Announcing Cultural Sustainability: Operational Grants for Small Arts Organizations
Read MoreApply Now for Grants to Support Arts Projects for Military-Connected Individuals
Read MoreExhibitsUSA’s War Toys: Ukraine at the National World War I Museum and Memorial
Read MoreUpcoming Free Workshops to Build Your Art Career
Read MoreMore Art for More People
Programs & Grants Serving Artists and Organizations
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- Grants and fellowships for artists
- Grants for arts organizations and presenters
- Traveling exhibitions at nonprofit prices
- Professional development training for artists and organizations
- Peer connections in the arts
- Opportunities across the lower Midwest and the USA
Mid-America Arts Alliance works with artists and organizations across our region to support, elevate, and celebrate the arts.
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Public Art Shines: New Artists Announced for Crossroads Artboards in Kansas City
Find Out MoreJuly–September 2025 Crossroads Artboards, Kati Toivanen, Chimera (image proposal) Have you heard? The artists for the 2025-2026 Crossroads Artboards have been announced! Mid-America Arts Alliance is honored to partner with Crossroads Community Association and Charlotte Street to support this public art program.…
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Mid-America Arts Alliance Announces New Development Director
Find Out MoreMid-America Arts Alliance is delighted to announce the promotion of Tabitha Dunham to the position of director of development. Tabitha will now lead M-AAA’s development team, helping further strengthen our relationships with private donors, foundations, and other partners. We are…
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ExhibitsUSA’s War Toys: Ukraine at the National World War I Museum and Memorial
Find Out MoreChildren often share their experiences and emotions through indirect methods of communication, such as art and play. As a result, their personal accounts of war frequently go unseen and unheard by the international community. War Toys: Ukraine, a traveling exhibition…
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My Internship Experience: Preparing the Demonstration Exhibition at Mid-America Arts Alliance
Find Out MoreEarlier this year, M-AAA welcomed two talented interns from Bethune-Cookman University to our Kansas City offices for the summer as a way to increase awareness of careers in the arts and arts administration. Annetta Henderson and Breya Tyler joined M-AAA…
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Small Wonders: Insects in Focus–Nature’s Hidden Masterpieces
Find Out MoreIt became clear when I passed through the doors at the Anita B. Gorman Conservation Discovery Center in Kansas City, Missouri, that this wasn’t a typical natural science display. The entry hall is covered in stone and wood, and adorned…
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Upcoming Free Workshops to Build Your Art Career
Find Out MoreArtist INC Express announces upcoming free professional development workshops from Nebraska to New Mexico. Key benefits Open to artists and creatives of all disciplines Short time commitment Essential skills Led by a team of experienced, working artists, Artist INC Express…
Header image photography:
The Union for Contemporary Art in Omaha, Nebraska, hosts an exhibition which is visited by members of their Art Club. The Union for Contemporary Art has been recommended receive a 2024 ArtsHERE grant. Photography courtesy of The Union for Contemporary Art