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Podcast: Black Cat Alley Roundtable

The Black Cat Alley Mural Project officially opened to the public on the final day of Doors Open, featuring murals covering diverse issues in a variety of mediums. The project hopes to engage the East Side community in discussions about social justice issues and to inspire young artists. All eleven artists gathered in the performance room of the Colectivo on Prospect for a “Meet the Artist” panel on September 16, where they discussed the importance of street art, the inspiration behind their murals, and the project’s danger of inviting gentrification. Produced By© Link The Milwaukee Independent Original © copyright: the...

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Black Cat Alley Part 1: Transformative Art

The Black Cat Alley Mural Project officially opened to the public on the final day of Doors Open, featuring murals covering diverse issues in a variety of mediums. The project hopes to engage the East Side community in discussions about social justice issues and to inspire young artists. Every day it seems a new mural appears around local neighborhoods as part of a street art movement that is gaining momentum in Milwaukee. Black Cat Alley, located between Kenilworth Place and Ivanhoe Place on the East Side, held its Grand Opening event on September 18. The site is now home...

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