Pressroom
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MAM Presents Fourth Annual Artist Marketplace Saturday, July 26
Milwaukee, WI, June 20, 2008—The Milwaukee Art Museum along with a coalition of Milwaukee-based artist organizations is proud to present the Fourth Annual Artist Marketplace on Saturday, July 26, 2007, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. More »
Wisconsin Photographers Confront Portraiture in Unmasked & Anonymous
Milwaukee, WI, June 2—Two Wisconsin artists open a dialogue with nearly 170 years of photographic history in Unmasked & Anonymous: Shimon and Lindemann Consider Portraiture, on view at the Milwaukee Art Museum August 14-November 30, 2008. More »
Harris Presents the 2008 Milwaukee Wine Festival
Milwaukee, WI, June 24, 2008—To be held Aug. 22-23 on the grounds of the Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee Wine Festival, LLC introduces the inaugural 2008 Milwaukee Wine Festival presented by Harris. More »
MAM Hosts 46th Annual Lakefront Festival of Arts June 20-22
Milwaukee, WI, June 3 , 2008—The Milwaukee Art Museum’s (MAM) Lakefront Festival of Arts (LFOA), presented by Quad/Graphics and Milwaukee Magazine, celebrates its 46th anniversary June 20–22. More »
Advanced Exhibition Schedule as of June 2008
All exhibitions and dates are subject to change; please call 414-224-3246 or e-mail john.eding@mam.org to verify before publication. Images available upon request. More »
Milwaukee Art Museum Accepting Teen Internship Applications for 2008/2009
Milwaukee, WI, June 4—The Milwaukee Art Museum announced today that it will begin accepting applications for its 2008/2009 Teen Internship Program. In this paid two-semester work experience, Museum staff will mentor interns as they work on projects in Family Programs, Studio Programs, Visitor Services, Interactive Marketing, Market Research, Volunteer Services, Membership, and Curatorial. More »
J. Palin Thorley: Modern and Traditional Design in Twentieth-Century Ceramics
Milwaukee, WI, April 18, 2008—
Nostalgic and contemporary styles combine as the expertise of an English pottery designer meets the changing tastes of baby-booming postwar America in J. Palin Thorley: Modern and Traditional Design in Twentieth-Century Ceramics. This lively, intimate exhibition captures the life’s work of a Colonial Williamsburg tastemaker and explores a century of resonant trends in American tableware.
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Board of Trustees Welcomes 7 New Members as FOA Recognizes Outstanding Service
Milwaukee, WI, May 21, 2008—
The Milwaukee Art Museum held its 2008 Members’ Annual Meeting on Monday, May 19, along with its largest support group, Friends of Art (FOA). Former president and CEO of the American Association of Museums Edward H. Able, Jr, delivered the meeting’s keynote address. More »
Justice Sandra Day O’Connor Visits the Milwaukee Art Museum
Milwaukee, WI, May 13, 2008—
Long-time Museum supporter and Trustee Ray Krueger welcomed retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor to the Museum last Monday morning, leading her on an in-depth tour before her address to the Milwaukee Bar Association. Justice O’Connor, the first woman on the Supreme Court, served as an Associate Justice from 1981 until her retirement from the bench in 2006. More »
Gilbert & George Comes to the Milwaukee Art Museum
Milwaukee, WI, April 22, 2008—
The first major retrospective in over twenty-five years of the British artists Gilbert & George makes the only Midwest stop on its international tour at the Milwaukee Art Museum, June 14-September 1, 2008. The exhibition is the largest ever mounted of their art, with more than 45 pictures from 1971 to the present and a host of archive materials that follow the prolific forty-year career of these iconic provocateurs.
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