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A purple egg intricately painted with geometric and floral folk patterns in red, black, yellow, and turquoise.

Jozefa Rogocki

A collection of ten custom prosthetic leg covers displayed in two rows. Each socket is decorated with unique designs, ranging from metallic sci-fi and robotic styles to steampunk and fantasy motifs. The covers feature bright colors like blue, gold, and silver, as well as textured details such as glowing lights, gears, embossed patterns, and sculptural ridges. Two of the prosthetics are shown attached to model feet, while the rest are photographed as standalone sockets.

Nicholas Harrier

Mid-Michigan Environmental Action Council

B A S S

Beaver Island District Library

Hope College

Youth Arts Unlocked

Detroit Lit

Masa Center

A person with short dark hair and glasses holding two beater sticks, playing the kulintang, an instrument made up of a row of 8 brass gongs suspended on a rope-strung wooden stand.

Gean Vincent Almendras

Gean Vincent Almendras 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...

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