When Elders Speak: Oral Histories of the Inner City Arts Council
As a child, Milwaukee artist DeMar Walker was captivated by a mural on the side of a building: the former home of an organization called...
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See the Sights of Southern Illinois
Eager to step outside of Chicago and experience more creativity in rural Illinois? Join travel writer Meena Thiruvengadam for a road trip...
Expressions of Everyday Royalty Light up a Fashion Runway
This site-specific public healing event, held in at George Floyd Square, created an evening of earth science, ancestral alternative healing...
How Community Reading Programs Inspired a New Book About Untold Stories
Community reading programs can inspire discussion, connection, and community—and in the case of author, educator, and Russian literature...
Murals Brighten Central Wisconsin
When you visit Portage County, Wisconsin, you’ll see thirteen incredible new pieces of art on buildings around the region. Through a...
Exploring Juvenile Justice with Tennessee Shakespeare
For the last five years, the Memphis-based Tennessee Shakespeare Company has done outreach with boys who are incarcerated at two facilities...
Big Read Brings Native American Voices & Culture to University Campus
Lake Superior State University ( LSSU ) is located in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, where five Native nations are located. In 2020 and...
Indigenous Futurisms as Healing Take the Stage
Using magical realism and a journey into the Maya cosmovision, Minneapolis performers Magdalena Kaluza and Rebekah Crisanta de Ybarra have...
2021: Our Year In Review
As I reflect on the last year, I’m struck by the power of creativity. In difficult times, creativity offers hope, sparks innovation, and...
Paths Don't Define Us: Shakespeare and Creative Healing
In juvenile justice facilities across the country, creative healing is happening through an unexpected source: the work of William...