Interview: Hamzat Koriko on Connecting with New Americans through Art
As the Executive Artistic Director for the African Arts Arena in Grand Forks, ND, Hamzat Koriko is bringing nuance to the conversation...
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Strength in Numbers: Collaborative Virtual Programming
Take inspiration from a group of organizations who collaborated on a virtual event that brought author Hope Jahren to eight separate...
Interview: Pangea World Theater Reimagines Forward
Hear from cofounders Dipankar Mukherjee and Meena Natarjan about a project they’re working on to fight gentrification and displacement in...
Interview: Rhonda Greene on Sustaining African Dance in Detroit
Hear from the executive director of Heritage Works about cultural reclamation and the moves we need to memorize for a brighter future.
Song, bread, friendship: Exploring Finnish heritage in Minnesota
With opportunity, bits and pieces of the past slip to another generation. Arts Midwest Folkefest, a performing arts residency program that...
From Foraging to Fat Pat’s, the Driftless Region Brims with Ingenuity
Mushrooms, multi-use spaces, murals, and more? Explore an often-overlooked corner of the Midwest with local writer Elisabeth A. Fondell,...
Interview: Bretteney Beverly on Indiana's "Best Kept Secret"
Bloomfield, Indiana is one of the state’s largest but most sparsely populated counties, and the Shawnee Theatre is one of its best kept...
One Festival’s Journey to an Online Season
When COVID -19 reached Minnesota in March 2020, the Lakes Area Music Festival responded by quickly pivoting to virtual streaming...
Wisconsin Meets Brazil in Creative Music Video
What happens when Wisconsin winter meets Brazilian carnaval celebration, all during a pandemic? You get a new music video for Brazilian...
Projecting New Ways to Build the Future
How Minneapolis artist D.A. Bullock is working in community to re-envision a collective future of accountability and care. D.A. Bullock...