Issue 179

Midwest

Newsstand dates — Aug 2025

 
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Competition Winners (40)

  • Gretchen Adel

    Blurry figures

  • Martyna Alexander

    Hockey rink diagram above a painted landscape with hills and a small pond.

  • Jo Archuleta

    Purple-skinned woman relaxing on a lawn chair, holding a drawing, vibrant red sky background.

  • Andre Barker

    Person with a headwrap sits on a chair, holding a phone, colorful clothing, sketchy background.

  • Cecilia Beaven

    Colorful abstract figure upside down with swirling leaves on a dark background.

  • Dillon Beck

    Abstract graphic of colorful highways with a blue car merging in.

  • Curtis Anthony Bozif

    Vertical gradient of black, orange, and red blurring downward

  • Christopher Burk

    Small house with glowing windows and open door at night, framed by a yellow border.

  • Holly Cahill

    Abstract quilt with colorful geometric shapes and intersecting dark brown and navy bands.

  • Jay Constantine

    Four scenes of people interacting, bordered by portraits in a decorative frame.

Noteworthy artists in this issue

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Rhonda Gates

Two figures sit at a table by a window, with a night scene visible outside.
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James Morse

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