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The Healing Beauty of Photographer Derek Slagle’s Science of Conservation
Read MoreMid-America Arts Alliance Welcomes Deborah McNulty as Senior Vice President
Read MoreRegional Touring Program 2024–2025 Grant Applications Open Now
Read MoreThirteen Artists and Arts Organizations Awarded Artistic Innovations Grants
Read MoreMore Art for More People
Programs & Grants Serving Artists and Organizations
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- Grants and fellowships for artists
- Grants for arts organizations and presenters
- Traveling exhibitions at nonprofit prices
- Professional development training for artists and organizations
- Peer connections in the arts
Mid-America Arts Alliance works with artists and organizations across our region to support, elevate, and celebrate the arts.
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Thirteen Artists and Arts Organizations Awarded Artistic Innovations Grants
Find Out MoreM-AAA, in partnership with the NEA, awarded a total of $184,000 to artists and arts organizations in its six-state region. Artists and arts organizations across six states received a total of $184,000 through the annual Mid-America Arts Alliance (M-AAA)…
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Regional Touring Program 2024–2025 Grant Applications Open Now
Find Out MoreProgram Supports Cultural Exchange and Artistic Excellence Applications are accepted on a rolling deadline at any point during M-AAA’s fiscal year, which is July 1, 2024–June 30, 2025. Grants are distributed on a first-come, first-served basis, until the allocation…
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Q&A with Michelle Antonina Burdex: Tulsa’s Storyteller and Innovator
Find Out MoreMeet Michelle Antonina Burdex, a 2024 National Leaders of Color Fellow. Michelle is a Tulsa, Oklahoma native, and has served a dynamic 28-year tenure as the program coordinator at the Greenwood Cultural Center (GCC). Renowned for her stewardship, she pioneered…
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Mid-America Arts Alliance Welcomes Deborah McNulty as Senior Vice President
Find Out MoreMid-America Arts Alliance (M-AAA) is delighted to announce the appointment of Deborah McNulty as its new senior vice president. In this role, Deborah will work with M-AAA’s leadership team to create, expand, and amplify programs that strengthen and support…
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Mid-America Arts Alliance Announces New Director to Serve Nonprofit Arts Organizations
Find Out MoreMid-America Arts Alliance is delighted to announce the promotion of Carris Adams to the position of director of organizational services. Carris, who has been an invaluable member of the M-AAA team since joining as a professional development specialist in 2021,…
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Disaster Recovery Resources for Artists and Arts Organizations
Find Out More(Updated July 10, 2024 – As damages continue to be assessed, disaster assistance will continue to be updated. Originally published May 3, 2024.) In late April, devastating tornadoes swept through our region and intense storms continue to be in the…
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Renaming the American Landscape photography series. Photography by Derek Slagle, M-AAA Catalyze grantee. Learn more about Derek Slagle, PhD.
Join ArtsKC (@artskc) for an Artist Funding Town Hall. Learn about funding opportunities for artists and provide feedback on regional programs!
Presenting organizations include ArtsKC, Charlotte Street, Arts Council of Johnson County, Troost39 Thrift Store, and Mid America Arts Alliance. Organizations will use this feedback to continually improve our funding processes and ensure they are meeting community needs!
There are two sessions; one virtually and one in-person:
Virtual | Wednesday, June 12 12:00 - 1:30 PM via Zoom
In-person | Tuesday, June 18 6:00 - 7:30 PM at ArtsKC, 106 Southwest Blvd. KCMO 64108.
KC artists are encouraged to attend regardless of familiarity or experience with local grant programs. RSVP by Monday, June 10!
Virtual Session RSVP link: https://bit.ly/3Kdal8h
In-person Session RSVP link: https://bit.ly/3KdakBf
📸 Jill Downen, 2023-2024 ArtsKC Inspiration Grant Recipient
![Join ArtsKC (@artskc) for an Artist Funding Town Hall. Learn about funding opportunities for artists and provide feedback on regional programs! Presenting organizations include ArtsKC, Charlotte Street, Arts Council of Johnson County, Troost39 Thrift Store, and Mid America Arts Alliance. Organizations will use this feedback to continually improve our funding processes and ensure they are meeting community needs! There are two sessions; one virtually and one in-person:
Virtual | Wednesday, June 12 12:00 - 1:30 PM via Zoom
In-person | Tuesday, June 18 6:00 - 7:30 PM at ArtsKC, 106 Southwest Blvd. KCMO 64108. KC artists are encouraged to attend regardless of familiarity or experience with local grant programs. RSVP by Monday, June 10! Virtual Session RSVP link: https://bit.ly/3Kdal8h In-person Session RSVP link: https://bit.ly/3KdakBf 📸 Jill Downen, 2023-2024 ArtsKC Inspiration Grant Recipient](https://www.maaa.org/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed-pro/img/placeholder.png)
The National Endowment for the Arts has announced more than $110 million in recommended grants nationwide, and a total of 92 grants recommended within the M-AAA region—totaling over $10 million.
“𝐒𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐚𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐲 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐬, 𝐢𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐛𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐭.” — NEA Chair Maria Rosario Jackson, PhD
Learn more about the announcement in the link in bio!
Photos from clockwise from top left: Greater Portland Immigrant Welcome Center`s New Mainers on Stage, photo by Firdaws Hakizimana; Neomuralismos de Mexico alejibres workshop, photo by Aaron Johnson-Ortiz for Neomuralismos de Mexico; Detroit Excellence in Youth Arts (DEYA) Youth Stage at Detroit`s Concert of Colors, photo courtesy of DEYA; Living Streets Alliance volunteers, photo by Ernesto Raul Aguilar
![The National Endowment for the Arts has announced more than $110 million in recommended grants nationwide, and a total of 92 grants recommended within the M-AAA region—totaling over $10 million. “𝐒𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐚𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐲 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐬, 𝐢𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐛𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐭.” — NEA Chair Maria Rosario Jackson, PhD Learn more about the announcement in the link in bio! Photos from clockwise from top left: Greater Portland Immigrant Welcome Center's New Mainers on Stage, photo by Firdaws Hakizimana; Neomuralismos de Mexico alejibres workshop, photo by Aaron Johnson-Ortiz for Neomuralismos de Mexico; Detroit Excellence in Youth Arts (DEYA) Youth Stage at Detroit's Concert of Colors, photo courtesy of DEYA; Living Streets Alliance volunteers, photo by Ernesto Raul Aguilar](https://www.maaa.org/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed-pro/img/placeholder.png)
ArtsConnect Topeka will commemorate the 70th Anniversary of the Brown v. Board of Education decision & inspire new conversations about civil rights through operetta & sculpture by Vanessa German (@vanessalgerman).
Learn more and reserve a ticket in our link in bio!
![ArtsConnect Topeka will commemorate the 70th Anniversary of the Brown v. Board of Education decision & inspire new conversations about civil rights through operetta & sculpture by Vanessa German (@vanessalgerman). Learn more and reserve a ticket in our link in bio!](https://www.maaa.org/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed-pro/img/placeholder.png)
What does it mean to live in an Art Town?
Meet the artists cultivating community in Lucas, KS (population 335) with a century-old timeline of creative public expression.
Regionally know for S. P. Dinsmoor`s Garden of Eden, artists like Erika Nelson know that Lucas` history of creativity is something special. Read the full story via our link in bio!
📸 and blog by Erika Nelson
![What does it mean to live in an Art Town? Meet the artists cultivating community in Lucas, KS (population 335) with a century-old timeline of creative public expression. Regionally know for S. P. Dinsmoor's Garden of Eden, artists like Erika Nelson know that Lucas' history of creativity is something special. Read the full story via our link in bio! 📸 and blog by Erika Nelson](https://www.maaa.org/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed-pro/img/placeholder.png)
See 𝘗𝘰𝘱𝘰𝘭 𝘝𝘶𝘩: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘉𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘘𝘶𝘪𝘤𝘩é 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘐𝘭𝘭𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 on view at Mid-America Arts Alliance`s Culture Lab on Friday, June 7!
Let Jaime Arredondo’s illustrations tell the powerful indigenous creation story of the Quiché people. If you`re a fan of Homer`s 𝘖𝘥𝘺𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘺, or 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘌𝘱𝘪𝘤 𝘰𝘧 𝘎𝘪𝘭𝘨𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘴𝘩, you`re sure to fall in love with the 𝘗𝘰𝘱𝘰𝘭 𝘝𝘶𝘩.
Save the date for this exhibition and check the link in bio for more info!
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Jaime Arredondo, "First There Were the Small Animals", 2010; printed reproduction of marker on paper, 14 x 14 inches; Courtesy of the artist.
![See 𝘗𝘰𝘱𝘰𝘭 𝘝𝘶𝘩: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘉𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘘𝘶𝘪𝘤𝘩é 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘐𝘭𝘭𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 on view at Mid-America Arts Alliance's Culture Lab on Friday, June 7! Let Jaime Arredondo’s illustrations tell the powerful indigenous creation story of the Quiché people. If you're a fan of Homer's 𝘖𝘥𝘺𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘺, or 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘌𝘱𝘪𝘤 𝘰𝘧 𝘎𝘪𝘭𝘨𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘴𝘩, you're sure to fall in love with the 𝘗𝘰𝘱𝘰𝘭 𝘝𝘶𝘩. Save the date for this exhibition and check the link in bio for more info! 🖼️
Jaime Arredondo, "First There Were the Small Animals", 2010; printed reproduction of marker on paper, 14 x 14 inches; Courtesy of the artist.](https://www.maaa.org/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed-pro/img/placeholder.png)