News & Updates

Mineral Area Council on the Arts is proud to partner with Mineral Area College and Mineral Area Fine Arts Academy in sponsoring the 2021-2022 Choir Concert Series. The first concert is scheduled for Friday, October 8, at 7 p.m. in the Mineral Area College Fine Art Theater and will feature the MAC Singers and the Mineral...

The term “music history” usually brings to mind Beethoven, Bach, or Mozart.  Nonetheless, the Midwest has a musical history of its own intertwined with those who settled along the Mississippi River.  Dennis Stroughmatt discovered the unique French Midwest Creole music of those living in the Illinois Country, comprised...

The theme for the 2021 Creative Writing Contest is Freedom.  All entries must relate to this theme.  Writers may use their imagination to integrate the theme, Freedom, in so many ways.  The first thing that comes to mind when one hears the word ‘freedom’ is our country, but the ideas are limitless.  For example, we would...

Art students from kindergarten through high school will once again take over the Mineral Area College Field House for the 21st Mineral Area Council on the Arts K-12 Art Show. The Mineral Area Council on the Arts K-12 Student Art Show is free and open to the public for viewing on Saturday, May 1, from 10 a.m. until 1...

Mineral Area Council on the Arts and the City of Farmington are eager to announce the return of Liverpool Legends to the Centene Center, Saturday, May 8th, at 7:00 p.m. Tickets are $19.50 and will be available at the Civic Center desk beginning April 1st. A quick internet search will yield numerous tribute and cover...

We had an overwhelming response to the 2021 “It’s A Brand New Day” ART Blooms Banner Contest! Mineral Area Council on the Arts (MACOA) is excited to support this opportunity for K-12 arts and art education, as many local art instructors use this competition as a class assignment. Additionally, this is the first year...

The 21st Annual K-12 Art Show information is here! We are so excited to bring back the K-12 Art Show at Mineral Area College in 2021! The show is open to K-12 students from public, private, and home schools within the service region of Mineral Area College. For more information and entry materials, please download and...

After having to postpone this performance by St. Louis Irish Arts in April 2020, Mineral Area Council on the Arts (MACOA) is finally able to bring this cultural event to the region! While we will be sizing down the number of performers due to the continuing need for the health and safety of both the performers and attendees,...