Location: North Dakota

From 2019-24, we supported six partners as they created unique artist residencies with their communities. Here’s what we learned along the way.

Sacred Pipe Resource Center is a home away from home for many Indigenous peoples in Bismarck, North Dakota’s urban area.

Sacred Pipe Resource Center aims to provide Native people a safe space to meet others and expand their circles.

Grey Willow Music Studio & Productions worked with area Lakota-Dakota language speakers to dub "The Avengers" 2012 film, expected release is in April.

Two art films, one focused on land and another an homage to the sky, were inspired by Andrew Krivak’s The Bear.

As part of the fastest growing Asian population in the country, the co-founders of North Dakota Asian-American Arts and Culture Initiative are creating welcoming spaces for new residents and showcasing diverse Asian cultures to the community at-large.

The North Dakota Native Tourism Alliance comprises members of the five Native Nations within the borders of the state, and aims to reclaim the narrative of Indigenous communities and build economies through tourism.

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.

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 creativity to connect and strengthen their communities. Here’s what we learned along the way.

The Snow Country Prison Japanese American Internment Memorial acknowledges Japanese Americans incarcerated at Fort Lincoln, a prison camp in what is now the United Tribes Technical College in Bismarck.