Meet South Dakotan Baxter Badure, A Handmade Saddle-Maker
Inspired as a young ranch hand, Baxter considers saddle-making a “nice little hobby” as he spends evenings after full days of ranching to craft distinct hand-tooled saddles.
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With ‘Only’ 2 Million Matchsticks Left, Artist Shifts Focus to His Hometown Legacy
Artist Pat Acton has been making “Matchstick Marvels” from his home in Gladbrook, Iowa, for nearly five decades. He says after one more commission from Ripley’s Believe It or Not!, he hopes to keep his remaining work in Gladbrook, where the town built a museum for his sculptures to help anchor the downtown.
From Ideas to Action: Bismarck Leaders Kickstart Projects for the Community
They were brought together by Creative Community Leadership Institute, a cohort program for local leaders in Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota. Participants pursued community-engaged projects that addressed systems change, cultural practice, and community service.
Madeline Island Moves Toward Zero Waste
How residents on a remote Wisconsin island turn trash to treasure.
Artist Carl Pope Inspires Conversations for Social Change
The Indianapolis-based artist makes powerful works that buck up against social conventions by inspiring creativity, conversation, and change.
Artist Residencies Plant Seeds for the Future in Indiana
Painter Yemina Concepcion and photographer Daveed Holmes have been hard at work this last year at For the Love of the Arts, building positivity for young people by encouraging their creativity.
Minneapolis Pedal Maker Mixes Craft and Creativity
At Chase Bliss, designing guitar and synth pedals is as much of an art as the music people make with them.
How Ohio Funk Changed the World of Music
In the 1970s and ’80s, artists like Ohio Players, Zapp, and Lakeside came out of the Buckeye State and brought funk into the mainstream of American music.
Creativity Bubbles Up in Libraries Throughout Wisconsin’s Capital
The Bubbler at Madison Public Library brings art and creative experiences to the community, including a local artist residency program and youth media programming.
These Indigenous Chefs Are Turning the Table on Native Foodways in the Midwest
Chefs Kimberly Tilsen-Brave Heart, Sean Sherman, and Bryce Stevenson are growing the Indigenous Food Sovereignty movement through their Native food-centered initiatives.