Essential Resources for Disaster Preparedness in the Arts
Read MoreSpeak Up for the Arts: Your Guide to Arts Advocacy Events in 2025
Read MoreNow Open: New Grant Invests in Folklife in Communities of Color
Read MoreM-AAA’s Artistic Innovations Offers $15,000 Grants for Experimental Arts Projects
Read MoreMore Art for More People
Photo courtesy of Salvage Vanguard Theater.
Artist INC participants.
Photo by RJ Muna.
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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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M-AAA’s Artistic Innovations Offers $15,000 Grants for Experimental Arts Projects
Find Out MoreArtists and nonprofit arts organizations in Mid-America Arts Alliance’s six-state region have an exciting opportunity to bring bold, new projects to life through the annual Artistic Innovations grant program. This initiative supports groundbreaking work across all artistic disciplines, encouraging experimentation…
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National Endowment for the Arts Announces Nationwide Awards with More Than $3M in M-AAA’s Region
Find Out MoreThe National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) has announced $36,790,500 in funding through 1,474 awards to support the arts across all 50 states, Puerto Rico, and Washington, DC. These awards span categories like Grants for Arts Projects, Challenge America, Research…
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Now Open: New Grant Invests in Folklife in Communities of Color
Find Out MoreWalking Together: Investing in Folklife in Communities of Color supports folklife and traditional arts rooted in communities of color by investing in artists/practitioners and the grassroots organizations that care for them. It is a national funding program managed by the…
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Speak Up for the Arts: Your Guide to Arts Advocacy Events in 2025
Find Out MoreIt’s Advocacy Season! The coming weeks allow arts advocates to join forces to champion the arts and creativity at the state level. Below, we’ve included a guide to explain what you can do to get involved, links to your state…
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Four Steps to Prepare for Disasters in the Arts Community
Find Out MoreDisasters, both natural and human-made, are becoming a consistent reality across the US, and arts organizations are not immune. Arts organizations are also uniquely positioned to lead preparedness efforts along with emergency management services because they are trusted community resources…
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Essential Resources for Disaster Preparedness in the Arts
Find Out MoreTo help the arts and cultural sectors take an active role in disaster preparedness, here are practical guides and resources designed to support readiness in your community. In 2023, the US experienced its fourth consecutive year with “18 or more…
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Art as Mentorship’s Rebel Song Academy students performing. Art as Mentorship, based in Kansas City, Missouri, received a 2024 ArtsHERE grant. Photo by Scout Tufankjian
Meet Dr. Derek Slagle, an Arkansas-based professor and higher education administrator. His areas of expertise include nonprofit management, public administration, political science, and more.
And yet, besides all of these responsibilities, you’ll find a photographer. 📷
He used the practice-based funding from the Catalyze fellowship to further pursue his series of photography series, "Science of Conservation". From beekeepers to hog hunters, his work is focused on the intersection of the environment and people. 🌳
Learn more about Dr. Slagle and Catalyze via the link in bio!
Museums are magical places where visitors discover stories that have been overlooked.
It doesn’t happen by chance. It’s the product of hard work and collaboration. @exhibits_usa`s "Popol Vuh: The Sacred Book of the Quiché through Illustration" is a perfect example.
This exhibition translates an ancient tale (often compared to The Odyssey) into illustrations for all to understand! Learn about the origins of this exhibit and all who made it happen via the link in bio!
@irvingarchivesandmuseum @jaimearredondoart @neaarts
In 2022, Kansas City-based painter, educator, and adventurer, Steve Snell embarked on a solo paddle of all 2,341 miles of the Missouri River.
An Artistic Innovations award from M-AAA empowered Steve to take this trip and take viewers along for the ride. His project, Adventure Art on the Mighty MO’, tells the story of this trip through watercolors as well as video taken along the way.
Tap our link in bio to watch the full video on our Youtube channel! @stevesnell
Walking Together: Investing in Folklife in Communities of Color, is run collectively by all 6 US Regional Arts Organizations. There are staff advisors at each RAO to answer your questions and help you with your self-nomination!
We are the RAO advisor for AR, KS, MO, NE, OK, and TX.
Not from our region? Find your RAO!
@arts_midwest IL, IN, IA, MI, MN, ND, OH, SD, WI
@creativewestrao AK, American Samoa, AZ, CA, CO, CNMI, Guam, HI, ID, MT, NV, NM, OR, UT, WA, WY
@midatlanticarts DE, DC, NJ, NY, PA, PR, VI, VA, WV
@nefa_arts CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT
@southartsorg AL, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN
In 2022, Kansas City-based painter, educator, and adventurer, Steve Snell embarked on a solo paddle of all 2,341 miles of the Missouri River.
An Artistic Innovations award from M-AAA empowered Steve to take this trip and take viewers along for the ride. #MidAmericaArts #artisticinnovations
