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Poet Gustavo Adolfo Aybar, an Artist INC Live alum, explains the impact Artist INC gave his art career: It lent him a “perspective that I believe almost every kind of artist needs. So few of us had a business aspect…

Mid-America Arts Alliance is proud to announce the return of Artist INC in three communities—Houston, Texas; Little Rock, Arkansas; and Wichita, Kansas—in spring 2023. Artist INC is a professional development program that connects artists of all disciplines to tools, resources,…

Mid-America Arts Alliance (M-AAA) announces Artist Leadership Fellows, a transformational program that strengthens the professional skills of the next generation of artist leaders across the region. Designed with belief in the power of artists supporting artists, the program utilizes peer-modeling…

Artists to Receive $10,000 grants through Catalyze initiative with support from Windgate Foundation Mid-America Arts Alliance announces the launch of a new program, called Catalyze. Made possible through the support of the Windgate Foundation, the Catalyze program will award $500,000…

The first cohort of the National Leaders of Color Fellowship (LoCF) program has been selected, representing fifty-three leaders from across the United States. The cohort will participate in a strategic leadership development program for Black, Indigenous, and people of color…

Fayetteville’s Kholoud Sawaf Selected for $25,000 Creative Impact Award Twenty-six artists were selected for Artists 360’s fifth cohort and awarded $214,000 in grants. This includes the selection of Kholoud Sawaf for the $25,000 Creative Impact Award as well as five…

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…

The Artists 360 program of Mid-America Arts Alliance combines grantmaking and professional development to strengthen the careers of individual artists of all disciplines in Northwest Arkansas. Artists 360 returns for its fifth year and announces the application period for four…

Mid-America Arts Alliance is pleased to announce the newest cohort of Artist INC Live in Kansas City. Twenty-five artists were selected from a competitive application process, and the program will begin in March 2022. Selected artists represent multiple artistic disciplines…

Diane Scott and Carla Patterson Join M-AAA Mid-America Arts Alliance (M-AAA) is pleased to announce that long-time Artist INC leader Diane Scott will be joining staff as Director of Artist Services, and Carla Patterson will be joining as Director of…

M-AAA Grants Go to Small Arts and Culture Organizations Mid-America Arts Alliance (M-AAA) has awarded fifty arts and culture organizations in its region $1,104,600 to support critical, day-to-day operating costs. The grants were made possible through funding M-AAA received from…

Mid-America Arts Alliance Awards $226,500 for Art Projects Across Region Mid-America Arts Alliance (M-AAA) is pleased to announce the recipients of its Artistic Innovations grants for FY22 (July 1, 2021–June 2022). Sixteen individual artists and art organizations in M-AAA’s region…