Mid-America Arts Alliance Welcomes Deborah McNulty as Senior Vice President
Read MoreRegional Touring Program 2024–2025 Grant Applications Open Now
Read MoreThirteen Artists and Arts Organizations Awarded Artistic Innovations Grants
Read MoreInterchange Announces 2024 Grantees
Read MoreMore Art for More People
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Artist INC participants.
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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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Q&A with Pamela Hart: Austin’s First Lady of Jazz
Find Out MoreMeet Pamela Hart, a 2024 National Leaders of Color Fellow. Pamela is an artistic director, singer, vocal coach, producer, and project manager based in Austin, Texas. She is considered Austin’s First Lady of Jazz, designated by AustinWoman Magazine. She has…
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M-AAA Grantee Loop38 Completes Longleaf, A Multimedia Tribute
Find Out MoreThe Artistic Innovations project premiered in Nacogdoches and Houston, Texas, this past spring. Loop38, a cutting-edge contemporary music ensemble from Houston, Texas, has completed their multimedia project, Longleaf, composed by Ben Morris. Supported by a 2024 Artistic Innovations grant…
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M-AAA’s Culture Lab Features Artist Christina Shmigel
Find Out MoreMid-America Arts Alliance’s Culture Lab will be open on First Friday, September 6 and October 4, 2024 in Kansas City, Missouri, and will feature an exhibition, this blasted tender beautiful world, just as it is, by Ukrainian-American artist Christina Shmigel.…
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Interchange Announces 2024 Grantees
Find Out MoreSixteen Artists Awarded M-AAA Fellowships to Ignite Social Change With support from the Mellon Foundation, the third cohort of Interchange fellows will receive mentorship and practice-based grants of $25K each Artists and creatives dedicated to fostering social change in…
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Thirteen Artists and Arts Organizations Awarded Artistic Innovations Grants
Find Out MoreM-AAA awarded a total of $184,000 to artists and arts organizations in its six-state region. Artists and arts organizations across six states received a total of $184,000 through the annual Mid-America Arts Alliance (M-AAA) Artistic Innovations grant program. Through…
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Regional Touring Program 2024–2025 Grant Applications Open Now
Find Out MoreProgram Supports Cultural Exchange and Artistic Excellence Applications are accepted on a rolling deadline at any point during M-AAA’s fiscal year, which is July 1, 2024–June 30, 2025. Grants are distributed on a first-come, first-served basis, until the allocation…
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Un Carol de Independence by Daniel Stone, 2024 Interchange grantee. Photo by Daniel Stone.
We`re excited to announce the promotion of Carris Adams to the position of director of organizational services!
Carris, who has been an invaluable member of the M-AAA team since 2021, will now lead the our capacity-building and technical assistance efforts for nonprofit arts organizations, including such programs as ARt Connect, Engage, and Essentials as well as ArtsHERE, a national collaboration with the National Endowment for the Arts, South Arts, and the other Regional Arts Organizations.
Get to now her through our link in bio!
💫 Congratulations to our 2024–2025 Artistic Innovations grantees 💫
Learn about each of their projects at maaa.org/ArtisticInnovations!
Allison Orr Dance (@forkliftdanceworks) Austin, TX
Art Maker LLC, Pawhuska, OK
Arkansas Soul Media (@mytbydesign) Rogers, AR
Canterbury Voices (@canterburyokc) Oklahoma City, OK
Circle Theatre (@circle.theatreomaha) Omaha, NE
Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (@camhouston) Houston, TX
Francisca Maria Velasco, Lawrence, KS
Houston Grand Opera Association (@hougrandopera) Houston, TX
InterUrban ArtHouse (@interurbanarthouse) Overland Park, KS
Low Key Arts (@low_key_arts) Hot Springs National Park, AR
What If Puppets (@whatifpuppets) Kansas City, MO
Moraa Nyaribo (@nyabame) St. Louis, MO
Why Arts (@whyartsnebraska) Omaha, NE
📸 Moraa Nyaribo, “Nyoteyo", 2022.
Cotton threads, seed beads
Photo by Victoria Wanjuhi
We`re delighted to announce the appointment of Deborah McNulty as our new senior vice president!
“I look forward to working with the talented team at M-AAA to create opportunities for artists and cultural organizations to thrive.”
Tap our link in bio to get to know her.
Regional Touring Program 2024–2025 grant applications are open!
Since 1982, this program has awarded over $3.6M in grants to venues throughout the region to bring cultural experiences to urban and rural communities.
Learn more and apply through our link in bio!
📸 "Marimba Sol de Chiapas" Photo courtesy of Western Plains Arts Association.
A storyteller and tour guide, Michelle has guided thousands of students, educators, and tourists through the vivid tapestry of Greenwood’s history. Notably, she led a tour for President Joe Biden during Greenwood Cultural Center’s 100-year remembrance of the Tulsa Race Massacre.
Learn more about Oklahoma`s 2024 National Leader of Color Fellow via our link in bio!
