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Living archive of art & artist news, exhibitions, and projects for the Midwest. https://bit.ly/44IynDJ
Create Wisconsin Launches New Grant Program For Individual Artists

#midwestagendaartnews #wisconsinartists #artsfunding #artistgrant #midwestart
December 30, 2025 at 1:30 PM
World’s largest quilt museum sends traveling exhibit to Cincinnati

#midwestagendaartnews #quiltmaking #fiberart #textile #crafttradition
December 29, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Missouri Could Replace Chiefs Revenue by Investing in the Arts

#midwestagendaartnews #missouriarts #publicinvestment #artseconomy #kansascitychiefs
December 24, 2025 at 4:06 PM
White House Chides Smithsonian for Delayed Turnover of Programming Records

#midwestagendaartnews #smithsonian #politics #revisionisthistory #trumpadministration
December 23, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Turkish artist brings ebru, traditional water marbling art, to Milwaukee

#midwestagendaartnews #ebru #culturaltraditions #milwaukeearts
December 22, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Dayton Art Institute receives largest collection of feminist works in its history

#midwestagendaartnews #activism #feministart #artsandculture
December 19, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Minnesota artwork part of New York exhibit exploring ‘data consciousness’ #webdubois
#midwestagendaartnews #dataconsciousness #printmaking #blackarthistory #printcenternewyork
December 18, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Artist Theaster Gates will create a monumental ode to Black beauty at the Obama Presidential Center
#art
#midwestagendaartnews #obamapresidentialcenter #blackhistory #civicspace #theastergates
December 17, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Whitney Names 56 Artists For 2026 Biennial That Promises Not to Simplify ‘Strangeness of Our Times’

#WhitneyBiennial #ArtAndPower #InstitutionalCritique #ArtPolitics #CulturalGatekeeping
December 16, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Disney Calls Out Google’s AI Scraping

#midwestagendaartnews #copyright #AIscraping #creativerights
December 12, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Linda Lighton: Love & War a 50-year retrospective
December 11, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Amy Klobuchar: State A.I. Laws Keep Us Safe. Trump’s Next Move Could Upend That
#amyklobuchar
#midwestagendaartnews #onerulebook #artificialintelligence #exploitation
December 10, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Illinois Church’s Nativity Sparks Nationwide Debate Over Political Displays

#midwestagendaartnews #nativityscenes #politicalart #advent2025 #faith #identity
December 8, 2025 at 1:03 PM
CAMi Expansion Signals Big Growth for Indy Arts

#midwestagendaartnews #indyarts #bigcarcollaborative #contemporaryart
December 5, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Call for artists to create art for South Dakota State Buildings Program

#midwestagendaartnews #southdakotaarts #SDartscouncil
December 3, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Plan for ex-Packard plant pays homage to site’s auto history, underground art scene (Detroit MI)

#midwestagendaartnews #detroitarts #urbanrevival #historicpreservation
December 2, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Columbus (OH) artists launch live painting event to fight food Insecurity

#midwestagendaartnews #foodinsecurity #communityimpact #foodjustice
December 1, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Murals gain popularity, as communities seek to convey sense of place (Grand Forks, ND)
#midwestagendaartnews #publicart #murals #placemaking
November 28, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Iowa Man’s Quest to Turn Sewer Covers Into Art Landed Him in Jail

#midwestagendaartnews #manholecover #publicart #manholemichaelangelo
November 26, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Dorothy Vogel, Librarian With a Vast Art Collection, Dies at 90
November 25, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Panels of AIDs/HIV quilt placed on display at Northeast Nebraska college
#midwestagendaartnews #aidsmemorialquilt #worldaidsday #endthestigma
November 24, 2025 at 1:04 PM
St. Paul (MN) business targeted by ICE operation features mural honoring migrants
#midwestagendartnews #pablokalaka #immigration #ICE #minnesotaartist
November 21, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Burlington art teacher honored as Iowa regional teacher of the year
#midwestagendaartnews #artteacher #artseducation #alliedcreatorsstudios
November 20, 2025 at 7:01 PM
School of the Art Institute of Chicago Guts Video Data Bank Staff, Sparking Outcry

#midwestagendaartnews #mediaart #artarchives #newmedia
November 19, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Indiana launches America250 grant program to fund history-inspired arts projects

#midwestagendaartnews #iandianaartscommission #america250 #sponsors
November 18, 2025 at 1:08 PM