Category: Eye On Funding
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What American Community Survey Data Says About Midwest Artists
May 6, 2025
From earnings to extra bedrooms, here’s what new Census data tells us about how Midwestern artists are living, working, and creating today.
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Iowa’s Hidden Growth Engine? Creativity.
April 28, 2025
In February 2025, the Iowa Cultural Coalition shared a report to inspire Iowans around a shared vision: Iowa grows with creativity.
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What’s at Stake if Federal Funding for Museums and Libraries Disappears
March 17, 2025
A new White House Executive Order calls for eliminating the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). Here’s what that could mean for the nation—and the Midwest.
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Webinar: Unpacking the Trump Administration’s Executive Orders on DEI
March 11, 2025
Watch a webinar to help your organization understand and navigate the potential impact of executive orders.
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Public Funding for the Arts in the Midwest: 2025 by the Numbers
February 27, 2025
Last week, the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies (NASAA) released new data on 2025 legislative appropriations to state arts agencies across the country. Here’s what the numbers look like in the Midwest—and why they matter.
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Takeaways From the Most Comprehensive Survey of Minneapolis’s Music Scene to Date
January 16, 2025
In early December 2024, the City of Minneapolis Arts & Cultural Affairs department released the findings from a music census – including key takeaways about the needs of the city’s music ecosystem. It is the most extensive music survey of Minneapolis to date.
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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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Arts Midwest’s 2024 Return on Investment Reports
December 9, 2024
Arts Midwest invested more than $2.2 million in Midwestern creativity in fiscal year 2024. Read all about it in our Return on Investment Reports.
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Kim Konikow Reflects on Six Years as Executive Director of North Dakota Arts Council
May 13, 2024
Meet the woman who got out of her comfort zone to double North Dakota Council on the Arts’ budget, launch a groundbreaking rural public art program, and more.
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Public Funding for the Arts in the Midwest: 2024 by the Numbers
March 4, 2024
In February, the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies released new data on 2024 legislative appropriations to state arts agencies across the country. Here’s what the numbers look like in the Midwest, and here’s why they matter.