Creative Ideas, People, and Projects in the Midwest and Beyond
Stories from the Creativity News Desk-
March 13, 2025
Grilled Cheese Grant: Buy a Sandwich, Help an Artist
By Frankie (Amy) Felegy
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.
-
Your Potluck Needs a Dish (or Two) from These Midwestern Cookbooks
March 12, 2025
There’s nothing better than a meal with a story! Create delectable dishes with Midwest roots, from these cookbooks by chefs and foodies across the region.
-
Retired and Recital-Ready: Dance Keeps Creativity Moving Among Seniors
March 11, 2025
From drum circles to poetry classes, arts programming for those 55+ is flourishing across Indiana. It’s all an effort to bolster creativity and community among older adults.
-
Sharing Meskwaki Ways Through Dance, Music, Beadwork, Foodways
March 10, 2025
Stephanie BadSoldier Snow is a multifaceted artist, anthropologist and mother building community and cross-cultural exchanges through traditional knowledge and the arts.
-
Midwestern Pizza Traditions You Should Know About
March 6, 2025
The art of Midwestern pizza goes way beyond deep dish. Here’s a slice of some ‘za traditions from across the region.
Popular
-
In Rural Wisconsin, a Folk Art Collective Highlights Mexican Traditions
By Kate Mothes
Artists from around the U.S. and Mexico participate in the Mexican Folk Art Collective, sharing a variety of arts and crafts and inviting the local community to cross-cultural celebrations.
-
This Giant Kite Festival Turns Winter Blues into the Coolest Hues
By Frankie (Amy) Felegy
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.
-
Three Midwestern ‘Emerging Chefs’ in Top Culinary Awards List
By Angela Zonunpari
If selected, they would be one of four Midwesterners to receive this early career recognition since the category’s inception in 2000.
Pitch a Story Idea
We work with writers, photographers, videographers, illustrators, and podcasters to gather and share impactful stories of arts, culture, and creativity in the Midwest.
Republish our Stories for Free.
In the spirit of amplifying stories of Midwestern creativity, we encourage and welcome storytelling outlets to republish our stories for free.
Learn More