MdW 2024 Summit: November 18 – 23

MdW is an evolving coalition of artist-run projects, platforms, and spaces spanning the areas of the Mississippi River Basin called the “Midwest” for now. We’re getting together in Kansas City with fellow artists and culture bearers for a week of connecting, resource-sharing, an exhibition, field trips, and opportunities to learn about alternative models for navigating the Midwest’s cultural landscape. The MdW Summit is currently fully registered but we’ll be livestreaming and archiving our time there via Lumpen.tv, and there will be two evening events open to the public - a multiples fair Wednesday November 20 and an exhibition opening Friday November 22.

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  • I saw art in a way I’d never seen before. Passionate people, lots of audience interaction, lots of audience participation, and a lot of different mediums I’d never considered.

    -MdW Assembly 2022 Participant

  • 78.7% of people met new artists and discovered organizations that they want to connect with in the future.

    -MdW Assembly 2022 Survey Results

  • 95.8 % of people would recommend future MdW programs and events to others.

    -MdW Assembly 2022 Survey Results

  • When imagining ways to make art more accessible, it's clear that some folks feel a bit overwhelmed when they are unfamiliar with their local art ecology or any artists within it. That's where places run by artists themselves and local groups with similar interests can really step in and help out to share resources and tell stories.

    Brandon Alvendia in conversation with Troppus Projects in Kent, OH, Winter 2024 Drift.