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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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Walton Family Foundation Invests $300,000 with Continuation of Artists 360
Find Out MoreArtists in Northwest Arkansas will receive more funding, peer networking, and professional development through Artists 360, thanks to renewed funding from the Walton Family Foundation. Artists 360, a program of Mid-America Arts Alliance (M-AAA), ignites the careers of artists of…
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CHAT: Empowering Immigrant and Refugee Communities
Find Out MoreThis past October, Culture of Health–Advancing Together (CHAT) joined Mid-America Arts Alliance as a program. CHAT has over eight years of experience working with the immigrant and refugee populations in Houston, Texas. Our joining of forces allows M-AAA to broaden…
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Celebrating Creativity in the Heartland: Arkansas Governor’s Arts Awards
Find Out MoreEvery year, the Arkansas Governor’s Arts Awards sheds light on the artists, arts patrons, arts educators, and arts organizations and businesses that have dedicated their lives to enriching the cultural landscape of Arkansas. Arkansas is just one of many states…
Impact Highlights
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Q&A with Amy June Breesman: Preparing Seeds for Seasons Ahead
Find Out MoreMeet Amy June Breesman, a 2024 National Leaders of Color Fellow. Amy June is the artist, activist, and seedkeeper behind Bluejacket Handcraft and Good Way Farm in Lawrence, Kansas. Her multidisciplinary work addresses themes of racial and social justice, Indigenous…
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Texan Artist Mark Menjívar Introduces Audiences to the Aftermath of Incarceration
Find Out MoreSome stories stay hidden, locked away. Texan artist Mark Menjívar is working to bring these narratives into the light. His project Open Letters introduces audiences to the stories of individuals incarcerated on Texas’s death row. But these aren’t tales of…
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Oklahoma Artist Elisa Harkins Shares Her Indigenous Song Exchange Project
Find Out MoreMix tapes weren’t anything new. Sharing music goes back thousands of years. This simple concept inspired Oklahoma artist Elisa Harkins. Her ongoing project, Teach Me a Song, asks Indigenous artists to perform a tune on camera. “It’s a song exchange…
Justin Peter Kinkel-Schuster, songwriter and singer based in Arkansas, performs at the M-AAA Block Party. Photo by Mandy Steinback