other work
Stories
Short articles created for the Creativity News Desk, a cultural reporting and storytelling initiative covering the creative Midwest.
The Midwestern Artists Powering Pinball’s Comeback | May 5, 2025
Practicing the Art of Love, One Letter at a Time | April 9, 2025
Meet Pieper Bloomquist, a Painter Bringing Swedish Folk Art to the People | March 3, 2025
Midwestern Pizza Traditions You Should Know About | March 6, 2025
Understanding Milwaukee History Through a Miniature House | January 29, 2025
A Rural Opera House Faces its Biggest Challenge Yet | November 4, 2024
Art "Blooms" in Museums Across the Midwest | April 23, 2024
Small Town, Global Stage: Farah Siraj Offers Up Artistic Exchange in Iowa | March 25, 2024
Micro Moments of Magic is Counting Connections in Ann Arbor | June 1, 2023
Research
Data-driven research briefs that explore what national datasets reveal about the Midwest’s arts sector.
Digging into the Arts & Cultural Production Satellite Account | August 18, 2025
What IRS Data Say About the Midwest’s Arts Nonprofits | June 10, 2025
What American Community Survey Data Says About Midwest Artists | May 6, 2025
Iowa’s Hidden Growth Engine? Creativity | April 28, 2025
Public Funding for the Arts in the Midwest: 2025 by the Numbers | February 27, 2025
Resources
Curated articles and tools to help creative leaders learn and grow, hosted in Arts Midwest’s free Ideas Hub.
Stronger Together: Small Nonprofits Making Big Things Happen Through Collaboration | August 19, 2025
5 Tips for Connecting Your Arts Programming to Wellness | July 14, 2025
How To Implement a Four-Day Work Week at Your Organization | March 6, 2024
Video
I directed and produced a five-part original video series telling the story of British-Somali artist Aar Maanta’s month-long residency in Minnesota in 2018. Watch all the videos here.
I shot and edited a video featuring guitarist Yigitcan Eryaman (along with five other artist spotlight videos) to help tell the story of innovative new works being created as part of the 2018-2019 Cedar Commissions.