Location: Wisconsin
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Striking Documentary Brings Native Nation’s Pipeline Resistance to National Stage
December 12, 2024
Bad River: A Story of Defiance (2024) follows the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa in northern Wisconsin.
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Teens in Wisconsin Justice System Collaborate with Artists on Murals
November 25, 2024
Madison Public Library’s Making Justice program has facilitated over 20 murals with help from empowered, inspired teens.
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Root Beer Milk and the “Ruthie” Rose Spotted at the Wisconsin State Fair
August 21, 2024
From unofficial contests to eat the most cream puffs to pigs taking mid-race snack breaks, one of the region’s top state fairs is a show-stopping culinary and agricultural fest.
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Building an Indigenous Language Learning Community in Wisconsin
July 26, 2024
Laura Red Eagle created the Indigenous Language Table to offer a judgment-free gathering space for active language practice beyond the classroom.
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America's Most Historic Observatory Sets Eyes on the Next Frontier: The Arts
June 27, 2024
Built in 1897, Yerkes Observatory in Wisconsin should be a bastion of history. Instead, it’s a hotspot for artists.
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Black Museums in the Midwest You Must Visit
June 13, 2024
In Wisconsin, Indiana, and Illinois, explore three different stories of the Black experience in America.
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In Wisconsin, Traditional Mexican Craft Meets Modernist Painting in This 30-Year Collaboration
June 6, 2024
Wenceslas Martinez transforms Sandra Jo's paintings into intricate woven masterpieces. The couple started by selling their creations from a chicken coop and have since expanded their reach internationally.
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Meet Harmony Hill, the Milwaukee Artist Strengthening the Native Arts Community
May 24, 2024
At the start of Covid lockdown, Harmony Hill felt called to support her community of Native artists in Milwaukee. Since then, she's built a nonprofit – Red Magic – that hosts festivals and provides resources for all Native artists. Through it all, she's upending colonial narratives about what art is.
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Reflections from the Midwestern National Leaders of Color Fellows
May 8, 2024
Anna Gonzalez, L Sam Zhang, and Wakinyan Chief reflect on their work and their experiences thus far in the National Leaders of Color Fellowship.
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'Art Against the Odds' Shines a Light on Artists Within Wisconsin’s Justice System
April 24, 2024
The traveling exhibition and archive centers on visibility and art as a survival tool.