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$1 Million Invested in Northwest Arkansas Artists Since 2018 With generous support from Walton Family Foundation, Artists 360 has granted $1 million to Northwest Arkansas artists since 2018. Over the past six years, the program has awarded grants to 138 artists, including the newest cohort of 25 artists announced today.  “The unprecedented investment of $1 million...Read More

Arkansas-based Lakisha Bradley— artist, entrepreneur, leader, mentor, and therapeutic art practitioner—has been selected as the 2023 recipient of the new Creative Impact Award from Artists 360, a program of Mid-America Arts Alliance (M-AAA). The Creative Impact Award recognizes an exceptional artist who has contributed to and nurtured the region’s cultural ecosystem. Artists were selected for...Read More

The second annual Full Circle Showcase is a free, public event highlighting the talented artists of the Artists 360 program and taking place at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art on Sunday, April 23, 2023 from 1:00–3:00 p.m.  Artists 360, a program of Mid-America Arts Alliance, provides grants and professional development opportunities for artists in...Read More

 “As storytellers, we are the voice of many silenced people, we are the interpreters of lost songs and forgotten lullabies, and that puts us in a place of huge responsibility and huge privilege,” says Kholoud Sawaf, the 2022 recipient of the Artists 360 Creative Impact Award.  Khoulod Sawaf is a theatre and screen storyteller. Her...Read More

Fayetteville’s Kholoud Sawaf Selected for $25,000 Creative Impact Award Twenty-six artists were selected for Artists 360’s fifth cohort and awarded $214,000 in grants. This includes the selection of Kholoud Sawaf for the $25,000 Creative Impact Award as well as five artists chosen to receive Community Activator grants of $15,000 each. In elevating this network of...Read More

Kyle Mullins Kyle Mullins has been announced as the new Artist Services Program Officer at Mid-America Arts Alliance. Mullins will oversee the Artists 360 and Interchange grant programs. Mullins joined M-AAA as Artist Services Assistant in July 2021. “When I see something amazing my first instinct is to run and tell everyone about it. I...Read More

Artists 360 combines grantmaking and professional development to strengthen the careers of individual artists of all disciplines in Northwest Arkansas. Artists 360 returns for its fifth year and announces free workshops and information sessions for student artists at area colleges and universities. John Brown University – Siloam Springs | WVAE #270 | 2000 West University...Read More

Mid-America Arts Alliance Announces Recipient of Artists 360’s New $25,000 Award Sharon Killian, artist, advocate, educator, and arts leader, has been selected as the first recipient of the new Creative Impact Award from Artists 360, a program of Mid-America Arts Alliance (M-AAA). The Creative Impact Award recognizes an exceptional artist who has contributed to and...Read More

Twenty-Five Northwest Arkansas Artists Selected for M-AAA’s Artists 360  Diverse cohort includes new Community Activator grant recipients Artists 360, a program of Mid-America Arts Alliance (M-AAA), combines grantmaking and professional development to strengthen the careers of individual artists of all disciplines in Northwest Arkansas. In elevating this network of local artists, Artists 360 has selected its...Read More

Join us for upcoming information sessions to learn more about the grants, eligibility, and application process. Staff from Mid-America Arts Alliance and the Creative Arkansas Community Hub and Exchange (CACHE) will join to discuss the Artists 360 grants for 2021. Click on links below to register now. General Information Session  Friday, June 4 – 10-11:30am...Read More

Mid-America Arts Alliance is pleased to announce that its Artists 360 program has been renewed and expanded through additional support from the Walton Family Foundation. Artists 360 is a grant and professional development program for individual artists in the greater Northwest Arkansas community that began in 2018 as a three-year pilot made possible through a...Read More

Artists 360, a program of Mid-America Arts Alliance (M-AAA) made possible through the support of the Walton Family Foundation, announces the twenty artists receiving project and student grant awards. These twenty artists are the final cohort in this pilot program, and the consistent high level of applicants and awardees demonstrates the depth of the artist community...Read More

Artists 360, a program of Mid-America Arts Alliance (M-AAA) made possible through the support of the Walton Family Foundation, announces the twenty artists receiving project and student grant awards. With these twenty artists, the Artists 360 cohort grows to forty, and the program contributes further to the prosperity of the arts community in Northwest Arkansas....Read More