Creative Ideas, People, and Projects in the Midwest and Beyond
Stories from the Creativity News Desk-
January 21, 2025
Meet Gean Vincent Almendras, a Michigan Teacher-Practitioner of Traditional Philippine Music
By Jennifer Vosters
The Ann Arbor-based artist and scholar builds bridges between Filipino diasporic and indigenous communities through music.
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Midwest Made: New Local Music to Add to Your Playlist
January 16, 2025
We asked y’all for local band recommendations, plus a few favorites from staff here at Arts Midwest. Listen up!
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Chicago’s Hidden History of Puppetry
January 15, 2025
In 1912, in Chicago’s industrial hub by Lake Michigan, marionette mermaids performed Shakespeare’s works. 100 years later, puppets are still being made and performing there.
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Ohioans are Turning Water Pollution into Oil Paints
January 14, 2025
Paint from this Ohio company starts out as orange sludge from a polluted creek.
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How Its Midwest Roots Shaped The Onion
January 13, 2025
The newspaper started in 1988 in Wisconsin has become one of the most incisive and influential voices in the history of American satire.
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Need a Mental Health Boost? Talking Hot Dog is Here
By Amy Felegy
A Minnesota-based comic book artist is sharing colorful stories about battling anxiety and other mental health gremlins.
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Game Time: Reviving the Ojibwe Way with Dice and Cards
By Amy Felegy
Minnesota-based Nashke Native Games is breathing new life into dying languages, in the classroom and beyond.
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Labor of Love: Carving a Career in Indiana Limestone
By Mary Lee Pappas
Amy Brier found her calling with the Midwestern stone after working as a stone carver at one of the largest cathedrals in the world.
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