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MOWA explores the immigrant experience in Mirrors, Not Windows: Photography by Asher Imtiaz - MOWA Museum of Wisconsin Art is thrilled to announce Mirrors, Not Windows: Photography by Asher Imtiaz, a poignant collection of portraits that humanize the divisive issue of immigration. The exhibition features 30 works that capture the complex and emotional liminal spaces occupied by asylum seekers, mi...

Oholiabs will be closed for the summer for some re model and some direction change. Watch for our reopening in fall.

Don't miss Redbud author Prasanta Verma, Writer's new release, "Beyond Ethnic Loneliness: The Pain of Marginalization and the Path to Belonging"! Let's continue to show her love and support for this moving book!

"So what are you? Go back where you belong!"

Majority white American culture has historically marginalized people of color, who at times feel invisible and alienated and at other times are traumatized by oppression and public discrimination. This reality leads to a particular kind of aloneness: ethnic and racial loneliness.

An Indian American immigrant who grew up in white Southern culture, Prasanta Verma names and sheds light on the realities of ethnic loneliness. She unpacks the exhausting effects of cultural isolation, the dynamics of marginalization, and the weight of being other. In the midst of disconnection and erasure, she points to the longing to belong, the need to share our stories, and the hope of finding safe friendships and community. Our places of exile can become places where we find belonging―to ourselves, to others, and to God.

Prasanta Verma was born under an Asian sun, raised in the Appalachian foothills, and resides in the Midwest. She is a writer, poet, and public health professional, and Beyond Ethnic Loneliness is her first book. Connect with her on Instagram , her Substack newsletter, or her website.

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Prasanta Verma Anamolu will at Oholab's this Sunday May 5. Doors open at 12:30 Prasanta will be talking about her newly released book, "Beyond Ethnic Loneliness; The Pain of Marginalization and the Path to Belonging" at 1:00. Following in a similar theme Asher Imtiaz is currently showing his photographs and Mari Chevako has poems on display as a back drop to Prasanta's talk.

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Open this Sunday March 3 from 10:30-1:00. Check out the current show “Knowing Where to Stand” photos by Asher Imtiaz and poems by Mari Reitsma Chevako. Engage with these works depicting internationals living in America.

Prasanta will be at Oholiab’s talking about her new book on Sunday May 5. Doors open at 12:30. Author talk at 1:00 The back drop of this talk is the visual arts show “Knowing Where to Stand” which features photos of internationals taken by Asher Imtiaz and some corresponding poems by Mari Reitsma Chevako.

Artist talk with Asher Imtiaz on May 4

Knowing Where to Stand, a show about immigrants’ experiences in the United States with photos by Asher Imtiaz and poems by Mari Rietsma Chevako, ooened this past weekend You can view the show on wednesday and thursdays from 10- 5 Or by appointment The gallery is also open the first Sundays of the month except holidays

Oholiab’s opens next Sunday, February 4 at 12:30 for the show “Knowing Where to Stand”. Photos by Asher Imtiaz and poems by Mari Reitsma Chevako. Reading begins at 1.

“Knowing where to Stand” a collaborative show of photography by Asher Imtiaz and poetry by Mari Chevako opens at Oholiab’s Visual Arts Gallery on Sunday, February 4

Open tomorrow 10-1. Stop in and check out the Chair-ity show before it’s gone.

This very cheery cherry chair would make a delightful gift for someone on your list. Made by Ling Naiva. Selling for $150. 50% of sale goes to charity.

Looking for a gift for the plant lover in your life? How about this chair that was created by artist Vicki Yencheske? It’s a much more interesting plant stand than your usual find at big box stores. 50% of sale goes to “Chairity”.

What a cute chair for a kindergarten room. Or maybe your favorite preschooler Created by local artist Blanche Brown $200 with 50% going to charity. A little artists spilled paint will only add to the piece.

How about a boho chair or two to gift to your favorite person. $100 each made by Kelsey and Jonathan Shaw. Very functional. But they could be hung on a wall.

Do you know a van Gogh fan? This cute little chair might be the best gift they could receive Painted by Mark Zanowski. $300. 50% of sale goes to Charity.

Know a reader who is unhappy about banned books. Consider purchasing one of these chairs as a gift. It can hang on a wall or sit next to a bookcase. Made by Ruthie Joy, a Milwaukee artist. Chairs are 250 a piece. 50 % of the sale price will go to the Kinship community food center to feed those in need.

Bring new and gently used coats and boots to Oholiab’s this Sunday 10-1

Chair-ity show open this Sunday 10-1. Come bid on a chair 50% of Proceeds go to Kinship community food pantry or Milwaukee rescue mission. Also Consider bringing in a new or gently used winter coat to donate to an international who is not prepared for cold and snow.

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Don’t miss seeing this powerful piece of work by Chrystal Gillon.