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Seventeen artists from across the nation will be featured in Cleve Carney Museum of Arts exhibition opening Oct. 7. In the first iteration of this concept since 2018, "Once: 2023 Emerging Artists" showcases contemporary artwork ranging in mediums, size, concept, and technique.

Many immigrants dream of owning and operating a small business. A Chicago-based photographer has a personal understanding of immigration, and he has spent years documenting small businesses. He calls his project “Immigrant Owned,” and it’s about to be expanded in a big way.

Editorial photographer Jonathan Michael Castillo is the mind behind "American Institutional Indebtedness" an artwork critique about student loan indebtedness. The work is comprised of almost $80K of shredded U.S. currency, an amount representative of Julia's total student loan debt.