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Fostering Equity in the Arts: Leaders of Color Fellowship Unites Change-Makers
Find Out MoreLeaders of color often feel isolated and overburdened by the demands of their work, especially when it involves navigating systemic inequities. The National Leaders of Color Fellowship (LoCF) aims to address those concerns. The fellowship is more than a professional development…
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National Leaders of Color Fellowship Information Session
Find Out MoreThe National Leaders of Color Fellowship (LoCF) is free, eight-month, online leadership development experience that supports multicultural leadership in our nation’s creative and cultural sector. LoCF’s network shares and builds knowledge and skills to envision and enact a field that…
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National Leaders of Color Fellowship Application Open Now
Find Out MoreUnited States Regional Arts Organizations (USRAOs) are now accepting applications for an eight-month leadership development experience for leaders of color. The application is open now and the deadline to apply is Sunday, October 13, 2024. Creative West has partnered for…
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Cultural Sustainability Roundtable Session Two
Find Out MoreM-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…
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Cultural Sustainability Roundtable Session One
Find Out MoreM-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…
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Creative Forces Announces $769,000 in Grants for Projects That Support Military-Connected People
Find Out MoreThe National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), in partnership with Mid-America Arts Alliance, is pleased to announce the 2024 Creative Forces® Community Engagement grant recipients. Forty-one organizations are recommended for awards totaling $769,136. These community-based arts projects will address the…
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First Friday at M-AAA: Popol Vuh Illustration Exhibition and Performance by Amado Espinoza
Find Out MoreFirst 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…
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First Friday at M-AAA: The Perfect Shot
Find Out MoreFirst 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 ExhibitsUSA exhibition The Perfect Shot: Walter Iooss Jr. and the Art of Sports Photography. The…
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Q&A with Israel Carranza: Bridging Cultures in Nebraska
Find Out MoreMeet Israel Carranza, a 2024 National Leaders of Color Fellow. He is a Mexican-American artist who has been creating abstract expressionist paintings inspired by his Indigenous Mexican heritage. He has been instrumental in bringing traditional music, dance, and food to…
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Two Regional Artists Are Honored as National Heritage Fellows
Find Out MoreTwo artists from our region—Rosie Flores (Texas) and Pat Johnson (Arkansas)—join illustrious company as part of the National Endowment for the Arts’ 2024 National Heritage Fellows. The National Heritage Fellowships are the nation’s highest honor in the folk and…
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Q&A with Asya Webster: Championing Humanities in Arkansas
Find Out MoreMeet Asya Webster, a 2024 National Leaders of Color Fellow. Hailing from Little Rock, Arkansas, Asya serves as one of the program officers for grants and public programs at the Arkansas Humanities Council. Her upbringing in rural Wrightsville, coupled with…
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Six Leaders of Color from Our Region Selected for National Fellowship Program
Find Out MoreSix leaders of color—Amy June Breesman, Michelle Antonina Burdex, Israel Carranza, Pamela Hart, Devin Hursey, Asya Webster—from the M-AAA six-state region have been accepted into the 2023-24 National Leaders of Color Fellows program. Alongside 48 other leaders from various communities…