Arts & Culture
88Nine Radio Milwaukee names new executive director
88Nine Radio Milwaukee (WYMS-FM 88.9) has named Maxie C. Jackson III as its new executive director, the station announced Wednesday.Â
Milwaukee Ballet promotes Tai Pauls to managing director and chief advancement officer
Milwaukee Ballet has promoted its interim managing director Tai Pauls to managing director and chief advancement officer.
UPAF’s CEO and board chair on why performing arts groups are facing ‘the most difficult year of the pandemic’
It is fairly easy to understand how the initial shutdown period of the COVID-19 pandemic would be difficult for performing arts organizations, but Patrick Rath, president and chief executive officer of the United Performing Arts Fund, says the coming season could present an even greater challenge for arts groups in Milwaukee.
Taking charge: New leaders steering Wisconsin’s largest events in times of change
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused many changes to the live events industry. As concerts, conventions and festivals recover and...
Coffee Break: Erica Halmstad
Erica Halmstad
Executive director, Cedarburg Art Museum
W63 N675 Washington Ave., Cedarburg
cedarburgartmuseum.org
Industry: Arts and entertainment
Erica Halmstad was named executive...
Milwaukee Public Museum secures re-accreditation
With plans moving forward for a new Milwaukee Public Museum facility, MPM announced today that it has secured reaccreditation by the American Alliance of Museums, national recognition that MPM is operating at high standards.
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Skylight Music Theatre’s executive director stepping down
Jack Lemmon, Skylight Music Theatre’s executive director, plans to step down from his role at the end of this...
In Focus: Storm the Bastille
As the sun set on July 14, the streets of downtown Milwaukee were abuzz with the sound of feet...
Milwaukee Public Museum unveils design plans for new building, as it begins major fundraising push Â
On Monday morning, MPM unveiled renderings for its planned $240 million new museum building and campus slated to be built on a 2.4-acre site northeast of Sixth Street and McKinley Avenue in the Haymarket neighborhood near downtown Milwaukee.
Sculpture Milwaukee piece finds permanent home on Northwestern Mutual’s downtown Milwaukee campus
If you've passed Northwestern Mutual's downtown Milwaukee headquarters in the past three years, you may have spotted a 37-foot-tall stainless steel tree standing out among the gardens in front of the office tower. The artwork has been on display since 2019 as part of Sculpture Milwaukee's annual streetside exhibition, and now, it's there to stay.
