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...
Stories
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
"Grandfather of the Arts" bids farewell, encourages field to "be curious"
David Fraher prepares to deliver his last Arts Midwest Conference address after 36 years of leadership. Photo by Terry Gilliam. He’s...
An Interview with World Fest Director Ken Carlson
Ken Carlson has been directing Arts Midwest World Fest for 16 years. As the program enters its 8th two-year cycle in September 2019, we...
Ananya Dance Theatre at the John Michael Kohler Arts Center
Ananya Dance Theatre performs “Shaatranga: Women Weaving Worlds” at John Michael Kohler Arts Center. Sheboygan, WI — Ananya Dance Theatre...