Location: Michigan

Here are stories of how arts, culture, and creativity tie into health and wellness in the region.

Have a project, but not a way to give life to it? These accessible tools and resource hubs across the Midwest have got your back.

Nicholas Harrier, a childhood cancer survivor and above-knee amputee, creates custom, free-of-charge “jackets” to be slipped over patients’ artificial limbs. Study shows that this type of engaged process leads to positive outcomes.

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.

Two Midwest artists reflect on their time, work, and insights inside a remote cabin in the Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park.

Staff at the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance created a free online course inclusive of all ages, hair textures, and skin tones.

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. 

The Ann Arbor-based artist and scholar builds bridges between Filipino diasporic and indigenous communities through music.

With Deeply Rooted Produce, Dazmonique Carr cultivates crops and a community of local food growers and consumers.

Good Hart’s "Elevating Diverse Voices" residency emphasizes that art is for everyone.