Thursday, September 5, 2019 Billy Keefe, Strategic Communications Manager "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...
Tuesday, August 6, 2019 Anne Romens, Interim Vice President of Advancement 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...
Thursday, July 18, 2019 Ellen DeYoung, Program Associate 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...
Monday, June 17, 2019 Julie Zhou, Program Associate, NEA Big Read Matthews Opera House brings NEA Big Read to the Black Hills Above and beyond isn’t enough to describe these grantees. Each month, we’ll be featuring a new interview with an organization from our NEA...
Wednesday, June 12, 2019 Julie Zhou, Program Associate, NEA Big Read National Endowment for the Arts Announces 2019-2020 NEA Big Read Grants $1 Million in Grants Support Community Reading Programs Nationwide Julia Alvarez at a book signing for Universidad del Turabo, Ana G...
Friday, June 7, 2019 Joshua Feist, Program Director - NEA Big Read Poetry in rural Oklahoma All too often, rural communities are defined by what they lack rather than what they have. Typically, this is exemplified in limited access...
Friday, May 10, 2019 Julie Zhou, Program Associate, NEA Big Read Things we learned from UCF's epic NEA Big Read with Emily St. John Mandel Above and beyond isn’t enough to describe these grantees. Each month, we’ll be featuring a new interview with an organization from our NEA...
Tuesday, April 30, 2019 Julie Zhou, NEA Big Read Program Associate Promises, Kept and Unkept Promise to bring a hotdish for your first work potluck, When it starts smoking in the oven, make a quiche instead. Pretend you meant this...
Tuesday, April 30, 2019 David Fraher, President and CEO What If We Try? Help Arts Midwest sustain its culture of curiosity and innovation by making a contribution to the David Fraher Fund for Innovation. Each...
Friday, April 19, 2019 Ellen DeYoung, Program Associate Jazz and Shakespeare combine in Spearfish Daniel Kelly’s jazz group performs “Shakespeare in Jazz” for residents of Spearfish, SD. Photo courtesy of Matthews Opera House. Spearfish...