Location: Minnesota
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Worthington Artist and Mental Health Advocate Channels Mother Nature for Latest Sculptures
April 22, 2024
The founder of southwestern Minnesota nonprofit Creative Healing Space always hated to see litter on the ground. Now she has two pieces that embody the pain and resilience of the...
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Across the Upper Midwest, Communities Converge Around Norway’s Hardanger Fiddle
April 4, 2024
In North Dakota and Minnesota, a new generation continues a centuries-old tradition.
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New Black-Owned Freight Farm in Rural Minnesota to Tackle Food Insecurity, Health Inequities
April 3, 2024
The social enterprise Route 1 is going to operate a farm in a refurbished shipping container to offer healthy food options for local community members.
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Meet Six Twin Cities Organizations Showcasing Creativity
April 2, 2024
These six organizations in Minneapolis and St. Paul highlight the connection between creativity and community togetherness.
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Surf’s Up: Minnesotans Hit the Waves on Lake Superior
March 26, 2024
A growing community of Minnesota-based surfers and artists are diving into the sport and finding inspiration and excitement in the cool waters of the Great Lake.
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Two Novice Alpaca Farmers Create an Oasis for Community in Minnesota
February 19, 2024
Raising livestock and growing a flower farm didn’t feature in Brooke Spindler and Tim Lom’s life plans, but they chose to take a chance and throw the doors wide open...
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Indigi-Baby: Minneapolis Project Gets Infants Off to a Wholesome Start
February 6, 2024
The Minneapolis-based Indigenous Peoples Task Force has spent nearly a decade developing baby food that's sustainably farmed and drawn from a traditional, healthy diet.
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What's Made at a Wild Rice House in Northern Minnesota? Food, Community, and More
February 5, 2024
Driving home, I realize the Finland Wild Rice House experience has worked: I have a new relationship with this native grain.
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Minneapolis Pedal Maker Mixes Craft and Creativity
January 4, 2024
At Chase Bliss, designing guitar and synth pedals is as much of an art as the music people make with them.
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What We Learned: Community Creativity Cohort
January 3, 2024
From 2019-2022, Arts Midwest served as operating partner for the Bush Foundation’s Community Creativity Cohort program. This partnership provided an unparalleled opportunity to connect with 40 incredible organizations who use...