Category: Press Releases
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Announcing 99 New GIG Fund Recipients
August 21, 2024
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...
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Announcing the Midwest Culture Bearers Award
July 1, 2024
A new award celebrating and supporting the work of Midwest culture bearers and folk arts practitioners.
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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.
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Announcing the 2024-25 Shakespeare in American Communities Grantees
May 22, 2024
$1.17 million will support Shakespeare programming for young people across America.
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Meet Eight Midwest Makers in New Video Series
March 5, 2024
The video series will highlight eight unique creatives from throughout the Midwest region, showcased through the talents of eight filmmakers.
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Arts Midwest Welcomes Miah Michaelsen to the Board
February 22, 2024
Arts Midwest is excited to share that Miah Michaelsen, executive director of the Indiana Arts Commission, has joined the Board of Directors. “I am thrilled that Miah will be joining...
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Six Midwestern Ensembles Receive Jazz Roads Funding
February 15, 2024
Today, South Arts announced the Winter 2024 Jazz Road Artists—16 artists and ensembles receiving funding through the Jazz Road Tours grantmaking program.. Among these artists are six ensembles based in the Midwest....
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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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Announcing the Creative Midwest Media Cohort
January 22, 2024
Ten organizations have been awarded a total of $150,000 as part of the Creative Midwest Media Cohort, a new year-long program facilitated through Arts Midwest’s Creativity News Desk. This initiative...
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Eight New Members Join Arts Midwest Emeritus Board
January 17, 2024
Arts Midwest is thrilled to have Flávia Bastos, Brian Bonde, Sandra Clark, Matthew Harris, Mary Pickard, Omari Rush, Michael Louis Vinson, and Matthew Wallace joining our Emeritus Board.