Name/Title
Common ThreadContext
Common Thread is an homage to all who gathered, practiced their art, told their stories and shared our space during the inaugural Gathering Art, Stories, and Place Artist Residency program in 2018.
This vibrant installation was created by Artist-in-Residence, Ck Ledesma, with members of the Historic Mitchell Street community. Throughout their residency, Ledesma led inclusive and creative art programming at the Milwaukee Public Library Mitchell Street Branch with support from Artists Working in Education. For this sculpture, Ledesma guided community members, young and old, using the blind contour method to create self-portraits using one continuous line. In total, the sculpture incorporates 25 faces.Collection
Artwork Collection, Wisconsin Art Collection, Mitchell Street Library CollectionAcquisition
Accession
2018.2Source or Donor
Ck LedesmaAcquisition Method
Purchase