In this issue, we introduce you to: 

artists, spaces & publication:  Jade Pergl: A Sense of Calmness (WI), A Conversation That Grew: The Story of Studio Break (IL), A Moment of Return (WI), Jessalyn Finch: The Body as Art (MN), Colour into Focus Explores Queer & Trans Perspectives Through Collage (MN), Drive Thru: John Himmelfarb (WI), Emily Mulvaney: Intersection Between Art and Science (MN), Contemporary Art, Contemporary People: The Center for Native Futures (IL)

art venues:  Art Preserve (WI), James Watrous Gallery (WI), John Michael Kohler Arts Center, (WI) Kim Storage Gallery (WI), Little Known Art House (WI), newARTSpace (WI), Oliva Gallery (IL), Rahr-West Art Museum (WI), Ripple Artspace (WI), Sheboygan Visual Artists (WI), Two Fish Studio (WI)

artist directory: Pamela Anderson, Ella Blame, Paul Douglas, Terri Field, Kristine Hinrichs, Angela Johnson, Helen R. Klebesadel, Linda Marcus, Cyndie Rauls, Katherine Steichen Rosing, Christopher Sweet, Marian JA Vieux

contributing writers: April Behnke, Linda Marcus, Samuel Schwindt, Samantha Timm

guest contributing writers: allison anne, Jeremy P. Bushnell, Matthew Rose, John Sievers

Cover: Jade Pergl, Untitled (detail), 2026, Paint and airbrush on fabric, 48 x 48 inches. Photo: Aloy Xiong.

Issue 40

Featuring The Story Behind the Iconic Art Muscle (WI), Aaron Becker: Making Sense of Myself (IL), Where Language Fails: The Art of James Kao (IL), Anne Labovitz: Visual Representation of Optimism (MN), Madison Death Studio (WI), Uncovered Autobiography: Project Onward’s Cultural Work (IL), Monica Rezman: Between Two Worlds (IL), Lauren Semivan and the Choreographic Potential of the Artist’s Studio (WI), and A New Home: Celebrating the Re-Opening of the Trout Museum of Art (WI).

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Issue 39

Featuring Allison Wade (IL), Roland Santana (IL), House of No Era (OH), The Nook Gallery (IN), Emily Duke (WI), Zolla/Lieberman Gallery (IL), Grilled Cheese Grant (WI), Maria Burundarena (IL), Roman Susan (IL).

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Issue 38

Featuring Helen Lee (WI), Essence Enwere (MN), Arts of Life (IL), A Creative Place (WI), Kellie Romany (IL), Derrick Buisch (WI), Community Crochet (WI), Christina A. West (WI), Photo Opp (W…

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Issue 37

Featuring Mary Jones (IA), Purple Window Gallery Collective (IL), Switch Grass Paper (IL), Against the Odds Exhibition (WI), TASK CREATIVE (WI).

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Issue 36

Featuring Michael Pfleghaar (MI), The Davis Street Drawing Room (IL), Kimberly Rashad (MN), José Santiago (IL), Assaf Evron (IL), Poor Farm (WI), MARN Mentorship Program (WI).

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Issue 35

Featuring Dyani White Hawk (MN), Waves for Change (WI), Moody the Zine: Curating Creatives (WI), Bringing West Africa to the Midwest – Sahr Ngekia (MN), Light and Loss: Love, Hope, and Connection – Jaymee Harvey Willms (WI), Seeking Truth Through Imagery – Alayna Pernell (WI), Crit Connection Provides Artists with Camaraderie and Professional Support (IL).

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Issue 34

Featuring Artdose Magazine Celebrating Ten Years, Ruth Foundation for the Arts (WI), Diane Christiansen (IL), Juxtaposition Arts: Re-designing the Future (MN), Ann Arbor Art Center (MI), Maquoketa Art Experience (IA), Copper County Community Arts Center (MI), Jordan Martins (IL), and Riverside Arts Center (I…

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Issue 33

Featuring Amo Collective (MN), Anna Kunz (IL), Bryanna Bibbs (IL), Chicago Gallery News (IL), Cultivate (MI), DeVos Art Museum (MI), Essay’d (MI), Maggie Sasso (WI), MPLSART (MN), Rochester Art Center (MN), Rockford Art Museum (IL), Voices Productions (IA).

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Issue 32

Featuring The House of RAD (WI), Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum (WI), and Art Preserve (WI); artists Hector Acuna, Rosy Petri, Kirsten Meier, Della Nohl, Marianne Fairbanks, Jeanette Martin, Daniel Fleming, Sara Moralez, Jovanny Hernandez Caballero; and a growing list of advertisers, art venues, and artists.

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Issue 31

Featuring The Bubbler (WI), The Bindery (WI), and Thelma Sadoff Center for the Arts (WI); artists Tania Bonilla, Emily Clement, Sarah FitzSimons, Ben Higgins, Karen Ann Hoffman, Rebekah Knuth, Sandra and Wence Martinez, Katherine Steichen Rosing, Julie VonDerVellen, and the collective Las R.A.R.A.S.; 2021 Grilled Cheese Grant artists; our newest partnerships with the Wisconsin Visual Artists, Authentic Obsessions Podcast and Little Fire Ceramics; and a growing list of supporters, art venues, and artists.

Issue 30

Featuring Liala Amin, Terrence Adeyanju, Celeste Contreras, Shannon Lee Molter, Mahogany Gallery, Jaron Childs, Iuscely Flores, Mindy Sue Wittock, Emerging Art Leaders Fellowship Program, Rountree Gallery, Akira Mabon, Anika Kowalik, Tyanna Buie, Arts + Literature Laboratory (WI).

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