{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Ask A Kansan","title":"Arts Advocacy with Sarah VanLanduyt | Creative Kansan","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3109,"description":"What does it really take to keep the arts alive in Kansas — and why does it matter more than you might think?Sarah VanLanduyt wears a lot of hats. As Executive Director of the Arts Council of Johnson County, a Kansas Arts Commissioner, and Board Chair of the Kansas Arts Network, she's one of the people quietly fighting to make sure the creative industries across the state have the funding, infrastructure, and advocacy they need to thrive. In this conversation, we unpack how arts funding actually works at the state level, why artists need advocates in their corner, and how the Kansas Arts Network has built something remarkable in just a few years.HIGHLIGHTSSarah's winding path from history and museum management into the arts world — and why the two have more in common than you'd thinkHow the Arts Council of Johnson County operates between the nonprofit and government worlds with just a team of twoThe Kansas Arts Commission's grant funding model and why it's a dollar-for-dollar match with local communitiesHow Sarah helped grow the Kansas Arts Commission budget from roughly $100,000 to significantly more through grassroots advocacyThe Kansas Arts Network annual conference and the culture of openness and collaboration it's built across the stateWhy the arts are more than aesthetic — they support mental health, workforce development, veteran transition, and community identityThe importance of artists and policy thinkers working together to communicate a compelling storyKansas outlaws: the Dalton Gang, John Wesley Hardin, Henry Newton Brown, William Quantrill, the Bloody Benders, and Mysterious Dave Mather — plus two truths and a lie for eachCHAPTERS0:00 – Intro: The Pale Blue Dot Pin & Carl Sagan1:50 – Welcome & Guest Tease3:30 – Meet Sarah VanLanduyt4:07 – Sarah's Kansas Roots & Journey5:20 – Why the Arts? Her Unexpected Path7:57 – The Arts Council of Johnson County: Mission & Work10:12 – The Kansas Arts Commission: Funding & Sarah's Role15:03 – The Kansas Arts...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/31uDhQmE-73zaqpWjXtwnyYffNMsUnDPiL6GtjTddEQ/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9mNzBm/YzFkNDBkODVjNGM2/MzMwMGViYjhmZTY4/Nzc0Mi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}