The Alcott is the process of putting

our 2012 year together.

Please be patient with us.

We will be getting back to you soon!

What We Stand For

Everything Positive, Nothing Negative

The Alcott Arts Center

Needs Heat!

In 2002 we bought a building that did not have a heat source. So, each year, we close the building after our Halloween Trunk or Treat that we host for the kiddies.

So, we close down for the winter, it’s something we have done for eight years. Our goal is to have a heating and cooling system ran by solar, geothermal or some other renewable energy source. Allowing us to stay open year round. We could do so much more for everyone.

That may transpire at some time in the distant future, but till then we produce all we can from April through October. Hey and everything we have done, has been accomplished through money raised from donations and fundraisers. While it’s never been enough to pay salaries or get us heat, we try to at least offer the Artistic Opportunities our mission statement mandates, while we are open.  When you look at all of the pictures (we have several years of pictures still to load on the website) from events pages on this site just ask yourselves what it takes to accomplish this much without grants. I’ll tell you; it’s all due to people deciding that no matter what a person’s self value and need to be monetarily compensated is, it can be set aside to help others. It’s all about volunteerism, without the selfless people that help Alcott, nothing would happen. They receive our unending appreciation and some even get rooms named after them.

Alcott is a 501(c)(3), 509(a)(2) Not for Profit Public Charity.

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Associate Groups:

Artists Helping Artists

Join their group on facebook!

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=105229664249

http://ahamidwest.org/

KC Horror Club

www.kchorrorclub.com

Trap Door Theatre Productions

This is a group of young Home Schooled Directors, Playwrights, Teachers and Actors. They Performed Live at The Fringe Festival in KC again this year!

“ The Emoticons Presents” Written by Zachary Weaver and Directed by Justin Vacca

Cast:

Alex Vacca, Conner McArthur, Dan Kavenaugh, Isaiah Weaver, Noah Weaver, and Zachary Weaver.

They were at the Westport Coffee House on:

Fri 7/22     7:30 pm

Sat 7/23    6:00 pm

Sun 7/24   3:30 pm

Wed 7/27  6:00 pm

Sat 7/30    7:30 pm

And here's a link to their Fringe page:

http://www.kcfringe.org/2011/artist.php?ID=104

Mid Life Players

This is entering it’s second year! Join this exciting group of people who are dedicated to providing a Theatrical Creative Outlet for adults 35 and older.

“We plan to showcase Cabaret Style concerts, and to begin with, "concert style" musical theatre productions.”

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Mid-Life-Players/132857670131766?sk=wall

It’s Proposal Time at

the L.M. Alcott Art Center Foundation

The Alcott is accepting proposals from

November 28th until the end of January 2012.

It’s time to think outside the box, time to try to communicate your coolest Art project imaginable. The Proposal time period is for everyone wanting to partner with or have an opportunity to participate with us on many levels.

Have you always wanted to exhibit your Artwork or teach a class but never had the opportunity? Do you have a play that has never been produced and you know everyone would like it? Would you like to direct a play for Alcott. Do you want to help Alcott by having a fundraiser for us? Well now is your chance, put it into a proposal. If you would like to participate next year at the Alcott, you can do so by sending a proposal with your ideas and ambitions for both your group or cause and how you would like to join in. These can be video, audio or written proposals. Requests must include primary person contact info, names of all involved (if known), type of event and proposed date(s). send email to

proposals2012@alcottartscenter.org

What’s inside the Alcott Arts Center?

The Alcott Arts Center offers a 60 seat theatre with a raised stage 30’L x 14’ deep w/ entrance from 1 wing and from the audience. The theatre is  on the upper level of the building.

On the Main Level we offer a Meeting Room, Art Room and 2 Galleries 25‘x35’ with track lighting w/ 1 wall all windows.

In the lower Level we have a Ceramics/Stained Glass Studio with kilns, molds, ovens and work space.

We are very proud to be associated with numerous artists, teachers, performers, groups and organizations. They are always helpful in helping us help you!

You can help make a difference!

We are always looking for good hearted people that would like to help us offer more programs and hopefully give us the chance to offer scholarships to under financially blessed artists.                                                                                                                                                                                                                            

Charitable giving is a necessary staple for us.

If you feel like you would like to help make a difference, there is an option to contribute thru the PayPal Donate button at the top of this page. All donations are tax deductible and will help to make sure that Alcott can offer more and more artistic opportunities every year.

Every donation counts and is appreciated by many! Thank you for your support!

Alcott News,

We are very thankful for an incredible tenth year in service. There were several events, which included Art Exhibits, Plays, Fundraisers, Art, Craft and Theatre Classes and much more. We were featured in two major press articles The Kansas! Magazine May Arts edition by Kimberly Winter-Stern and a 6 page article by Maria Cote in the Kansas City Star Magazine.

We want to tell you everything about how great this year was but we have some very sad news to share with you.

On December 13th copper thieves stole the 400amp copper electrical service wiring to the building.

This has devastated us and we will be hard stretched to open in April 2012 without the public's help. All donations are appreciated and any size donation can make a difference, but if everyone donated as little as $10 we could have the new system in and energized to avoid this from happening again and get back to planning 2012.

Please find it within yourselves to help us get back on our feet and you'll beat the IRS deadline for taxable deductions if you donate before Midnight 12/31.

As many of you know we have a non-working boiler and have to close each winter, which includes shutting the water off and vacuuming the pipes out, installing antifreeze in the drains and finally turning off the power to conserve on funds. Our utility bill with minimal usage runs over three hundred dollars a month.

This year this practice came back to bite us you know where.

We did not have the appropriate insurance to cover the damage and need help from those of you who believe in what we do at the Alcott.

If you would like to help in any way we would love to hear from you.

If you want to contribute monetarily there is a bank account set up at the Security bank of Kansas City under the name L. M. Alcott Art Center Foundation Electrical Repair Fund. You can also make donations to any green leaf bank under this account name. It's also as easy as going to the www.AlcottArtsCenter.org website and use the PayPal button at the top of our Homepage.

All donations are tax deductible and will help to guaranty that we will be open in 2012.  

We will be sending out a newsletter in the next week containing more information about the wonderful people we were involved with in 2011 and whats coming in 2012.

Please help us make sure that there is a 2012 season by donating to this cause.

L. M. Alcott Art Center Foundation Electrical Repair Fund Update 12 -1-2011

HAPPY NEW YEAR! We want to thank everyone for their support this last year and want to tell you that your support means the world to us.
We also want to keep you updated on our progress in receiving donations to help Alcott repair the electrical damage. We know that it will cost a minimum of $5,000 and could go a lot higher.
Yesterday Alcott received $595 in donations through our PayPal button on the AlcottArtsCenter.org website. Thanks go out to all of you who donated through PayPal. There is a bank account set up at the Security bank of Kansas City under the name L. M. Alcott Art Center Foundation Electrical Repair Fund. You can also make donations to any green leaf bank under this account name. We have received an offer from Ogrot.com, (one of the groups that will be partnering with Alcott in 2012) to set up a kickstarter fundraiser and will provide the pledge incentives. Darryl Woods, one of our very good Artist friends, has offered to put together a fundraiser with Art as the main focus. "May I suggest a fundraiser party with me and my art friends donating art and or services for this purpose! I will gladly donate many of my most original and popular pieces for this purpose!!!!!!!!!!.... What an offer! Of course we said yes.
We have heard from another good friend in Radio, Michael Hogge from the "Arts Magazine" Program on KKFI 90.1 FM. He asked if we would like to do an interview to talk about that situation and also talk about other upcoming events at Alcott.
Monday January 16th between 12 -12:30 or 12:30 to 1pm. Not sure yet.
( So Micheal, the answer is yes, we would love to have the help.)
We have also had an offer from another good but anonymous friend that has wire that may work for us. We are checking into that possibility.
Thank you again for the support, we have a long way to go.
You too, can help! If you would like to help in any way we want to hear from you. If a monetary donation is something you can help with, then our PayPal button can help make it easy for you.
Thanks again to everyone including Channel 41 News and the Kansas City Star for helping us to get the word out.
We have a long way to go to get everything back in order so that the building can open back up this year as scheduled.
You will be glad to know that there are many events and programs already on the 2012 schedule.
We will be updating the Calendar of events on the Alcott website as soon as possible.
Thank you ALL!