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Exploring the Vel R. Phillips Plaza Art Commission
Guests Lafayette Crump and Marilu Knode discuss how the arts are central to development of the forthcoming Vel R. Phillips Plaza.
Elisabeth Gasparka
Mar 26, 20242 min read
Milwaukee: an Arts and Culture Society
The VISIT Milwaukee team believes that the arts and culture of Milwaukee is one of its chief assets, and a powerful economic driver.
Elisabeth Gasparka
Mar 21, 20242 min read
The Connection Between the Arts and Economic Prosperity
Americans for the Arts' Randy Cohen discusses the groundbreaking Arts and Economic Prosperity 6 study.
Elisabeth Gasparka
Mar 18, 20241 min read
Building the Milwaukee Dream
How folk musician and carpenter Nathaniel Heuer leaned into Milwaukee’s uniqueness to craft a multidisciplinary artistic life Nathaniel...
Elisabeth Gasparka
Mar 4, 20247 min read
Connecting Communities with Independent Theatre and Creative Happenings at the Brick House
Local couple builds on years of Milwaukee arts sector experience to support independent theatre and cultural happenings The Brick House...
Elisabeth Gasparka
Feb 13, 20243 min read
Klassik’s Creative World-Building in Milwaukee
Milwaukee’s Kellen “Klassik” Abston sees his role as a creative leader and mentor in the community as a rite that he chooses not to...
Elisabeth Gasparka
Jan 29, 20247 min read
Cultivating Gifts, Growth, and Exploration for Youth Through African Dance and Drumming
Ko-Thi Dance and Drumming Children's Group Led by Milwaukee Dancer, Educator, and Mother Imani Huley Imani Huley was “born into dance.”...
Elisabeth Gasparka
Jan 12, 20246 min read
Milwaukee Ballet’s Evolving Inclusion Strategies
The holiday season brings with it many traditions, including, for lovers of dance, music, and theatrical productions, performances of the...
Elisabeth Gasparka
Dec 19, 20238 min read
Dance For Diversity Puts BIPOC Artists Center Stage
Elisabeth Roskopf spent much of her early life feeling unseen. As an adopted Korean American child growing up in the Midwest, she didn’t...
Elisabeth Gasparka
Dec 6, 20237 min read
Discover Multitudes Within Contemporary Painting at 50 Paintings at the Milwaukee Art Museum
50 Paintings brings the Milwaukee area a groundbreaking survey exhibition that invites viewers to make contact with this moment in...
Elisabeth Gasparka
Nov 23, 20237 min read
Being a Seed of Change in Community: Reflections from the Connected Roots Summit
On Friday, November 17, about 60 arts educators and representatives from organizations that make up the Partnership for Arts and...
Elisabeth Gasparka
Nov 21, 20237 min read
Fresh Coast Jazz Festival w/ Carl Brown
Carl Brown’s late father challenged him to think about putting others before himself—which ultimately inspired the Fresh Coast Jazz Festival
Elisabeth Gasparka
Nov 17, 20232 min read
The Complex Elegance of Waste: Paul Druecke Creates boutique of Found Object Artworks
Paul Druecke is captivated by the strange beauty of an empty Cheetos bag. He’s thinking about how human beings live, and how the...
Elisabeth Gasparka
Nov 15, 20234 min read
Groundbreaking Study Highlights the Economic and Social Impact of Arts and Culture Orgs in Milwaukee
The Arts and Economic Prosperity Study results are now live! This study, conducted by Americans for the Arts, was collected in 373...
Imagine MKE
Oct 25, 20233 min read
Jazz Gallery Center for the Arts Launches Les Paul Sound Engineering Program for Milwaukee Youth
A series of free evening workshops will be offered at the community arts space to help train and teach audio engineering skills to local...
Elisabeth Gasparka
Oct 18, 20233 min read
Milwaukee Pride + Cross Culturalization w/ John Riepenhoff
Artist, gallerist, and curator John Riepenhoff has built an art world enterprise, representing Milwaukee on a global stage.
Elisabeth Gasparka
Oct 16, 20232 min read
Brush Box : Local Creative Small Business Brings Custom Art-Making Experiences to the Community
Amber Thomas was drawn to pursue art therapy as a profession because of the ways it combined her interests of psychology and art-making....
Elisabeth Gasparka
Oct 11, 20235 min read
Ex Fabula in its 15th Season of Bringing Inclusive Storytelling to the Community
Milwaukee’s nonprofit arts organization Ex Fabula has been producing StorySlam performances and storytelling workshops in the Milwaukee...
Elisabeth Gasparka
Sep 27, 20232 min read
Experience Awe-Inspiring Public Art Up Close Before It Leaves Milwaukee’s Downtown
Since 2017, through the vision and efforts of the team at Sculpture Milwaukee, Milwaukeeans and visitors to the city have been presented...
Elisabeth Gasparka
Sep 26, 20232 min read
Pushing Milwaukee's Culture w/Geraud Blanks
MKE Film's Chief Innovation Officer Geraud Blanks joins Creative MKE host Elisabeth Gasparka to discuss Milwaukee's growing film industry.
Elisabeth Gasparka
Sep 20, 20232 min read
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