Arts Midwest Archives

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Arts Midwest amplifies Midwestern creativity, building community and opportunity across our region. We support, inform, and celebrate arts organizations and creative communities in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin, the Native Nations that share this geography, and beyond.

Webinar Series: Emergency Preparedness for Artists + Arts Organizations

August 18, 2025

Join Arts Midwest and a group of field leaders for a free webinar series helping artists and arts organizations prepare, respond, and rebuild from disaster.

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A group of young dancers from Bi-Okoto's Okoto Kekere (Pre-professional group) performing outdoors at Washington Park, during the World Drum Festival in Cincinnati, Ohio, on July 21, 2024. The children are dressed in colorful outfits with floral-patterned skirts, black tops, and matching headwraps. Each holds a blue and white fly whisk, used as a traditional African dance prop. They are mid-movement, showcasing synchronized, rhythmic dance steps. The performance takes place on a stage with a black backdrop and trees in the background, while drummers seated behind them play traditional African drums.

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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A collage of images featuring engaged arts participants.

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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A collage of the headshots of the Midwestern 2024 National Leaders of Color Fellows

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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