{"id":33,"date":"2022-11-08T21:27:37","date_gmt":"2022-11-08T21:27:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artsmidwest.org\/?page_id=33"},"modified":"2026-03-19T19:34:39","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T19:34:39","slug":"homepage","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/artsmidwest.org\/","title":{"rendered":"Arts Midwest"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wp-block-homepage-hero bg-dark-sky\">\n  \n  <div class=\"flex flex-col\">\n    \n    <div class=\"flex z-20 flex-col w-full text-white gap-7.5 container-fluid py-7.5 md:pt-19.25 md:pb-0\">\n              <h1 class=\"text-3xl font-normal capitalize md:text-5xl\">\n          Be a Force for Midwestern Creativity\n        <\/h1>\n      \n              <div class=\"text-base font-normal md:text-xl max-w-132.5\">\n          We believe creativity is the spark that makes the Midwest feel alive, connected, and full of possibility. 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Blue bokeh lights glow in the background.\" style=\"object-position: 50% 32%;\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1480px) 624px,\n                                                    (min-width: 1280px) calc(50vw - 6rem),\n                                                    (min-width: 1024px) calc(50vw - 4rem),\n                                                    (min-width: 768px) calc(50vw - 2rem),\n                                                    (min-width: 640px) calc(100vw - 4rem),\n                                                    calc(100vw - 2rem)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artsmidwest.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Penumbra_CYANG_Marisol-66-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/artsmidwest.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Penumbra_CYANG_Marisol-66-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/artsmidwest.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Penumbra_CYANG_Marisol-66-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artsmidwest.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Penumbra_CYANG_Marisol-66-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/artsmidwest.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Penumbra_CYANG_Marisol-66-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" \/>\n\n                                    <div class=\"absolute left-3 md:left-5 bottom-3 md:bottom-5\">\n                                        <div class=\"px-2.5 lg:px-3 py-1.5 lg:py-2 rounded-md bg-dark-sky\/50 flex items-center text-white\">\n    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"w-3 lg:w-3.75 h-3 lg:h-3.5 mr-2 text-current fill-current\" width=\"15\" height=\"14\" viewBox=\"0 0 15 14\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_335_1811)\">\n<path d=\"M7.49831 2.97534C5.15467 2.97534 3.25024 4.9504 3.25024 7.37285C3.25024 9.79529 5.15819 11.7704 7.49831 11.7704C9.83844 11.7704 11.7464 9.79529 11.7464 7.37285C11.7464 4.9504 9.83844 2.97534 7.49831 2.97534ZM7.49831 10.5919C5.78362 10.5919 4.38868 9.14785 4.38868 7.37285C4.38868 5.59784 5.78362 4.15383 7.49831 4.15383C9.213 4.15383 10.6079 5.59784 10.6079 7.37285C10.6079 9.14785 9.213 10.5919 7.49831 10.5919Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/>\n<path d=\"M13.208 2.16784H12.5088C12.2277 2.16784 11.9852 1.96051 11.929 1.6768C11.7428 0.705638 10.9136 0 9.95784 0H5.04216C4.08644 0 3.25369 0.705638 3.07098 1.6768C3.01476 1.96051 2.77231 2.16784 2.49122 2.16784H1.79199C0.804638 2.16784 0 3.00078 0 4.02286V12.2723C0 13.2253 0.748419 14 1.66901 14H13.331C14.2516 14 15 13.2253 15 12.2723V4.02286C15 3.00078 14.1954 2.16784 13.208 2.16784ZM13.7843 12.2723C13.7843 12.5305 13.5805 12.7415 13.331 12.7415H1.66901C1.41954 12.7415 1.21574 12.5305 1.21574 12.2723V4.02286C1.21574 3.69187 1.47576 3.42634 1.79199 3.42634H2.49122C3.34856 3.42634 4.09346 2.79345 4.26212 1.9205C4.33591 1.53494 4.6662 1.25487 5.04216 1.25487H9.95784C10.3373 1.25487 10.6641 1.53494 10.7379 1.9205C10.903 2.79345 11.6479 3.42634 12.5088 3.42634H13.208C13.5278 3.42634 13.7843 3.69551 13.7843 4.02286V12.2723Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/>\n<\/g>\n<defs>\n<clipPath id=\"clip0_335_1811\">\n<rect width=\"15\" height=\"14\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/>\n<\/clipPath>\n<\/defs>\n<\/svg>    <span\n      class=\"text-[8px] lg:text-[10px] leading-none uppercase pt-0.5\">Photo Credit: Penumbra Theatre<\/span>\n  <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n\n                                                                    <figcaption class=\"font-serif mt-5 text-xs leading-5\">\n                                        Penumbra Theatre&#8217;s production of Marisol. 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