Category: Press Releases
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Meet World Fest Artists Okra Playground, Pamyua, and Okaidja Afroso
September 15, 2022
Hailing from around the world, Okra Playground, Pamyua, and Okaidja Afroso will spend a week in various Midwest communities this fall offering educational workshops, engaging with communities, and performing in concerts.
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Torrie Allen Named Co-Chair of United States Regional Arts Organization Collective
August 15, 2022
Today, the United States Regional Arts Organizations (USRAOs) announced that new co-chairs Todd Stein of Mid-America Arts Alliance and Torrie Allen of Arts Midwest will lead the USRAO Collective. This collective...
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Arts Midwest Announces 10 New World Fest communities
July 19, 2022
Ten communities across the Midwest will bring world music ensembles to their communities via World Fest.
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Arts Midwest Announces 120 GIG Fund Recipients
June 29, 2022
Arts Midwest's GIG Fund will support 120 organizations with grants for creative projects and educational events.
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Announcing the 2022-2023 NEA Big Read Grantees
June 15, 2022
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), in partnership with Arts Midwest, is announcing support for 62 nonprofit organizations to hold NEA Big Read programming in 2022-2023.
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Announcing the 2022-23 Shakespeare in American Communities Grantees
June 1, 2022
Arts Midwest today announced the recipients of $1.17 million in Shakespeare in American Communities grants, with $1 million going to 40 professional theater companies partnering with schools, and $170,000 going...
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Arts Midwest 2021-22 Annual Report
May 17, 2022
For Arts Midwest, as for so many others, 2021 was a year of change. Disruptions brought on by the pandemic continued to impact our communities and our programs. At Arts...
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Arts Midwest Launches Ideas Hub
February 8, 2022
Arts Midwest is excited to announce the launch of the Ideas Hub, a collection of free curated resources and tools that help arts leaders foster growth within their organizations. The Ideas Hub...
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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 Welcomes Two New Members to Emeritus Board
December 13, 2021
Arts leaders Rhoda Pierce and Peter Capell join Arts Midwest's Emeritus Board after distinguished tenure on Arts Midwest Board of Directors.