Thursday, November 11, 2021 Arts Midwest Interview: How Art is Helping Military Communities Process Trauma Did you know that more than 400,000 men and women of our armed services have been diagnosed with traumatic brain injuries ( TBI ) since...
Tuesday, October 5, 2021 Leah Lemm in conversation with Lynn Cuny and Kyle White Interview: Thunder Valley CDC Grounds in Lakota Lifeways Hear from Lynn Cuny and Kyle White about how their Lakota-led grassroots organization is working to build economic prosperity, community...
Tuesday, September 14, 2021 Mia McGill, Communications Associate 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...
Monday, August 9, 2021 Caite Dolan-Leach, Contributing Writer 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...
Wednesday, August 4, 2021 Leah Lemm in conversation with Dawn Espe and Jane Leonard 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’...
Thursday, July 29, 2021 Mandy Shunnarah, Contributing Writer 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!
Friday, July 23, 2021 Mia McGill, Communications Associate 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...
Wednesday, June 30, 2021 Joshua Feist, Director of Grantmaking 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...
Tuesday, June 22, 2021 Leah Lemm in conversation with Dipankar Mukherjee and Meena Natarjan 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...
Monday, May 17, 2021 Imani Mixon, Contributing Writer 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.