Author: Angela Zonunpari

For the last decade, Ipso Gallery in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, has built an exciting fundraiser to contribute to local culture, pay artists, and encourage a new way of collecting art.

What happens when a survivalist, a novel, and a small-town library come together? A day of fire-starting, squash-picking, and rediscovering our place in the natural world.

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.

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.

Stephanie BadSoldier Snow is a multifaceted artist, anthropologist and mother building community and cross-cultural exchanges through traditional knowledge and the arts.

The art of Midwestern pizza goes way beyond deep dish. Here’s a slice of some ‘za traditions from across the region.

Lifelong residents of East St. Louis saw some of the world’s greatest entertainers hone their craft on their hometown stages.

The city’s venues provided respite from the grind of industrial life—embracing the joy of music, dancing, and community.

If selected, they would be one of four Midwesterners to receive this early career recognition since the category’s inception in 2000.

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.