WPAA
COLBY — Western Plains Arts Association announce this week it is among a select group of regional artists and organizations to receive a Mid-America Arts Alliance Regional Touring grant.
This award will support Marimba Sol de Chiapas on Sunday, Oct. 11, at 3 p.m. central time in a public performance at the Hoxie High School Auditorium. On Sunday, Oct. 11, Marimba Sol de Chiapas will do a workshop presentation at the Hoxie High School music room for students and community members at 1:30 p.m.
Funding for Marimba Sol de Chiapas through the M-AAA Regional Touring grant is drawn from generous underwriting by the National Endowment for the Arts, the Kansas Creative Arts Industries Commission, and foundations, corporations, and individuals throughout Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Texas.
Mid-America Arts Alliance is the nation’s oldest regional arts organization and was founded in 1972 for cultural growth in heartland communities. Mid-America Arts Alliance strengthens and supports artists, cultural organizations, and communities throughout our region and beyond. They are especially committed to enriching the cultural life of underserved communities by providing high quality, meaningful, and accessible arts and culture programs and services.
Todd Stein, M-AAA Chief Executive Officer and Western Plains Arts Association is to be commended for their commitment to serving the northwest Kansas community with this distinctive event. Audiences in northwest Kansas will have the opportunity to see the exciting work of Marimba Sol de Chiapas, many for the first time. Mid-America Arts Alliance is proud to help support this work
For further Western Plains Arts Association event information, check www.wpaa.us.
For more information about Mid-America Arts Alliance, visit them online at www.maaa.org.
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