9 Midwest Must-Visits from Enchanted Highways to Winter Art Crawls
Here’s your excuse to traverse the Midwest—in pursuit of cool art happenings! With your help, we compiled an array of bucket-list travel spots across the region with artsy ties.
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Iowa Poet Explores “What Next?” After a Season of Success
Spoken word poet and educator Caleb Rainey commits to ‘staying ready’ in the wake of a breakout year.
Meet Gean Vincent Almendras, a Michigan Teacher-Practitioner of Traditional Philippine Music
The Ann Arbor-based artist and scholar builds bridges between Filipino diasporic and indigenous communities through music.
Midwest Made: New Local Music to Add to Your Playlist
We asked y’all for local band recommendations, plus a few favorites from staff here at Arts Midwest. Listen up!
Chicago’s Hidden History of Puppetry
In 1912, in Chicago’s industrial hub by Lake Michigan, marionette mermaids performed Shakespeare’s works. 100 years later, puppets are still being made and performing there.
Ohioans are Turning Water Pollution into Oil Paints
Paint from this Ohio company starts out as orange sludge from a polluted creek.
How Its Midwest Roots Shaped The Onion
The newspaper started in 1988 in Wisconsin has become one of the most incisive and influential voices in the history of American satire.
Bare Feet and Banjos Meet at Woolsock, a Winter Festival
This old-time music and dance festival is set in the chilly woods of northeast Minnesota. The weekend is a celebration of winter triumph, collective joy, and movement.
Meet the Indiana Educator Devoted to an Ancient Chanting Tradition
Constantine Maniakas has contributed his musical talent to Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral for 50 years.
Every Life is a Story: Meet Iowa’s Human “Books”
Through CultureALL’s Open Book program, Iowans can “check out” real people who share their personal stories and spark conversation.