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Mid-America Arts Alliance (M-AAA) is pleased to announce the renewal of Interchange, a program empowering artists dedicated to fostering social change in their communities, generously supported by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. This initiative will grant $25,000 practice-based fellowships to…

Six leaders of color—Amy June Breesman, Michelle Antonina Burdex, Israel Carranza, Pamela Hart, Devin Hursey, Asya Webster—from the M-AAA six-state region have been accepted into the 2023-24 National Leaders of Color Fellows program. Alongside 48 other leaders from various communities…

Artist INC Express announces upcoming free professional development workshops from Nebraska to New Mexico. The facilitators were so phenomenal and the subject matter was exactly what I needed to build my practice and scale myself up.  – Artist INC program…

New Initiative from the National Endowment for the Arts Supports Increased Opportunities for Arts Participation ArtsHERE Statement of Interest Deadline: Friday, January 19, 2024 A new initiative from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) announced today aims to expand access…

The National Endowment for the Arts, in partnership with Mid-America Arts Alliance, is pleased to announce that applications are now available for the Creative Forces Community Engagement grant program. Grants support community-based arts engagement programming for military and veteran populations—including…

Now in its second year, Catalyze will award $10,000 practice-based grants to 25 central Arkansas artists. Combining money, mentoring, and management, the Catalyze program is designed to ignite the careers of individual artists. This year will bring the total direct…

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…

Mid-America Arts Alliance (M-AAA) is proud to announce Kai Coggin as the recipient of the Don Munro Leadership in the Arts Award. This award, named in honor of the late Don Munro, recognizes outstanding contributions to the arts and celebrates…

Supporting Immigrant and Refugee Populations through Art and Community Health As a major port of entry into the United States, Houston, Texas has a large immigrant and refugee community. Over 90 languages are spoken in the city and immigrants compose…

Building Arts Communities From the Ground Up: Artist Leadership Fellows Showcase Impact on October 30  The third cohort of the Artist Leadership Fellows (ALF), a program of Mid-America Arts Alliance (M-AAA), is excited to present their work during a virtual…

M-AAA selects 25 artists for its sixth cohort of Artists 360 grant and professional development program The Walton Family Foundation provided $230,000 in funds for Mid-America Arts Alliance’s Artists 360 grant awards this year, up from $214,000 in 2022. The additional…

Format Festival, a three day festival featuring an eclectic music lineup, artist-built venues and interactive art experiences, returned after its inaugural launch in 2022 with even more light and dazzle.  From the reflective iridescence of the iconic inflatables by Atelier…