In this Spillway Story, meet Father Paul Breza, Founder of the Kashubian Cultural Institute & Polish Museum in Winona, MN, and learn about his 84 years in Winona, including his memories & reflections of local Polish heritage past, present, and future. spillway.xyz/Father-Paul-Br…

In this Spillway Story, meet Nicky Buck, whose community work bridging PrairieIslandIndianCommunity & the City of Red Wing emerges from her own story of persistence & resilience and has sparked relationship-building throughout the Upper Mississippi region. spillway.xyz/Nicky-Buck

Check your inbox! 💌 We've just shared a new Resources edition of the Art of the Rural Broadsheet newsletter. Our staff has gathered exhibitions, articles, publications, films, podcasts, and more from across the field to share with you: mailchi.mp/artoftherural/…

Announcing our 2024 Intercultural Microgrant recipients! 🎉 RUX awarded over $30,000 to creative leaders across Kentucky. Combined with our Artists Respond grant cycle, RUX has granted over $65,000 to Kentuckians since just this August. Meet the grantees: kyrux.org/blog/2024-inte…

Student. Mom. Caregiver. Advocate. Just an ordinary day for Amber Buysman, who you’ll meet in this Spillway Story, along with daughter Sofia & son Erick. Hear about Amber’s ongoing work in disability advocacy, which has continued from her youth to today: spillway.xyz/Amber-Buysman

Thank you to the McKnight Foundation for their continued support and for amplifying our work in this article featuring incredible organizations from throughout Minnesota! Read “Democracy Thrives in the Civic Space” by Tonya Allen: mcknight.org/news-ideas/dem…

In this Spillway Story, meet Dr. Maurella Cunningham, whose equity-focused work centers on local youth and stems from her own upbringing & passion for social justice & education. Read here: spillway.xyz/Dr-Maurella-Cu…

THANK YOU for joining us at The Golden Thread! ✨ We are so grateful to have closed out our first decade & stepped into our second one with visionary speakers & performers from across our Commonwealth - and most importantly, with YOU. See the recap here: kyrux.org/blog/golden-th…

In this Spillway Story, meet Alexis Hayes, a lifelong, creative Winona resident passionate about social justice & local change, who reflects on what it means to make Winona a place that feels like home and not just a place where you live. spillway.xyz/Alexis-Hayes

Thank you to John Davis (Executive Director, Warroad RiverPlace, Warroad, MN) for shouting out Art of the Rural in this interview with Mina Kim for the NEA Our Town's Creative Placemaking Technical Assistance's Creative Placemaking Stories! creativeplacemaking.us/stories-info/r…

The KY RUX network has spent the last decade in Kentucky proving that when we look for common ground, we find it.  KY can be a guiding light for this nation to stand together, share our stories, and take care of each other. See why we are #BetterTogether: kyrux.org/blog/better-to…

Today, Kentucky Rural-Urban Exchange (RUX) Co-Founder Savannah Barrett is discussing RUX’s approach & impact at The Well (New Profit) in Baltimore during the plenary “Unified, Not Uniform: A New Narrative to Drive an American Evolution.” Learn more at thewellnewprofit.org

Catch our Executive Director Matthew Fluharty on the latest episode of UNCSA Art Restart podcast! He discusses the connections between rural & urban communities, challenging the idea of a divide and amplifying collaboration & cultural exchange. uncsa.edu/kenan/art-rest…

Chalymar Martinez wears many hats in the Winona community: wife, mother, interpretor, educator. As a native of Puerto Rico, she's a survivor of two devastating hurricanes in 2017. Read her story at spillway.xyz/Chalymar-Marti…

LaShara (Kiesha) Morgan has offered more than her kindness to youth of color in the Winona community by establishing and providing a positive, consistent adult presence with the group Our Voices. Hear her story at spillway.xyz/LaShara-Morgan

Meet Winona-based musician Mike Munson, whose month-long photo & performance series Perihelion Day celebrated outer space and the transporting power of music, helping the audience “[float] on waves of sound vibrations to another time and space.” spillway.xyz/Mike-Munson