Milwaukee Arts Board

Milwaukee Ballet Presents Season Finale ‘Alice (in Wonderland)’

The imaginative, visually spectacular production returns after 10 years

Ariel Pate appointed Chief Curator of Haggerty Museum of Art

Next Act Closes Season With U.S. Premiere of ‘Dinner With the Duchess’

Wild Space Dance Company Presents Beyond the Shimmer

7:30pm, April 10-11, 2026. Jan Serr Studio, Kenilworth Square East 2155 N Prospect Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53202

Award-Winning Milwaukee Filmmaker Justin Goodrum’s Debut Feature Christopher Officially Greenlit

Mayor’s Year of Housing: City of Milwaukee Launches Next Phase of Public Artist in Residence Program With Milwaukee Fire Department to Address Safe Housing

Request for Proposals for PAIR artist services, Request for Qualifications to fill PAIR Liaison position due March 16, 2026

Milwaukee Ballet Presents Biennial ‘Genesis Choreographic Competition’

Three Choreographers compete, presenting new works at The Pabst Theater March 13-15

Milwaukee Arts Board Announces 2026 Application Cycles for Sustaining Grant Program, Public Art Conservation Fund

Milwaukee Ballet Presents Classical and Contemporary Works in ‘Encore’

The production will be staged over two weeks at the Company’s Baumgartner Center for Dance.

Latest Effort to Adopt New Milwaukee Flag Going Nowhere

Bureaucracy and confusion create a slow-moving comedy of errors.

Milwaukee Ballet Presents Holiday Favorite “The Nutcracker”

20 performances will include three student matinees and a sensory-friendly adaptation

The Flamenco Nutcracker Returns!

The sixth annual production of Milwaukee’s Holiday Flamenco Favorite

Milwaukee Ballet Presents Haunting “Giselle”

The dramatic production will feature an instrument from the Violins of Hope—Wisconsin residency

Ald. Coggs to receive Create Wisconsin’s Creative Community Champion Award

Alderwoman will also participate in key panel discussion on arts

Ben Tyjeski – “Birds and Blooms” at Grove Gallery

This Thursday: Joy Engine’s First ArtBlaze

This Free Beachside Series of Art, Music, and Wonder Brings All-Ages Fun as the Waves Roll in and the Sun Goes Down

Boney James Brings His Slow Burn Tour to the Marcus Performing Arts Center Thursday, November 13

Tickets On Sale Friday, August 1

Meet Milwaukee’s Flag Task Force

Will the council agree with its rankings?

Council Reopens Flag Debate. Again

Alders insist council can 'walk and chew gum' in taking on the flag issue.

Joy Engine Announces the Return of ArtBlaze

Milwaukee’s Free Beachside Summer Series of Art, Music & Wonder

Milwaukee’s Flag Debate Is Back

New task force would host design contest. Could People's Flag prevail?

Milwaukee Takes Bold Step Toward New City Flag with Launch of Official Task Force

Milwaukee Arts Board announces 2025 Artists of the Year, Friends of the Arts Award honorees

Milwaukee Ballet Presents Season Finale “Carmen”

The sensual production will lead off with a world premiere by Genesis winner Tsai Hsi Hung.

Milwaukee Ballet Presents Dreamy “Sleeping Beauty”

The magical production to include four performances, a student matinee, and a charitable blood drive.

Wild Space Dance Company presents A Room Shaped Story

Present Music’s Never-Predictable Spirit Will Unleash intO tHe WiLd at Jan Serr Studio

On March 26th & 27th, audiences will hear two world premieres and a re-imagined “Born to be Wild” before dipping into the macabre world of Edward Gorey

Milwaukee Arts Board Accepting Public Nominations for Artists of the Year, Friends of the Arts Awards

Members of the public can submit nominations online through April 2, 2025

Milwaukee Ballet’s Second Company Presents “Momentum”

Milwaukee Ballet II stages mixed repertory program in final production with retiring Artistic Director

Milwaukee Ballet Presents Choreography By Own Dancers in “MKE MIX”

The production will be held at the Company’s intimate home theater in the Historic Third Ward

Milwaukee Arts Board Announces 2025 Application Cycles for Sustaining Grant Program, Public Art Conservation Fund

RTW Puts Cyber Crimes Center Stage with “The Nether” by Jennifer Haley

Is “The Nether’s” dystopian near-future already upon us?

Milwaukee Ballet Presents Holiday Favorite The Nutcracker

Nearly 200 dancers to perform across three weekends of festive performances

Milwaukee Ballet Premieres “Casanova” in the Midwest

The sensational production will open Milwaukee Ballet’s 2024/25 Season from November 1-3

Design Concepts Revealed For Downtown Sculpture Honoring Vel Phillips

Public will be able to sit in a bronze version of Phillips' desk, contemplate her legacy.

Committee Endorses Making People’s Flag Official, Despite Objections

Concerns about inclusivity of 2016 design contest continue to cloud process.

The Moving City: A huge waste of money that won’t impact reckless driving

Statement of Alderman Lamont Westmoreland August 30, 2024

Secret Garden Unveils Classic Batchelder Fountain

Former funeral home on 53rd and North, now a school, has many tile artworks.

Milwaukee’s New Tool To Fight Reckless Driving? Public Art

Rolling sculpture aims to provoke, encourage people to drive safer.

Proposal Asks City to Adopt ‘People’s Flag’

Ald. Peter Burgelis leads new push to replace what's been called one of the worst city flags in America.

Vel Phillips Plaza Opens To Great Fanfare

Downtown's new "front door" honors civil rights pioneer, trailblazer.

Just Announced! Nine New Shows Coming to Milwaukee as Part of 2024/25 MPAC Presents Season

Highlights include Cirque Kalabanté, The Magic of Rob Lake, the return of The Hip Hop Nutcracker, and a one-night-only performance of the National Tour of The Cher Show

Exhibition Honoring 2023 Nohl Fellows Opens at Haggerty Museum of Art on May 31

Reception is Saturday, June 1

Milwaukee Ballet Ends Season with Contemporary Show “MKE MIX”

Three female choreographers present boundary-pushing works in the Company’s annual triple-bill.

Wild Space Dance Company presents Skip Stitch

Danceworks’ 18th Annual Mad Hot Rhythm Competition at the UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena on Thursday, April 25th

Marcus Performing Arts Center Announces Johnson Financial Group Broadway at the Marcus Center and MPAC Presents 2024/25 Series Shows

Optimist Theatre Announces 2024 Summer Shakespeare Series

“Optimist Presents: Shakespeare in the City” Expands Summer Offerings

2024 Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts & Letters Fellows Awarded

Sixteen extraordinary Wisconsinites honored for their contributions to the state

Milwaukee Ballet to Enchant Audiences with “Cinderella”

The magical production to include six performances, a student matinee, and a charitable shoe drive.

Milwaukee Ballet Presents Choreographic Competition ‘Genesis’

Three International Choreographers Compete for Contract to Create New Work

Milwaukee Ballet’s Second Company Presents “Momentum”

Milwaukee Ballet II stages contemporary and classical works during their two-weekend production.

BMO Makes New 5-Year Commitment to Presenting “The Nutcracker” with Milwaukee Ballet

5-Year sponsorship gift ensures continuation of beloved Milwaukee Ballet production

Statement from Mayor Cavalier Johnson on the Appointment of Luke Olson as LGBTQ+ Liaison

Milwaukee Ballet’s ‘Dracula’ to Enrapture Audiences this Halloween

The Wildly Popular Production Returns October 26-29 at Marcus Center

Milwaukee Ballet Reaches $5 Million ‘Nutcracker’ Campaign Goal

The New Production Will Debut December 8 at Marcus Performing Arts Center

Jewish Museum Milwaukee Presents New Exhibit “Women Pulling at the Threads of Social Discourse”

Jewish Museum Milwaukee invites visitors to explore how female artists, using textiles as their medium, challenge social expectations by infusing this soft medium with social and political awareness.

Amplify BIPOC Play Series returns to First Stage for fourth season

Featuring three play readings by BIPOC playwrights Ty Defoe, Alvaro Saar Rios and Marcus Yi

Three MPS Schools Have Arthur Rackham Illustrations

Century-old, brick and tiled fireplaces are unique artworks. Part 2 of a series.

Milwaukee Ballet to Wrap 2022/23 Season with Encore

The season finale takes place in the Company’s Third Ward Studio June 1-11

Milwaukee Ballet’s ‘Peter Pan’ To Hook Audiences This Spring

The Beloved Journey to Neverland Returns May 11-14 at Marcus Center

Did Brooks Exceed His Authority At Wisconsin Center?

CEO’s decision to remove art works raises questions about governance of public entity.

Revised Letter to Wisconsin Center District CEO Marty Brooks

Wisconsin Center Accused of Censorship

Eliminating literary art installation in preparation for Republican National Convention?

Writers Decry Wisconsin Center District CEO’s Imminent Cultural Erasure

Wisconsin Center Won’t Reconsider Removing Literary Artwork

CEO Marty Brooks emails board members to explain why.

Wisconsin Center Will Destroy Literary Artworks

Nationally unique installation done in 1998. Public board didn't vote on its destruction.

Milwaukee Arts Board Accepting Public Nominations for Artists of the Year, Friends of the Arts Awards

Members of the public can submit nominations HERE through April 5, 2023

City of Milwaukee Announces Public Artist in Residence Personnel Selections

New Public Artist in Residence Will Develop Solutions to Help Address Reckless Driving in Milwaukee

Milwaukee Ballet Presents Dark Tale “Hunchback of Notre Dame”

Victor Hugo's Literary Classic Comes Alive March 23-26 at Marcus Center

Milwaukee Ballet’s Second Company Presents Annual Showcase

Milwaukee Ballet II stages three original works and a classical scene during their two-weekend production on February 25 and March 4.

Milwaukee Ballet Presents a Powerful Triple-Bill with Originals

Contemporary ballet returns to The Pabst Theater February 9-12 as Timothy O’Donnell stages final work as Resident Choreographer

Milwaukee Arts Board Announces 2023 Application Cycles for Sustaining Grant Program, Public Art Conservation Fund

2023 Mary L. Nohl Fund Fellowships Awarded: Twenty Years of Supporting Individual Visual Artists in Greater Milwaukee

Five Artists Share $140,000 in 2023 Cycle

Milwaukee Ballet Opens Season with Swan Lake

The most beloved of classic ballet productions runs November 3-6 at Marcus Center

Milwaukee Ballet Announces 2022/23 Season Roster

Company welcomes two new dancers and celebrates Pink’s 20th season

City’s Public Artist in Residence Pilot Program to Help Address Reckless Driving in Milwaukee

New effort will foster collaboration between local artists and City government to address civic challenges and deploy creative solutions

Arts Board Announces 2022 Honorees

Milwaukee Arts Board gives annual awards to Artists of the Year and Friends of the Arts.

Exhibition Honoring 2019 and 2020 Nohl Fellow Opens at Haggerty Museum of Art

Opening Reception is Thursday, June 9

On the passing of Wayne Frank

Statement of Alderman Michael J. Murphy April 7, 2022

Milwaukee Arts Board Announces 2022 Application Cycle for Public Art Conservation Fund

A Big Week For The Near West Side

Groundbreaking for The New State, new mural unveiled and a week-long celebration, Near West Side Week.

Virtual Exhibition Honoring 2020 Nohl Fellows at Haggerty Museum of Art

Jack Daniel’s and Bucks Commission Local Murals

Murals by three local artists and former-Milwaukee Buck-turned-artist Desmond Mason.

Long-Running Skylight Music Theatre KidsWrites Program Turns Student Writing Into Professional Music Theatre Songs

Pandemic Year Inspires KidsWrites 2020-21: Time Capsule

Milwaukee Arts Board Opens Public Art New Work Fund’s 2021 Cycle

State Should Invest in Creative Economy

Wisconsin ranks 50th in support for arts. That’s a missed opportunity for the state.

Milwaukee Arts Board Opens Public Art Conservation Fund’s New Cycle

2020 Mary L. Nohl Fund Fellowships for Individual Artists Awarded

Five Artists Share $70,000 in Eighteenth Cycle

Six New Milwaukee School Board Candidates

Three for open seats, three opposing incumbents in Spring 2021 election.

New Traditions in Present Music’s Online Thanksgiving Concert

Wild Space Dance Company presents Parking Lot Dance #3: Under the Freeway

A drive-in dance event watched from the safety and warmth of your car

$1.6 Billion Adopted Budget Raises Fees, Cuts Police

City's fiscal challenges continue to mount under state restrictions, rising costs.

Committee Approves Over 20 Amendments To Milwaukee Budget

Amendments target violence prevention, housing, lead abatement and more.

Committee recommends approval of omnibus budget amendment

Amendment provides funding for healthy food access, lead abatement, CART teams and Community Collaborative Commission, among other initiatives

Jewish Museum Milwaukee explores social justice through art in exhibit featuring internationally renowned graphic artist

Luba Lukova: Designing Justice opens Sept. 17; JMM launches first exhibit since reopening

See All of Downtown Milwaukee’s New Murals

From otters to activists, Milwaukee is awash in new public art.

Cultural organization grant program aims to help financially-strapped arts providers

City of Milwaukee Arts Board announces 2020 Mildred L. Harpole Artists of the Year and Friends of the Arts Awards

DNC-Timed Art Installation Covers Downtown

Work by local artists highlights democracy for convention, though delegates won't attend.