Author: Angela Zonunpari
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This Rural South Dakota Town is Home to the International Vinegar Museum
June 15, 2023
A way of revitalizing the town of less than 200 people, the Museum welcomes a large community to Roslyn every summer.
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Iowa Writers’ Workshop: “A Magnet” for America’s Most Brilliant Wordsmiths
June 13, 2023
The prestigious program, which shaped the course of creative writing in the United States, helped make Iowa City one of UNESCO’s first designated Cities of Literature.
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Indianapolis’ Eiteljorg Museum Puts Focus on Native American Art
June 5, 2023
Thanks to curator Dorene Red Cloud, the Eiteljorg Museum gets a needed makeover to better showcase Indigenous art and culture.
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Making the Most of a Frozen Lake: Minnesota's Art Shanty Projects
May 24, 2023
Frozen lakes dotted with ice fishing shanties are a familiar sight during Midwest winters. In 2004, two Minnesota artists decided to use the milieu as a jumping-off point for creativity...
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Murals’ Towering Representations of Black Life Enrich Des Moines
May 22, 2023
Artist Jill Wells’ murals transform ordinary buildings, uplifting Black culture.
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Detroit Writer’s Novel to be Made into TV Series
May 15, 2023
Aaron Foley’s novel, “Boys Come First,” will be made into a TV series by Amazon Studios. It’s a win for indie authors, the Black LGBTQIA+ community and the Midwest at...
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Lakota Hoop Dancer Starr Chief Eagle Tells her Story, and Inspires New Ones
May 4, 2023
In Indigenous culture, the arts aren’t mere entertainment but a vital practice grounded in community. Those arts include hoop dancing, a form of storytelling through movement. Starr Chief Eagle is...
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The Endless Creative Possibilities of Zines
May 2, 2023
Central Ohio is home to a thriving community of zine makers, zine libraries and zine festivals—proof that, even with the advent of technology, this beloved analog medium is here to...
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Embracing Delight and Difference at Passion Works
April 18, 2023
People with developmental differences lead the way at this joy-fueled, accessibility-centered arts studio in Athens, Ohio.
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Calves, Cheese, and Creativity!
April 11, 2023
If we told you there’s a farm where calving, cheese-making, watercolor painting, and singing (to cows) converge, would you believe us?