Category: Press Releases

The 8 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.

Arts Midwest invested more than $2.8 million in Midwestern creativity in fiscal year 2023. Read all about it in our Return on Investment Reports.

Arts Midwest has launched a new Ideas Hub series that weaves together stories, conversation, and practical tools from thriving rural communities.

103 Midwestern organizations have received a total of $375,000 through the 2024 GIG Fund, a grant program from Arts Midwest. These awards will help organizations present artists and educational events in their community.

Through grants of $65,000 to $130,000 and peer learning opportunities, this new national initiative invests in organizations that have demonstrated a commitment to equity within their practices and programming.

Arts Midwest is thrilled to announce that Brenda DeVita, artistic director of American Players Theater, has won the 2023 Peter Capell Award for Midwestern Creativity & Entrepreneurship.

World Fest artists Pamyua, Okaidja Afroso, and Paulo Padilha will visit nine smaller Midwestern communities in Fall 2023.

The United States Regional Arts Organization (US RAOs) today announced the appointment of Shannon Daut as the US RAO Collective’s first ever National Director. The US RAOs are a national...

Introducing the Creativity News Desk, a new Arts Midwest program that commissions stories and gives grants for projects that amplify the power of arts and creativity in the Midwest.

Each artist has received $3,000 through an award that celebrates the exceptional work of disabled Midwestern visual artists.