Arts Midwest is based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and invests in creative organizations and communities throughout the nine-state region of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.

Arts Midwest received $1,736,500 from the National Endowment for the Arts in FY 2022 to support its activities and partners with the National Endowment for the Arts on the following initiatives:

• Shakespeare in American Communities
• NEA Big Read