Arts Midwest
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Arts Midwest believes that creativity has the power to inspire and unite humanity. Based in Minneapolis, we grow, gather, and invest in creative organizations and communities throughout our nine-state region and beyond.
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20 Small Midwestern Arts Organizations Receive Cultural Sustainability Grants
March 12, 2025
Meet the small Midwestern arts organizations that have received a total of $1.09 million.
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National Endowment for the Arts Announces $4.7 Million in Midwestern Arts Funding
January 15, 2025
The National Endowment for the Arts has announced nearly $36.8 million in arts funding to organizations and artists across the United States. Recipients are from all 50 states, Puerto Rico, and Washington, D.C.
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Announcing the 2024-25 Midwestern National Leaders of Color Fellows
December 9, 2024
The nine fellows from Arts Midwest’s region will convene virtually with other Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) arts leaders from across the country in this 8-month program.
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Now Accepting Applications: 2025-26 NEA Big Read
October 16, 2024
This community-wide reading program offers matching grants of up to $20,000 for programming that uses the theme of "Our Nature" as inspiration.
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Announcing the Midwest ArtsHERE Grantees
September 24, 2024
18 Midwestern organizations have been selected in a National Endowment for the Arts pilot program.
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Announcing the 2024-25 NEA Big Read Grantees
June 5, 2024
$1.07 million will support 62 grantees in presenting community literary programming across the country.