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Cultural Sustainability: Operational Impact Grants for Small Arts Organizations is a new grant program offered by the six U.S. Regional Arts Organizations (USRAOs) in partnership with The Wallace Foundation. It provides general operating support to small, culturally driven arts organizations…

Artist INC Live Kansas City 2022 There’s more than one way to be an artist. But while creative practices and techniques run the gamut, tried and true business skills can help artists of all disciplines make a living. That’s where…

Artist INC Express announces upcoming free professional development workshops from Nebraska to New Mexico. Key benefits Open to artists and creatives of all disciplines Short time commitment Essential business skills for artists Led by a team of experienced, working artists,…

Jocelyn Nguyen in her short film New Hollywood. Image still courtesy of the artist. This story shares personal experiences of domestic violence. If you are experiencing domestic violence, or know someone who is, please see the resources at the end…

M-AAA’s seventh cohort of Artists 360 provides practice-based funding and support Thirty-one Northwest Arkansas artists were selected for Artists 360’s seventh cohort and awarded $300,000 in grants. This includes the selection of John Rankine, multimedia artist, curator, and community arts…

M-AAA is hosting two roundtable sessions to help inform, define, and shape Cultural Sustainability, a new grant program in our six-state region. Guidelines for the program will be shaped by these two sessions. Session one will be on October 10…

M-AAA is hosting two roundtable sessions to help inform, define, and shape Cultural Sustainability, a new grant program in our six-state region. Guidelines for the program will be shaped by these two sessions. Session one will be on October 10…

When you hear “fan art,” what comes to mind? Maybe frivolity, fantasy, or amateur art? One class at the University of North Texas challenged these assumptions. In spring 2024, I had the opportunity to collaborate with Professor Melissa Nelson on…

From 1907 to 1928, S. P. Dinsmoor, a retired Civil War Veteran and sculptor built the Cabin Home and Garden of Eden just on the outskirts of Lucas, Kansas. He was in his 60s when he started creating his fascinating,…

Art is the universal language. It bridges divides and provides a way for people to connect. Visual artist Alex Arzú appreciates this power. He’s seen it firsthand with his murals around Houston. And it’s why he was excited to create…

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 a preview of the ExhibitsUSA nationally touring exhibition Popol Vuh: The Sacred Book of the Quiché…

Some stories stay hidden, locked away. Texan artist Mark Menjívar is working to bring these narratives into the light. His project Open Letters introduces audiences to the stories of individuals incarcerated on Texas’s death row. But these aren’t tales of…