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…

Mid-America Arts Alliance (M-AAA) is celebrating its 50th 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,…

The national Leaders of Color Fellowship (LoCF) is a strategic leadership development program for Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) leaders in our region who are committed to the advancement of cultural equity in the arts. Using a cohort…

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…

Mid-America Arts Alliance Awards more than $255,000 for Art Projects through Artistic Innovations Grants As part of its annual Artistic Innovations grant program, Mid-America Arts Alliance (M-AAA) recently awarded nineteen grants totaling $255,418. These awards grant up to $15,000 for the…

Mid-America Arts Alliance (M-AAA) is pleased to announce that DeMarcus Akeem Suggs has joined the organization as its Director of Development. Suggs until recently served as Director of Development for Alternate ROOTS, an Atlanta-based arts organization that supports the creation…

KAI COGGIN: FIVE POEMS June 3 through July 15th, from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. each day A video and sound projection, accessible from the sidewalk in front of M-AAA headquarters The five poems are: Izibongo for Black Women (a…

National Endowment for the Arts Announces More than $750,000 in Creative Forces Community Engagement Grants Supporting Military, Veterans, Their Families, and Caregivers Read a full list of grantees here The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), in partnership with Mid-America…

Artists 360 Full Circle Showcase event will feature fourteen Northwest Arkansas artists. The inaugural Full Circle Showcase is a free, public event highlighting the talented artists of the Artists 360 program and taking place at Crystal Bridges Museum of American…

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…

Join us for a trip to Antarctica! Opening April 1, 2022, for Kansas City First Friday, M-AAA will be hosting an exhibition preview of Walking in Antarctica from ExhibitsUSA. Though the building will not be open, the preview includes the artist’s…