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Mid-America Arts Alliance seeks to empower, support, and amplify community through art. Learn more about what makes us stand out: the artists blazing new paths, the organizations serving unreached audiences, and the arts communities blooming in places large and small.
For fifty years, Mid-America Arts Alliance has been working to support and boost the arts and creativity across our region from major metropolitan cities to the smallest of rural communities. The arts inspire, heal, educate, and thrive in mid America. Here, we share stories of impact, inspiration, talent, and the voices of those who create and support the arts in our region and across the United States.
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Celebrating Cultural Heritage: 2025 NEA National Heritage Fellows from the M-AAA Region
Find Out MoreSteve 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…
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Celebrate World Art Day: Honoring Creativity, Community, and Culture
Find Out MoreEach year on April 15, World Art Day invites people around the globe to recognize the vital role the arts play in shaping our societies, our economies, and our everyday lives. Established by the International Association of Art, this international…
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Partner Spotlight: Kansas Arts Commission Governor’s Arts Awards
Find Out MoreThere’s a lot to love about Kansas, from the Tallgrass Prairie, sunflower fields, Monument Rocks, and vast skies filled with stars—all of which inspire artists and musicians in the heart—and geographic center—of America. This year’s Kansas Arts Commission’s (KAC) Governor’s…
Impact Highlights
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The Healing Beauty of Photographer Derek Slagle’s Science of Conservation
Find Out MoreShooting on large format film, similar to Dorothea Lange and Ansel Adams, Derek Slagle can often be found trudging through forests and countrysides on feral hog hunts, with beekeepers, conservationists, farmers, and scientists. His work gives the public an entry…
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Citizen Artist vanessa german Reflects on Brown v. Board of Education on Its 70th Anniversary
Find Out MoreWhere should a Kansas third grader attend school? That question went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, and it changed the nation. Now, citizen artist vanessa german and the Topeka, Kansas, community commemorate the 70th anniversary of Brown…
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Meet Chico Sierra: M-AAA’s Featured Artist for the Holiday Season
Find Out MoreAs we celebrate the holidays, the New Year, and culture and creativity in our region, we at M-AAA are delighted to introduce our featured artist, Chico Salvador Sierra, a remarkable multidisciplinary artist hailing from El Paso, Texas, and just one…
Justin Peter Kinkel-Schuster, songwriter and singer based in Arkansas, performs at the M-AAA Block Party. Photo by Mandy Steinback