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  Martha Buche

  Midwest Culture Bearers Award
  
  FY2024
  Wisconsin

  Martha Buche is one of nine winners of the 2024 Midwest Culture Bearers Award. This award celebrates artisans and folk arts practitioners whose work is rooted in cultural preservation and...

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  Carly "Car" Riegger

  Midwest Award for Artists with Disabilities
  
  FY2024
  Wisconsin

  Carly "Car" Riegger is one of nine winners of the 2024 Midwest Award for Artists with Disabilities. This award is designed to support accessibility in the arts and celebrate the exceptional work of disabled Midwestern visual artists.

• Shake Rag Alley Center for the Arts

  NEA Big Read
  
  FY2024
  Wisconsin

  Inspired by Yang's The Latehomecomer to think about place both literally and metaphorically, we will provide a robust program including book discussions, writing prompts, public events, a writing retreat, and an open anthology call. The framework for thinking about place and identity holistically builds on Yang’s memoir’s structure, and the ways our place’s geology and topography affects ethology.

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  Black Arts MKE

  Shakespeare in American Communities: Schools
  
  FY2024
  Wisconsin

  Black Arts MKE will celebrate the genius of Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night” to engage & empower youth by leveraging the characters who are challenging the status quo to inspire self-discovery, critical thinking & personal growth. Free student matinees & engaging activities (reflection journals, character monologues, etc)will empower youth to find their own voices via self-expression will be offered.