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After seven transformative years and an investment of $2.4 million in program support, including $1.3 million in direct artist awards, Artists 360, a program of Mid-America Arts Alliance, will conclude with its final Artists 360 Full Circle Showcase celebration on April 27, 2025.  “While the program is sunsetting, the impact continues to grow year after...Read More

John Rankine – Artists 360 Creative Impact Award Recipient 2024 This year, the Artists 360 Creative Impact Award recognizes John Rankine of Eureka Springs, Arkansas, for his achievements in the arts. The Creative Impact Award provides one exceptional artist based in Northwest Arkansas with unrestricted funds of $25,000 and professional development opportunities, including retreats that...Read More

$1.3 Million Invested in Northwest Arkansas Artists Since 2018 Thirty-one Northwest Arkansas artists were selected for Artists 360’s seventh cohort and awarded $300,000 in grants. This includes the selection of John Rankine, multimedia artist, curator, and community arts organizer, of Eureka Springs, Arkansas, for the prestigious $25,000 Artists 360 Creative Impact Award.  The grantees will be...Read More

$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