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article local schedule Jan 21, 2026 visibility 4 link 2 artists, 1 gallery

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Frank Lloyd Wright's Walser House, a rare Prairie-style home in Chicago's Austin neighborhood, is returning to market after being acquired by Fannie Mae through foreclosure. The house has been vacant and neglected since 2019, when its long-time owner died, and requires an estimated $2 million in restoration work. A foreclosure sale in December 2025 failed when preservation advocates were priced out by a minimum bid of $240,000, well above the property's appraised value of $65,000. Fannie Mae now holds the title and is preparing the property for listing, offering a potential path to new ownership.

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article local schedule Oct 15, 2025 visibility 5 link 2 artists, 2 galleries

Milwaukee art gallery owner working tirelessly to keep her space open amid potential foreclosure

Fatima Laster, owner of the 5 Points Art Gallery & Studios in Milwaukee’s 5 Points neighborhood, is facing potential foreclosure on the building she purchased in 2018. She acquired the property through the city’s ARCH loan program and financed it with a five-year loan from the Greater Milwaukee Foundation’s Impact Investing program. The balloon payment of $260,000 is due by December 1, 2025. Laster has been fundraising to save the space, which has hosted hundreds of artists and thousands of visitors. Her current immersive installation, “Interrupted: Cash for Homes,” replicates her grandparents’ home and addresses gentrification and housing displacement on Milwaukee’s north side.

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Milwaukee art gallery owner working tirelessly to keep her space open amid potential foreclosure

Fatima Laster, owner of the 5 Points Art Gallery & Studios in Milwaukee’s 5 Points neighborhood, is facing potential foreclosure on the building she purchased in 2018. The gallery, a Black-owned space for underrepresented artists, has hosted hundreds of artists and thousands of visitors. Laster is also an interdisciplinary artist whose current immersive installation, “Interrupted: Cash for Homes,” recreates her grandparents’ home to explore gentrification and housing displacement on Milwaukee’s north side. She acquired the building through the city’s ARCH loan program and took a five-year loan from the Greater Milwaukee Foundation’s Impact Investing program, but a $260,000 balloon payment is due by December 1, 2025. Laster has been fundraising to keep the gallery open, citing rising costs, cuts to arts funding under the Trump administration, and the COVID-19 pandemic as major challenges.

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article local schedule Jul 25, 2025 visibility 2 link 2 artists

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An oil painting of Dr. John Beale Davidge, co-founder of the University of Maryland School of Medicine, was discovered at a shuttered Baltimore restaurant called Bertha's Mussels. The portrait, believed to date to 1844, was found by Carolyn Brownley while clearing the space for a foreclosure auction. It was purchased by Meg Fielding, director of the History of Maryland Medicine at MedChi, and donated to the Medical Alumni Association. The painting now hangs in Davidge Hall, the historic medical school building named after Davidge, which is currently under renovation until late 2026.

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