Art:Forward Gala

Events

Overview

  • Saturday, September 20, 2025

  • 6 p.m. cocktails, 7 p.m. dinner

Join us at the Art:Forward Gala, an elegant evening celebrating the momentous 50th anniversary of the Bradley Collection of Modern Art. Fifty years ago, Mrs. Harry Lynde “Peg” Bradley’s extraordinary act of generosity shared nearly 400 modern and contemporary masterpieces with the public for the first time, forever transforming the Milwaukee Art Museum and the city's cultural landscape. Today, her legacy continues to inspire and serves as a powerful reminder of how philanthropy can shape not only institutions, but the future of a community.

Celebrate with us at the gala and be among the first to visit The Bradley Collection of Modern Art: A Bold Vision for Milwaukee in the Baker/Rowland Galleries, the first time the Bradley Collection has been presented in our most prominent exhibition space. Following the cocktail hour and dinner, enjoy live music, as well as an auction and a paddle raise in support of the Museum’s mission.

Tables and tickets

Host committee table—$25,000
Premium table for 10 guests
Listing among the Host Committee in the gala program

Art patron table—$15,000
Prominent table for 10 guests
Listing in the gala program

Supporter table—$7,500
Table for 8 guests
Listing in the gala program

Leadership ticket—$2,500
One ticket to the event
Prominent listing in the gala program

Individual ticket—$750
One ticket to the event
Listing in the gala program

All but $150 per ticket may be tax-deductible.

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Contact

For questions about the gala or Museum support opportunities, please contact Sarah Kolar, manager of stewardship and donor events, at 414-224-3259 or sarah.kolar@mam.org.

2025 Support

Host committee

  • Laura and Mike Arnow

  • Donna and Donald Baumgartner

  • Anthony and Vicki Cecalupo

  • Joan Lubar and John Crouch

  • Sheldon and Marianne Lubar

  • Jane Bradley Pettit Foundation

  • David and Julia Uihlein

  • Lynde B. Uihlein

  • Jeff and Gail Yabuki

  • Sarah and Steve Zimmerman

Table sponsors

  • Associated Bank

  • BMO Harris Bank

  • Eugenia and David Coggin

  • Katie Heil

  • Thomas Hesselbrock and Carl Spatz

  • J. Jeffers & Co.

  • Johnson Controls

  • James K. Kloppenburg

  • Tom and Jane Lacy

  • Elizabeth Levins and Herbert Zien

  • Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

  • Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c.

  • John Shannon and Jan Serr, GUARDIAN Fine Art Services

  • Diane and Clark Slipher

  • Amalia Todryk and Quarles & Brady LLP

  • U.S. Bank

Individual supporters

  • Daniel and Linda Bader

  • Geralyn Cannon

  • CG Schmidt, Inc.

  • Mauree Childress

  • Amy and Frederick Croen

  • Agnes and Daniel Domagala, Major Dental Clinics

  • Barbara Meyer Elsner Foundation

  • Laura and John D. Emory, Jr.

  • McKenzie and Jason Edmonds

  • Ellen and James Flesch

  • Ellen and Richard Glaisner

  • Dr. Shaheda Govani and Neil DeKarske

  • GRAEF

  • Kurt and Charmaine Gunderson

  • Matthew Helmerich and Jeffrey Harwell

  • Gail Hesselbrock

  • Megan Holbrook

  • Kim Hurtado

  • Mike Jones and Peggy Mead

  • Mason Khan

  • Grant and Carrie Killoran

  • Sue Krausen

  • Raymond and Barbara Krueger

  • Peter Kudlata and Margie Freeman Kudlata

  • Tom and Cynthia LaConte

  • Wayne and Kristine Lueders

  • Korinne Mack

  • Sarah Mulloy

  • Jill G. Pelisek

  • PNC

  • Emma  J. Rarick

  • Colleen Reilly and Dan Ryan

  • Dennis Sheahan

  • Pamela and Jeffrey Shovers

  • Sally and Steve Stevens

  • Anonymous (2)

  • As of August 15, 2025