What is that something? Here, it’s a Native-run music and arts program. It centers a growing all ages, sober community of queer and BIPOC artists.
About Arts Midwest
Work, Sleep, Create, Repeat: The Midwest’s Commitment to Creativity
On days when we choose to create, people in the Midwest spend an average of 2 hours and 20 minutes, a full 31 minutes longer than creators elsewhere in the country.
On days when we choose to create, people in the Midwest spend an average of 2 hours and 20 minutes, a full 31 minutes longer than creators elsewhere in the country.
In South Dakota, Apprenticeships Give Traditional Arts a Bright Future
Rosemaling—Norwegian decorative painting—requires a surgical level of precision.
Rosemaling—Norwegian decorative painting—requires a surgical level of precision.
Men’s Sheds: Retooling Community, ‘Purpose’ for Older Iowans
“I think we are having a moment right now with social health in the U.S.,” Heinz says. “We need to be thinking about, ‘How are we serving people who are socially isolated and lonely?’”
“I think we are having a moment right now with social health in the U.S.,” Heinz says. “We need to be thinking about, ‘How are we serving people who are socially isolated and lonely?’”
Tune In to Togetherness: Small Town Radio Builds Culture and Connection
WTIP is the oldest community radio station broadcasting on Minnesota’s North Shore, the 150+ mile Lake Superior coastline that runs northeast from Duluth to Canada.
WTIP is the oldest community radio station broadcasting on Minnesota’s North Shore, the 150+ mile Lake Superior coastline that runs northeast from Duluth to Canada.
Meet Ken Cook, Sharing Cowboy Culture Through Poetry
Cook is a 2025 Midwest Culture Bearer awardee. His work is “the poetry of the working cowboy,” flowing from years of hard work on horseback, chasing cattle and building a life.
Cook is a 2025 Midwest Culture Bearer awardee. His work is “the poetry of the working cowboy,” flowing from years of hard work on horseback, chasing cattle and building a life.
This North Dakota Program Makes Aging a Work of Art and Heart
That’s been the case at Maryhill Manor, an elder care facility in Enderlin, North Dakota, and a partner in the North Dakota Council on the Arts’ Art for Life program.
That’s been the case at Maryhill Manor, an elder care facility in Enderlin, North Dakota, and a partner in the North Dakota Council on the Arts’ Art for Life program.
Pottery With a Purpose: Serve Soup and Fund Community Needs
Those bowls are all made and donated by local potters or locals who want to try their hand at it.
Those bowls are all made and donated by local potters or locals who want to try their hand at it.
Meet John Medwedeff, Bringing the Art of Metal to Everyday Life
For over four decades, the 2025 Midwest Culture Bearer awardee has done his part to keep the art and craft of metalwork thriving.
For over four decades, the 2025 Midwest Culture Bearer awardee has done his part to keep the art and craft of metalwork thriving.
This Podcast Broadcasts Change From a North Dakota Prison
The idea sprang out of a visit several years ago from North Dakota legislators, touring NDSP before voting on an upcoming sentencing bill.
The idea sprang out of a visit several years ago from North Dakota legislators, touring NDSP before voting on an upcoming sentencing bill.
Sing a Shanty: The Tunes Turning Midwesterners Into Song Sailors
Who’s on the way, boys, who’s on the way?”
Who’s on the way, boys, who’s on the way?”
Meet Ryan K. Johnson, Sharing Untold Stories Through the Power of Percussive Dance
Growing up in Baltimore with his mother, a dancer herself, Johnson took his first tap class because he needed “something to do with all my energy.”
Growing up in Baltimore with his mother, a dancer herself, Johnson took his first tap class because he needed “something to do with all my energy.”
Senior Parkour Proves That Age Is Just a Number
It’s “life-changing,” says 78-year-old Alice Kissling.
It’s “life-changing,” says 78-year-old Alice Kissling.
Slow Art, Real Connection: Film Lives on in the Midwest
Community darkrooms are growing across the region, giving space—and people power—to film photographers, new and experienced alike.
Community darkrooms are growing across the region, giving space—and people power—to film photographers, new and experienced alike.
Small Town. Small Plays. Big South Dakota Stories.
“I don’t know where [writing] comes from,” the retiree says. “You just get these ideas and words on paper, and it all comes together.”
“I don’t know where [writing] comes from,” the retiree says. “You just get these ideas and words on paper, and it all comes together.”
The Midwest Has Museums Like No Other, from SPAM to Sock Monkeys
Museums aren’t always full of art and traditional history. Through these doors, you’ll learn the ins and outs of circuses, vinegar, dentistry, and more.
Museums aren’t always full of art and traditional history. Through these doors, you’ll learn the ins and outs of circuses, vinegar, dentistry, and more.