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My work represents an ongoing investigation into the metaphoric possibilities of objects and the psychological projections they attract. As remnants of material culture, these objects carry with them the residue of memory, psychological associations, the relativity of time and space and the complexity of identity.

Through a layering of temporal and spatial, as well as textual and decorative, elements I explore the concept of reality as a product of perception, cultural adaptation and engendered responses while also suggesting the possibility of a metaphysical relationship to phenomena that would entail exposure to numinous experiences. Continue reading →

A WORKSHOP FOR NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS

United Way of Kenosha County, in collaboration with Kenosha County UW-Extension, invites representatives of Kenosha area nonprofit organizations to attend a free workshop on the raising money for Foundations and Endowments. Workshop takes place on Tuesday, August 26 from 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM at the Kenosha Public Museum, 5500 1st Avenue. Lunch is provided, courtesy of Kenosha’s northside and southside Subway Restaurants.

At this workshop, Dr. Len Iaquinta and Ed Fitzpatrick will discuss planned giving, endowments, starting or revitalizing a foundation, and provide tips on working with community foundations. This is a great workshop for nonprofits at all stages of development.

Dr. Iaquinta owns Excellence In Communications, Inc. and has a background in fundraising and planned giving for nonprofit organizations and educational institutions. Mr. Fitzpatrick is a financial consultant for the Fitzpatrick Group of Wachovia Securities.

Registration in advance is required. Contact Maegan Pitts at mpitts@kenoshaunitedway.org or call (262) 658-4104 by Friday, August 22nd.

By Melanie Hovey, Executive Director, Lemon Street Gallery & ArtSpace, Inc.

If someone asked, “What are the arts?” Most people would quickly respond, “It’s music, visual art, dance, theatre, and writing.” What if the question was to describe the humanities? Would you know how to respond?

A concise description is that the humanities are the study of what human beings have thought, felt, and celebrated throughout the centuries and today. They grow out of an interest in language, arts, literature, thought, and history of humankind.

The humanities emphasize analysis, interpretation, and exchange of ideas, rather than the creative expression of the arts or the quantitative explanation of the sciences. The humanities include, but are not limited to, the study of language, literature, history, jurisprudence, philosophy, archaeology, comparative religion, ethics, and the history, criticism, and theory of the arts. Continue reading →

Events Showcase How Policy Decisions Made in Madison are Working for Kenosha

Lt. Governor Barbara Lawton joined Governor Doyle and members of his cabinet for “Capital for a Day” in Kenosha, on Thursday, June 12.

The Capital for a Day program provides a unique opportunity for the administration to get a vivid snapshot of an area from multiple perspectives, and gives area citizens the chance to be on a first name basis with the governor, lieutenant governor and cabinet secretaries.

While in Kenosha, Lt. Governor Lawton held a creative economy roundtable with members of the Arts and Humanities Association (AHA!) of Kenosha, she met with business leaders and entrepreneurs at the Kemper Center, visited a farm that produces its own renewable energy and announced that the Kenosha Unified Number 1 School District joined her Energy Star Schools Challenge. She also appeared on the Lenny Palmer Show.