News & Updates

Mineral Area Council on the Arts (MACOA) sponsored its first Creative Writing Contest in 2020 with financial assistance provided by the Missouri Arts Council.  The theme for the contest was “The Journey” with entries due on September 30th.  All entries were judged anonymously by authors and educators in the field of...

Every year the Mineral Area Council on the Arts (MACOA) brings quality art and cultural programming to the region.  The plans for the 2020-2021 are no exception!  The board of directors has great hopes of being able to continue serving our community and completing the mission to “promote and strengthen the cultural environment...

Mineral Area Council on the Arts is honored to present The Freedom Endeavor Photo Exhibit, a photography project by Steven Snyder of Mount Vernon, Missouri.  The mission of The Freedom Endeavor project “is to recognize and honor the everyday citizens who took the oath to support and defend the Constitution of the United...

The winner of the Mineral Area Council on the Arts’ Logo Contest is Rebecca Turner of Bismarck.  Mrs. Turner teaches art classes at Arcadia Valley Middle School and High School.  She plays an active supporting role in the creation and recognition of her students’ artwork.  Her students participate successfully in contests...

Across Arcadia, Ironton, and Pilot Knob you will find thirty (30) banners on display showing artwork from students of the Arcadia Valley School!  Be sure to look up as you explore the beautiful Arcadia Valley! Click here for a MAP of the banner locations  

Are you an artist needing a project?  A designer seeking to be creative?   Or maybe you have a good eye for advertising?  Mineral Area Council on the Arts needs your artistic skills to create a new logo! MACOA Logo Contest Entry Form MACOA Logo Contest Official Rules MACOA will be celebrating 30 years of supporting local...

As you are being released from quarantine and driving around Farmington, be sure to look up!  All 100 of this year’s banners are on display!  Parents, students, family members, friends – find your student’s banner on the map.  Just click below. Art Blooms Banner Map 2020

The following information is from a webinar on 4/22/20 by Tim Mooney of the Volunteer Lawyers and Accountants for the Arts (VLAA).  These new unemployment assistance programs are a result of the federal CARES Act.  State agencies are working very quickly to create and activate processes by which to get this assistance...

When is a good time to write?  Anytime!  So why not now? Mineral Area Council on the Arts announces its First Annual Creative Writing Contest.  MACOA has been making plans for this new event for several months, and now is the time to get the word out! The theme for the Creative Writing Contest is “The Journey”.  All...

The 2020 ART Blooms Banners will be going up in the city of Farmington soon!  Although the COVID-19 virus has slowed things up a bit, it will NOT bring a halt to the artwork displayed downtown. See the slideshows below for a preview.  When you get a chance to drive around Farmington, don’t forget to keep looking...

The beautiful towns in the Arcadia Valley – Arcadia, Ironton, and Pilot Knob, will soon have new student artwork to view throughout the summer.  Mineral Area Council on the Arts is pleased to announce that the Ironton branch of First State Community Bank (FSCB) is sponsoring the creation of 30 light pole banners...