Midwestern Reuse Stores Inspire Creativity and Sustainability
“Art thrift stores” across the Midwest put their he(art)s into saving, selling, and repurposing would-be trash into creative treasure.
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Everyone Wins: Inside a Sioux Falls Gallery’s Art Lottery
For the last decade, Ipso Gallery in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, has built an exciting fundraiser to contribute to local culture, pay artists, and encourage a new way of collecting art.
A To-Be-Demolished School Is Now an Arts Refuge
An Iowa community’s demand for art has surged in the last few years, prompting Eastern Iowa Arts Academy to shift programming to a 111-year-old elementary school.
Midwest-Based Ukrainian Chorus Receives National Heritage Award
With roots in pre-World War II Ukraine, the Ukrainian Bandurist Chorus of North American—accompanied by a distinct stringed folk instrument—has been sharing songs about the country’s history and traditions for over a century.
These Actors are Expanding the Stage, Changing How People See Disability
Expanding Stage opens its doors, ramps, and accessible performances to professional actors in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
Meet Aimee Lee, an Artist-Educator Expanding the Legacy of Korean Papermaking
Lee combines tradition, identity, and experimentation to bring the art of hanji to the Midwest and beyond.
Homesteading 101 from a Survival Show Star, Inspired by a Book
What happens when a survivalist, a novel, and a small-town library come together? A day of fire-starting, squash-picking, and rediscovering our place in the natural world.
Practicing the Art of Love, One Letter at a Time
In a small-town Minnesota, love became something to share out loud, thanks to a workshop from artist-in-residence JJ Kapur.
Art and Veterans: A Welcoming Community Combo in Grand Forks
Arts for Vets is a North Dakota initiative since 2016 offering community space for teaching, learning, and of course, creating.
Meet Tamra Jetter, a Community Connector for Iowa Youth
Jetter works broadly across cultural genres to continue her family’s long legacy of promoting Black history and culture in a town where it’s otherwise dwindling.