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Jim Higgins (
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) announced that five artists, including Ck Ledesma, from Puerto Rico, and Nirmal Raja, have won southeastern Wisconsin’s prestigious prize for individual artists, the Mary L. Nohl Fellowship.
Higgins explains:The Nohl fund gives two established artists $20,000 and three emerging artists $10,000 each to create new work or complete work in progress. The funds, given in memory of the late artist Nohl, are unrestricted. The 18th annual competition drew 151 applicants. The five winners, all based in Milwaukee, will participate in a future Haggerty Museum of Art exhibit.
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Ck Ledesma is a transdisciplinary artist from San Juan, Puerto Rico, living in the diaspora in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Their socially engaged practice is centered at the intersections of history, place, experiences, community, and how these influence the creation of our identity(ies). Most recently they’ve been exploring the legacies of s
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The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday swiftly rejected a lawsuit brought by the state of Texas and backed by President Donald Trump to overturn President-elect Joe Bidenâs victory in Wisconsin and three other states, while the Wisconsin Supreme Court is set to give the final word in the coming days on Trumpâs own lawsuit seeking to do so in Wisconsin.
The high courtâs order was its second this week rebuffing Republican requests that it get involved in the 2020 election outcome. The justices turned away an appeal from Pennsylvania Republicans on Tuesday.
Also on Friday, the state Supreme Court agreed to hear Trumpâs lawsuit challenging Dane and Milwaukee countiesâ election results and scheduled oral arguments for noon on Saturday likely in order to provide a ruling before Wisconsinâs presidential electors cast their ballots for Biden on Monday.