30 years ago, Kenosha could be defined as a factory town, home to Nash, American Motors, Renault and Chrysler. 60 years ago, this same city was defined as a shipping port on the Great Lakes. Today, the rise of the creative class has resulted in opportunities for the arts and culture of Kenosha to shine.
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2010's Art of the Draw playing cards were a success. 54 artists contributed original art to the face cards. Local artist Joshua Frazer designed the box. New artists have contributed to a new deck of cards for 2011, due for release on Saturday, December 10, during Second Saturdays activities in Kenosha's downtown and lakefront locations.
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Open Pandora's Box, a phantasmagoria of visual art, graphic fiction, prose and poetry contained in a stunningly illustrated box and including a 120-page book of myth, legends, tall tales and folklore, as interpreted by local and international artists and authors, a CD of auditory delights, and more. |
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We wish to collaborate with our community's writers, visual and performing artists, historians, storytellers, business people, health care providers, faith-based institutions, local government, service clubs, nonprofit institutions and those who cannot be hemmed in by categories in order to tell the story, show the lives and interests, explore ideas, and celebrate Kenosha and the region, its strong resource of talent, and its past, present, and future with you. We hope you find something of interest here among Southport Press projects and activities. We always welcome new ideas and some helping hands. |
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Apr
Write & Sketchcrawl
It's a five-alarm writing and drawing blaze! All writers and sketchers are invited to visit the Firehouse 3 Museum,700 Sixth Street, Racine, WI from 10 AM-Noon on Saturday, April 21st. No RSVP necessary. Bring your journal or sketchpad and a portable chair. Newbies always welcome!
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May
Dante's Disco Inferno
The Puppet Underground, Kenosha's newly-formed group of puppeteers and fans of puppetry, present their first production, Dante's Disco Inferno, on Saturday, May 12 at various times between 6-9 PM at ArtWorks, 5002 7th Avenue. |
Southport Press exists to give voice to Kenosha and the surrounding region by providing a small press publishing operation and activities that showcase our area's arts, history, and culture.
