Angela Zonunpari

Angela Zonunpari (she/her/hers) has been working at Arts Midwest since 2022, and is the Managing Editor of the Creativity News Desk.

At Arts Midwest, Angela spends her time overseeing the Creativity News Desk, a storytelling initiative working with creatives to share stories about arts, culture and creativity in the region, and amplifying these stories of Midwestern creativity. She works with the Communications team to collaborate on story planning, production timelines, and design. She does this by using her writing, editing, multimedia production, and project management skills that she gained while working in marketing, public relations, art communication, journalism and video production at Fresh Produce and Ipso Gallery, No Business Magazine, Bonhams, BRIC, and Hindustan Times.

Everyone Wins: Inside a Sioux Falls Gallery’s Art Lottery

April 23, 2025

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.

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Call For Pitches: Creativity at Work in Midwest Communities

March 20, 2025

Is there a creative “do-er” in your community? A local arts project or innovative program making a real impact? We want to hear about them!

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Two Midwesterners Honored for Impact on Jazz

March 20, 2025

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.

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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.

Three Midwestern ‘Emerging Chefs’ in Top Culinary Awards List

February 10, 2025

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

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Three Midwesterners Receive ‘Genius’ Award

October 8, 2024

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.