Art by itself cannot make social change, but it is necessary in the process. It is impossible to separate the arts from life. As our programs show and mission states, the Salina Arts and Community works in Saline County through the power of the arts and humanities to change lives and build community.

Created in 1966, The Salina Arts and Humanities Commission involves twelve citizens serving as the policy-making body of this department of City government. A City Commissioner and a student from a local high school also serve as liaisons to the Commission.

Commissioners are also members of the component Salina Arts and Humanities Foundation, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation formed in 1989. In service to the mission, the Foundation increases public/private interaction by enhancing the Commission’s fund raising ability, leveraging public funds in a way not otherwise possible.

Commissioners Serving 2010:

    Blaine Bengtson
    Shirley Braxton
    Dale K. Cole
    Norman M. Jennings
    Jennifer Kindlesparger
    Rachel Loersch
    Gayle McMillen
    Lynne Ryan
    Betty Schmidt
    Dawn L. Smith
    David Stueve

Staff of the Salina Arts and Humanities Commission:
Connie Stewart – Executive Director
Sharon Benson –Arts Education Coordinator
Kathy Burlew – Office Manager
Glenda Johnson –Accounting Technician
Emily Lykens, Development and Marketing Coordinator
Karla Prickett –Arts Services Coordinator
Krystal Norris - Program Assistant


Staff of the Smoky Hill Museum:
Jan Carr – Museum Assistant
Pauline Fallis – Secretary
Susan Hawksworth – Director
Nona Miller – Education Coordinator
Josh Morris – Curator of Exhibits
Joe Shively – Museum Assistant
Jennifer Toelle - Registrar
Lisa Upshaw – Curator of Collections




The mission of the Salina Arts and Humanities Commission is the cultivation of this place through the power of the arts and humanities to change lives and build community.

    

Salina Arts and Humanities Commission
For further information, contact:
Salina Arts and Humanities Commission
P.O. Box 2181 • Salina, KS 67402-2181
phone (785) 309-5770 • fax (785) 826-7444
e-mail: sahc@salina.org