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3rd Annual Summer Nights Arts Festival

Wed, Aug 27th, 2025
Tiffany Gallaher
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3rd Annual Summer Nights Arts Festival Brings Art, Music, and Community Together The 3rd Annual Summer Nights Arts Festival was a resounding success, drawing record crowds for an evening filled with creativity, live music, and family fun. This year’s festival was the largest display yet, expanding beyond its original...

Celebrating Our 2025 Creative Writing Contest Winners!

Wed, Apr 16th, 2025
Tiffany Gallaher
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Home Last night, we had the joy of gathering with young writers and community members at the Farmington Public Library to celebrate the winners of our 6th Annual Creative Writing Contest, hosted by the Mineral Area Council on the Arts (MACOA). With the theme “Home”, this year’s submissions captured everything from memories...

2025 Banner Winners!

Thu, Apr 3rd, 2025
Tiffany Gallaher
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Announcing the 2024 Banner Submission Winners! The results are in! We are thrilled to announce the winning artists whose work will be displayed in the 11th Annual Art in Bloom Banner Contest. This year’s theme, “When I Grow Up”, invited young artists across the service region to dream big and showcase their visions...

Limited-Edition Shirts Now Available for Pre-Sale!

Thu, Mar 20th, 2025
Tiffany Gallaher
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Celebrating 25 Years of the K-12 Student Art Show This year marks an incredible milestone for the Mineral Area Council on the Arts (MACOA): the 25th anniversary of the K-12 Student Art Show! For a quarter of a century, this beloved event has highlighted the remarkable creativity and artistic achievements...

Learn the Art of Safe Stage Combat

Thu, Mar 20th, 2025
Tiffany Gallaher
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Learn the Art of Safe Stage Combat with Kevin Bohnenkamp at MACOA Workshop Aspiring actors, theatre enthusiasts, and performers of all levels are invited to participate in an exciting Stage Combat Workshop, hosted by the Mineral Area Council on the Arts (MACOA) at the MAC Fine Arts Theatre. This two-hour workshop, led...

Future Artists Fund – Scholarships for Schools!

Wed, Mar 5th, 2025
Tiffany Gallaher
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MACOA Announces the Future Artists Fund to Support Local School Arts Programs The Mineral Area Council on the Arts (MACOA) is proud to introduce the Future Artists Fund, a brand-new scholarship initiative designed to support the fine arts in local schools. This fund will provide $1,500 in total awards, with $500 allocated...

Pose & Practice – Live Drawing Session

Wed, Mar 5th, 2025
Tiffany Gallaher
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Pose and Practice MACOA and MAC Art Department Present “Pose & Practice” – A Live Figure Drawing Session Calling all artists! The Mineral Area Council on the Arts (MACOA) and the MAC Art Department are teaming up to bring you the first Pose & Practice, an exclusive live figure drawing session. Whether...

5th Annual Creative Writing Contest

Sat, Feb 1st, 2025
Tiffany Gallaher
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The 5th Annual MACOA Creative Writing Contest is Here! Calling all storytellers, poets, and wordsmiths—it’s time to put pen to paper, or in this case, fingers to keys, and bring your creativity to life! Mineral Area Council on the Arts (MACOA) is thrilled to announce the return of our annual Creative Writing Contest,...

2025 Banner Contest Celebrates 11 Years of Creativity

Fri, Dec 20th, 2024
Tiffany Gallaher
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2025 Banner Contest Celebrates 11 Years of Creativity Theme: “When I Grow Up!” Mineral Area Council on the Arts (MACOA) is thrilled to announce the 11th Annual Banner Contest, an exciting opportunity for K-12 students from Arcadia Valley, Bismarck, Bonne Terre, Caledonia, Desloge, Farmington, Frankclay, Fredericktown,...

Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! The Musical Soars into Farmington

Wed, Dec 11th, 2024
Tiffany Gallaher
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Date: March 8, 2024 Time: 2:00 PM Location: Farmington Centene Center Mineral Area Council on the Arts (MACOA) is thrilled to partner with the City of Farmington to welcome back TheaterWorksUSA with their spectacular production of Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! The Musical! This lively and hilarious adaptation of...

The Punches Family to Perform at Mineral Area College

Wed, Dec 11th, 2024
Tiffany Gallaher
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Date: February 8, 2024 Time: 7:00 PM Location: Mineral Area College Fine Arts Theatre Mineral Area Council on the Arts is excited to welcome The Punches Family, a talented bluegrass gospel group hailing from Fredericktown, Missouri, for an evening of music and inspiration on Saturday, February 8th, at 7:00 PM. The Punches...

Brett Pruneau Returns for an Intimate Evening Concert

Fri, Oct 4th, 2024
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An Intimate Evening with Brett Pruneau Mineral Area Council on the Arts Presents: An Intimate Evening with Brett Pruneau Farmington, MO – Mineral Area Council on the Arts (MACOA) is excited to announce a special evening of music with Brett Pruneau, a vocal powerhouse from Bonne Terre, Missouri, in a concert like...