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Arts Connect Houston (ACH), a partner organization of Mid-America Arts Alliance, announced today that Jack McBride will serve as its new executive director. In this position, McBride will identify strategic alignments and opportunities to expand access to arts education for…

Arkansas-based Lakisha Bradley—artist, entrepreneur, leader, mentor, and therapeutic art practitioner—has been selected as the 2023 recipient of the new Creative Impact Award from Artists 360, a program of Mid-America Arts Alliance (M-AAA). The Creative Impact Award recognizes an exceptional artist…

The United States Regional Arts Organization (US RAOs) today announced the appointment of Shannon Daut as the US RAO Collective’s first ever National Director. The US RAOs are a national collective of six, place-based, nonprofit arts service organizations that strengthen…

Four months following approval by Houston City Council, 62 Houston arts and cultural organizations learned that their requested funding, up to $100,000, was approved. The Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs (MOCA) was able to accomplish this effort in collaboration with…

On her tippiest of tiptoes, she reaches over the mosaic waves of the Nueces River, past a field of sun-dappled blanket flowers and butterflies, just downstream from a large live oak, and less than a foot away from a howling…

First 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…

Calling all jazz enthusiasts! Let the rhythms of Jazz Road guide your soul. Get ready to sway, tap, and dance your heart out as Jazz Road, the national grant program managed by South Arts, brings you the hottest jazz talent…

Nominate 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…

Congratulations 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…

Mid-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,…

Mid-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…

As Pride Month comes to an end this week, our commitment to love, diversity, and equality continues. We honor the rich tapestry of cultures within the LGBTQIA+ community, recognizing the unique struggles and triumphs of each individual. M-AAA is committed…