PROFILES:
Mid-America Arts Alliance
Mary Kennedy McCabe, Executive Director Member States In 1972, a group of civic leaders from four Midwestern states came together to envision an organization that ensured access to arts of excellence for people in the mid-America region. These leaders consolidated the human and financial resources to achieve their objectives in the most efficient and cost-effective way. Out of their initial collaboration, Mid-America Arts Alliance emerged as the first regional arts organization in the country. Today, in partnership with the six state art agencies of Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Texas, Mid-America stretches the boundaries of the Heartland to include national and international programs and arts activities. Regardless of program scope, we remain committed to our mission: Mid-America Arts Alliance enriches communities through cultural experiences.
With a focus on affordability and an emphasis on education, Mid-America Arts Alliance ensures access to the arts by providing a broad range of cultural programming, including 850 performances and exhibitions and some 6,000 related educational programs to nearly two million people annually. Mid-America constituents and partners include small and large museums, presenting organizations, performing arts touring companies and artists, arts councils, county historical societies, community colleges, and other types of organizations that are interested in bringing outstanding exhibitions and performers to their communities. These organizations and institutions partner with Mid-America to reach people in cities as large as Dallas, Texas (pop. 1,852,810), and as small as Winslow, Arkansas (pop. 342).
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