M-AAA Fact Sheet

M-AAA | Fact Sheet

ABOUT MID-AMERICA ARTS ALLIANCE

Mid-America Arts Alliance (M-AAA) was created to support and stimulate cultural activity in communities throughout Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Texas. For more than thirty years, M-AAA has originated and managed regional, multiregional, national, and international programs that include traveling exhibitions, performing arts touring, community enrichment, and professional development. Its mission is to enrich communities through cultural experiences. By emphasizing reach into communities of all sizes and characteristics, access through affordability, and impact through support of the artists and communities that it serves, Mid-America Arts Alliance is able to ensure the cultural vitality of the region through high-quality arts programming.

Mid-America Arts Alliance includes three major divisions, whose program mix includes the following:

Visual Arts & Humanities
ExhibitsUSA (EUSA): This national exhibition-touring program was designed to create access to a wide array of arts and humanities exhibitions, nurture the development and understanding of diverse art forms and cultures, and encourage the expanding depth and breadth of cultural life in local communities.

NEH on the Road: A collaboration between ExhibitsUSA and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), this program is designed to offer some of the best exhibitions funded by the NEH to communities of all sizes.

Performing Arts
Regional Touring Program (RTP): The Regional Touring Program was created by combining the artistic and financial resources of Mid-America Arts Alliance, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the six partner state arts agencies to make connections between artists and audiences; provide performances, residencies, and educational outreach events to large and small communities; enhance community cultural life; and increase public participation in the arts.

Mexico Transnational Project: This project was created to encourage connections between communities in the six M-AAA states and talented performing artists from Mexico.

Midwest Arts Conference: The annual performing arts booking and education conference for the Arts Midwest and M-AAA regions serving presenters and artists.

ArtsEngage : Mid-America Arts Alliance is proud to offer ExhibitsUSA venues ArtsEngage, a collaborative effort between Mid-America Arts Alliance’s Visual Arts and Humanities and Performing Arts divisions. ArtsEngage provides exhibiting venues an opportunity to connect with professional performing artists that have created programming specific to a variety of ExhibitsUSA’s traveling exhibitions.

Professional Development
Hands-on Experiential Learning Project (HELP): This program was created to identify and address the professional development needs of small and midsize museums through a combination of research, on-site training opportunities, and traveling exhibitions.

Job-A-Like: An annual meeting of staff from the six state arts agencies of the M-AAA region, designed to provide professional development, networking opportunities, and information regarding the many programs provided by M-AAA.

Mid-America Arts Alliance was founded in 1972 and is based in Kansas City, Missouri. It is governed by a board of directors drawn from its partner states. Major support is provided by the National Endowment for the Arts, participant state arts agencies, and leading federal and state agencies, foundations, and corporations.