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10 WHAT'S UP! AUGUST 29-SEPTEMBER 4, 2021 'We Are Everyone' LARA JO HIGHTOWER NWA Democrat-Gazette T urns out, when an esteemed photographer offers to take folks' portraits for free, they turn out in droves. That's how artist Kat Wilson ended up taking a plethora of gorgeous portraits, all lighted in her signature moody-yet-glowing style, for six hours on the last day of June. Wilson called the culmination of Pride Month "We Are Everyone!" and wrote on her Facebook page about the event: "Each person will sit for their portrait and be given a signed photograph of themselves to hang as a reminder that you are art! You are loved!" Wilson has built a career on connecting intimately with her subjects. Her acclaimed series "Habitats" are portraits of individuals, couples or groups in their homes or studios, surrounded by the objects that are the most important to them either in their work or life. Community turns out with Pride Photographer/ visual artist Kat Wilson's portrait project called "We Are Everyone!" was shot on the last day of June, Pride Month. Wilson says she wanted the photos to show her subjects that "you are art! You are loved!" (All photos courtesy Kat Wilson) FAYETTEVILLE