Midwest Agenda
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Illinois Church’s Nativity Sparks Nationwide Debate Over Political Displays
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#midwestagendaartnews #nativityscenes #politicalart #advent2025 #faith #identity
December 8, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Illinois Church’s Nativity Sparks Nationwide Debate Over Political Displays
#midwestagendaartnews #nativityscenes #politicalart #advent2025 #faith #identity
#midwestagendaartnews #nativityscenes #politicalart #advent2025 #faith #identity
CAMi Expansion Signals Big Growth for Indy Arts
#midwestagendaartnews #indyarts #bigcarcollaborative #contemporaryart
#midwestagendaartnews #indyarts #bigcarcollaborative #contemporaryart
December 5, 2025 at 1:43 PM
CAMi Expansion Signals Big Growth for Indy Arts
#midwestagendaartnews #indyarts #bigcarcollaborative #contemporaryart
#midwestagendaartnews #indyarts #bigcarcollaborative #contemporaryart
Call for artists to create art for South Dakota State Buildings Program
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#midwestagendaartnews #southdakotaarts #SDartscouncil
December 3, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Call for artists to create art for South Dakota State Buildings Program
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#midwestagendaartnews #southdakotaarts #SDartscouncil
Plan for ex-Packard plant pays homage to site’s auto history, underground art scene (Detroit MI)
#midwestagendaartnews #detroitarts #urbanrevival #historicpreservation
#midwestagendaartnews #detroitarts #urbanrevival #historicpreservation
December 2, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Plan for ex-Packard plant pays homage to site’s auto history, underground art scene (Detroit MI)
#midwestagendaartnews #detroitarts #urbanrevival #historicpreservation
#midwestagendaartnews #detroitarts #urbanrevival #historicpreservation
Columbus (OH) artists launch live painting event to fight food Insecurity
#midwestagendaartnews #foodinsecurity #communityimpact #foodjustice
#midwestagendaartnews #foodinsecurity #communityimpact #foodjustice
December 1, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Columbus (OH) artists launch live painting event to fight food Insecurity
#midwestagendaartnews #foodinsecurity #communityimpact #foodjustice
#midwestagendaartnews #foodinsecurity #communityimpact #foodjustice
Murals gain popularity, as communities seek to convey sense of place (Grand Forks, ND)
#midwestagendaartnews #publicart #murals #placemaking
#midwestagendaartnews #publicart #murals #placemaking
November 28, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Murals gain popularity, as communities seek to convey sense of place (Grand Forks, ND)
#midwestagendaartnews #publicart #murals #placemaking
#midwestagendaartnews #publicart #murals #placemaking
Iowa Man’s Quest to Turn Sewer Covers Into Art Landed Him in Jail
#midwestagendaartnews #manholecover #publicart #manholemichaelangelo
#midwestagendaartnews #manholecover #publicart #manholemichaelangelo
November 26, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Iowa Man’s Quest to Turn Sewer Covers Into Art Landed Him in Jail
#midwestagendaartnews #manholecover #publicart #manholemichaelangelo
#midwestagendaartnews #manholecover #publicart #manholemichaelangelo
Dorothy Vogel, Librarian With a Vast Art Collection, Dies at 90
November 25, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Dorothy Vogel, Librarian With a Vast Art Collection, Dies at 90
Panels of AIDs/HIV quilt placed on display at Northeast Nebraska college
#midwestagendaartnews #aidsmemorialquilt #worldaidsday #endthestigma
#midwestagendaartnews #aidsmemorialquilt #worldaidsday #endthestigma
November 24, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Panels of AIDs/HIV quilt placed on display at Northeast Nebraska college
#midwestagendaartnews #aidsmemorialquilt #worldaidsday #endthestigma
#midwestagendaartnews #aidsmemorialquilt #worldaidsday #endthestigma
St. Paul (MN) business targeted by ICE operation features mural honoring migrants
#midwestagendartnews #pablokalaka #immigration #ICE #minnesotaartist
#midwestagendartnews #pablokalaka #immigration #ICE #minnesotaartist
November 21, 2025 at 2:24 PM
St. Paul (MN) business targeted by ICE operation features mural honoring migrants
#midwestagendartnews #pablokalaka #immigration #ICE #minnesotaartist
#midwestagendartnews #pablokalaka #immigration #ICE #minnesotaartist
Burlington art teacher honored as Iowa regional teacher of the year
#midwestagendaartnews #artteacher #artseducation #alliedcreatorsstudios
#midwestagendaartnews #artteacher #artseducation #alliedcreatorsstudios
November 20, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Burlington art teacher honored as Iowa regional teacher of the year
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#midwestagendaartnews #artteacher #artseducation #alliedcreatorsstudios
School of the Art Institute of Chicago Guts Video Data Bank Staff, Sparking Outcry
#midwestagendaartnews #mediaart #artarchives #newmedia
#midwestagendaartnews #mediaart #artarchives #newmedia
November 19, 2025 at 3:59 PM
School of the Art Institute of Chicago Guts Video Data Bank Staff, Sparking Outcry
#midwestagendaartnews #mediaart #artarchives #newmedia
#midwestagendaartnews #mediaart #artarchives #newmedia
Indiana launches America250 grant program to fund history-inspired arts projects
#midwestagendaartnews #iandianaartscommission #america250 #sponsors
#midwestagendaartnews #iandianaartscommission #america250 #sponsors
November 18, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Indiana launches America250 grant program to fund history-inspired arts projects
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#midwestagendaartnews #iandianaartscommission #america250 #sponsors
Bronzeville’s historic arts center’s glow-up boosted by new $2 million grant (Chicago, IL)
#midwestagendaartnews #historicpreservation #culturalheritage #arthistory
#midwestagendaartnews #historicpreservation #culturalheritage #arthistory
November 17, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Bronzeville’s historic arts center’s glow-up boosted by new $2 million grant (Chicago, IL)
#midwestagendaartnews #historicpreservation #culturalheritage #arthistory
#midwestagendaartnews #historicpreservation #culturalheritage #arthistory
Kansas art educators say AI is hurting creativity
#midwestagendaartnews #artificalintelligence #humanmade #artethics #digitalart
#midwestagendaartnews #artificalintelligence #humanmade #artethics #digitalart
November 15, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Kansas art educators say AI is hurting creativity
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#midwestagendaartnews #artificalintelligence #humanmade #artethics #digitalart
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‘The Bean’ artist, Chicago nonprofit respond to Border Patrol photo op: report
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‘The Bean’ artist, Chicago nonprofit respond to Border Patrol photo op: report
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November 14, 2025 at 12:09 AM
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‘The Bean’ artist, Chicago nonprofit respond to Border Patrol photo op: report
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‘The Bean’ artist, Chicago nonprofit respond to Border Patrol photo op: report
#midwestagendaartnews #culturalsymbols #publicart #borderpatrol
The cost of free speech: Kansas county agrees to pay $3 million and apologize over a raid on a small-town newspaper
#midwestagendaartnews #firstamendment #freespeech #localjournalism
#midwestagendaartnews #firstamendment #freespeech #localjournalism
November 12, 2025 at 1:15 PM
The cost of free speech: Kansas county agrees to pay $3 million and apologize over a raid on a small-town newspaper
#midwestagendaartnews #firstamendment #freespeech #localjournalism
#midwestagendaartnews #firstamendment #freespeech #localjournalism
In Fargo, a long-overdue spotlight on women artists across 400 years
#midwestagendaartnews #plainsartmuseum #womenartists #guerillagirls
#midwestagendaartnews #plainsartmuseum #womenartists #guerillagirls
November 10, 2025 at 1:25 PM
In Fargo, a long-overdue spotlight on women artists across 400 years
#midwestagendaartnews #plainsartmuseum #womenartists #guerillagirls
#midwestagendaartnews #plainsartmuseum #womenartists #guerillagirls
Labor Department social media campaign depicts a White male workforce
#midwestagendaartnews #propagandaart #AIethics #politicalmessaging
#midwestagendaartnews #propagandaart #AIethics #politicalmessaging
November 7, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Labor Department social media campaign depicts a White male workforce
#midwestagendaartnews #propagandaart #AIethics #politicalmessaging
#midwestagendaartnews #propagandaart #AIethics #politicalmessaging
We’re Norman Rockwell’s family. Trump’s DHS has shamefully misused his work
#midwestagendaartnews #normanrockwell #culturalappropriation #politics
#midwestagendaartnews #normanrockwell #culturalappropriation #politics
November 6, 2025 at 3:39 PM
We’re Norman Rockwell’s family. Trump’s DHS has shamefully misused his work
#midwestagendaartnews #normanrockwell #culturalappropriation #politics
#midwestagendaartnews #normanrockwell #culturalappropriation #politics
Coca-Cola’s Latest Ads Fail To Make the Case For Using AI
#midwestagendaartnews #AI #artificialcreativity #artistsdeservecredit
#midwestagendaartnews #AI #artificialcreativity #artistsdeservecredit
November 5, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Coca-Cola’s Latest Ads Fail To Make the Case For Using AI
#midwestagendaartnews #AI #artificialcreativity #artistsdeservecredit
#midwestagendaartnews #AI #artificialcreativity #artistsdeservecredit
Can Kansas City artists capitalize on the World Cup? Industry leaders look for help
#midwestagendaartnews #worldcup2026 #fifa #kansascityarts
#midwestagendaartnews #worldcup2026 #fifa #kansascityarts
November 3, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Can Kansas City artists capitalize on the World Cup? Industry leaders look for help
#midwestagendaartnews #worldcup2026 #fifa #kansascityarts
#midwestagendaartnews #worldcup2026 #fifa #kansascityarts
Embattled Director of Wexner Center for the Arts Resigns
#midwestagendaartnews #wexnercenter #ohioarts #artsleadership
#midwestagendaartnews #wexnercenter #ohioarts #artsleadership
October 31, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Embattled Director of Wexner Center for the Arts Resigns
#midwestagendaartnews #wexnercenter #ohioarts #artsleadership
#midwestagendaartnews #wexnercenter #ohioarts #artsleadership
Old Country School Becomes Living Gallery in Otter Tail County (MN)
#midwestagendaartnews #barnhardschool #historicpreservation #minnesotahistory#ruralamerica
#midwestagendaartnews #barnhardschool #historicpreservation #minnesotahistory#ruralamerica
October 30, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Old Country School Becomes Living Gallery in Otter Tail County (MN)
#midwestagendaartnews #barnhardschool #historicpreservation #minnesotahistory#ruralamerica
#midwestagendaartnews #barnhardschool #historicpreservation #minnesotahistory#ruralamerica
Augmented reality is bringing art to life in central Iowa
#midwestagendaatnews #augmentedrealty #publicart #iowaart
#midwestagendaatnews #augmentedrealty #publicart #iowaart
October 29, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Augmented reality is bringing art to life in central Iowa
#midwestagendaatnews #augmentedrealty #publicart #iowaart
#midwestagendaatnews #augmentedrealty #publicart #iowaart