AtA is designed to encourage and empower architects and their clients to incorporate art and artists of excellence from the Kansas City area into their projects. New architectural projects may achieve Gold, Silver or Bronze levels of Art Achievement by dedicating a percentage of the construction budget to collecting artworks, commissioning temporary or permanent artworks, and/or including artists on design teams. AtA provides a range of tools to support this practice, including a database of eligible artists selected annually.

AtA is a partnership between American Institute of Architects-Kansas City and the Charlotte Street Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to artists in Kansas City.

Missouri Bank, BKS Real Estate, and Helix Architecture + Design have been awarded highest level “Art Achievement” by Art through Architecture (AtA) for commissioning “DREAM,” a new, site-specific art installation by Kansas City based artist Archie Scott Gobber. Gobber’s large-scale, brightly colored installation animates one long wall of Missouri Bank’s new vehicular drive-thru in the newly renovated historic Star Motors building at 7 West 62nd Terrace in Brookside. more...
Missouri Bank Crossroads branch debuts new Art through Architecture "Artboards" by Michael Sinclair and Allan Winkler in time for First Friday in March. Visit "Projects" for more info.
In its first year, Art through Architecture has supported nearly $100,000 in new commissions of artwork by Kansas City area artists! And more artists were recently added to the artist pool - visit the searchable "Artists" section above.