ArtsKC - Regional Arts Council, the 5-county arts council serving the Kansas City, Missouri and Kansas areas, announced its new President and Chief Executive Officer Bruce W. Davis.  Davis will transition into a position currently held by Susan Stanton, who has served as interim President and CEO since July.

Davis brings three decades of nonprofit administrative, fundraising and arts advocacy experience from the California Bay area, where he served as Executive Director of the Arts Council Silicon Valley for 18 years and Executive Director/Producer of the San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival for eight years. Davis’ extensive arts administration background includes securing nearly $50 million for the arts over his career, and art education advocacy, including creating a funding program to launch the largest California pre-K Teaching Artist residency program. He brings a deep arts knowledge, vital national connections, and strategic know-how to positively position ArtsKC for the future.