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Location: The Studio Downtown, 1100 Oak Street, Conway, Arkansas 72034 Cost: Free Eligibility: Artists of all disciplines in the central Arkansas counties of Cleburne, Conway, Faulkner, Garland, Grant, Hot Spring, Jefferson, Lonoke, Perry, Pope, Prairie, Pulaski, Saline, Van Buren, White, and Yell. Age…

Location:  Emergent Arts, 341-A Whittington Ave., Hot Springs, AR 71901 Cost: Free Eligibility: Artists of all disciplines in the central Arkansas counties of Cleburne, Conway, Faulkner, Garland, Grant, Hot Spring, Jefferson, Lonoke, Perry, Pope, Prairie, Pulaski, Saline, Van Buren, White, and…

Location:  Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts, 501 East Ninth Street, Little Rock, AR 722202 Cost: Free Eligibility: Artists of all disciplines in the central Arkansas counties of Cleburne, Conway, Faulkner, Garland, Grant, Hot Spring, Jefferson, Lonoke, Perry, Pope, Prairie, Pulaski, Saline,…

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,…

Information Session about the Houston Arts and Cultural Stabilization Grant opportunity In this information session, grant administrators will review the application process and grant details. Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions. Tuesday, June 13, 2023, at 3:00 p.m.…

Celebrating Earth Day 2023 With Earth Day approaching, it’s a great time to explore ways to feel reinvigorated and rekindle our appreciation for the planet we call home. Earth Day serves as a reminder that our environment requires care, protection,…

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…

Mid-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…

Mid-America Arts Alliance (M-AAA) is pleased to announce the six recipients of grant awards for Creativity Connects: National Demonstration Projects, a special initiative undertaken by the US Regional Arts Organizations (RAOs) through generous support from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.…