Urban Triage Launches Seen & Unseen Homelessness Awareness Installation at the Wisconsin Capitol

Making the Invisible Visible. Centering Truth. Inviting Community Into the Work.

‍Urban Triage is proud to announce the launch of Seen & Unseen, a public awareness and education experience designed to deepen community understanding of homelessness and the real pathways to housing stability.

Taking place at Wisconsin State Capitol Square on March 3, 2026, at noon, Seen & Unseen will transform four corners of the square into an immersive, outdoor installation. The experience will guide visitors through the stages individuals and families often navigate when facing housing instability—from crisis response, to case management, to long-term housing solutions.

This installation is intentionally designed to highlight what is often unseen: the sustained coordination, trust-building, advocacy, and care required to move people from crisis to stability.

“Homelessness isn’t just what you see on the street—it’s what families carry quietly every day,” said Brandi Grayson, Founder and CEO of Urban Triage. “Seen & Unseen pulls back the curtain on the invisible work it takes to move from crisis to stability. Behind every housed family is trust built, systems navigated, and people who refused to give up on them.”

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‍Calling Artists, Creators & Builders: Help Bring Seen & Unseen to Life

Urban Triage is actively seeking artists, builders, designers, and creatives to assist with the installation and activation of Seen & Unseen. Register here!

This is not a traditional exhibit—it is a collaborative, community-built experience. Artists will help interpret each stage of housing instability and recovery through visual, physical, and interactive elements that invite reflection, understanding, and compassion.

We welcome creatives working in:

• Sculpture and installation art
  
  
• Painting and large-scale visual work
  
  
• Mixed media and found materials
  
  
• Construction, fabrication, and spatial design
  
  
• Interactive or participatory art

Artists will work alongside Urban Triage to co-create pieces that honor lived experience, disrupt stereotypes, and tell fuller truths about homelessness—what is seen by the public and what is rarely acknowledged.

This is an opportunity to use art as a tool for education, truth-telling, and collective care.

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‍Community Impact in 2025

What the Work Made Possible

In 2025, Urban Triage expanded services and supported families across Dane County and surrounding communities. Key outcomes included:

• 113 individuals and families transitioned from homelessness to housing
  
  
• 300+ families received individualized case management
  
  
• 1,967 community members supported through office drop-in services
  
  
• 150 communities engaged through the Supporting Healthy Families workgroups
  
  
• 3,000+ participants attended free community events and programs

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These outcomes reflect Urban Triage’s continued focus on prevention, housing stability, and relationship-centered solutions—work that is often unseen, but essential.

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‍New Programs & Initiatives Launching in 2026

Building the Next Chapter

Looking ahead, Urban Triage will launch several initiatives in 2026 to strengthen housing, recovery, and economic pathways, including:

• A new organizational website and refreshed branding
  
  
• A new curriculum rooted in lived experience
  
  
• A Youth Employment Program in partnership with Dane County
  
  
• A Recovery Housing Program supporting transitions from treatment to permanent housing, in collaboration with the Wisconsin Department of Administration Division of Energy, Housing and Community Resources (DEHCR)
  

Urban Triage also recently received a Green Bay Packers Foundation grant, strengthening our ability to respond to urgent community needs.

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‍Join Us: March 3, 2026

Be Present. Be Part of It.

Community members are invited to attend Seen & Unseen on March 3, 2026, at noon on the Capitol Square outside of Graze Restaurant. The installation coincides with Community Shares of Wisconsin’s annual day of giving, The Big Share.

Artists, neighbors, advocates, and supporters are all encouraged to participate—whether by experiencing the installation, helping bring it to life, or supporting the work that continues long after the day ends.

Together, we make the unseen visible—and build pathways to housing, dignity, and lasting stability.

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