Category: Press Releases

Farah Siraj, LADAMA, and A Moving Sound will return to the Midwest in Spring 2025 for one last World Fest tour. 

Arts Midwest has been selected to join the Bloomberg Philanthropies Digital Accelerator Program and Report for America Accelerator Program.

Arts Midwest is thrilled to have Jasmin DeForrest, Dr. Craig Howe, Jane Rasmussen, and Gregory Volan joining our Emeritus Board.

Arts Midwest is delighted to welcome Amy Spadafore, Emily Tau, Zechariah Van Harris III, and L. Sam Zhang to our Board of Directors. Representing expertise in community theater, public affairs,...

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.

Billy Weathers, founder and CEO of the B.WELL Foundation, has been awarded the 2024 Peter Capell Award for Midwestern Creativity & Entrepreneurship.

Nine culture bearers from across the region have received $5,000 each through the new award celebrating artisans and folk arts practitioners whose work is rooted in cultural preservation and sharing knowledge with the next generation.

18 Midwestern organizations have been selected in a National Endowment for the Arts pilot program.

99 Midwestern organizations have received a total of $380,000 through the 2024-25 GIG Fund, a grant program from Arts Midwest. These awards will help organizations present artists and educational events in their community.

A new award celebrating and supporting the work of Midwest culture bearers and folk arts practitioners.