Meet our Board

From Ohio to North Dakota, our Board of Directors is made up of Midwesterners who are passionate about the arts. These leaders from the field have joined forces to help Arts Midwest make a bigger impact.

Emeritus Board

Arts Midwest’s Emeritus Board of Directors is composed of former board members who served with distinction and excellence throughout their tenure. We are honored to recognize these leaders and are grateful for their continued support and guidance of our work.

• John Bracey, Director Emeritus (Mt. Morris, MI)
• Flávia Bastos, Director Emeritus (Cincinnati, OH)
• Brian J. Bonde, Director Emeritus (Sioux Falls, SD)
• Peter Capell, Chair Emeritus (Minneapolis, MN)
• Sandra Clark, Director Emeritus (Bloomington, IN)
• Jasmin DeForrest, Director Emeritus (Pittsburgh, PA)
• Ken Fischer, Director Emeritus (Ann Arbor, MI)
• David Fraher, President Emeritus (Minneapolis, MN)
• Matthew Harris, Director Emeritus (Des Moines, IA)
• Dr. Craig Howe, Director Emeritus (Pine Ridge Reservation)
• Kendra Whitlock Ingram, Director Emeritus (Pittsburgh, PA)
• Sylvia Kaufman, Director Emeritus (Chicago, IL)
• Kymm Martinez, Director Emeritus (Minneapolis, MN)
• Rhoda Pierce, Director Emeritus (Highland Park, IL)
• Mary Pickard, Director Emeritus (St. Paul, MN)
• Jane Rasmussen, Director Emeritus (Sisseton, SD)
• Omari Rush, Director Emeritus (Ann Arbor, MI)
• Michael Louis Vinson, Director Emeritus (Green Bay, WI)
• Gregory Volan, Director Emeritus (Chicago, IL)
• Matthew Wallace, Director Emeritus (Grand Forks, ND)
• Jan Webb, Director Emeritus (Bismarck, ND)

Honor Roll

Arts Midwest recognizes and honors those former Board members who have passed away. We are grateful to these individuals for their many years of dedication to and support of Arts Midwest.

• Loann Crane (Columbus, OH)
• Peter A. Rand (Minneapolis, MN)
• Barbara Robinson (Cleveland, OH)