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Learn about artists, arts organizations, arts programs, and partners, as well as opportunities and grants throughout our region and beyond.
Pledges of Allegiance
Find Out MorePledges of Allegiance Brings the Flags of Nationwide Artists to M-AAA Headquarters In February 2018, M-AAA began participating in Pledges of Allegiance, an initiative of Creative Time. Pledges of Allegiance is a serialized commission of sixteen flags, each created by acclaimed…
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M-AAA Announces FY19 Artistic Innovations Grantees
Find Out MoreSeventeen projects are awarded $180,626 in grants Artistic Innovations grants support the creation of innovative new work by artists working in M-AAA’s region of Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Texas. With generous support from the National Endowment for the Arts,…
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Art Ease: A Regional Convening on Art and the Military
Find Out MoreIn partnership with the Missouri Arts Council, with support from the National Endowment for the Arts, we are pleased to present Art Ease: A Regional Convening on Arts and the Military. The arts have the power to assist our nation’s military…
Sign of the Times Video View
Find Out MoreIn winter 2017/18, we collaborated with the UA–Pulaski Tech Center for Humanities and Arts and videographer Ali Bair to bring you a close-up look at one of ExhibitsUSA’s traveling exhibitions. Sign of the Times: The Great American Political Poster 1844–2012 originated…
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Artist INC Joins Mid-America Arts Alliance
Find Out MoreMid-America Arts Alliance Acquires Artist INC Program from UMKC M-AAA announces that it has acquired Artist INC as the program completes ten successful years with the University of Missouri–Kansas City (UMKC) Innovation Center. Artist INC began in Kansas City as…
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FY18 Artistic Innovations Grantees
Find Out MoreMid-America Arts Alliance is pleased to announce the FY2018 grantees for our Artistic Innovations program Artistic Innovations supports individual artists and arts organizations for the creation of new artworks that result in public engagement. With generous support from the National Endowment…
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M-AAA Celebrates Vital Funding From the NEA
Find Out MoreMid-America Arts Alliance (M-AAA) is the recipient of a $1,332,175 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) under its Art Works: State & Regional Partnerships funding schedule for July 1, 2017 to June 20, 2018. The grant increased…
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Kansas Returns as M-AAA Partner
Find Out MoreKansas Regains Status as Qualifying Partner with Mid-America Arts Alliance The Board of Directors of Mid-America Arts Alliance voted to renew its partnership with the Kansas Creative Arts Industries Commission (KCAIC) for FY17 (now through June 30, 2017). Effective immediately,…
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Artist Strikes a Chord with Innovations Project
Find Out MoreArtist Calder Kamin debuted Plastic Planet at Austin’s Women & Their Work gallery with the support of an Artistic Innovations grant. Plastic Planet features colorful animals created entirely from single-use plastic shopping bags. Artist Calder Kamin collected bags from friends, colleagues,…