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If you’ve driven through rural Wisconsin, chances are you’ve seen a barn quilt. The large, square paintings hung on barns mimic the kind of art you’d see on a quilt, and now a local project is mapping them out through Racine County.

Artist Khari Turner’s work mixes paint and water from places of historical significance, cascading over canvas to reveal, define and seemingly obscure human bodies and features. His premiere exhibition called “Mirorring Reflection” is currently at the Museum of Wisconsin Art.

Outside of the wide array of different films available each year, one thing regular film goers look for is the unique art that goes along with each festival. This year, the MFF’s program guide design and theme was created by Milwaukee-based graphic designer, Whitney Anderson. She shares more about what went into her collaboration.

A new exhibit at the Jewish Museum Milwaukee explores the history of Japanese-American internment through archival photos and firsthand accounts of the devastating impact of this unjust incarceration.

Women’s History Month inspired Dominique Samari to create her own celebration of the women in her life. Everyday Women’s Wisdom project is a collaboration between her and illustrator Sherrill Knezel.

The bronze statue of actor Henry Winkler, also known as the Bronze Fonz, was removed from the riverwalk earlier this month. So, where did he go? Lindsey McKee, communications manager for VISIT Milwaukee fills us in.

This month Milwaukee Magazine is featuring winners of their 2022 Unity Awards, highlighting people and organizations making Milwaukee a better place. One of the featured people is Milwaukee artist Vedale Hill.

The Milwaukee Art Museum’s Calatrava is undoubtedly a symbol of the city. The building, known formally as the Quadracci Pavillion, is celebrating two decades on Milwaukee’s lakefront. In that time, the Calatrava has become an iconic part of the city’s skyline and one of its main attractions.

A billboard with the words “You Are Loved” over a progress rainbow flag and superimposed with flowers went up in Madison, Wisconsin this past summer. Designed by Madison-based transgender, nonbinary artist Rae Senarighi, it was originally intended to just be up in June for Pride month, but a grassroots campaign has turned it into so much more.

On any given day, you can see kids and adults swarming 5-foot tall, colorful, plastic birds at Milwaukee's Lakeshore State Park. The large public art installation is meant to draw attention to the need to protect Milwaukee's natural inhabitants.