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Free Day + Celebration: Community
June 5, 10:00 am–8:00 pm
Join us for a free day with family and friends to connect through art, music, movement, and more. During this daylong themed celebration, we’re highlighting communities we’re born into, we choose, that choose us, that embrace us for who we are, that challenge us—community in all its forms and all the love and richness the people who are a part of it bring into our lives. Our tours on this day will feature artists and artworks connected to Pride Month and Juneteenth.
Event lineup
Art Making | 10 a.m.–6 p.m.
Ignite your imaginative side and celebrate community in two different art-making zones. In the Kohl’s Art Studio, make “collaged celebrations” inspired by works in Brilliance of the Spanish World. In the Milwaukee Room, enjoy creating portraits on aluminum led by CK Ledesma of Villa Arco and Milwaukee Artist of the Year (2022) (activity ends at 4 p.m.).
JustUs and Books + Babbling Babes Story Time and Community Gathering | 10:30–11:30 a.m.
Gather to hear a story time with Danette Justus of JustUs and Books, create a drawing inspired by what you have seen and heard, and build meaningful connections and community with other parents of children ages 5 and under.
Film Screening | 10:30 a.m.–5 p.m.
Watch the PBS Wisconsin documentary Wisconsin Pride: Parts One and Two.
Food Trucks | 11 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
Grab a bite at a food truck right outside the museum—great eats just steps away!
Performance | Noon–1 p.m.
Enjoy a performance by Malik Johnson.
Community Engagement Fair | Noon–7 p.m.
Meet several art organizations from across Milwaukee that are centering community and working to build a thriving Milwaukee for all.
Live DJ | 3–6 p.m.
Groove to the music of HYFIN on-air personality/podcast host DJ A-Bizz.
Drop-In Tour | 3–4 p.m.*
Discover works in the collection that highlight community, including artworks by LGBTQIA+ and Black artists. Tours will be joined by an ASL interpreter.
Screening + Talk Back | 6–7:45 p.m.*
Enjoy the Milwaukee premiere of the award-winning documentary Africa: A Kung Fu Story an engaging and unique look into Kung Fu in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, that follows one Master as he teaches Kung Fu and filmmaking while helping give the next generation a better future. The film will feature a talkback between the film’s scorer, Milwaukee-born and raised musician and film scorer Arnold Cifax Jr. and Carlos Leon-Roman, co-host of the podcast Heroes Three: Adventures in Asian Cinema.
*Includes ASL interpretation
