An Honor to Be Selected

"Congratulations Laura, we are so excited to announce that you are the chosen artist in residence for 2027 for our No Blank Canvas Program."

This amazing email landed in my inbox this past Monday. I am thrilled and honored to be selected.

The No Blank Canvas program is a four-year community art program to share under-told stories from Kendall County's past 175 years. History often doesn't tell stories about lives from under-represented groups, like women (my focus). Art can help fill in those blanks for people and families, the landscape, and industry.

I'm brimming with ideas that I look forward to discussing with the Library and other partners next week.

I'll track my progress, plans, and projects here. Stay tuned! 2027 just got a lot more interesting!