Creative Ideas, People, and Projects in the Midwest and Beyond
Stories from the Creativity News Desk-
November 21, 2024
This School’s Student Population is 230 … Plus a Chicken Flock
By Amy Felegy
Students and staff at a rural Indiana school grow and harvest produce, and serve it up for lunch.
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Game Time: Reviving the Ojibwe Way with Dice and Cards
November 19, 2024
Minnesota-based Nashke Native Games is breathing new life into dying languages, in the classroom and beyond.
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Fargo DIY Art Space for ‘Little Stinkers’ Started with Just $50
November 14, 2024
A “community voice of art,” Parachigo is approaching its second year as a sober, affordable and all ages space. Its only rule: Parade equality.
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This Veteran Tackles Her Past with Art
November 13, 2024
South Dakotan Amber Zora reflects on packing up her military uniform – and bringing it back out (metaphorically) in her art practice.
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The Chicagoland Initiative Bringing Art to Your Neighborhood
November 12, 2024
Terrain Exhibitions organizes hundreds of artworks in front yards around the world.
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New Soul Food in Chicago’s South Shore: It’s a Green Thing
By Sandra Jackson-Opoku and Cori Nakamura Lin
The New Soul Food Movement satisfies the palates of a generation that prefers lighter, more elevated preparations, yet still enjoys soul food’s classic flavor profiles.
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Three Midwesterners Receive ‘Genius’ Award
By Angela Zonunpari
A writer, historian, and an artist from the Midwest are among the 2024 MacArthur Fellows. They will each receive an $800,000 grant, with no strings attached.
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A Rural Opera House Faces its Biggest Challenge Yet
By Alana Horton
Minnesota’s oldest operating theater is racing to raise $4 million to save its historic stage.
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