Location: Wisconsin
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Midwesterners Embrace Art to Improve Community Health and People’s Wellbeing
July 24, 2025
Here are stories of how arts, culture, and creativity tie into health and wellness in the region.
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Make That Idea a Reality at a Midwest Makerspace
July 23, 2025
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.
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Song a Day Keeping Doctors at Bay in Midwest Choirs
June 10, 2025
From clef to coda, singers are reclaiming their voices—and so much more—while managing dementia, Parkinson’s, and Alzheimer’s.
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How Sign is Transforming a Wisconsin Stage
May 22, 2025
Via deaf artists, American Players Theatre in Spring Green, Wisconsin, is redirecting the spotlight.
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This Arts Org is Connecting Creatives Across a River—and State Lines
May 13, 2025
Artists in a suburban skirt of the Twin Cities are finding place (and people!) in a river valley thanks to ArtReach St. Croix.
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Step Into Art: Midwest Cities Turn Sidewalk Potholes into Poetry
April 30, 2025
A simple premise—poems stamped in wet concrete—is leaving a lasting impression across Midwest cities.
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Midwestern Reuse Stores Inspire Creativity and Sustainability
April 24, 2025
“Art thrift stores” across the Midwest put their he(art)s into saving, selling, and repurposing would-be trash into creative treasure.
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Two Midwesterners Honored for Impact on Jazz
March 20, 2025
A new fellowship program by the Jazz Foundation of America and Mellon Foundation will award grants of $100,000 to 50 seasoned and accomplished jazz artists.
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Meet Martha Buche, a Potawatomi Artist Teaching Traditional Copper Bowl-Making
March 17, 2025
Based in the Driftless region of Wisconsin, Buche shares her skills with students seeking new experiences and ancient wisdom.
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Grilled Cheese Grant: Buy a Sandwich, Help an Artist
March 13, 2025
Wisconsin has some of the lowest per-capita funding for the arts. A Milwaukee solution? A cheesy, carby community meal to fund grants for emerging artists.