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Thirteen grants total $165,400 M-AAA is pleased to announce the FY20 Artistic Innovations grantees, supporting the creation and presentation of new artistic endeavors taking place between July 1, 2019 and June 30, 2020 in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and…

Interchange is our new program supporting artists working for social change. Interchange is a new pilot program created to strengthen communities and individual artists within the M-AAA region by supporting artist-led projects focused on social impact. Applications are now open…

Executive Director Suzanne Wise, of the Nebraska Arts Council, wins the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies Gary Young Award This award recognizes an executive director who makes an extraordinary contribution to public support for the arts at the state,…

Artists 360 Announces Twenty Artist Awards Artists 360, a program of Mid-America Arts Alliance made possible through the support of the Walton Family Foundation, is proud to announce the twenty artist recipients of its inaugural project and student awards. Twenty…

A Regional Touring Program grant supports one organization in a goal to reach underserved youth with arts experiences. In 2017, Amanda Horton, director of University of Central Arkansas Public Appearances, set out to extend the reach of Reynolds Performance Hall’s…

Mid-America Arts Alliance (M-AAA) is pleased to partner with Houston Endowment in support of a third round of Engage Houston, a professional development program serving small and midsize arts and culture organizations. Engage offers training in governance, finance, fundraising, and…

Engage Houston participant reports success In May 2018, M-AAA celebrated the conclusion of Engage Houston’s Phase II. We were lucky to speak recently with Eureka Gilkey, executive director of Project Row Houses (PRH). PRH began participating in Engage in 2015,…

Pledges 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…

Seventeen 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,…

Artists 360 Will Nurture Artists in Northwest Arkansas Artists 360, a new program of Mid-America Arts Alliance (M-AAA) made possible with the support of the Walton Family Foundation, kicks off today in Northwest Arkansas. Artists 360 is a three-year pilot…

In 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…