Author: Correspondent

As traditional as lighting Friday night candles and as modern as unplugging the computer, Shabbat customs have evolved over the generations but remain cherished touchstones of Judaism. Thirty international artists explore these ever-changing opportunities for rest and renewal in The Seventh Day: Revisiting Shabbat, opening September 13 at Jewish Museum Milwaukee. The diverse works on display range from lithographs and paper cuts to items fashioned from recycled metal and wood. Among the artists represented is Milwaukee native Deborah Ugoretz. The exhibit was organized by the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion Museum of New York. A provocative slate of...

Coakley Brothers is bringing back its iconic rooftop water tower with a colorful, contemporary replica to pronounce the “gateway” to Walker’s Point and the growing design district. Coakley Brothers has commissioned internationally-renowned, Brooklyn-based artist, Tom Fruin, to construct one of his signature mosaic sculptures of art at its 400 S. 5th Street business headquarters. The public installation project is part of Coakley’s $6 million building renovation which launched this summer and is seeking final BOZA committee approval. The art installation reinforces Coakley Brothers’ dedication to the city of Milwaukee, and anchors its presence in the Milwaukee design community. While...

The Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board (WMMB), funded by the Dairy Farm Families of Wisconsin, coordinated a state-wide effort with Wisconsin cheesemakers to send almost 20,000 pounds of cheese to Houston to provide nutritious food for those affected by Hurricane Harvey. “We are deeply saddened by the devastation facing Texas residents in the wake of Hurricane Harvey,” says Suzanne Fanning, WMMB VP of Marketing Communications. “Our Wisconsin cheesemakers and dairy farmers are inherently focused on helping others so we offered them a way to get involved. Their response to our call for donations was overwhelming – we were initially hoping...

For the third year in a row, UW-Milwaukee has been named one of America’s most welcoming universities for LGBTQ+ students. The annual Campus Pride Index places UWM among the country’s top 25 LGBT-friendly colleges or universities. “LGBTQ youth and families today want to know what campuses are doing when it comes to inclusive policies, programs and practices. This Best of the Best list highlights the Top 25,” said Shane Windmeyer, executive director of Campus Pride and creator of the Campus Pride Index. “These are the campuses leading the way for LGBTQ inclusion and who have come out to support...

Marquette University’s Haggerty Museum of Art was awarded a $146,404 federal grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services for a public art project by artist Mary Miss that creates place-based experiences exploring water systems throughout Milwaukee’s urban landscape. In collaboration with Marquette and the Haggerty, Miss is creating Watermarks: An Atlas of Water and the City of Milwaukee. Watermarks aims to create an urban-scaled vision of the city, providing a platform from which citizens explore their relationships to the natural water systems and infrastructure supporting their lives. Through this innovative project, Miss aims to highlight the community’s...

The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee is the state’s leading sustainable university, according to a recent ranking by the Sierra Club. The nonprofit environmental organization named UWM to its Top 50 Cool Schools 2017 list. Out of more than 225 participating colleges and universities in the U.S. and Canada, UWM is Number 45. “Being recognized by the Sierra Club is a wonderful honor, but recognition isn’t what motivates us to be a sustainability leader,” said Robin Van Harpen, vice chancellor of finance and administrative affairs at UWM. “Sustainability is a UWM priority because it touches every corner of the campus community....