We partnered with state arts agencies to invest in Midwestern arts and cultural organizations during COVID-19
Arts Midwest partnered with the National Endowment for the Arts and our nine member state arts agencies to distribute more than $700,000 in funding from the CARES Act to support 181 Midwestern arts and cultural organizations and their employees during the COVID-19 pandemic.
This partnership allowed Arts Midwest to expedite the distribution of federal relief funds and reduce application and reporting burdens by enabling organizations to access all funding available to them through a single application and award process administered by their state. CARES Act funds are restricted to cover general operating expenses such as salaries and facilities costs.
CARES Act Recipients
| Organization | City | State |
|---|---|---|
| Ames Town and Gown Chamber Music Association | Ames | IA |
| Ankeny Community Chorus | Ankeny | IA |
| James & Meryl Hearst Center for the Arts | Cedar Falls | IA |
| Charles City Arts Council | Charles City | IA |
| Clinton Symphony Orchestra Association | Clinton | IA |
| Corning Opera House Cultural Center | Corning | IA |
| Azubuike African American Council for the Arts | Davenport | IA |
| New Ground Theatre | Davenport | IA |
| Oneota Film Festival | Decorah | IA |
| Des Moines Choral Society | Des Moines | IA |
| Des Moines Vocal Arts Ensemble | Des Moines | IA |
| Gateway Dance Theatre | Des Moines | IA |
| Iowa Youth Chorus | Des Moines | IA |
| Isiserettes Drill & Drum Corps. | Des Moines | IA |
| Dubuque Arts Council | Dubuque | IA |
| Dubuque Chorale | Dubuque | IA |
| Emmetsburg Main Street Theatre | Emmetsburg | IA |
| Chamber Singers of Iowa City | Iowa City | IA |
| Iowa City Community Theatre | Iowa City | IA |
| Riverside Theatre | Iowa City | IA |
| Adventures in Social Drama | Johnston | IA |
| Great River Players | Keokuk | IA |
| SCIT Theatre | Leon | IA |
| Maquoketa Fine Arts Center | Maquoketa | IA |
| Artisan’s Sanctuary | Marion | IA |
| Marshalltown Community Theatre | Marshalltown | IA |
| North Iowa Band Festival Foundation | Mason City | IA |
| Living Proof Exhibit | Moline | IA |
| Fine Arts & Cultural Events [FACE] of Mahaska County | Oskaloosa | IA |
| Greater Ottumwa Vocal Arts Project | Ottumwa | IA |
| Northwest Iowa Symphony Orchestra | Sioux Center | IA |
| Spencer Area Arts Council | Spencer | IA |
| Storm Lake Public Library Gallery Guild | Storm Lake | IA |
| Heartland Marimba | Waterloo | IA |
| Legacy Learning Boone River Valley | Webster City | IA |
| The Winterset Stage | Winterset | IA |
| Orion Chamber Ensemble | Addison | IL |
| The 16th Street Theater, NFP | Berwyn | IL |
| Carbondale Community Arts | Carbondale | IL |
| 40 North/88 West, Inc. | Champaign | IL |
| African American Arts Alliance | Chicago | IL |
| Classical Kids Music Education | Chicago | IL |
| Mexican Folkloric Dance Company of Chicago Inc | Chicago | IL |
| NAJWA Dance Corps | Chicago | IL |
| Project Danztheatre Company | Chicago | IL |
| Rivendell Theatre Ensemble | Chicago | IL |
| Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center | Chicago | IL |
| The Dance COLEctive | Chicago | IL |
| Woman Made | Chicago | IL |
| Danville Light Opera Co, Inc. | Danville | IL |
| Children’s Theatre of Elgin | Elgin | IL |
| Freeport Arts Center | Freeport | IL |
| Prairie Players Civic Theatre | Galesburg | IL |
| Northwest Center of Traditional Polish Dancers | Glenview | IL |
| Kankakee Valley Theatre Association | Kankakee | IL |
| Little Egypt Arts Association., Inc. | Marion | IL |
| Gateway to Music and Arts | Maywood | IL |
| Playcrafters Inc | Moline | IL |
| ArtsPartners of Central Illinois | Peoria | IL |
| Peoria Area Civic Chorale | Peoria | IL |
| Princeton Theatre Group | Princeton | IL |
| Artists’ Ensemble Theater | Rockford | IL |
| Chicago Korean Dance Company | Rolling Meadows | IL |
| Springfield Ballet Company | Springfield | IL |
| Fox Valley Concert Band of St Charles | St Charles | IL |
| Sugar Creek Opera Ltd (formerly Sugar Creek Symphony & Song) | Watseka | IL |
| Bloomington Playwrights Project | Bloomington | IN |
| Lotus Education and Arts Foundation, Inc. | Bloomington | IN |
| Community Theatre of Clay County, Inc. | Brazil | IN |
| Carmel Performing Arts Foundation | Carmel | IN |
| Columbus Pro Musica | Columbus | IN |
| Elkhart County Symphony Association | Elkhart | IN |
| Children’s Center for Dance Education | Evansville | IN |
| Evansville Philharmonic Orchestral Corporation | Evansville | IN |
| Books, Brushes, & Bands for Education | Hammond | IN |
| Butler University | Indianapolis | IN |
| Indianapolis Men’s Chorus | Indianapolis | IN |
| City of Jasper | Jasper | IN |
| Civic Theatre of Greater Lafayette, Inc. | Lafayette | IN |
| Lafayette Citizens Band, Inc. | Lafayette | IN |
| Civic Players of Logansport | Logansport | IN |
| Logansport Art Association | Logansport | IN |
| Muncie Civic Theatre Association | Muncie | IN |
| South Shore Arts, Inc. | Munster | IN |
| Brown County Playhouse Management | Nashville | IN |
| Carnegie Center for Art and History, Inc. | New Albany | IN |
| Fischoff National Chamber Music Association, Inc. | Notre Dame | IN |
| Southern Indiana Center for the Arts | Seymour | IN |
| Community Theatre Guild Inc. | Valparaiso | IN |
| County of Porter | Valparaiso | IN |
| Wagon Wheel Theatre, Inc. | Warsaw | IN |
| Wabash Valley Youth Symphony | West Lafayette | IN |
| Ann Arbor Summer Festival | Ann Arbor | MI |
| University Musical Society | Ann Arbor | MI |
| Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services | Dearborn | MI |
| Carrie Morris Arts Production | Detroit | MI |
| Detroit Institute of Arts | Detroit | MI |
| Living Arts | Detroit | MI |
| Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit | Detroit | MI |
| El Ballet Folklorico Estudiantil | Flint | MI |
| Grand Rapids Art Museum | Grand Rapids | MI |
| Grand Rapids Symphony | Grand Rapids | MI |
| West Michigan Center for Arts and Technology | Grand Rapids | MI |
| Interlochen Center for the Arts | Interlochen | MI |
| Jackson Symphony Orchestra Association | Jackson | MI |
| Irving S. Gilmore International Keyboard Festival | Kalamazoo | MI |
| Michigan Festival of Sacred Music | Kalamazoo | MI |
| Arts Council of Greater Lansing | Lansing | MI |
| Center for the Arts of Greater Lapeer, Inc | Lapeer | MI |
| Riverfolk Music and Arts Organization | Manchester | MI |
| Ramsdell Regional Center for the Arts | Manistee | MI |
| Hiawatha Music Non Profit Organization | Marquette | MI |
| Midland Center for the Arts, Inc. | Midland | MI |
| Akropolis Quintet Inc | Northville | MI |
| Blissfest Music Organization | Petoskey | MI |
| Crooked Tree Arts Council, Inc. | Petoskey | MI |
| Wheatland Music Org | Remus | MI |
| Saugatuck Center for the Arts | Saugatuck | MI |
| Detroit Chamber Winds & Strings | Southfield | MI |
| Detroit Educational Television Foundation | Wixom | MI |
| Dawson-Boyd Arts Association | Dawson | MN |
| DLCCC, Inc. | Detroit Lakes | MN |
| Duluth Art Institute Association | Duluth | MN |
| North House Folk School | Grand Marais | MN |
| Great River Arts Association | Little Falls | MN |
| University of Minnesota, Mankato | Mankato | MN |
| Iraq-MN Art Project | Minneapolis | MN |
| Shapeshift Theatrical, Inc. | Minneapolis | MN |
| The Cedar Cultural Center, Inc. | Minneapolis | MN |
| Paramount Center for the Arts | St. Cloud | MN |
| Hot Summer Jazz Festival | St. Paul | MN |
| Minnesota Marine Art Museum | Winona | MN |
| Capitol Shakespeare | Bismarck | ND |
| Dakota Legacy | Bismarck | ND |
| TruNorth Theatre | Bismarck | ND |
| International Peace Garden | Dunseith | ND |
| O.P.E.R.A. Inc. | Ellendale | ND |
| Red River Valley Woodcarvers | Fargo | ND |
| African Arts Arena | Grand Forks | ND |
| Grand Cities Children’s Choir | Grand Forks | ND |
| Red River Valley Community Action | Grand Forks | ND |
| Maddock Opera House Association | Maddock | ND |
| Minot State University Summer Theatre | Minot | ND |
| Mouse River Players | Minot | ND |
| Enchanted Highway | Regent | ND |
| Pembina Gorge Foundation | Walhalla | ND |
| Long X Arts Foundation | Watford City | ND |
| Passion Works | Athens | OH |
| Art Opportunities Inc | Cincinnati | OH |
| Contemporary Arts Center | Cincinnati | OH |
| Cleveland Modern Dance Association | Cleveland | OH |
| Wagnalls Memorial Foundation | Lithopolis | OH |
| FireFish Arts Inc. | Lorain | OH |
| Tuscarawas Philharmonic | New Philadelphia | OH |
| Conservancy for Cuyahoga Valley National Park | Peninsula | OH |
| People’s Justice League | Rutland | OH |
| Buckeye Authors Book Fair Committee, Inc. | Wooster | OH |
| Yellow Springs Arts Council | Yellow Springs | OH |
| Aberdeen Arts Council | Aberdeen | SD |
| Northern Fort Playhouse Foundation | Britton | SD |
| Black Hills Playhouse, Inc. | Custer | SD |
| Allied Arts Fund | Rapid City | SD |
| Black Hills Works dba Flutter Productions | Rapid City | SD |
| Magpie Creative | Rapid City | SD |
| Rapid City Arts Council | Rapid City | SD |
| Friends of Levitt Shell Sioux Falls, Inc. | Sioux Falls | SD |
| SculptureWalk Sioux Falls | Sioux Falls | SD |
| Washington Pavilion Management | Sioux Falls | SD |
| Vermillion Cultural Assocation | Vermillion | SD |
| Fox Cities Performing Arts Center | Appleton | WI |
| Thelma Sadoff Center for the Arts | Fond du Lac | WI |
| Viterbo University | La Crosse | WI |
| Arts Wisconsin, Inc. | Madison | WI |
| Overture Center Foundation | Madison | WI |
| TAPIT/new works, Inc. | Madison | WI |
| Milwaukee Repertory Theater | Milwaukee | WI |
| Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, Inc. | Milwaukee | WI |
| Wild Space, Inc. | Milwaukee | WI |
| The Grand Oshkosh | Oshkosh | WI |
| John Michael Kohler Arts Center | Sheboygan | WI |
| Weill Center for the Performing Arts | Sheboygan | WI |