In 1974, Ruth DeYoung Kohler II founded the Arts/Industry residency in partnership with Kohler Co. Today, the program annually hosts twelve artists who make new works of art in the company’s factory in Kohler, Wisconsin. The artists work in studios located on the factory floor, alongside Kohler Co. associates who offer support and information as […]

A nonbinary artist and first-generation Mexican American raised by undocumented parents, Moisés Salazar Tlatenchi infuses their work with their lived experience.   Salazar’s art frequently addresses the lack of agency and freedom the marginalized face in physical and theoretical spaces, and the trauma and barriers specific to queer and immigrant bodies. They create works using […]

In ancient Persian literature, the adjective ماه طلعت (moon-faced) was used to describe the beauty of an individual, regardless of their gender identity. Today, the word refers to the beauty of women only. A similar shift in gender representation occurred in Persian visual culture—as evidenced in portrait paintings of Iran’s Qajar dynasty (1786–1925)—when Western modernization, […]

The annual Youth Art Month exhibition showcases exceptional student artwork from Sheboygan County and beyond. Elementary, middle, and high schools, as well as other youth-serving organizations, are featured in this year’s show. Visitors will see the many ways that students have interpreted the works of environment builders and contemporary artists found in the Arts Center’s […]

Otis Houston Jr. (born 1954) is best known for his public performances and installation work on FDR Drive by New York’s East River, where he has been working since 1997. His site-specific installations and performances include writing, poetry, singing, found objects, and fruit, which are used as both props and materials. A series of spray-painted towels […]