The Mid-America Arts Alliance is celebrating its 50th anniversary, a half-century in which it has delivered millions of dollars to artists and reached millions of Missourians and Kansans with its programs.
In Missouri, the nation's first regional arts organization has given more than $12 million to artists and arts organizations since 1972, and its programs have reached more than 600,000 children and 5 million adults. Missouri represents the group's biggest footprint, with 113 M-AAA programs or…