News from M-AAA

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…