Black Museums in the Midwest You Must Visit
In Wisconsin, Indiana, and Illinois, explore three different stories of the Black experience in America.
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Sowing Sovereignty: Reclaiming Indigenous Agriculture of the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation
One grandfather’s vision about ‘gallons and gallons’ of Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara seeds nurtures Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College food sovereignty project.
In Wisconsin, Traditional Mexican Craft Meets Modernist Painting in This 30-Year Collaboration
Wenceslas Martinez transforms Sandra Jo’s paintings into intricate woven masterpieces. The couple started by selling their creations from a chicken coop and have since expanded their reach internationally.
‘STILL’ Creatively Captures Minnesota’s 72 Micro-Seasons
Mary Jo Hoffman’s daily commitment to showcasing and seeing nature has become life-changing for the engineer-turned-artist.
Once the ‘Jazz Corridor of the Midwest,’ Akron is Cementing Its Place in Jazz Culture
After the impacts of dwindling industry and a failed highway project, jazz is seeing a revival with help from local musicians, students and university.
The Beating Heart of This Southern Illinois Community Is Its High School Band
Along with the band director’s fearless advocacy, the community started a nonprofit, which helped explore grants and sought creative ways to save the music.
Meet Harmony Hill, the Milwaukee Artist Strengthening the Native Arts Community
At the start of Covid lockdown, Harmony Hill felt called to support her community of Native artists in Milwaukee. Since then, she’s built a nonprofit – Red Magic – that hosts festivals and provides resources for all Native artists. Through it all, she’s upending colonial narratives about what art is.
Meet Zoë Neugebohr, an Emerging Indigenous Filmmaker with Roots in Minnesota and Michigan
Influenced by her upbringing, Neugebohr shares intimate, grounded, and slice-of-life stories through her filmmaking and writing.
Rural Libraries Connect the Heartland, One Book Chat at a Time
Sarah Smarsh’s 2018 memoir Heartland, a book about rural issues, was discussed in rural communities across South Dakota.
Midwestern Comfort Food Fit for Rural Minnesotans, and the Food Network
At Bernie’s, Food Network host-turned-restaurateur Molly Yeh serves delicious hotdish, knoephla, and cookie salad, among other midwestern staples.