Category: Eye On Funding
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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...
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National Endowment for the Arts Announces $4,332,000 in Midwestern Arts Funding
January 24, 2024
The National Endowment for the Arts has announced more than $32 million in arts funding to organizations nationwide! Recipients include organizations from all 50 states, DC, & Puerto Rico, as...
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Arts Midwest Reports Positive Return on Member States' Investments
December 2, 2023
Arts Midwest invested more than $2.8 million in Midwestern creativity in fiscal year 2022. Read all about it in our Return on Investment Reports.
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Arts Midwest Reports a Strong Return on Member States' Investments
April 13, 2023
Arts Midwest invested more than $3 million in Midwestern creativity in fiscal year 2022. Read all about it in our Return on Investment Reports.
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Midwest Strong: What Recent Economic Data Tells Us About the Region’s Creative Sector
March 15, 2023
What’s the economic value of Midwestern creativity? $109 billion, according to new research from the National Endowment for the Arts and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
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Arts Midwest Reports a 1046% Return on Member States' Investments
January 27, 2022
MINNEAPOLIS – Today, Arts Midwest announced the results of our FY21 activities with our nine partner states in the Midwest region. Each year, Arts Midwest strategically leverages state investments to provide a positive...
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Arts Midwest Receives Historic Gift
June 21, 2021
Earlier this month, Arts Midwest received an $8 million unrestricted gift from MacKenzie Scott. This gift was part of her recent $2.73 billion contribution to 286 organizations working on the...
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Landmark Gift Extends Impact of Arts Midwest Grantmaking
August 12, 2020
Thanks to an anonymous donor, Arts Midwest will add $1.5m in grants to its United States Regional Arts Resilience Fund.