Author: Angela Zonunpari

From galleries to historic paint factories, these hotels bring creativity to hospitality and showcase local artists.

The non-profit organizes residencies and exhibitions that connect emerging artists in Chicago and the village of Steuben in Wisconsin.

The intention is to bring awareness about the atrocities of the federal Indian boarding schools and to start the healing journey for survivors, their descendants, and extended families. 

This Detroit-based artist uses foraged plants from uninhabited lots to create natural dyes, pigments, quilts, and more.

Colors, traditions, and prayers are all pieced into Benson’s star quilts. Her craft has been encouraged by the women in her family.

The non-profit organization is keeping traditional craft afloat through community boatbuilding in Green Bay.

The St. Paul-based organization has become central to community activism and artist support over the last six years, especially for Indigenous peoples and communities of color.

Their dedication to astonishment and awe has kept audiences coming back to see more than 12,000 plays since 1988.

“Urushi is most close to who I am,” says Indianapolis-based artist Nhat Tran, who has been creating abstract sculptural and 2D pieces with lacquer over the past two decades.

Minnesota artist Dyani White Hawk and Illinois-based statistician Rina Foygel Barber have each been awarded a “no strings attached” fellowship stipend of $800,000.