Location: Iowa

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.

Stephanie BadSoldier Snow is a multifaceted artist, anthropologist and mother building community and cross-cultural exchanges through traditional knowledge and the arts.

The art of Midwestern pizza goes way beyond deep dish. Here’s a slice of some ‘za traditions from across the region.

Growing up in a majority-Hispanic Midwest city of 3,800, artist Chuy Renteria has turned to ‘dance fighting’ and writing (including a memoir) to feel, defy, and ponder.

Iowa’s Color the Wind Kite Festival, the biggest of its kind in the Midwest, is in its second decade of flying massive kites in the middle of winter.

Spoken word poet and educator Caleb Rainey commits to ‘staying ready’ in the wake of a breakout year.

We asked y’all for local band recommendations, plus a few favorites from staff here at Arts Midwest. Listen up!

Through CultureALL’s Open Book program, Iowans can “check out” real people who share their personal stories and spark conversation.

Billy Weathers, founder and CEO of the B.WELL Foundation, has been awarded the 2024 Peter Capell Award for Midwestern Creativity & Entrepreneurship.

Working with clay helped Des Moines artist Nathan Spalding bring joy back into his life. Now he's offering pottery classes, safe spaces, where other queer people can do the same.