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JUNE 2019
June 22 - Nov. 7, 10am - 4:00pm.
Immigrants of Wisconsin: Yesterday & Today
2019 Special Program & Exhibits Series
Immigrants and immigration might be a hot button issue—but it is nothing new.
Throughout 2019, the Driftless Historium will explore the history and experiences of immigrants from across the world who have lived, loved and lost in Wisconsin, via a wide-ranging line-up of programs and exhibits. This series, simply titled “Immigrants of Wisconsin: Yesterday and Today,” will feature a mix of public offerings, spanning 19th century foreign-born settlers to current immigration issues and experiences, with the conscious goal of helping audiences make connection.
All public programs in this series will be free and open to all.
Hosted by Driftless Historium & Mount Horeb Area Historical Society and Wisconsin Humanities Council.
Made possible by the Mt. Horeb Community Foundation.
Immigrants of Wisconsin: Yesterday & Today
2019 Special Program & Exhibits Series
Immigrants and immigration might be a hot button issue—but it is nothing new.
Throughout 2019, the Driftless Historium will explore the history and experiences of immigrants from across the world who have lived, loved and lost in Wisconsin, via a wide-ranging line-up of programs and exhibits. This series, simply titled “Immigrants of Wisconsin: Yesterday and Today,” will feature a mix of public offerings, spanning 19th century foreign-born settlers to current immigration issues and experiences, with the conscious goal of helping audiences make connection.
All public programs in this series will be free and open to all.
Hosted by Driftless Historium & Mount Horeb Area Historical Society and Wisconsin Humanities Council.
Made possible by the Mt. Horeb Community Foundation.
Sun. June 30 to Sat. Aug. 10, 9am - 4:00pm.
No Man's Land: An Art Installation by Eva Gabriella Fynn
The Driftless Historium hosts, "No Man's Land: Paintings from the Borderlands," an art exhibition by UW-Madison Graduate Student Eva Gabriella Flynn.
This art show features a collection of figurative paintings inspired by Flynn's experiences as a Mexican-American woman from the borderlands. Much of the work is influenced by the politics, landscape, and day-to-day normalities of life on the border. She tries to describe a paradox; a psychological experience of being between two worlds, while also belonging to two worlds. Flynn hopes to convey a visual universal language to fill in the spaces where these distinct worlds begin to collide. In the paintings, figures are displaced in abstracted landscapes with nostalgic, domestic imagery. She attempts to recreate the sense of building a home along with building an identity.
"No Man’s Land" is a contemplation on identity tied to place, the things that make up a home, the things we take with us, and the things we all share.
This free fine arts show will run from Sunday, June 30 through Saturday, August 10, 10am to 4pm daily, in the Kalscheur Family Foundation Community Education Room & Gallery.
Meet the artist at a closing reception and presentation on Saturday, August 10 from 5:00pm to 7:00pm, with 5:30pm program.
"No Man's Land" is part of the Driftless Historium’s 2019 theme, “Immigrants of Wisconsin: Yesterday and Today.” With financial supported generously provided by the Mount Horeb Community Foundation, the Mount Horeb Area Historical Society has planned a year-long mix of speakers and exhibitions about both early Wisconsin’s foreign-born settlers and current immigration issues and experiences.
For more information about Flynn's art installation or this 2019 series, call 608-437-6486 or email mthorebhistory@mhtc.net.
No Man's Land: An Art Installation by Eva Gabriella Fynn
The Driftless Historium hosts, "No Man's Land: Paintings from the Borderlands," an art exhibition by UW-Madison Graduate Student Eva Gabriella Flynn.
This art show features a collection of figurative paintings inspired by Flynn's experiences as a Mexican-American woman from the borderlands. Much of the work is influenced by the politics, landscape, and day-to-day normalities of life on the border. She tries to describe a paradox; a psychological experience of being between two worlds, while also belonging to two worlds. Flynn hopes to convey a visual universal language to fill in the spaces where these distinct worlds begin to collide. In the paintings, figures are displaced in abstracted landscapes with nostalgic, domestic imagery. She attempts to recreate the sense of building a home along with building an identity.
"No Man’s Land" is a contemplation on identity tied to place, the things that make up a home, the things we take with us, and the things we all share.
This free fine arts show will run from Sunday, June 30 through Saturday, August 10, 10am to 4pm daily, in the Kalscheur Family Foundation Community Education Room & Gallery.
Meet the artist at a closing reception and presentation on Saturday, August 10 from 5:00pm to 7:00pm, with 5:30pm program.
"No Man's Land" is part of the Driftless Historium’s 2019 theme, “Immigrants of Wisconsin: Yesterday and Today.” With financial supported generously provided by the Mount Horeb Community Foundation, the Mount Horeb Area Historical Society has planned a year-long mix of speakers and exhibitions about both early Wisconsin’s foreign-born settlers and current immigration issues and experiences.
For more information about Flynn's art installation or this 2019 series, call 608-437-6486 or email mthorebhistory@mhtc.net.
JULY 2019
Thur., July 18, 2019 at 6 PM – 7:30 PM
Laura Ingalls Wilder: Global Migration & Midwest Sensibilities
Laura Ingalls Wilder is an American icon, known for her novels about her family’s experience as American pioneers in the 1870s. But does her Little House on the Prairie series have meaning for today’s immigrants and refugees to the Midwest? Indeed it does.
Now the themes of courage, hard work, and dedication to family and tradition play out in modern riffs, such as hit Canadian TV series Little Mosque on the Prairie and Minneapolis-based blog Little Laos on the Prairie. Contemporary immigrants have adapted the iconic pioneer girl’s story about overland migration to explore current immigration controversies, facts, and myths.
In this talk, Author Emily Anderson, longtime "Little House" fan and now scholar, will open a discussion about how immigration is perceived today in light of American history, ideals, and representations in pop culture.
“Global Migration & Midwestern Sensibilities” is made possible by the Wisconsin Humanities Council and their "Working Lives Project" [to find out more, visit their website at www.wisconsinhumanities.org] and is part of the Driftless Historium’s 2019 theme, “Immigrants of Wisconsin: Yesterday and Today.” This year-long mix of speakers and exhibitions about both early Wisconsin’s foreign-born settlers and current immigration issues and experiences hopes to help audiences make connections and recognize patterns and change over time.
For more information about July 18th's "Global Migration & Midestern Sensibilities" event or the Historium's 2019 "Immigrants of Wisconsin" series, call 608-437-6486 or email mthorebhistory@mhtc.net.
Laura Ingalls Wilder: Global Migration & Midwest Sensibilities
Laura Ingalls Wilder is an American icon, known for her novels about her family’s experience as American pioneers in the 1870s. But does her Little House on the Prairie series have meaning for today’s immigrants and refugees to the Midwest? Indeed it does.
Now the themes of courage, hard work, and dedication to family and tradition play out in modern riffs, such as hit Canadian TV series Little Mosque on the Prairie and Minneapolis-based blog Little Laos on the Prairie. Contemporary immigrants have adapted the iconic pioneer girl’s story about overland migration to explore current immigration controversies, facts, and myths.
In this talk, Author Emily Anderson, longtime "Little House" fan and now scholar, will open a discussion about how immigration is perceived today in light of American history, ideals, and representations in pop culture.
“Global Migration & Midwestern Sensibilities” is made possible by the Wisconsin Humanities Council and their "Working Lives Project" [to find out more, visit their website at www.wisconsinhumanities.org] and is part of the Driftless Historium’s 2019 theme, “Immigrants of Wisconsin: Yesterday and Today.” This year-long mix of speakers and exhibitions about both early Wisconsin’s foreign-born settlers and current immigration issues and experiences hopes to help audiences make connections and recognize patterns and change over time.
For more information about July 18th's "Global Migration & Midestern Sensibilities" event or the Historium's 2019 "Immigrants of Wisconsin" series, call 608-437-6486 or email mthorebhistory@mhtc.net.