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...
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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!
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...
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,...