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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…

New from ExhibitsUSA, Resilience—A Sansei Sense of Legacy Opens March 11, 2022 In 1942, in response to the bombing of Pearl Harbor by Japanese forces, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed into law Executive Order 9066. The law ordered the forced…

Mid-America Arts Alliance is pleased to announce the newest cohort of Artist INC Live in Kansas City. Twenty-five artists were selected from a competitive application process, and the program will begin in March 2022. Selected artists represent multiple artistic disciplines…

Diane Scott and Carla Patterson Join M-AAA Mid-America Arts Alliance (M-AAA) is pleased to announce that long-time Artist INC leader Diane Scott will be joining staff as Director of Artist Services, and Carla Patterson will be joining as Director of…

New Documentation Necessary for Organizational Grant Fulfillment Updated 4/11/2022: As you may know, Mid-America Arts Alliance receives federal funding from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) each year to provide grants to artists and arts and culture organizations. As…

Nebraska Artist Aaron Badham’s Sculptural Works Premiere for February First Friday IF, THEN, NOW & BECAUSE by Nebraska artist Aaron Badham will be on view at Mid-America Arts Alliance from February 4–March 11, 2022. The works will be visible at…

M-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…

Join us for the last month of Forgotten Stories with Nebraska poet Christopher Stewart 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,…

Join us this month to hear from Arkansas poet Jacie Andrews 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…

Oklahoma’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,…