Author: Lee Matz

The 31st Annual PrideFest Milwaukee kicked off its opening ceremonies on June 8 at the Henry Maier Festival Park grounds, with honored guests, elected officials, award winners, and guest speakers that included a keynote address from Danica Roem. Proudly celebrating local LGBTQ culture and community, the 2018 PrideFest Milwaukee officially kicked off the summer festival season. The world’s largest LGBTQ celebration with permanent festival grounds is owned and operated entirely by volunteers each and every year. The festival traces its heritage back to 1974, when 350 people attended the city’s first organized expression of pride at the Gay People’s...

Mayor Tom Barrett hosted the first of his community walk series for the summer of 2018 with Artists Working in Education (AWE) on June 5 along the Silver City neighborhood. The one mile trek from 30th and Scott Street to Arlington Heights Park on 35th and Pierce Street was part of Mayor Barrett’s Walk 100 Miles in 100 Days Challenge. It explored artwork created and installed in the community by Artists Working in Education (AWE). The art walk featured a variety of murals created by students at Doerfler Elementary School and Escuela Verde High School. Also highlighted along the...

Sculpture Milwaukee 2018 officially opened on June 1 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony held at the Northwestern Mutual Gardens, and a free picnic lunch for 1,000 attendees. Celebrating a second season for the outdoor sculpture experience along Wisconsin Avenue, hundreds attended the kick off party held on the front lawn of the financial services company’s new tower. The site also features 2 of the 21 sculptures by 22 artists in the 2018 Sculpture Milwaukee line-up, Kiki Smith’s “Seer (Alice II)” at the west end and Robert Indiana’s iconic “LOVE, 1966-1999” at the east. Emceed by Sandy Maxx, host of “The...

Sculpture Milwaukee added more LOVE to Wisconsin Avenue on May 25 with the installation of the icon work by Robert Indiana, which came less than week after the famous pop artist dіеd at his secluded island home off the coast of Maine. “LOVE, 1966-1999” is a featured installation in the 2018 Sculpture Milwaukee program that has brought a free outdoor urban art experience to downtown Milwaukee for the second year. Indiana’s endearing image of LOVE is instantly recognizable around the world, and will be on display outside Northwestern Mutual’s Tower and Commons until October 21. “We’re thrilled to bring...