From personal to professional to political spaces, I have paid attention to disputes between people who plead for common ground yet gloss over perspectives and leave issues unresolved. I have wondered that if instead of common ground, we should advocate and claim space for identities and representations that are rare.
As a child, I was afraid of spiders. I was one of those girls who ran away at the sight of any creepy crawly bug that was not either a ladybug, butterfly, or roly poly. I didn't see the irony or hypocrisy of my fear, as a girl who got called boyish, called out for being too rough, too temperamental, too strong, too aggressive for my sex.
Maybe the most magical thing about outdoor works of art is how they not only change their environments, but also transform with the seasons. Though the Midwest got hit with…
What if the $4 billion FoxConn tax break had instead gone towards small business grants?
Anne Katz is the Executive Director of Arts Wisconsin. After reading my last post about Arts Spending in Wisconsin, she asked if she could write a guest post offering action…
Arts Spending in Wisconsin Wisconsin ranks 48th out of 50 states for public funding for the arts. In 2018, Wisconsin's state budget for the arts is $811,800 (14 cents per capita), which…
Whenever I tell people that I'm a (full-time) artist, they generally have one of two reactions: "Oh, for a living?" When I answer yes, they ask, "Full-time?" When I answer…
Bayview Foundation is an affordable housing neighborhood in the heart of Madison. Their residents represent 12 different nationalities, constituting one of the most culturally diverse neighborhoods in this city. Over…
2018 has been a whirlwind, to say the least. There hasn't been quite as much space between things as I would like, but I'm loving the work I get to…
