It may have looked like they were just building costumes for a play. But these makers and collaborators were building community and resilience. Finding your people can be a challenge, especially for military families on the move. Each relocation comes…

Steve Tamayo of Nebraska and Edward Poullard of Texas have been named 2025 NEA National Heritage Fellows—an honor that recognizes their outstanding contributions to traditional arts in America. These fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) are the nation’s…

How will you make art work for you? Artist INC announces upcoming free professional development workshops in Kansas, Missouri, and Arkansas for artists building their art careers. Artist INC Express is a nine-hour commitment and What Works is a short,…

New M-AAA Board Members Tracie Chapman, Dan O’Neill, Karen E. Partee, Kaveh Razani, and Dr. Ross Shegog The arts have the power to transform, inspire, heal, and unite. For Mid-America Art Alliance (M-AAA), this mantra is more than a sentiment;…

Meet Israel Carranza, a 2024 National Leaders of Color Fellow. He is a Mexican-American artist who has been creating abstract expressionist paintings inspired by his Indigenous Mexican heritage. He has been instrumental in bringing traditional music, dance, and food to…

 “Advocacy is a wellness program, NOT an emergency room visit.” – Nebraskans for the Arts   Advocacy work is continuous. Sharing stories with legislators all year long is essential to keeping support for our creative communities and individuals strong.   That’s…

Mid-America Arts Alliance (M-AAA) is proud to announce Brigitte McQueen as the recipient of the Marian Andersen Leadership in the Arts Award. This $10K award, named in honor of the late Marian Andersen, recognizes outstanding contributions to the arts and…

Bringing art to a community that’s in quarantine is a real challenge. But in 2020, LUX Center for the Arts in Lincoln, Nebraska, found a creative way to do just that. It developed Nine Nebraska Artists: Woodcut Print Mural Project.…

Nominate visionary arts leaders in Nebraska and Arkansas for $10K award for accomplishments in community engagement and impacts Mid-America Arts Alliance has opened its call for nominations for two Leadership in the Arts Awards for visionary arts leadership in Nebraska…

Mid-America Arts Alliance is celebrating its fiftieth year of ensuring more art for more people—strengthening and supporting artists, cultural organizations, and communities throughout our region and beyond. Founded in 1972, M-AAA has awarded grants to artists and arts organizations, helped…

Mid-America Arts Alliance is celebrating its fiftieth year of ensuring more art for more people—strengthening and supporting artists, cultural organizations, and communities throughout our region and beyond. Founded in 1972, M-AAA has awarded grants to artists and arts organizations, helped…