Midwest Agenda

Grand Island Creative District awarded $100,000 from Nebraska Arts Council

#midwestagendaartnews #creativeeconomy #artsfunding #nebraskaarts

Aurora (IL) Art Fundraiser To Raise Awareness For Suicide Prevention Nonprofit

#midwestagendaartnews #suicideprevention #mentalhealthawareness #youarenotalone

Predicted Columbus (OH) ticket tax dip means less for arts

#midwestagendaartnews #artsfunding #creativeeconomy #columbusarts

Ottumwa Art Club (IA) exhibit marks 120th anniversary, first show since 1956

#midwestagendaartnews #womeninart #iowaartists #midwestart

US Supreme Court declines to take up AI-generated art copyright dispute

#midwestagendaartnews #humanauthorship #generativeai #intellectualproperty

Private equity is ruining everything. Shareholder value means more for less

Southern MN responds to ICE with protest art, community-driven spaces

#midwestagendaaartnews #protestart #operationmetrosurge #artasresistence #minnesotaart

Trump calls on tech companies to pay more as electric costs rise for AI

#midwestagendaartnews #datacenters #AIinfrastructure #AIregulation

Kansas City reissues call for artists in 18th and Vine, after its first request drew criticism

#midwestagendaartnews #kansascity #historicdistrict #urbandevelopment #municipalarts #onepercentforarts

AI Art Exhibit Sparks Debate At Johnson County Community College (Overland Park, KS)

#midwestagendaartnews #artificialintelligence #intellectualproperty #protest

Night time is the right time for photographer W. Scott Olsen (Fargo, ND)

#midwestagendaartnews #photography #americanlandscape #ruralamerica #artexhibition

Epstein once attended the Interlochen School for the Arts in Michigan. Years later, he used it to find his victims.

#midwestagendaartnews #artschool #jeffreyepstein #donorclass

New Exhibition at Brunnier Art Museum (Ames, IA) Examines Industrialization and Climate Impact

#midwestagendaartnews #agriculture #climatechange #sculpture #industrialzation

Jesse Jackson, Civil Rights Leader Who Sought the Presidency, Dies at 84

#midwestagendaartnews #jessejackson #civilrights #politics #keephopealive

Artists respond to today’s political issues in Jazz Gallery exhibit (Milwaukee WI)

#midwestagendaartnews #milwaukeeart #politicalart #artandactivism

Grand Rapids (MI) developing public art plan for Grand River Greenway

#midwestagendaartnews #publicart #artsandeconomy #grandrapids #urbandevelopment #creativeplacemaking

Kansas museum displays portraits celebrating America’s veterans

#midwestagendaartnews #veterans #artanddemocracy #marywhyte #eisenhowerlibrarymuseum

Yes I mentioned the $$ is already in place although this administration spends without restraint so the $257m is only a portion

Trump says Kennedy Center will close for two years for renovations

#midwestagendaartnews #kennedycenter #artsfunding #artandpolitics

Team USA snow sculpture in Stillwater (MN) removed over ‘ICE out’ messaging
Artist to recreate sculpture in iron

#midwestagendaartnews #snowsculpture #artandcensorship #ICEout

Leading U.S. Museums and Galleries Join Nationwide Strike Protesting ICE

#midwestagendaartnews #nationalstrike #artsforjustice #artsactivism

He still fights for 9/11 First Responders

Fort Wayne Museum of Art honors hundreds of teens in 2026 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards

#midwestagendaartnews #fortwaynemuseumart #scholasticartwritingawards #artexhibition

Duluth (MN) snow artist pays tribute to Renee Good

#midwestagendaartnews #artandpolitics #protestart #reneegood

Joy Engine Invests $55,000 in Eight Milwaukee Public Art Projects Designed to Spark Joy

#midwestagendaartnews #joyengine #wisconsinartists #artsandculture

Alaska art student arrested for eating another student’s AI-generated art in protest

#midwestagendaartnews #AIrevolt #cultureandtech #dataconsciousness

What KCUR’s Sudden Move Reveals About Public Media Today

#midwestagendaartnews #publicradio #localjournalism #mediainfrastructure #NPR

I’ve been arguing the need for a hyperloop between Kansas City and St Louis. 217 mile, 4 hour car ride. Hyperloop one hour

Illinois arts leaders say policy decisions could impact arts education

#midwestagendaartnews #atsallianceillinois #artseducation #artandculture

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