Apr 25 Thursday
Jack Earl, one of the first Arts/Industry artists-in-residence, said the Arts/Industry residency in the Kohler Co. factory felt like a “mad dash at something.” Mad Dash: 50 Years of Arts/Industry is a chronological installation of artworks, letters, photographs, and promotional materials dating from 1974 to the present. It reveals the origin and history of Arts/Industry through the artists themselves.
Every artist donates an object made during their residency to the John Michael Kohler Arts Center’s collection. Mad Dash presents artworks from this collection to encapsulate the experience of art making within Kohler Co. and highlight various stages of the artists’ careers.
Since 1974, over five hundred artists have participated in the Arts Center’s Arts/Industry residency. The program, operated in collaboration with Kohler Co., offers artists the time and space to focus on the creation of new work in the company’s pottery and foundry studios. As part of the Arts Center’s celebration of Arts/Industry’s fiftieth anniversary, the twelve artists in residence at the Kohler Co. factory during 2024 will exhibit their work in a yearlong group exhibition, Clocking In: 2024 Arts/Industry Residents.
The exhibition will present four residents’ work at a time, in rotations of approximately four months each.
Milwaukee Film is thrilled to announce the return of the beloved Milwaukee Film Festival for its 16th year, running from April 11th to April 25th. The Festival, which has become a cornerstone event for film enthusiasts across the region, will showcase an eclectic mix of films from local, national, and international filmmakers. In addition to the highly anticipated screenings, the festival will offer panel discussions and filmmaker Q&As enhancing the communal experience of cinema.
This year’s festival also welcomes the historic Downer Theatre, expanding the festival’s footprint and offering attendees more opportunities to experience the magic of cinema. Along with the new venue the festival features 300 films from 61 different countries with 55% of feature films directed by women or non-binary identifying directors.
April 26–May 18, 2024
Wednesday–Fridays 2 p.m.–7 p.m. and Saturdays 11 a.m.–3 p.m.
Celebrate with our graduating MFA artists, who exhibit their finest work and share their creative journeys. Featuring work by Lilly Dyer, Emmanuel Guerra, Kristy Lisle, Thomas C. Romero and Eric Skadson.
Celebrate Earth Week with the Urban Ecology Center while we bike to the beach together! Bring your own bike or borrow one of ours. We’ll ride the Oak Leaf trail down to McKinley Beach for a trash clean up. FREE if you bring your own bike!
New to storytelling? Or in need of a refresh on the basics? Want to practice a story to tell at our AfterDark: For The Culture event? This workshop is for you!
*This Brave Space workshop is an affinity space for Black and Brown community members.
This workshop takes place directly before the AfterDark: For the Culture event and is meant to be a place to workshop a story you might want to tell on-stage later that night. If you aren’t ready to throw your name in the hat, no worries! This space is open to anyone who is interested in becoming a better storyteller, and is a perfect way for you to connect with other storytellers before our StorySlam!In this workshop experienced storytelling coaches will guide you through an interactive training covering the need-to-know details of the craft. Discover, shape and share your stories with confidence. Space is limited, reserve a spot today!
This workshop gives you…A step-by-step guide to crafting a storyThe confidence to someday tell your story on our stageSimple storytelling framework you can use everydayThe tools to become a superb storyteller or public speaker
Join RYT-200 Caitlin Moyer for yoga at the Wauwatosa Public Library this winter.
Beginning Thursday, November 16, Caitlin will be teaching a relaxing 45-minute yoga flow most* Thursday evenings from 5:30-6:15pm in the library's Firefly Room, located just past the circulation desk on the first floor.
This is a “pay what you’d like” donation-based class (suggested amount is $5-10; cash or Venmo (@CMoyer) accepted). You do not need to register in advance; however, everyone who participates must sign a waiver.
This is an all-levels class. Beginners welcome! Be sure to bring your own mat, towel, water bottle and a neighbor/friend!
NOTE: Please stay tuned to our group Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/groups/187318076723983) for the most up-to-date information on class cancellations due to weather or schedule changes.
2023 Library Yoga Schedule (Subject to Change)November 16November 30December 14December 21December 28January 11January 18January 25February 1February 15February 29March 14March 21March 28April 11April 18April 25
Come celebrate Arbor Day and give thanks for our predecessors' foresight as they planted our wonderful old-growth trees!
Eddee Daniel will speak about the Urban Wilderness Project, focusing on bringing nature into a city environment. Eddee is an artist, writer, and former teacher. He writes for "The Natural Realm" blog for Preserve Our Parks. Hear updates from the Cudahy City Forester, Sheridan Park Friends, and Friends of Pulaski Park. The South Shore Poets will also offer a poetry display.
Sponsored by Cudahy Tree Committee, Sheridan Park Friends, and Friends of Pulaski Park.
Learn about the context of the Black model in European art in this lecture by Adrienne L. Childs, PhD, adjunct curator at The Phillips Collection, in Washington, DC. She will highlight the Milwaukee Art Museum’s "Study of a Model" (1885) by the German painter Max Pietschmann, on view in the second-floor collection galleries. Childs was awarded the High Museum of Art’s Driskell Prize in recognition of her contribution to African American art and art history.
This drop-in experience is included with Milwaukee Art Museum admission and is free for Members. Admission tickets are available at the door or online.