Lending a Helping Hand

A wall featuring colorful handprints surrounds text explaining that children's handprints are donations supporting community arts, beautifully displayed at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts. Visitors can view this heartwarming exhibit as part of a guide to the Kauffman Center.

The Kauffman Center Children’s Handprint Wall is a unique opportunity to recognize an important child in your life while leaving a lasting impression on this landmark building. It also creates a lifelong bond and a tangible connection between a child and the arts.

Craft your legacy today while shaping our future. For a $1,000 donation, payable over five years, your child’s colorful handprint will appear permanently on the Children’s Handprint Wall. Each handprint includes the child’s name and age.

To coincide with the Kauffman Center’s anniversary, new handprints are installed on the Children’s Handprint Wall every September, located on the main entry level of the Kauffman Center.

Leave a Lasting Impression

Your children’s handprints ensure a tomorrow filled with stellar performances. These tax-deductible donations go to the Kauffman Center Futures Fund, which supports ongoing operations and ensures exceptional arts experiences for future generations.

How to Add Your Handprint to the Children’s Handprint Wall

Visit the Kauffman Center

Schedule an appointment to create your handprint at the Kauffman Center at your convenience.

Create a Handprint at Home

Our staff can provide instructions on making a handprint at home and submitting it via mail or in digital format.

A group of people gather in the modern, glass-walled atrium with tall white columns of the Kansas City Performing Arts center. Some are dressed formally, others casually, while a few engage in conversation and others walk around.

Let Us Give You a Hand

For more information on the Children’s Handprint Wall and how you can contribute to the Kauffman Center’s mission, please call 816.994.7223 or email donate@kauffmancenter.org.