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TELL is bringing influence to the Midwest — collecting objects, people, and stories that make this place feel anything but ordinary.—————

MIDWEST DISPATCH

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All the Unseen Pleasures
& Treasures of the Midwest.

ASSEMBLY OF THE FORGOTTEN

ARTISTS EMILY JANE KUNTZ AND JOSHUA McGARVEY TALK ON GHOSTS, KNIVES, AND THEIR DUELING APPROACHES TO ASSEMBLAGE

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ASSEMBLY OF THE FORGOTTEN - ARTISTS EMILY JANE KUNTZ & JOSHUA McGARVEY

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ARTROPOLIS - SYMPOSIUM #3

TAOHEED BAYO AND UBAH "RIIYO" ABDULLAHI OF ARTROPOLIS OPEN UP TO NICOLE CROWDER ABOUT COLLABORATION, CITY LIFE AS CANVAS, AND THE WAYS THEIR WORK REIMAGINES URBAN SPACE

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    MEET OUR FOUNDING FATHERS

    MICHAEL CINA + MATHEW SWENSON IN CONVERSATION ABOUT THE POWER TO TELL AND SHIFTING THE LENS ON MIDWEST IDENTITY

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  • MEET OUR FOUNDING COLLABORATORS

    ELENA STANTON + JOE HORTON TALK ABOUT RESHAPING THE VISUAL NARRATIVE FOR THE REGION.

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FROM THE TELL TIPLINE - (773)-NOW-TELL

"This place has such unspoken potential. The past is important but it’s also so much about shaping the future with what we have here. The region has more then one voice, and it’s time the world listens."

- Anonymous Source

Having sex in the woods in the summer and being swarmed by gigantic mosquitoes 🦟 the likes I had never seen...[Haha]
I’d imagine it’s a Midwest right of passage

- Anonymous Source

"When people think of the Midwest all they think is quiet, slow, and lumpy...bullshit! This place has heart and hustle. You find underground scenes, unexpected talent everywhere. The only thing holding us back is we are not talking about it."

- Anonymous Source

  • DENIMANI - JUST A MATTER OF TIME

    DENIMANI REFLECTS ON THE ORIGINS OF HIS CREATIVE VOICE, THE ROLE OF PLAY AND IMPROVISATION IN HIS PROCESS, AND HOW THE ACT OF STORYTELLING BECOMES A WAY OF CARRYING FORWARD MEMORY.

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  • KAI BENSON - NOISE BANK

    KAI BENSON DELVES INTO HOW HIS WORKS CARRY AN UNEXPECTED EMOTIONAL RESONANCE, CREATING A DIALOGUE BETWEEN NOSTALGIA, ABSTRACTION, AND THE FORGOTTEN ARTIFACTS OF A BYGONE ERA.

    MEET KAI

KAI BENSON - NOISE BANK