Monday, December 7, 2020 Arts Midwest and the Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy Artist Led Engagement Brings Healing and Connections How two Minneapolis artists turned to their immediate community to create a ripple effect of connection, healing, and joy. A woman poses in...
Monday, November 30, 2020 Sandra Trevino, Contributing Writer Reading Together, While Apart These literary champions are continuing reading efforts in their communities despite COVID -19 by rethinking what it means to gather around...
Monday, November 16, 2020 Sandra Trevino, Contributing Writer Growth Across Distance in South Dakota In South Dakota, on the Lake Traverse Indian Reservation, something magical is taking root. Learn how this community is connecting and...
Monday, November 16, 2020 Arts Midwest and the Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy Creative Healing Through Haircuts How a Minneapolis artist and architect created an outdoor barbershop and altar for his community to connect, process grief, and heal...
Monday, November 9, 2020 Greg Seitz, Contributing Writer Cultivating Community During COVID-19 How one Midwest organization grew community in the middle of a pandemic through Hope Jahren’s book Lab Girl . ArtReach St. Croix director...
Wednesday, October 28, 2020 Sandra Trevino, Contributing Writer Building Connection at the National Museum of Mexican Art Community is core to the mission, purpose, and activities at the National Museum of Mexican Art. Learn how this Chicago-based organization...
Tuesday, June 16, 2020 Adam Perry, Vice President for Strategy and Programs 3 Ways We’re Rethinking Our Grantmaking Funding Resiliency and Focusing on Equity Through the United States Regional Arts Resilience Fund Today Arts Midwest announced that it will...
Tuesday, January 7, 2020 Joshua Feist, Program Director - NEA Big Read Building inclusive communities with words Bemidji, Minnesota, with a population of around 15,000, is located at the center of the triangle formed by the reservations of the Red Lake...
Monday, October 28, 2019 Ellen DeYoung, Program Associate Newfields celebrates Japanese culture with Hub New Music Hub New Music performs at Newfields’ Tsukimi Celebration. Photo by Samantha McCain Veach, courtesy of Newflelds. Indianapolis, IN — In 2017...
Monday, September 23, 2019 Ellen DeYoung, Program Associate Lakes Area Music Festival reaches across Minnesota Photo courtesy of Altius Quartet. First time Touring Fund grantee, Lakes Area Music Festival ( LAMF ), proposed such a robust schedule for...