Arts and Culture News

The City of Lee’s Summit has chosen Everything Changes With a Dream as the gateway sculpture for Green Street, the new mixed-use development in the heart of downtown Lee’s Summit. The signature art piece will be installed at the primary entry point on Green Street’s southern boundary at Third Street in spring of 2025.

Lee's Summit Cultural Arts is pleased to announce that four arts and cultural organizations have been selected to receive Cultural Arts Grants for activities planned to occur between July 1, 2024, and June 30, 2025. 

Cultural Arts is pleased to announce a special one-time grant opportunity for local nonprofit organizations interested in hosting arts and culture-centered projects that benefit Lee's Summit residents and visitors. This unique funding opportunity will award grants of up to $2,500 for projects ranging from pop-up activities to public art and everything in between. 

Walking through Downtown Lee’s Summit you may notice some new sculptures, these large artworks are a part of our 2024 Sculpture Walk. This is an annual rotation was initially established in March of 2020, due to the pandemic it was delayed until late Summer of 2020. While many of us were restricted to outdoor only events, we found a way to amplify our downtown area and provide a way for citizens to engage safely. Each year the Cultural Arts Division gathers...

Show Me Neighborhood Art Week is a new community public art event happening across the state of Missouri from June 1 to June 15. This outreach program was created by the University of Missouri Extension to promote creative expression and art made by every-day residents, regardless of their skill level. The Cultural Arts Division encourages neighbors to come together to get creative and make meaningful connections with one another while creating something that can be...