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$1.1 Million Awarded in American Rescue Plan Grants
Find Out MoreM-AAA Grants Go to Small Arts and Culture Organizations Mid-America Arts Alliance (M-AAA) has awarded fifty arts and culture organizations in its region $1,104,600 to support critical, day-to-day operating costs. The grants were made possible through funding M-AAA received from…
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Oklahoma’s Lawson is M-AAA’s New Board Chair
Find Out MoreOklahoma’s Lawson is M-AAA’s New Board Chair This November, Tulsa, Oklahoma’s Holbrook Lawson began her tenure as Chair of the Board of Directors of Mid-America Arts Alliance. M-AAA’s Board of Directors includes members from all six M-AAA states: Arkansas, Kansas,…
Inaugural Artists 360 Creative Impact Award
Find Out MoreSharon Killian Receives Inaugural Artists 360 Creative Impact Award Sharon Killian, artist, advocate, educator, and arts leader, has been selected as the first recipient of the new Creative Impact Award from Artists 360, a program of Mid-America Arts Alliance (M-AAA).…
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Twenty-Five Northwest Arkansas Artists Selected for M-AAA’s Artists 360
Find Out MoreDiverse cohort includes new Community Activator grant recipients Artists 360, a program of Mid-America Arts Alliance (M-AAA), combines grantmaking and professional development to strengthen the careers of individual artists of all disciplines in Northwest Arkansas. In elevating this network of…
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Forgotten Stories October
Find Out MoreOctober: Poet Glenn North Forgotten Stories is a series featuring poets from the Mid-America Arts Alliance region. Each poet was asked to write about the forgotten stories of places, people, or histories from their states/regions. This may include people, places,…
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Forgotten Stories September
Find Out MoreSeptember: Poet Megan Kaminski Forgotten Stories is a series featuring poets from the Mid-America Arts Alliance region. Each poet was asked to write about the forgotten stories of places, people, or histories from their states/regions. This may include people, places,…
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Interchange Awards $20K Grants to Artists Working Toward Change
Find Out MoreInterchange awards grants to artists who focus on social change in communities of Mid-America. Mid-America Arts Alliance (M-AAA) is pleased to announce the Interchange 2021 Fellows, supporting artist-led projects focused on social impact in M-AAA’s six-state region of Arkansas, Kansas,…
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FY22 Artistic Innovations Grant Recipients
Find Out MoreMid-America Arts Alliance Awards $226,500 for Art Projects Across Region Mid-America Arts Alliance (M-AAA) is pleased to announce the recipients of its Artistic Innovations grants for FY22 (July 1, 2021–June 2022). Sixteen individual artists and art organizations in M-AAA’s region…