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$2.4 million invested. 498 grants awarded. And 129 communities, large and small, rural and urban, reached and served in fiscal year 2023.  Mid-America Arts Alliance, the regional arts organization that serves the heartland, invests millions each year in the arts,…

The arts have the power to transform, inspire, heal, and unite. For the Mid-America Art Alliance (M-AAA), this mantra is more than a sentiment; it’s a guiding principle.  Since 1972, M-AAA has been a steadfast champion for the arts, striving…

Happy Black History Month! All year long, we share the powerful stories of Black Americans and their diasporic culture through M-AAA programs and our touring exhibition program ExhibitsUSA. This month, we’re highlighting a few of those exhibitions and stories of…

United States Regional Arts Organization Collective Announces New Co-Chairs, Launches New Website Today, the United States Regional Arts Organizations (USRAOs) announced two new co-chairs Todd Stein of Mid-America Arts Alliance and Torrie Allen of Arts Midwest to lead the US…

Mid-America Arts Alliance (M-AAA) is pleased to announce that DeMarcus Akeem Suggs has joined the organization as its Director of Development. Suggs until recently served as Director of Development for Alternate ROOTS, an Atlanta-based arts organization that supports the creation…

Oklahoma’s Lawson is M-AAA’s New Board Chair This November, Tulsa, Oklahoma’s Holbrook Lawson began her tenure as Chair of the Board of Directors of Mid-America Arts Alliance. M-AAA’s Board of Directors includes members from all six M-AAA states: Arkansas, Kansas,…

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Renews Funding For Mid-America Arts Alliance Interchange Program $500,000 grant allows Interchange to recognize and support the work of social change artists Mid-America Arts Alliance (M-AAA) is pleased to announce the renewal of Interchange, a…

Supporting Asian Americans in our Communities Mid-America Arts Alliance wants to use its platform to draw attention to the recent surge in hate crimes perpetrated against Asian Americans. In particular, our thoughts are with those suffering in Atlanta. We want…

Mid-America Arts Alliance (M-AAA) is pleased to announce that Margie Johnson Reese will be partnering with the organization as Consultant, bringing her expertise in Arts Administration to help guide M-AAA in its work toward achieving the Equity and Inclusion goals…

Holbrook Lawson of Oklahoma will serve a four-year term The Board of Directors of Mid-America Arts Alliance (M-AAA), in a unanimous vote, has elected Holbrook Lawson of Tulsa, Oklahoma, as Chair-elect. Lawson’s term as Chair of the Board of Directors…

A note from Holbrook Lawson, Chair of the Strategic Planning Committee I have found the M-AAA Strategic Planning Committee and process to be fascinating. I would like to thank my Committee members: Rich Vierk, Stacey Dillon, Michael Donovan, John Gaudin,…