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.

In conjunction with Gallery Night and Day, over 80 emerging and established Milwaukee-area artists will display and sell their work on the Museum grounds in a relaxed and informal setting. Works represented include jewelry and wearable artwork, sculpture, photography, ceramics, paintings, drawings, and prints.

Admission to the event is free and it will be held rain or shine. For more information, contact the Museum at 414-224-3840 or fran.serlin@mam.org.

The Milwaukee Artist Marketplace is presented by the Museum and a coalition of Milwaukee-based artist organizations: African-American Artists Beginning to Educate Americans about African-American Art, A.C. Art Association, Artist Enhancement Program (Goodwill), Bayview Arts Guild, Coalition of Photographic Arts, Hmong Women’s Professional Circle, League of Milwaukee Artists, Milwaukee Artist Resource Network, Milwaukee Area Teachers of Art, Riverwest Artists Association, Walker’s Point Center for the Arts, Wisconsin Designer Craft Council, Wisconsin Painters & Sculptors.

Gallery Night and Day
Attend the Milwaukee Art Museum on Gallery Night, July 25, from 5:30 to 8:00 p.m., and tour Gilbert & George with Paul Matheson, executive director of the Gay Arts Center. Explore the recent additions to Sensory Overload, the latest German Expressionist prints in the Specks Gallery, and the Biedermeier collection, back from its international tour. Free Museum admission; $6 Gilbert & George.

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