Arts Midwest

Mission

Arts Midwest connects people throughout the Midwest and the world to meaningful arts opportunities, sharing creativity, knowledge, and understanding across boundaries.

In Brief

A non-profit regional arts organization headquartered in Minneapolis, Arts Midwest serves audiences, arts organizations, and artists throughout the nine states of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin, and beyond. Our history spans more than 25 years.

Dedicated to the Arts in the Midwest, Nation, and World

Arts Midwest presents and sponsors performances and exhibitions seen by more than half a million people annually throughout the Midwest and around the world.

Arts Midwest maintains a commitment to artistic quality and to reaching underserved audiences and communities.

Recognizing the value of global activities to Midwest communities, Arts Midwest has successfully worked with foreign governments and arts organizations on an array of international projects in Argentina, Austria, Canada, Chile, China, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Israel, Japan, Mexico, Poland, Slovakia, and Turkey.

Our management of NEA National Initiatives extends the opportunities available to audiences in the Midwest while providing learning and networking opportunities to the entire U.S.

Values We Uphold

Arts Midwest believes in:

• The power and value of the arts to enrich lives and communities.
• The artistic expression of all people.
• The arts’ ability to create understanding among people.
• The artistic and cultural richness of the Midwest, deserving of sharing within and beyond the region.

Arts Midwest strives to:

• Be a dynamic and flexible leader in collaborations on behalf of the arts.
• Work with integrity, high standards, and innovation, balancing risk and stability, and capitalizing on our extensive pools of knowledge.
• Conduct business in an environmentally-friendly manner, reducing, reusing, and recycling resources.
• Creating a working environment of mutual respect among colleagues.
• Fairly support staff’s professional and personal needs.

Partners

Arts Midwest’s partners and supporters include the National Endowment for the Arts, foundations, corporations, individual supporters, and our nine member state arts agencies: Illinois Arts Council, Indiana Arts Commission, Iowa Arts Council, Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs, Minnesota State Arts Board, North Dakota Council on the Arts, Ohio Arts Council, South Dakota Arts Council, and Wisconsin Arts Board.