Arts & Culture
Bronzeville arts group plans cultural center at former DNR building site on King Drive
A building located on a prominent corner of Milwaukee’s Bronzeville district and formerly occupied by the Department of Natural Resources could be transformed into a center for African American art and culture.
Waukesha Civic Theatre prepares to break ground for expansion
Waukesha Civic Theatre has raised $3 million to start construction on the first of a two-phase expansion project that will add rehearsal space, a new black box theater and more office space at the downtown Waukesha venue.
Islands of Brilliance, UWM receive funding to establish research lab focused on neurodiversity and creativity
Islands of Brilliance and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee have received funding from the National Endowment for the Arts to establish a new research lab that will study the impact of creativity and creative technologies on people with autism.
Third Ward residents raise concerns about proposed indoor venue complex
In the first of two public input sessions on a proposed indoor music venue complex in Milwaukee's Historic Third Ward, neighborhood residents and business owners raised questions and concerns about how the project would impact safety and livability.
New York-based firms behind new Milwaukee Public Museum on designing authentically Milwaukee institution: ‘When we’re gone, it’s your building’
In late September, a team of 14 architects and designers took a seven-day journey across Wisconsin.
‘Beyond Van Gogh’ exhibit in Milwaukee ends Friday, with 196,000 total tickets sold
After a highly successful seven-month run, the ‘Beyond Van Gogh’ immersive art exhibit wraps tomorrow at the Wisconsin Center in downtown Milwaukee.
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Milwaukee’s iconic ‘Bear on a Tightrope’ statue returns to The Avenue
The Avenue development at the former Grand Avenue Mall in downtown Milwaukee is once again home to a piece...
Business lessons learned in 2021: Blake Moret, Kendra Whitlock Ingram, Mike Gifford and Jeremy Ebersole
Editor’s note: We asked Milwaukee-area business leaders to reflect on how they navigated their businesses through the challenges of...
Business lessons learned in 2021: Ellen Censky, John Feaman, Dr. Madan Kandula, Michael Novak
Editor’s note: We asked Milwaukee-area business leaders to reflect on how they navigated their businesses through the challenges of 2021, what lessons they learned along the way, and what’s on the horizon in 2022. Responses will run throughout the week in a multi-part series.
John Michael Kohler Arts Center director to retire
The John Michael Kohler Arts Center in Sheboygan announced today that its director, Sam Gappmayer, will retire on Feb. 28 and associate director Amy Horst will assume the directorship position on March 1.
