{"id":1276,"date":"2022-11-24T22:07:29","date_gmt":"2022-11-24T22:07:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artsmidwest.org\/team\/joshua-feist\/"},"modified":"2025-09-04T19:03:36","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T19:03:36","slug":"joshua-feist","status":"publish","type":"staff","link":"https:\/\/artsmidwest.org\/team\/joshua-feist\/","title":{"rendered":"Joshua Feist"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Joshua Feist (he\/him) joined Arts Midwest in 2008 and is the Grants Officer. Before that, he was a coordinator at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chesapeakearts.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Chesapeake Arts Center<\/a> in Brooklyn Park, Maryland and a stage manager for two shows at the <a href=\"https:\/\/minnesotafringe.org\/\">Minnesota Fringe Festival<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At Arts Midwest, Josh spends his days overseeing grant operations for <a href=\"https:\/\/artsmidwest.org\/get-support\/nea-big-read\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NEA Big Read<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/artsmidwest.org\/get-support\/shakespeare-in-american-communities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Shakespeare in American Communities<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/artsmidwest.org\/get-support\/gig-fund\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">GIG Fund<\/a>, and all other matters related to making grants to both organizations and individuals. He works with the IT and Finance departments regularly to get grant funds out the door as efficiently as possible. He does this by using skills of database administration, project management, and resource allocation that he gained in his time at Arts Midwest. He has been a panelist for the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mrac.org\/\">Metropolitan Regional Arts Commission<\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/oac.ohio.gov\/\">Ohio Arts Council.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A couple of Arts Midwest resources Josh made that he is especially proud of include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/artsmidwest.org\/poetry-in-rural-oklahoma\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Poetry in rural Oklahoma<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/artsmidwest.org\/storytelling-in-puerto-rico\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Storytelling in Puerto Rico<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The most common questions Josh receives about his work are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Am I eligible for a grant?<\/em><br>Most likely yes! We give grants to most 501c3 nonprofits as long as they pay artists and engage their communities!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>When is the next grant opportunity available?<\/em><br>All our open opportunities are listed <a href=\"https:\/\/artsmidwest.org\/get-support\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>What can I use as matching funds for my grant?<\/em><br>Volunteer time, administrative overhead, donations, other grants, ticket sales, and much more!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-a-little-more-about-josh\">A little more about Josh:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Josh\u2019s favorite thing Arts Midwest does is <a href=\"https:\/\/artsmidwest.org\/get-support\/nea-big-read\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NEA Big Read<\/a> because he\u2019s seen so much creativity with books being read underwater and in orbit. It\u2019s a program that truly brings people and communities together through the joy of reading the same book together at the same time.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Josh is excited to contribute to Arts Midwest\u2019s efforts to boost accessibility in all of our work, develop a strategy to support more Indigenous communities with grant funds, and continually improve grantmaking systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Josh\u2019s favorite Midwestern artist is Purple Funk Metropolis. He is creatively energized by practicing photography personally and professionally for the <a href=\"https:\/\/heavytable.com\/\">Heavy Table<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When Josh isn\u2019t working, he can be found fishing, spending quality time with his cat, or partaking in a cocktail on a patio somewhere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can connect with him on<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/joshua-feist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Joshua Feist (he\/him) is the Grants Officer at Arts Midwest. 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