Author: Angela Zonunpari

Art has taken off at airports across the region. Today, there’s an exciting world of creativity to discover at our ports of aerial entry.

Built in 1897, Yerkes Observatory in Wisconsin should be a bastion of history. Instead, it’s a hotspot for artists.

From catsup bottles and coffee pots to pumpkins and ears of corn, the Midwest skyline is dotted with uniquely industrial artistry.

Artists have turned an abandoned 32,000 square-feet retail space into an immersive, playful experience like no other.

The Mural On The Wall team works closely with community members from finding locations to generating imagery, themes, and content.

In Wisconsin, Indiana, and Illinois, explore three different stories of the Black experience in America.

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.

After the impacts of dwindling industry and a failed highway project, jazz is seeing a revival with help from local musicians, students and university.

Along with the band director’s fearless advocacy, the community started a nonprofit, which helped explore grants and sought creative ways to save the music. 

Influenced by her upbringing, Neugebohr shares intimate, grounded, and slice-of-life stories through her filmmaking and writing.