Author: Lydia Moran

During 2020, spoken-word-artist Akwi Nji couldn't get on stage anymore to express herself in front of live audiences, so she turned to visual art. It led to a complete overhaul of her artistic mindset — one that included shredding (literally) her early material.

Grey Willow Music Studio & Productions worked with area Lakota-Dakota language speakers to dub "The Avengers" 2012 film, expected release is in April.

'I like being a queer person in a small town. It took me a long time to get to that point.'

The program at the Oglala Lakota Artspace has been a beacon of support for Indigenous artists, offering diverse opportunities through free workshops, concerts, jam sessions, and events.

“What we strive to do is not only be a place where you can come buy books, but a place where you can share your own story,” said Drew Pineda, co-owner of 27th Letter Books.

In an area of Ohio covered in farmland and conservative yard signs, drag culture fights to flourish.

Driving home, I realize the Finland Wild Rice House experience has worked: I have a new relationship with this native grain.

Famed Columbus-based author Grace Ellis won an über-prestigious comics award for her work ‘Flung Out of Space’

The Lakota Music Project has been connecting Indigenous and non-Indigenous Musicians for nearly two decades as part of the South Dakota Symphony Orchestra.

Artist Pat Acton has been making “Matchstick Marvels” from his home in Gladbrook, Iowa, for nearly five decades. He says after one more commission from Ripley’s Believe It or Not!, he hopes to keep his remaining work in Gladbrook, where the town built a museum for his sculptures to help anchor the downtown.