Muralists Roots Art Kollective on Art & Community Impact

Muralists Roots Art Kollective on Art & Community Impact
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Roots Art Kollective shares a Mexican-American heritage and a West Side upbringing, and each member has a distinct style they bring to their collaborations. … read more

A Distinct Society: Love, Loss and Understanding

A Distinct Society: Love, Loss and Understanding
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A Distinct Society explores playwright Kareem Fahmy’s identity as a child of Middle Eastern immigrants during a time of political strife. … read more

Bold & Beautiful: Hoe Shi Minh

Bold & Beautiful: Hoe Shi Minh
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An artist and performer in more ways than one, Hoe Shi Minh has been singing and dancing her way through life and doing it extravagantly. … read more

Gross Indecency Reveals the Trauma and Trials of Oscar Wilde

Gross Indecency Reveals the Trauma and Trials of Oscar Wilde
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For a show taking place in 1895, Gross Indecency felt modern with its themes of homophobia and forbidden love at the forefront. … read more

Paint & Puppies: Happypaws Pet Portraits

Paint & Puppies: Happypaws Pet Portraits
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To commemorate a furry family member, Happypaws pet portraits keep the image of our irreplaceable friends alive forever through custom watercolor portraits. … read more

Ariana Broumas Farber’s DREAMERS: A Portrait of America

Ariana Broumas Farber’s DREAMERS: A Portrait of America
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DREAMERS reveals much about how cultural, gender and religious differences are perceived and, more often, misunderstood under Western idealism. … read more

Beer and Badass Babes: Katie Mansfield’s Winning PBR Can Design

Beer and Badass Babes: Katie Mansfield’s Winning PBR Can Design
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Katie Mansfield’s relatable design for the Pabst Blue Ribbon 2022 Art Can Contest depicts a lover locked in a kiss, wishing they were drinking a PBR instead. … read more

“Your Sweetness Abides”: An Interview with Toy Whisperer Jared Gold

“Your Sweetness Abides”: An Interview with Toy Whisperer Jared Gold
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Nationally renowned designer and artist Jared Gold creates a new line of imaginative toys, Sutras of Delight, to reconnect with a childlike sense of wonder. … read more

“The Girl From Hawai’i”: Tali Alisa Hafoka’s Carried Across at UMOCA

“The Girl From Hawai’i”: Tali Alisa Hafoka’s Carried Across at...
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Through empty to-go boxes and colorful snapshots of culture hanging on the wall, the feeling of connection permeates Carried Away. … read more

Roe: States Rights, Enter Stage Left

Roe: States Rights, Enter Stage Left
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Jensie Anderson leads a reading of the 2016 stage play, Roe, wherein Jane Roe and her attorneys explore how this seminal case played out. … read more

Sleeping Giant: A Supernatural Tale About Change and the Unknown

Sleeping Giant: A Supernatural Tale About Change and the Unknown
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The comedic moments in Sleeping Giant uplift while seeping into the crevices of your brain—we’re all bound to have our own monster in the lake. … read more

Embodied Ecologies: Where Disability Meets the Natural World

Embodied Ecologies: Where Disability Meets the Natural World
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Embodied Ecologies—an exhibit on the intertwining of disability, health, and the environment—takes many forms: sculpture, painting, poetry and mixed-media. … read more