diff --git a/artists/index.html b/artists/index.html
index 33b7109..0be8972 100644
--- a/artists/index.html
+++ b/artists/index.html
@@ -40,14 +40,14 @@
       <main id="main">
         <h1>Artists in residence at the Beall Greenhouses</h1>
 
-        <ol id="directory">
+        <ul id="directory">
           <li>
             <a href="/artists/hawke">
               <h2>Jennifer Hawke</h2>
               <img src="/assets/img/artists/hawke.jpg" alt="jennifer hawke, the artist, a white person with a beard and knowing eyes. the top half of their face is painted blue with a white heart, and they are wearing a huge elaborate flower crown, a red shawl, and several chunky pendants." />
             </a>
           </li>
-        </ol>
+        </ul>
 
       </main>
     </div>
diff --git a/assets/styles/directory.css b/assets/styles/directory.css
index 7839032..5c71850 100644
--- a/assets/styles/directory.css
+++ b/assets/styles/directory.css
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 #directory {
   display: grid;
-  flex-flow: row wrap;
   grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
   gap: 3rem;
   margin: 0 .5rem;
@@ -12,6 +11,12 @@
   }
 }
 
+ul#directory,
+ol#directory {
+  background-color: var(--color-bg);
+  padding: 0;
+}
+
 #directory li {
   list-style: none;
   border: solid .25rem var(--color-accent);