Taking a feminist, indigenous approach, 4Ground draws on the 10,000+ year tradition of Native land art created in the Upper Midwest. Visitors will experience the Driftless Region of southwestern Wisconsin, the scenic bluffs of the St. Croix Valley dividing Wisconsin and Minnesota, and the sprawling prairies, fertile farmland, and glacial lakes dominating most of the region. 

4Ground: Midwest Land Art Biennial serves as a fundamental and radical interrogation of place through a rural perspective and an experimental, collaborative approach to art-making and curating through co-creation and authorship.

Central themes that will be explored in 4Ground include: waterways as critical channels for communication and exchange; the re-creation of and education around Native land art that no longer exists (including burial mounds) and raising awareness of areas of historic and Native significance; and crucial environmental issues, particularly in regards to Line 3 Pipeline expansion in the region.