Big Read Brings Native American Voices & Culture to University Campus
Lake Superior State University ( LSSU ) is located in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, where five Native nations are located. In 2020 and...
Stories
Indigenous Futurisms as Healing Take the Stage
Using magical realism and a journey into the Maya cosmovision, Minneapolis performers Magdalena Kaluza and Rebekah Crisanta de Ybarra have...
2021: Our Year In Review
As I reflect on the last year, I’m struck by the power of creativity. In difficult times, creativity offers hope, sparks innovation, and...
Paths Don't Define Us: Shakespeare and Creative Healing
In juvenile justice facilities across the country, creative healing is happening through an unexpected source: the work of William...
Interview: How Art is Helping Military Communities Process Trauma
Did you know that more than 400,000 men and women of our armed services have been diagnosed with traumatic brain injuries ( TBI ) since...
Interview: Thunder Valley CDC Grounds in Lakota Lifeways
Hear from Lynn Cuny and Kyle White about how their Lakota-led grassroots organization is working to build economic prosperity, community...
Interview: Christine Her on Art as Healing
As Executive Director of ArtForce Iowa , Christine Her is a passionate advocate for helping youth heal through the arts. Arts Midwest spoke...
Workers Rights and Literature Unite in Iowa City Big Read
Mazahir Salih, director of CWJ organizing. Photo by Miriam Alarcón Ávila. Iowa City, Iowa is a bookish town. The first American UNESCO City...
Interview: All About the Rural Communities Equity Action Guide
Hear from Dawn Espe and Jane Leonard, two Minnesotans who are passionate about equitable community development, about a new resource they’...
Where Midwest Meets Mountains: Explore Appalachian Ohio
Explore the unique, vibrant, creative region of Ohio where the Midwest and Appalachia meet with writer Mandy Shunnarah!