KIRSTEN LEENAARS

‘Let the Real World In’: A video art exhibit displaying the growth from youth to voting age

‘Let the Real World In’: A video art exhibit displaying the growth from youth to voting age Elise Emery , Arts and Entertainment Reporter • February 3, 2026 • https://marquettewire.org/4150107/ae/let-the-real-world-in-a-video-art-exhibit-displaying-the-growth-from-youth-to-voting-age/ The video exhibit showcases four young adults and their views on social advocacy and the 2024 presidential election. (Photo courtesy of Kirsten Leenaars) Portrayed through an array of video foot

Truth & Documentary Production Support

video edited by Ysa Quiballo, Truth & Documentary Truth and Documentary : Proud to support @kirsten_leenaars ’s 10-year long project exploring a coming of age story of Milwaukee youth exploring voting, activism, and identity through art and collaboration. Let the Real World In is now open at @haggertymuseum a powerful multi-screen installation showing how the story all unfolded. Running through January 23 - May 16,2026. Go see it in person and experience the full installati

Preview of Kirsten Leenaars’ New Film, "Let the Real World In"

Preview of Kirsten Leenaars’ New Film, "Let the Real World In" Featuring local youth over a 10-year journey Thursday, Mar 5 from 5 pm to 9 pm Haggerty Museum of Art 1234 W Tory Hill St, Milwaukee, WI 53233 REGISTER HERE Family, Friends, and Neighbors’ Preview of Kirsten Leenaars’ New Film, Let the Real World In Join us for a special family, friends, and neighbors’ “red-carpet” preview of Let the Real World In , a new documentary by artist and filmmaker Kirsten Leenaars, hoste

Dutch Culture USA Highlight

Preview of new documentary by Kirsten Leenaars March 5, 2026, 5pm, Haggerty Museum of Art Milwaukee, WI The Haggerty Museum of Art hosts a special family, friends, and neighbors’ “red-carpet” preview of Let the Real World In , a new documentary by artist and filmmaker Kirsten Leenaars. Rooted in the artist's long-term collaboration with students from the Milwaukee Academy of Chinese Language and Highland Community School, the film revisits the youth voices as they reflect on

Making Zines, Making Change: a conversation about collaborating, publishing, selling and archiving DIY art, Jan. 28

Join a community conversation on the hands-on power of zines and other DIY art on Wednesday, Jan. 28, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Haggerty Museum of Art. Inspired by the Spring 2026 Haggerty exhibitions “Declaration of _____” and “Let the Real World In,” as well as Artifact, the eighth annual Writing Innovation Symposium, scholar-teacher Jason Luther will be in conversation with Chicago- and Milwaukee-area artists, authors, publishers and archivists. Featured guests includ

The First Ten Artist Highlight: Kirsten Leenaars

Over the past decade, current grantee Kirsten Leenaars has developed projects that prioritize care, trust, and shared authorship, often working with young people navigating questions of identity, belonging, and civic life. Her ongoing collaboration with Milwaukee-based youth culminates in Let the Real World In, a multi-screen video installation that revisits participants as they enter adulthood, reflecting on political agency, responsibility, and the lived complexities of dem

Let the Real World In Haggerty Museum of Art, Milwaukee

Let the Real World In, 12-channel video installation, 2026, Haggerty Museum of Art, Milwaukee Let the Real World In January 23 - May 16, 2026 Let the Real World In is the latest installment of Dutch-born, Chicago-based artist Kirsten Leenaars’ 10-year-long artistic collaboration with a group of Milwaukee-based youth. The video project began as a multi-year summer camp (2016-2020) organized by the Haggerty Museum of Art, in which Leenaars worked with local immigrant and Amer

Awarded The First Ten Fellowship

The First Ten, is an arts program supporting the career advancement of mid-career women artists who are mothers to children under the age of ten offering professional services, community, and general care at a time of great transition. The First Ten is very excited to announce that we have welcomed our 2025-2026 cohort! Emily Davidson, Victoria Fu, Charlotte Hallberg, Kirsten Leenaars, Kate Liebman, Nyeema Morgan. for more about the program: https://www.thefirsttenartists.com