{"id":1150,"date":"2010-06-07T14:12:44","date_gmt":"2010-06-07T20:12:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mam.org\/info\/pressroom\/?p=1150"},"modified":"2010-06-07T14:12:44","modified_gmt":"2010-06-07T20:12:44","slug":"lfoa2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mam.org\/info\/pressroom\/2010\/06\/lfoa2010\/","title":{"rendered":"The Milwaukee Art Museum announces the 2010 Lakefront Festival of Arts"},"content":{"rendered":"

Contacts:
\nJennifer Dirks
\nPublic Relations Chair
\nLakefront Festival of Arts
\n414\/690-5578
\njennifer.dirks@cliftoncpa.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Kristin Settle
\nPublic Relations Manager
\nMilwaukee Art Museum
\n414\/224-3246
\nkristin.settle@mam.org<\/a><\/p>\n

THE MILWAUKEE ART MUSEUM ANNOUNCES THE 2010 LAKEFRONT FESTIVAL OF ARTS<\/strong>
\nQuad\/Graphics and Milwaukee Magazine present annual arts showcase<\/em><\/p>\n

Milwaukee, Wis.<\/strong> \u2013 June 7, 2010 \u2013 The Milwaukee Art Museum\u2019s 2010 Lakefront Festival of Arts (LFOA) will be Friday, June 18, through Sunday, June 20, on the grounds of the Museum along Lake Michigan. The 48th annual LFOA is presented by Quad\/Graphics and Milwaukee Magazine.<\/p>\n

The family-friendly event is one of the top 25 art festivals in the country, featuring work by more than 180 artists from around the country, food selections by Caf\u00e9 Calatrava, live music, a silent auction, a wine garden, a sculpture garden, and children\u2019s activities in the PNC Children\u2019s Experience.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor nearly 50 years, the Lakefront Festival of Arts has raised funds for the Museum to bring numerous world-class exhibitions to Milwaukee, as well as offered artists the chance to showcase their work,\u201d said Sandi Anderson, director of special events for the Milwaukee Art Museum. \u201cThis year\u2019s festival has been expanded and will offer new experiences, as well as the familiar favorites, with something for everyone\u2014from art buyers and Museum supporters to families looking to enjoy the activities on the lakefront.\u201d<\/p>\n

For the first time, LFOA artists will also be exhibiting inside the Museum, and the festival will be open until 9 p.m. on Friday. Also, one ticket for the entire event affords festival-goers full access to the Museum to see the exhibitions, including American Quilts: Selections from the Winterthur Collection; Warrington Colescott: Cabaret, Comedy & Satire; and The NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s festival poster artist is Shelby Keefe of Milwaukee. Keefe\u2019s work will be featured on apparel and on merchandise, including a poster available in the festival boutique and online.<\/p>\n

LFOA admission is $7 in advance, $12 at the gate, or $20 for a three-day pass. Tickets can be purchased online and at participating locations throughout Southeastern Wisconsin. Festival hours are:<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0Friday, June 18 \u2014 12 p.m. to 9 p.m.
\n\u2022\u00a0Saturday, June 19 \u2014 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
\n\u2022\u00a0Sunday, June 20 \u2014 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.<\/p>\n

About Lakefront Festival of Arts<\/strong>
\nThe Lakefront Festival of Arts (LFOA) is one of the premier art festivals in the country, featuring artists from across the nation with art for sale in a variety of media, including paintings, sculptures, jewelry, photography, printmaking, wood, ceramics, fiber, and more. Since 1962, the Lakefront Festival of Arts has been a primary fundraiser for the Milwaukee Art Museum and organized with the help of Friends of Art volunteers. For more information on LFOA, please visit http:\/\/lfoa.mam.org\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n

About the Milwaukee Art Museum<\/strong>
\nThe Milwaukee Art Museum\u2019s far-reaching holdings include more than 20,000 works spanning antiquity to the present day. With a history dating back to 1888, the Museum houses a collection with strengths in 19th- and 20th-century American and European art, contemporary art, American decorative arts, and folk and self-taught art. The Museum includes the Santiago Calatrava-designed Quadracci Pavilion, named by Time magazine as \u201cBest Design of 2001.\u201d For more information, please visit www.mam.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n

About Friends of Art<\/strong>
\nThe Friends of Art (FOA) is the primary volunteer support organization of the Milwaukee Art Museum. FOA raises funds in support of the Museum and develops activities to stimulate visual art appreciation and inspire volunteer leadership. Over 1,300 individuals volunteer annually to help organize and operate FOA\u2019s fundraising events. Over $7 million has been generated through FOA events since it was founded in 1957. For more information on FOA, please visit www.mam.org\/involved\/details\/foa.php<\/a>.
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Contacts: Jennifer Dirks Public Relations Chair Lakefront Festival of Arts 414\/690-5578 jennifer.dirks@cliftoncpa.com Kristin Settle Public Relations Manager Milwaukee Art Museum 414\/224-3246 kristin.settle@mam.org THE MILWAUKEE ART MUSEUM ANNOUNCES THE 2010 LAKEFRONT FESTIVAL OF ARTS Quad\/Graphics and Milwaukee Magazine present annual arts showcase Milwaukee, Wis. \u2013 June 7, 2010 \u2013 The Milwaukee Art Museum\u2019s 2010 Lakefront Festival … The Milwaukee Art Museum announces the 2010 Lakefront Festival of Arts<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1150","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mam.org\/info\/pressroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1150","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mam.org\/info\/pressroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mam.org\/info\/pressroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mam.org\/info\/pressroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mam.org\/info\/pressroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1150"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/mam.org\/info\/pressroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1150\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1155,"href":"https:\/\/mam.org\/info\/pressroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1150\/revisions\/1155"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mam.org\/info\/pressroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1150"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mam.org\/info\/pressroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1150"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mam.org\/info\/pressroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1150"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}