Task Creative: Helping Artists Find Solutions to the Need for Space

Feature image: Task Exterior. Image courtesy of Task Creative. Rachel Hausmann Schall Built out of Amy Cannestra’s passion for satisfying the needs of artists, Task Creative in Cudahy, Wisconsin, functions as a DIY art studio. Hosting curated exhibitions proposed by artists, acting as a neutral space for documentation, and providing a library of equipment forContinue reading “Task Creative: Helping Artists Find Solutions to the Need for Space”

Art Against the Odds: Surmounting the Insurmountable

Feature image: M. Winston, House with oatmeal carton roof Gary John Gresl The traveling exhibition titled “Art Against the Odds” is extraordinary in several ways. The roots of the exhibition began in 2021 and took 2 years to organize and plan. It exclusively includes art made by incarcerated men and women in the Wisconsin PrisonContinue reading “Art Against the Odds: Surmounting the Insurmountable”

Dyani White Hawk

Frank Juárez I was first introduced to the work of Dyani White Hawk by SchoolArts Magazine editor Nancy Walkup. This introduction led to writing an article in 2020 about White Hawk’s work through the lens of an art educator. Since then, I have been following her career via social media. In 2020 she contributed to the designContinue reading “Dyani White Hawk”

Moody the Zine: Curating Creatives

Rachel Hausmann Schall What began as a project prompted by the pandemic and is now connecting creators from around the world, Moody the Zine has independently published over 20 issues since infiltrating the zine scene in January 2021. Moody delivers bi-monthly zine (short for magazine) publications straight to subscriber mailboxes. With representation of all typesContinue reading “Moody the Zine: Curating Creatives”