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Art Works: Recent Donations to the UWM Art Collection

Emile H. Mathis Art Gallery 3203 North Downer Avenue, Milwaukee, WI, United States

Monday–Thursday, 10:00am–4:00pm
The exhibit features pieces by well-known artists such as Dale Chihuly, Andy Warhol, and Alexander Calder. Lesser-known - but no less significant - artists including Max Arthur Cohn, Karen Fitzgerald, and Carlos Hermosilla Alvarez are also presented. Art Works highlights the key players that make the Mathis Art Gallery a rich resource for all.

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Who Will Remain? (film screening and talkback)

UWM Union Cinema 2200 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United States

A documentary film from the Yiddish Book Center's Wexler Oral History Project follows one woman's journey to understand her grandfather. In an attempt to better understand her grandfather (Yiddish poet Avrom Sutzkever), Israeli actress Hadas Kalderon travels to Lithuania and …

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Celts on Campus

UWM Union Concourse 2200 East Kenwood Boulevard, Milwaukee, WI, United States

Join the Center for Celtic Studies in celebrating Celtic culture. “Celts on Campus” will feature local organizations demonstrating music, dance, and sports originating from Celtic Nations. Other local organizations will share student scholarship opportunities. Learn more about the history and …

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Gallery Tour & Zine Playshop

Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design 273 E Erie St, Milwaukee, WI, United States +1 more

Part of the "Growing Resistance: Untold Stories of Milwaukee’s Community Guardians" exhibit currently showing at the Brooks Stevens Gallery at the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design (MIAD), Community guardians are common folks—homeowners, renters, block leaders, elders, and civic minded …

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Peace Post Unveiling & Growing Resistance Gallery Tour

Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design 273 E Erie St, Milwaukee, WI, United States

Part of the “Growing Resistance: Untold Stories of Milwaukee’s Community Guardians” exhibit currently showing at the Brooks Stevens Gallery at the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design (MIAD), Community guardians are common folks—homeowners, renters, block leaders, elders, and civic minded …

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What’s Next? A Community Story Circle

Milwaukee Public Library - Washington Park location 2121 N Sherman Blvd, Milwaukee, WI, United States

Part of the “Growing Resistance: Untold Stories of Milwaukee’s Community Guardians” exhibit currently showing at the Brooks Stevens Gallery at the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design (MIAD), Community guardians are common folks—homeowners, renters, block leaders, elders, and civic minded …

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Insignificant Things in the Archives of Atlantic Slavery

UWM Mitchell Hall, Room 195 3203 N Downer Ave, Milwaukee, WI, United States

A Friends of Art History Lecture: What forms of visual evidence can, and should, one use to materialize and memorialize the history of Atlantic slavery? In this talk, Matthew Rarey argues that this question, far from being a contemporary ethical …

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Fourth Unhopped Iron Brewer Challenge: Unhopped and Unplugged Brews

UWM Honors House, Room 196 3363 North Maryland Avenue, Milwaukee, WI, United States

The Hortus Academicus/Brew Garden initiative at UWM will hold a tasting competition of six entries. These brews all have archaeological/historical pedigrees. The story of each brew will be available in a short power point. Three judges will choose the top …

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Saintly: Christian Women in Early Modern Europe (Art Exhibition)

Emile H. Mathis Art Gallery 3203 North Downer Avenue, Milwaukee, WI, United States

Saintly: Christian Women in Early Modern Europe explores the relationship between laywomen and holy women from the Christian canon by examining depictions of the Virgin Mary and Women Saints in works from the 16th through 18th centuries. Curated by graduate student Nikki …

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What the Folk? (Art Exhibition)

Emile H. Mathis Art Gallery 3203 North Downer Avenue, Milwaukee, WI, United States

Accompanying a course on American Folk Art taught by the UWM Art History Department, What the Folk? explores the terminology and history that have shaped understandings of folk art, self-taught art, Americana, outsider art, and visionary art. It asks which artists and …

Free

Saintly: Christian Women in Early Modern Europe (Art Exhibition)

Emile H. Mathis Art Gallery 3203 North Downer Avenue, Milwaukee, WI, United States

Saintly: Christian Women in Early Modern Europe explores the relationship between laywomen and holy women from the Christian canon by examining depictions of the Virgin Mary and Women Saints in works from the 16th through 18th centuries. Curated by graduate student Nikki …

Free

What the Folk? (Art Exhibition)

Emile H. Mathis Art Gallery 3203 North Downer Avenue, Milwaukee, WI, United States

Accompanying a course on American Folk Art taught by the UWM Art History Department, What the Folk? explores the terminology and history that have shaped understandings of folk art, self-taught art, Americana, outsider art, and visionary art. It asks which artists and …

Free

Saintly: Christian Women in Early Modern Europe (Art Exhibition)

Emile H. Mathis Art Gallery 3203 North Downer Avenue, Milwaukee, WI, United States

Saintly: Christian Women in Early Modern Europe explores the relationship between laywomen and holy women from the Christian canon by examining depictions of the Virgin Mary and Women Saints in works from the 16th through 18th centuries. Curated by graduate student Nikki …

Free

What the Folk? (Art Exhibition)

Emile H. Mathis Art Gallery 3203 North Downer Avenue, Milwaukee, WI, United States

Accompanying a course on American Folk Art taught by the UWM Art History Department, What the Folk? explores the terminology and history that have shaped understandings of folk art, self-taught art, Americana, outsider art, and visionary art. It asks which artists and …

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Deep Listening – Interactive Storytelling – Insect Perception – Weaving Voices

UWM Curtin Hall, Room 368 3243 North Downer Avenue, Milwaukee, WI, United States

Kristine Diekman, visiting artist and “multi-sensory storyteller”, will present about her fascinating work that incorporates narrative and interactive tabletop installations. Explore her website, https://www.kristinediekman.net/ Kristine Diekman is Emeritus Professor in the Art, Media & Design Department at California State University.

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Saintly: Christian Women in Early Modern Europe (Art Exhibition)

Emile H. Mathis Art Gallery 3203 North Downer Avenue, Milwaukee, WI, United States

Saintly: Christian Women in Early Modern Europe explores the relationship between laywomen and holy women from the Christian canon by examining depictions of the Virgin Mary and Women Saints in works from the 16th through 18th centuries. Curated by graduate student Nikki …

Free

What the Folk? (Art Exhibition)

Emile H. Mathis Art Gallery 3203 North Downer Avenue, Milwaukee, WI, United States

Accompanying a course on American Folk Art taught by the UWM Art History Department, What the Folk? explores the terminology and history that have shaped understandings of folk art, self-taught art, Americana, outsider art, and visionary art. It asks which artists and …

Free

Saintly: Christian Women in Early Modern Europe (Art Exhibition)

Emile H. Mathis Art Gallery 3203 North Downer Avenue, Milwaukee, WI, United States

Saintly: Christian Women in Early Modern Europe explores the relationship between laywomen and holy women from the Christian canon by examining depictions of the Virgin Mary and Women Saints in works from the 16th through 18th centuries. Curated by graduate student Nikki …

Free

What the Folk? (Art Exhibition)

Emile H. Mathis Art Gallery 3203 North Downer Avenue, Milwaukee, WI, United States

Accompanying a course on American Folk Art taught by the UWM Art History Department, What the Folk? explores the terminology and history that have shaped understandings of folk art, self-taught art, Americana, outsider art, and visionary art. It asks which artists and …

Free

Saintly: Christian Women in Early Modern Europe (Art Exhibition)

Emile H. Mathis Art Gallery 3203 North Downer Avenue, Milwaukee, WI, United States

Saintly: Christian Women in Early Modern Europe explores the relationship between laywomen and holy women from the Christian canon by examining depictions of the Virgin Mary and Women Saints in works from the 16th through 18th centuries. Curated by graduate student Nikki …

Free

What the Folk? (Art Exhibition)

Emile H. Mathis Art Gallery 3203 North Downer Avenue, Milwaukee, WI, United States

Accompanying a course on American Folk Art taught by the UWM Art History Department, What the Folk? explores the terminology and history that have shaped understandings of folk art, self-taught art, Americana, outsider art, and visionary art. It asks which artists and …

Free

Saintly: Christian Women in Early Modern Europe (Art Exhibition)

Emile H. Mathis Art Gallery 3203 North Downer Avenue, Milwaukee, WI, United States

Saintly: Christian Women in Early Modern Europe explores the relationship between laywomen and holy women from the Christian canon by examining depictions of the Virgin Mary and Women Saints in works from the 16th through 18th centuries. Curated by graduate student Nikki …

Free

What the Folk? (Art Exhibition)

Emile H. Mathis Art Gallery 3203 North Downer Avenue, Milwaukee, WI, United States

Accompanying a course on American Folk Art taught by the UWM Art History Department, What the Folk? explores the terminology and history that have shaped understandings of folk art, self-taught art, Americana, outsider art, and visionary art. It asks which artists and …

Free

Saintly: Christian Women in Early Modern Europe (Art Exhibition)

Emile H. Mathis Art Gallery 3203 North Downer Avenue, Milwaukee, WI, United States

Saintly: Christian Women in Early Modern Europe explores the relationship between laywomen and holy women from the Christian canon by examining depictions of the Virgin Mary and Women Saints in works from the 16th through 18th centuries. Curated by graduate student Nikki …

Free

What the Folk? (Art Exhibition)

Emile H. Mathis Art Gallery 3203 North Downer Avenue, Milwaukee, WI, United States

Accompanying a course on American Folk Art taught by the UWM Art History Department, What the Folk? explores the terminology and history that have shaped understandings of folk art, self-taught art, Americana, outsider art, and visionary art. It asks which artists and …

Free

Saintly: Christian Women in Early Modern Europe (Art Exhibition)

Emile H. Mathis Art Gallery 3203 North Downer Avenue, Milwaukee, WI, United States

Saintly: Christian Women in Early Modern Europe explores the relationship between laywomen and holy women from the Christian canon by examining depictions of the Virgin Mary and Women Saints in works from the 16th through 18th centuries. Curated by graduate student Nikki …

Free

What the Folk? (Art Exhibition)

Emile H. Mathis Art Gallery 3203 North Downer Avenue, Milwaukee, WI, United States

Accompanying a course on American Folk Art taught by the UWM Art History Department, What the Folk? explores the terminology and history that have shaped understandings of folk art, self-taught art, Americana, outsider art, and visionary art. It asks which artists and …

Free
Event Series Visiting Writer: Nicky Beer

Visiting Writer: Nicky Beer

UWM Curtin Hall, Room 175 3243 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee, WI, United States

Nicky Beer visits UWM as part of the Creative Writing program's visiting writer series. Craft Talk @ 3 pm - to livestream: https://tinyurl.com/47xam2et Reading @ 7 pm - to livestream: https://tinyurl.com/mr3tdhx7 Nicky is a bi/queer writer, and the author of …

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Event Series Visiting Writer: Nicky Beer

Visiting Writer: Nicky Beer

UWM Curtin Hall, Room 175 3243 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee, WI, United States

Nicky Beer visits UWM as part of the Creative Writing program's visiting writer series. Craft Talk @ 3 pm - to livestream: https://tinyurl.com/47xam2et Reading @ 7 pm - to livestream: https://tinyurl.com/mr3tdhx7 Nicky is a bi/queer writer, and the author of …

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The Importance of Being Earnest

UWM Honors House, Room 196 3363 North Maryland Avenue, Milwaukee, WI, United States

Come see the UWM Honors College Drama Club's production of The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde! It will be held in Honors 196, and doors will open a half hour prior to the show. All performances are open …

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The Importance of Being Earnest

UWM Honors House, Room 196 3363 North Maryland Avenue, Milwaukee, WI, United States

Come see the UWM Honors College Drama Club's production of The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde! It will be held in Honors 196, and doors will open a half hour prior to the show. All performances are open …

Free

Saintly: Christian Women in Early Modern Europe (Art Exhibition)

Emile H. Mathis Art Gallery 3203 North Downer Avenue, Milwaukee, WI, United States

Saintly: Christian Women in Early Modern Europe explores the relationship between laywomen and holy women from the Christian canon by examining depictions of the Virgin Mary and Women Saints in works from the 16th through 18th centuries. Curated by graduate student Nikki …

Free

What the Folk? (Art Exhibition)

Emile H. Mathis Art Gallery 3203 North Downer Avenue, Milwaukee, WI, United States

Accompanying a course on American Folk Art taught by the UWM Art History Department, What the Folk? explores the terminology and history that have shaped understandings of folk art, self-taught art, Americana, outsider art, and visionary art. It asks which artists and …

Free

Saintly: Christian Women in Early Modern Europe (Art Exhibition)

Emile H. Mathis Art Gallery 3203 North Downer Avenue, Milwaukee, WI, United States

Saintly: Christian Women in Early Modern Europe explores the relationship between laywomen and holy women from the Christian canon by examining depictions of the Virgin Mary and Women Saints in works from the 16th through 18th centuries. Curated by graduate student Nikki …

Free

What the Folk? (Art Exhibition)

Emile H. Mathis Art Gallery 3203 North Downer Avenue, Milwaukee, WI, United States

Accompanying a course on American Folk Art taught by the UWM Art History Department, What the Folk? explores the terminology and history that have shaped understandings of folk art, self-taught art, Americana, outsider art, and visionary art. It asks which artists and …

Free

Saintly: Christian Women in Early Modern Europe (Art Exhibition)

Emile H. Mathis Art Gallery 3203 North Downer Avenue, Milwaukee, WI, United States

Saintly: Christian Women in Early Modern Europe explores the relationship between laywomen and holy women from the Christian canon by examining depictions of the Virgin Mary and Women Saints in works from the 16th through 18th centuries. Curated by graduate student Nikki …

Free

What the Folk? (Art Exhibition)

Emile H. Mathis Art Gallery 3203 North Downer Avenue, Milwaukee, WI, United States

Accompanying a course on American Folk Art taught by the UWM Art History Department, What the Folk? explores the terminology and history that have shaped understandings of folk art, self-taught art, Americana, outsider art, and visionary art. It asks which artists and …

Free

Saintly: Christian Women in Early Modern Europe (Art Exhibition)

Emile H. Mathis Art Gallery 3203 North Downer Avenue, Milwaukee, WI, United States

Saintly: Christian Women in Early Modern Europe explores the relationship between laywomen and holy women from the Christian canon by examining depictions of the Virgin Mary and Women Saints in works from the 16th through 18th centuries. Curated by graduate student Nikki …

Free

What the Folk? (Art Exhibition)

Emile H. Mathis Art Gallery 3203 North Downer Avenue, Milwaukee, WI, United States

Accompanying a course on American Folk Art taught by the UWM Art History Department, What the Folk? explores the terminology and history that have shaped understandings of folk art, self-taught art, Americana, outsider art, and visionary art. It asks which artists and …

Free

Saintly: Christian Women in Early Modern Europe (Art Exhibition)

Emile H. Mathis Art Gallery 3203 North Downer Avenue, Milwaukee, WI, United States

Saintly: Christian Women in Early Modern Europe explores the relationship between laywomen and holy women from the Christian canon by examining depictions of the Virgin Mary and Women Saints in works from the 16th through 18th centuries. Curated by graduate student Nikki …

Free

What the Folk? (Art Exhibition)

Emile H. Mathis Art Gallery 3203 North Downer Avenue, Milwaukee, WI, United States

Accompanying a course on American Folk Art taught by the UWM Art History Department, What the Folk? explores the terminology and history that have shaped understandings of folk art, self-taught art, Americana, outsider art, and visionary art. It asks which artists and …

Free

Saintly: Christian Women in Early Modern Europe (Art Exhibition)

Emile H. Mathis Art Gallery 3203 North Downer Avenue, Milwaukee, WI, United States

Saintly: Christian Women in Early Modern Europe explores the relationship between laywomen and holy women from the Christian canon by examining depictions of the Virgin Mary and Women Saints in works from the 16th through 18th centuries. Curated by graduate student Nikki …

Free

What the Folk? (Art Exhibition)

Emile H. Mathis Art Gallery 3203 North Downer Avenue, Milwaukee, WI, United States

Accompanying a course on American Folk Art taught by the UWM Art History Department, What the Folk? explores the terminology and history that have shaped understandings of folk art, self-taught art, Americana, outsider art, and visionary art. It asks which artists and …

Free

Saintly: Christian Women in Early Modern Europe (Art Exhibition)

Emile H. Mathis Art Gallery 3203 North Downer Avenue, Milwaukee, WI, United States

Saintly: Christian Women in Early Modern Europe explores the relationship between laywomen and holy women from the Christian canon by examining depictions of the Virgin Mary and Women Saints in works from the 16th through 18th centuries. Curated by graduate student Nikki …

Free

What the Folk? (Art Exhibition)

Emile H. Mathis Art Gallery 3203 North Downer Avenue, Milwaukee, WI, United States

Accompanying a course on American Folk Art taught by the UWM Art History Department, What the Folk? explores the terminology and history that have shaped understandings of folk art, self-taught art, Americana, outsider art, and visionary art. It asks which artists and …

Free

Saintly: Christian Women in Early Modern Europe (Art Exhibition)

Emile H. Mathis Art Gallery 3203 North Downer Avenue, Milwaukee, WI, United States

Saintly: Christian Women in Early Modern Europe explores the relationship between laywomen and holy women from the Christian canon by examining depictions of the Virgin Mary and Women Saints in works from the 16th through 18th centuries. Curated by graduate student Nikki …

Free