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Arts Midwest World Fest recently how Arts Midwest World Fest b&#20 ,1$-0+ 2'-,-$ celebrated its 10-year brought Native and non-Native 2&#.#-.*#',2&# anniversary. With that milestone, communities together in new and we reflect on how ensembles from remarkable ways in Sisseton, !-++3,'2'#1"30',%  across the world have been ; how a small 1',%*#5##)-$5-0)1&-.1 cultural ambassadors to gesture like sharing a meal 5 12&0'**',%T0-+2-2 * communities across the Midwest... created a lasting friendship in Medina, ; and how 120 ,%#015# #! +# Yonnie Dror, leader of Israeli performances at The Dakota in !*-1#!-+. ,'-,1 ensemble Baladino, completed and the Chicago his fourth Arts Midwest World Fest World Music Festival have had a !-,,#!2',%2&0-3%& tour this spring. A thoughtful and life-changing impact on his career. +31'! ,"!3*230#Tc passionate advocate for the program, Yonnie is effusive about -,,'#0-0Q * "',- Photo by Eric Young Smith Young Photo by Eric

Arts Midwest 2014 | www.artsmidwest.org We are builders After working with 400+ organizations and leaders across and through ArtsLab, Arts Midwest can safely say we’re in the building business.

How? We’re building new skills for artists and cultural leaders; new business models for arts institutions; and new community understanding through supporting organizations like ArtReach St. Croix, which is collaborating with environmental and business communities to designate a 60-mile span of the St. Croix River into a national arts destination. And we’re nurturing Ananya Dance, a leading center for contemporary Indian dance and a voice for the dreams of women of color. Next up—we’re building a new future for ArtsLab, one filled with hard work and big possibilities.

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How big is the impact of The Big Read? That’s no small feat for Kodiak, as it can be a challenge to reach community members across the Island’s thick When tales about the program emerge from the remote wilderness and rocky terrain. It’s also challenging to villages of Kodiak Island off the coast of Alaska, we reach the local fishing population when they’re at sea. begin to see the depth of our story. So how did the museum overcome that obstacle? They We are ambassadors partnered with field technicians from the Alaska The Baranov Museum in Kodiak, Alaska accomplished Department of Fish & Game,,g who took turns reading quite a bit during its nine-month celebration of Edgar Poe’s works overr the dispatchdispatch radio— Allan Poe. Their staff’s efforts revived a love of classic broadcasting classicsassics such as “The“The literature and brought new populations together. Through Raven” and “Thee Tell-tale Heart” to the fireside readings, teen trivia, and support from local radio fishers casting anchornchor forfor halibut and stations, the Museum shared Poe’s stories and poems salmon on the Northorth Pacific.Pacific. with nearly every corner of their community. We are curators We are stewards Every industry has a conference—a chance for $6,658,922 total revenue colleagues to come together to share, learn, and grow. And the annual Arts Midwest Conference is that platform $6,650,959 total expenses for the Midwest performing arts community. 245 donors + 12% administrative With inspiring performances and presentations, our supporters expense Conference has become an unparalleled resource for our region—enabling artists and arts leaders to connect, 28 balanced curate new seasons, and shape what audiences across budgets the Midwest will see in 2015 and beyond.

In September 2014, we brought the Conference home to Minneapolis, served 1,000+ arts leaders, and were— once again—uplifted by the incredible power of the arts. 88% program Photo by Joshua Feist investment

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“You could see the confidence building in the students before your very eyes,” exclaimed 9 states Peggy Grandbois, education director at The Arts Partnership of Greater Hancock County in rural Findlay, Ohio. Peggy was remembering an Arts Midwest Touring Fund-supported 520 performances workshop with magician Kevin Spencer, where Kevin helped local educators engage 923 workshops students through magic and support learning for students of all abilities, including those with additional challenges. 701,086 individuals served 164,587 children Residencies like Kevin’s are just what Arts Midwest and the Touring Fund were created to reached do nearly 30 years ago—bring exceptional artists to areas across our region that have limited access to such experiences, and in so doing, reach new, deserving audiences wherever we go.

Cover photo: TAIKOPROJECT performer Jen Baik. Photo by Andy Welfle, Fort Wayne Dance Collective.