Warrensburg Arts Commission

09/07/2026

Check out these upcoming events from Pleiades at UCM! Neat chances to meet authors.

09/06/2026

We loved seeing this creativity in town, courtesy of the Warrensburg Chamber of Commerce's annual Paint the Town Red contest. Voting is over and winners have been announced, but congratulations to everyone who picked up a paintbrush to participate.

09/05/2026

📖CALL FOR POETRY!📖

If you received the City of Warrensburg Government's Legend magazine, you already know that we are accepting poetry for the next Poetry in the Parks installment!

Send us your best work! Submissions are due October 1. We welcome poetry from authors of all ages who have a connection to Warrensburg.

Full guidelines are posted here: https://www.warrensburg-mo.com/DocumentCenter/View/7794/Poetry-in-the-Parks---Call-for-Writers?bidId=

09/02/2026

The UCM Gallery of Art & Design is hosting a Gallery Kids Event!

Sign up children aged 5-15 (registration is free). Participants will view the current art exhibit in the Art Center Gallery, followed by an art activity with UCM Art Education students! Participants will meet at the Art Center, 215 East Clark.

Saturday, September 19, 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Faculty Exhibition

Saturday, October 24, 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Protruding Pigments by Sammie Jane Hardwig

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Please sign up your child aged 5-15 for the next Gallery Kids Event (registration is free). Participants will view the current art exhibit in the Art Center Gallery, followed by an art activity with UCM Art Education students! We will meet at the Art Center, 215 East Clark. Saturday, September 19, 1...

09/02/2026

Upcoming auditions for the Warrensburg Community Chorus! Mark you calendar.

Two weeks from tonight we're holding auditions. September 14th, 6:30-7:30 PM at the Warrensburg Community Center, Meeting Room 2. If you love to sing, have always wanted to try a choir, or just need a reason to get out of the house on a Monday night, we want you. No prep needed, just come ready to sing a familiar song so we can find your best placement. Simple, no-pressure, and a whole lot of fun. Can't make it the 14th? Reach out and we'll get you connected with our director to work something out.

Two weeks from tomorrow choir is back in session. September 15th, Tuesday nights, 6:30-8:30 PM, weekly. The fall season is just $20 and we're already counting down to our Holiday Concert on December 12th.

08/30/2026

We know there is great art teaching happening in the Warrensburg schools!

Fine arts teachers, share your classroom photos in the comments so we can celebrate the amazing work happening across Missouri. 📸

08/27/2026

Upcoming Old Drum Open Mic in September at Java Junction!

This is the open call for writers, composers, storytellers, memoirists, playwrights, singer/songwriters, and comedians to enroll for a performance slot in the upcoming Old Drum Open Mic. The program will take place in downtown Warrensburg at Java Junction (118 N Holden Street), from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 3, 2026.

Poems, stories, comic sketches, memoirs, and songs are usually represented in the monthly program, but play scripts and original music are also welcome. Performance slots are up to 15 minutes, but most performers require only a fraction of that time, allowing more people to participate.

You can pre-schedule your appearance by sending a personal message (PM) through this page. Please supply your name(s) and the title(s) of the pieces you would like to present.

Old Drum Open Mic is held on the first Thursday of each month in Warrensburg. The series is in its fifteenth year of providing an outlet for original works and performances, and ODOM programs are free and open to the public.

(Photo Caption: August 6, 2026, Old Drum Open Mic)

08/22/2026

👻SAVE THE DATE!!👻
Our annual fundraiser, Eat Your Art Out, is scheduled for Saturday, October 24. This year, the theme is Halloween!

🎃 Submit scary food art! There are categories for kids, teens, and adults. There is no entry fee, but there are prizes.
🎃 Come in costume! You can perfect your look the week before Halloween.
🎃 Support the Arts Commission's Community Arts Grant program.

Stay tuned for more details.