Arts Midwest

Creating Public Value Through State Arts Agencies

The result of a collaboration between Arts Midwest, The Wallace Foundation, and authors Mark H. Moore and Gaylen Williams Moore, this 128- page publication examines the role of state arts agencies in our culture. Printed on 100% post-consumer waste recycled paper.

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Illusions of Eden Exhibition Catalog

Now concluded, Illusions of Eden: Visions of the American Heartland brought to audiences a unique examination of the Midwest’s identity as seen through artists’ eyes. Organized around five themes—garden, home, work, word, and journey—the exhibition presented approximately 120 paintings and photographs from the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s by artists living or working in the Midwest. This historical work was juxtaposed with four large contemporary installations by Malcolm Cochran, Maya Lin, Mary Lucier, and Kerry James Marshall, all of whom have ties to the Midwest.

The 280-page full-color, fully illustrated catalog for this exhibition includes all exhibition images, plus essays and interviews in English, German, and Hungarian.

Cost: $39.95 plus shipping

The View From Here Exhibition Catalog

The View From Here: Recent Pictures from Central Europe and the American Midwest featured 84 photography and photo-based works by 22 contemporary artists from Central Europe and the American Midwest. The works ranged in style from traditional documentary to interpretive to conceptual, revealing the parallels and differences between two regions that share both ethnic heritages, and mid-continental locations.

The 120-page full-color, fully illustrated catalog includes all exhibition images, and a contextual essay.

Cost: $12.95 plus shipping