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Riverwest artist, performers transform space into creative ‘ARTery’
Vedale Hill’s daughter Jazale shoots baskets at his hoop crate as he waits to catch the ball. (Photo by Andrea Waxman) Sixteen-year-old Jordan Leong is about to move to Arizona with his family, but...
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Interactive art project plants “LUV” seats at bus stops
Artist Evelyn Patricia Terry worked with community members to craft mosaics as part of an exhibit called Creational Trails. (Photo by Molly Rippinger) Artistic tree stumps mosaics, referred to as “LUV...
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Milwaukee Mural Map documents some of city’s visual treasures
Caitlin Sprague, creator of the Milwaukee Mural Map, photographs muralist Ramiro Sandoval Arguta in front of “The Hummingbirds,” at 22nd Street and National Avenue. (Photo by Sue Vliet) Caitlin Sprague...
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Native American art show at City Hall ‘bolsters native voices’
The vibrant paintings on display at City Hall were created by youth at the Urban Ecology Center in Menomonee Valley this summer. (Photo by Raina J. Johnson) The Native American Awareness Project art...
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Latino Arts brings high-quality programming to students, community
When Jane Chu, chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts, visited Wisconsin recently, she toured a Dia de los Muertos ofrendas exhibit at the Latino Arts, Inc. gallery and attended a performance...
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Viewers say Burnham Park public art ‘looks like life’
“An Arrangement,” one of four public works of art that make up “Typeface,” was installed on the boarded-up 31st Street Mini-Mart. (Photo by Andrea Waxman) Autumn leaves are falling and will soon give...
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Teens share their stories through new Mitchell Street Library mural
Milwaukee Public Library teen intern Alvin Watts stands in front of his design, which was inspired by his cultural roots in Milwaukee. (Photo by Robyn Di Giacinto) Applause thundered up the staircase...
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Day of the Dead exhibit open until Nov. 17
Walker’s Point Center for the Arts is displaying work by local artists celebrating Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead). For the 20th year, Walker’s Point Center for the Arts is celebrating Día de los...
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With the next triple-repeating date 32,161 days away (01/01/2101), a dozen Milwaukee artists have seized the opportunity, crafting a show around an impressive number of twelves. From 12 p.m. to 12...
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Organizers seek to raise funds for free arts programming
Painter Jose De Hoyos donated a painting of his granddaughter for the silent auction. (Photo by Jose De Hoyos) Although she majored in Global Studies and Sociology at Alverno College, art is Sylvia...
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Brothers return to Riverwest to help children like them
Darren (left) and Vedale Hill (Photo by Sue Vliet) Darren and Vedale Hill were just 7 and 5 years old when their mother and father split up. After that, Vedale calculates, they, their mother and...
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Milwaukee Rep connects students to their neighborhoods through arts
The Milwaukee Repertory Theaterhas engaged middle- and high school-age students at 15 area schools and community organizations in a program called “Our Neighborhoods: Past Present and Future.” The...
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Amani youth art show complements Bloom and Groom
Youth in the Amani neighborhood created a “pop-up” outdoor art show called “Dare to Dream, in conjunction with the city’s recent Bloom and Groom event. The artwork, displayed across the street from...
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Milwaukee Rep artists help North Division students find their voices
Playwriting specialist Fly Steffens is working with a group of students at North Division High School. She challenges them to mine their own thoughts and life experiences for ideas that they might...
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Truck Studio delivers art to kids in parks
(From left) Joyce Brown, 7, and Kicharria Johnson-Brown, 9, work with Artist Intern Lakisha Sellers while Artist Intern Gretchen Solinger (right) assists Devon Thompson-Randall, 7 (front). (Photo by...
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‘Peace bracelet’ highlight of public art display at City Hall
More than 100 youth worked on the giant “Peace” bracelet. (Photo by Edgar Mendez) Stretching 38 feet in circumference, the oversized charm bracelet dangled from the second floor of City Hall to the...
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Visitors travel world in one South Side neighborhood
“B-Boy Archie” preps for the break dancing contest under the 35th Street viaduct. (Photo by Edgar Mendez) The diversity of Silver City was on full display recently as visitors symbolically traveled the...
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OPINION: ‘We have shared our father with the community’: Daughters reflect on...
Editor’s note: Have something on your mind? “Community Voices” is the place to let Milwaukee hear what you have to say. To be considered, we need your name, email address and phone number for...
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