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Artist Sukanya Mani’s Installation On View at M-AAA
Find Out MoreFirst Friday in the Kansas City Crossroads Mid-America Arts Alliance’s Culture Lab is open on First Friday in Kansas City, Missouri, and will feature the artwork of Sukanya Mani. Sukanya Mani is a St. Louis-based, Indian-born interdisciplinary artist whose work…
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Leadership in the Arts Awards: Call for Nominations
Find Out MoreNominate visionary arts leaders in Nebraska and Arkansas for $10K award for accomplishments in community engagement and impacts Mid-America Arts Alliance has opened its call for nominations for two Leadership in the Arts Awards for visionary arts leadership in Nebraska…
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Announcing the FY24 Artistic Innovations Awards
Find Out MoreCongratulations to this year’s Artistic Innovations awardees! As part of its annual Artistic Innovations grant program, Mid-America Arts Alliance (M-AAA) recently awarded 14 grants totaling $189,520. These awards grant up to $15,000 for the creation of artworks and creative projects…
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Applications Open: Regional Touring Program Grants
Find Out MoreMid-America Arts Alliance (M-AAA) is excited to announce the opening of applications for its highly regarded Regional Touring Program grants. These grants help support exceptional projects that showcase the work of touring artists in M-AAA’s six-state region of Arkansas, Kansas,…
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New Artist Services Staff Expand Our Work Empowering Artists
Find Out MoreMid-America Arts Alliance is pleased to welcome Eepi Chaad and Allison Bowman to the Artist Services division of M-AAA. The Artist Services division manages Artists 360, Artist INC, Artist INC Express, Artist Leadership Fellows, Catalyze, and What Works programs, all…
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Catalyze Awards $250,000 to 25 Central Arkansas Artists
Find Out MorePractice-based funding aims to support the whole artist Catalyze, a new program of Mid-America Arts Alliance, has announced the first central Arkansas artist cohort to receive grants of $10,000 each as well as professional development training to support their needs…
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Artists 360 to Award $214,000 in Grants to Northwest Arkansas Artists
Find Out MoreGrant program for artists returns for sixth year Artists 360, a program of Mid-America Arts Alliance, returns for its sixth year. From May 1 to June 28 applications are open for four categories of grants to artists in Northwest Arkansas.…
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Artist INC Applications Open for Houston, Little Rock, and Wichita
Find Out MoreMid-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,…