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SUMMARY:Free Day + Celebration: Local Legends
DESCRIPTION:In Honor of Dr. Alfred Bader  \nJoin us for a free day celebrating local legends! Enjoy a full day of activities inspired by all of the Milwaukee gems who make our city the place to be\, create\, and thrive. Explore Gertrude Abercrombie: The Whole World Is a Mystery\, discover the newly installed Modern Wing\, wander through the collection galleries\, make art\, enjoy live performances\, and connect with the creative energy that makes this city one-of-a-kind. \n  \nEvent lineup\n10 a.m.–6 p.m. | Amal Azzam + art making\nIgnite your imagination in two art-making zones. In the Kohl’s Art Studio\, create an insect inspired by surprising creatures in European still life paintings. In the Milwaukee Room\, join Amal Azzam\, 2025 Milwaukee Artist of the Year recipient and co-founder of Fanana Banana\, for a hands-on “Milwaukee in Arabic” workshop where you’ll learn to write “Milwaukee” in Arabic script\, practice forming the flowing shapes of Arabic letters and discover how our city’s name appears in a different language. Along the way\, participants will learn that Arabic is written from right to left and will create a finished piece to take home or add to a community wall. No prior experience or knowledge of Arabic is needed—all ages and backgrounds are welcome. Activity ends at 4 p.m. \n10 a.m.–8 p.m. | Pop-up store\nShop a selection of goods from local vendors\, including Our Memories Co.\, JKS Printworks\, and illustrator Lauren Marvell. Browse handmade items\, apparel\, art\, gifts\, and other unique products while connecting with small businesses and creators from the community. \n10:30–11:30 a.m. | Aaron Boyd + Babbling Babes story time and community gathering\nJoin us for a special story time with artist and illustrator Aaron Boyd\, a 2025 Milwaukee Artist of the Year recipient\, as he reads from his book Giving Good. After the reading\, children will create drawings inspired by the story\, and families will have the opportunity to build meaningful connections and community with other parents of children ages 5 and under. Copies of Giving Good will be available for purchase in the Museum Store\, and a book signing with Aaron Boyd will take place afterwards. \n10:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m. | Film screening\nWatch the 30-minute-long documentary Alfred Bader: Legend: Art\, Bible\, Chemistry. Screenings begin at half past the hour. \n12–7 p.m. | Community engagement fair\nMeet several art organizations from across Milwaukee that carry forward the legacy and values of local legends like Dr. Alfred Bader. \n1–2 p.m. | Performance\nEnjoy a performance by The Amazing Grace Chorus\, a community chorus made up of people living with dementia and their caregivers. \n3–4 p.m. | Drop-in tour\nDiscover works in the collection that highlight Milwaukee’s local heroes\, such as the Gertrude Abercrombie & Friends exhibition. \n3–6 p.m. | Live DJ\nGroove to music in Windhover Hall as DJ Homer Blow spins an upbeat soundtrack for your afternoon. \n6–7 p.m. | Community Conversation: Belonging\nJoin us for our annual conversation on “Belonging.” Each year\, we investigate the state of belonging—the joys and obstacles to feeling seen\, welcomed\, and in community. This year’s conversation will focus on the importance of having difficult conversations personally\, professionally\, and socially. What are the skills we need to have a dialogue across values\, politics\, and differences? What are the hard things to talk about\, and how do we create parameters for having conversations where we collectively listen and honor each other’s humanity? How do we find the conversations that feel “worth it”? Join Jimmy Guitierrez (news reporter\, WUWM)\, Angela Kingsawan (health worker and artist)\, Monique Liston (Founder\, Joyful Militant and Chief Strategist\, UBUNTU Research and Evaluation) and co-facilitators Adam Carr (organizer and artist)\, and Dr. Kantara Souffrant\, Senior Director of Community Dialogue and Adult Programs\, as we discuss the state of belonging in 2026 and how to have difficult conversations. \nThis program celebrates the legacy of Dr. Alfred Bader (April 28\, 1924–December 23\, 2018)\, whose passion for art and community continues to inspire creativity at the Museum. \n  \nPresented by
URL:https://mam.org/events/event/free-day-celebration-local-legends/
LOCATION:Milwaukee Art Museum\, 700 N. Art Museum Drive\, Milwaukee\, WI\, 53202\, United States
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SUMMARY:Free Day + Celebration: The Heart Edition
DESCRIPTION:Get ready for international love day. Celebrate Valentine’s Day\, Galentine’s Day\, Palentine’s Day\, and love with us. Love of art. Love of culture. Love of history on this themed day focused on love in all shapes\, sizes\, and varieties. \n  \nEvent lineup\nArt making | 10 a.m.–6 p.m.\nIgnite your imaginative side and celebrate community in two different art-making zones. In the Kohl’s Art Studio\, create your own symbols and make a visionary drawing inspired by African American artist Loïs Mailou Jones and her painting\, Ascent of Ethiopia. In the Milwaukee Room\, join artist Tia Richardson\, author of Caring All Around Me\, as she leads you through activities that use caring attitudes to turn negative messages into caring ones (activity ends at 4 p.m.). \nJustUs and Books + Babbling Babes story time and community gathering | 10:30–11:30 a.m.\nGather to hear a story time with Dannette 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. \nFilm screening | 10:30 a.m.–5 p.m.\nReconnect with the internationally beloved Haitian Art Collection\, located in the heart of the Museum’s collection on the Mezzanine level. \nCommunity engagement fair | Noon– 7 p.m.\nMeet several Milwaukee organizations improving the lives of our communities\, by promoting health\, love\, and well-being\, and supporting Black-owned businesses. \nSound Bowl Healing | Noon–1 p.m.\nPause for a meditative and liberating experience with singing bowls led by Kristin Urban. \nLive DJ | 1–7 p.m.\nGroove to the music of DJ A-Biz (1–3 p.m.) and DJ DRiPSweat (4–7 p.m.) in Windhover Hall. \nDrop-in tour | 3–4:00 p.m.\nDiscover artworks that shine a light on the beauty and joy of love in all its forms. Tours will be joined by an ASL interpreter. \n  \nThis program is supported in part by a grant from the Milwaukee Arts Board and the Wisconsin Arts Board with funds from the State of Wisconsin.
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LOCATION:Milwaukee Art Museum\, 700 N. Art Museum Drive\, Milwaukee\, WI\, 53202\, United States
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SUMMARY:Free Day + Celebration: Homelands
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a free day inspired by the Homelands: Mnë’nának\, Māēnāēwah\, Tešišik gallery in the American Art collection. During this daylong themed celebration\, we’re amplifying Indigenous knowledge\, past\, present\, and future\, while honoring how Native communities are central to the protection and safekeeping of the land and city we call home. \n  \nLineup\nBasket Weaving | 10 a.m.–6 p.m.\nTry your hand at basket weaving inspired by Truman Lowe’s Feather Canoe on view in Homelands: Mnë’nának\, Māēnāēwah\, Tešišik. The activity was created in collaboration with Liandra Skenandore\, a black-ash basket weaver\, enrolled member of the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin\, and member of the Milwaukee Art Museum’s Native Advisory Group. \nPortrait Pop-Up | 10 a.m.–4 p.m.\nHave your portrait taken by local photographer Clarissa Friday of the Forest County Potawatomi. Then experience a pop-up exhibition of select pieces from her body of work. \nStory Time with Kaluhya| 10:30–11:30 a.m.\nGather to hear a story read by Oneida language and culture teacher Kaluhya Muscavutch VanEvery. Then 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. \nFilm Screening | 10:30 a.m.–5 p.m.\nWatch the PBS Wisconsin documentary series Tribal Histories\, a series of half-hour programs that present the histories of all eleven federally recognized tribes and bands of Wisconsin\, plus one community seeking to regain its federal status. \nCommunity Engagement Fair | Noon–7 p.m.\nMeet several art organizations from across Milwaukee that are centering Indigenous communities and knowledge and protecting the lands we call home. Donations of non-perishable foods are accepted to support the community. \nLive DJ | 1–6 p.m.\nGroove to the music of DJ B-TRAX. \nDrop-In Tour | 3–4 p.m.*\nTour the reinstalled gallery Homelands: Mnë’nának\, Māēnāēwah\, Tešišik with Chyna Bounds\, assistant curator of American decorative arts and design. Tour will be joined by an ASL interpreter. \nSatellite Teen Intern Spotlight | 5:30–6 p.m. and 7:20–7-50 p.m.\nMeet the Milwaukee Art Museum’s Teen Interns as they welcome you at check-in\, give spotlight talks\, and lead tours of Homelands: Mnë’nának\, Māēnāēwah\, Tešišik they’ve designed just for this event. See the Museum through their eyes and discover new ways of looking at art! \nArtist Talk: Monica Rickert-Bolter | 6:15–7:15 p.m.*\nJoin Monica Rickert-Bolter\, co-founder of the Center for Native Futures\, for a conversation about her work at the intersection of art\, community\, and Indigenous identity. Drawing from her experiences in the arts ecosystem\, she will explore themes such as collaboration with tribal communities\, engagement with public and gallery spaces\, and the Center’s mission to advance Native fine arts\, support contemporary artists\, and uplift Indigenous Futurisms. \n*Includes ASL interpretation. \n  \nPresenting sponsor\n \nImage: Truman Lowe (Ho-Chunk/American\, 1944–2019)\, Feather Canoe\, ca. 1993. Willow\, turkey feathers\, and copper wire. 12 × 24 × 74 in. (30.48 × 60.96 × 187.96 cm). Gift of Jan Serr & John Shannon\, M2025.5
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LOCATION:Milwaukee Art Museum\, 700 N. Art Museum Drive\, Milwaukee\, WI\, 53202\, United States
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