inspiration Grants are an investment in human capital, providing direct support to “art-treprenuers” whose abilities to advance their careers and produce work have a positive effect on our local economy.

Actor/creator Heidi Van, co-founder of the Fishtank Performance Studio, will use her $950 Inspiration funding to purchase a portable professional sound system for a new production, “Window Play.”  The sound system will enhance the production values of this show and others that debut at the Fishtank and make it easier for them to be toured to other sites, such as the New Orleans Fringe Festival.

Playwright and author David Wayne Reed will use is $1000 grant to help bring cult-favorite Late Night Theatre back to life with a production of “Mother Trucker 2,” a sequel to Reed’s original drama “Mother Trucker” that debuted in 2004. ArtsKC funding will support production costs for the scenery for the play, which features an on-stage pickup truck. 

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