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Kenosha Sister City mural completed in Cosenza, Italy

randrowich
Aug 22, 2026
Aug 22, 2026 Updated 1 hr ago

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Kenosha Sister City Mural unveiled in Cosenza

Kenosha's Sister City mural in Cosenza, Italy, was painted by Italian artist Carlo Giardina. It includes images he selected to represent impressions he collected in visiting Kenosha, including a Lake Michigan lighthouse.

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Italian American Society President Marty Pitts and Italian artist Carlo Giardina stand at the top of a landing incorporated into the Cosenza mural in Kenosha in 2025 that Giardina designed in collaboration with University of Wisconsin-Parkside graphic design professor Carey Watters’ class.

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Kenosha sister city mural unveiled in Cosenza

Kenosha's Sister City mural in Cosenza was unveiled in June. It was painted by Italian artist Carlo Giardina.

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Kenosha Sister city mural unveiled in Cosenza

Images from Kenosha's Sister City mural in Cosenza, Italy, by by Italian artist Carlo Giardina.

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Kenosha sister city mural unveiled in Cosenza

Images from Kenosha's Sister City mural in Cosenza, Italy, by by Italian artist Carlo Giardina.

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KENOSHA – When Kenosha put in its first mural honoring its relationship with Cosenza, Italy, plans were already laid for a second one.

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