Winter 2013 Gallery Night
The TCD Recap
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This Friday and Saturday marked the first Gallery Night and Day of 2013, with Milwaukee art lovers flocking from gallery to gallery. TCD staffers joined the crowd, traveling to exhibitions in the Third Ward, Downtown, Walker’s Point, Bay View, the East Side and more, and cataloging what we saw using social media and our #tcdart hashtag.
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Milwaukee’s Winter Gallery Night
ThirdCoast Digest recaps Winter Gallery Night 2013, in Milwaukee. | #TCDart #GalleryNight | @TCDigest | urbanmilwaukeedial.com
Storified by ThirdCoast Digest· Sun, Jan 20 2013 20:40:13
Gallery Night’s not just something you throw together, whether you’re on the artists’, writers’ or patrons’ side of things. It takes a little bit of prepwork.
TCD’s Winter Gallery Night Guide | ThirdCoast DigestPut on your warm, fuzzy scarf – fine, maybe a beret – and get ready for an urban winter adventure: let’s go out for Gallery Night. This e…
Timothy is getting prepped for #Milwaukee #GalleryNight. (#art #cleaning #newyears #resoluti @ @PfisterHotel http://instagr.am/p/URczkXsGfR/The Pfister Hotel
Hope to see you all at @PfisterHotel this Friday for the first #GalleryNight I will be a part of! http://blog.thepfisterhotel.com/2013/01/fred-pfister-part-1-of-2/Jenna Kashou
So my milwaukee twitter peeps. What is all going down, what are the hot shows for Gallery night this Friday?? #MKEgallerynightJeremy Plunkett
Photo: Work in progress. #gallerynight “Steampunk Goddess” http://tmblr.co/ZeqEMybt1Bh5Brad Horton
Late night gallery elves working hard for Fridays opening with @colinmatthes via @MakealFlammini @SkyHighMKE ://instagr.am/p/Uh6UrQxvJT/Faythe Levine
You won’t want to miss this! @arirosenthal #gallerynight http://pic.twitter.com/830yOQPTThe Iron Horse Hotel
Awesome-I’ve started doing my vision exercises, but everyone just thinks I’m rolling my eyes at them @matthewreddin #tcdart #gallerynightKat Murrell
Pre-gallery night exercises – goes a little something like this @matthewreddin #tcdart #gallerynight http://pic.twitter.com/N3czLRPoKat Murrell
A few genuine art places for the nation’s only Midwestern ArtPlace. For your Gallery Night & Day pleasure. http://ht.ly/gTYvhArt City
Checking out some amazing ice sculptures and local art @ Gallery Night in the third ward tomorrow! Join me?Megan Zingsheim
Stop by Gallerie M from 5-9pm tomorrow as part of #GalleryNight to admire the works of the 6 @PfisterHotel Artist in Residence finalists!InterContinental MKE
@ArtMilwaukee crew, getting ready to install the #SydneyHih sign over Plankinton Ave, #MKE. Thx for saving our history! http://pic.twitter.com/pL7lxfwiMeandMsJones
And before you know it, it’s Friday night, the city’s galleries opening their doors to reveal the art and exhibitions we’ve all been waiting for.
Ready for Gallery Night!….and day! http://pic.twitter.com/inF3SRpVMilwaukee Public Mkt
Can’t wait for gallery night at @PfisterHotel with Timothy Westbrook designs + styling @AlexisRoseStyle. Got to love a free fashion show!Corleen Heidgerken
Riding the #artbus tonight for gallery night! #ilovemilwaukeeSeiche Sanders
When you are in a bit of a design funk such as me, you go to Gallery Night with an agenda to see 300+ pieces. http://www.historicthirdward.org/events/gallerynight.phpCory Bielski
Gallery night! It’s all coming together. http://pic.twitter.com/0JZ2Rd4RKaylb Berkshire
It’s here! #gallerynight in MKE. Plan accordingly with my top picks for @TCDigest https://urbanmilwaukeedial.com/2013/01/gallery-night-if-you-can-only-see-three-or-so/Jessica Sattell
Beautiful start to the weekend! #GalleryNight #thirdward #perfectplacetohangout http://pic.twitter.com/NlZW5LRDMilwaukee Public Mkt
Don’t forget to stop by @InterConMKE as part of #GalleryNight to meet the Artist in Residence finalists! http://pic.twitter.com/i0pdwJUMThe Pfister Hotel
Third Ward Gallery Night ! Good wine, good food, & good people.Brytni Cyganiak
Happy #gallerynight everyone!! #milwaukee #wisconsin #thirdwardJulie Pahnke
Joy to all at gallery night! http://instagr.am/p/UpV9ZDrdak/Bjorn Olaf Nasett
Actually finding a parking space that isn’t 20 blocks from the 3rd Ward: A sure sign of a good #gallerynight. #tcdartMatthew Reddin
The imperial ballroom at the @pfisterhotel waiting in anticipation for tonight’s #fashion show. http://instagr.am/p/UpYhIwsJww/Corleen Heidgerken
Downtown/East Side/Riverwest
Downtown, the biggest gala of the evening was centered around the Pfister Hotel, where artist-in-residence Timothy Westbrook staged a fashion show featuring his designs…
Timothy’s big fashion show and post #GalleryNight reception is about a kickoff in a little over an hour!The Pfister Hotel
Read the tale of Fred Pfister, #PfisterNarrator @Jkashou and Timothy Westbrook’s collaborative Gallery Night story http://ow.ly/gW0L6The Pfister Hotel
Starting to fill up in the Imperial for Timothy’s Fashion Show! #gallerynight #milwaukee #ar @ @PfisterHotel http://instagr.am/p/UphwE9sGYq/The Pfister Hotel
Photos from Timothy Westbrook’s studio at the @PfisterHotel for gallery night. https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.519830438049430.121011.442116392487502&type=3Corleen Heidgerken
Backstage shot of Timothy Westbrook Gallery Night Fashion Show at The Pfister Hotel. Styling by @alexisrosestyle http://pic.twitter.com/Bz0f3MyGAlida
Not wool — scarf made of cassette tape — Timothy Westbrook at the Pfister #gallerynight #tcdart http://pic.twitter.com/FosNuAQnKat Murrell
The video that opened Timothy’s #Fashion Show on #GalleryNight http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5KGPZqEkxU (@AlexisRoseStyle)The Pfister Hotel
#sexy #sassy #victorian #milwaukee #gallerynight creations by @AlexisRoseStyle at the Pfister modeled by @honeynoir http://pic.twitter.com/Lfyq5MqUAugust Philosophica
More fabulousness by @AlexisRoseStyle #gallerynight #mke http://pic.twitter.com/U0brpVfoAugust Philosophica
Over at the Intercon’s Gallerie M, the hopefuls seeking to take Westbrook’s spot displayed their work to an eager crowd…
Take a look at all of the fantastic finalists to be our next Artist in Residence http://ow.ly/gW0t0 Visit FB to vote! http://ow.ly/gW0zKThe Pfister Hotel
Voting has opened! Now is your time to cast yourFacebook
Buffalo chicken coquettes + tough competition at the #GalleryNight @PfisterHotel artist-in-residence show. #tcdartLacy Landre
Great turnout for @pfisterhotel Artist in Residence finalists @ @InterConMKE (InterContinental Milwaukee) http://instagr.am/p/UpMIVioV3Q/InterContinental MKE
…the letters from the Sydney Hih building made their return to prominence as public art at the Shops of Grand Avenue…
#Sydneyhih install http://instagr.am/p/UoqXesowxd/Art Milwaukee
Sydney Hih back on display http://instagr.am/p/Ushg2WSpDq/Ashley Brandt
…and the Milwaukee Art Museum spiced things up with a little salsa for their After Dark party.
Don’t you wish you were here?! #MAMAfterDark #Salsa http://pic.twitter.com/JHsVsHYQMilwaukee Art Museum
MAM:AD #salsa #crafting #perusingtheartexhibits #pretendingtobeafancyadultGrant Postier
Having a great time at the Milwaukee Art Museum for #artafterdarkCaitlin Kluba
Dancers from Cultura En Clave Dance Company are heating up the dance floor! http://pic.twitter.com/3nnMmZ6FMilwaukee Art Museum
Further north near UWM, Inova showed off its half of the Makers in Print series, a shared exhibition with MIAD.
#GalleryNight continues at inova #tcdart http://pic.twitter.com/Ii9yTcTssahan
#notacrook #tcdart #GalleryNight #inova http://pic.twitter.com/6YpFRZ8Xsahan
This is not 3D! Whaaaaaat?? #inova #GalleryNight #tcdart http://pic.twitter.com/vbUnxvpPsahan
And in Riverwest, Jackpot Gallery offered a variety of colorful works to visitors.
From last night’s #GalleryNight Jackpot Gallery in Riverwest. Glass art by John Kelly #TCDart http://pic.twitter.com/ZhQDB3OfHoward Leu
Another from Jackpot Gallery #GalleryNight. #TCDart. http://pic.twitter.com/6irJ3REnHoward Leu
Oil painting by Mike Fredrickson. #GalleryNight #TCDart Jackpot Gallery. http://pic.twitter.com/1KyShR40Howard Leu
Historic Third Ward
The Third Ward may have had so much art this Gallery Night it was spilling out on the streets…
Ice sculpting in the Third Ward #MKE http://instagr.am/p/UobqWtwODq/Corey Putchel
Catalano Square full of people carving stuff out of ice.Todd Ruehmer
Get outside and check these guys out quick! #HappyFriday @ThirdWardMKE http://pic.twitter.com/AseypxRwHare Strigenz
Sculptures on Ice – ice sculpting competition – is going on NOW in Catalano Square (Broadway and Menomonee) http://ow.ly/i/1ojuYHistoric Third Ward
I don’t always @instagram, but when I do it’s of a melting t-rex. Fav ice sculpture in the 3rd Ward #trex #littlearms http://pic.twitter.com/Q9BhJA70Alex Alvarez
The sun is pretty but it’s melting the sculptures. Get to Catalano Square soon to see Sculptures on Ice. http://pic.twitter.com/y7OLCV5eHistoric Third Ward
Best art of the night at Catalano Square. #Dinosaur #ice sculpture #tcdart #GalleryNight http://pic.twitter.com/Lfur65a3Lacy Landre
…but the brunt of the neighborhood’s fare was inside places like the Marshall Building, a bustling hub throughout the night.
It’s Gallery Night in @ThirdWardMKE. Stop up to 6 in the Marshall Building to see our new space w/12 artists moved in! http://pic.twitter.com/uhD69YQJPlaid Tuba
Chandelier in the Marshall building. Love it.brandonminga
Flower dress = awesomesauce @ Elaine Erickson Gallery. #tcdart http://instagr.am/p/Upd4LCTHKa/Matthew Reddin
Portrait Society #MarshallBuilding http://twitpic.com/bwdsn2Keith B. Redington
Turns out the Shane Walsh show at Portrait Society is 8 times cooler in person. #tcdart http://instagr.am/p/UpeYcDTHK8/Matthew Reddin
Kevin Giese’s meditative Winter Chapel at Portrait Society — it even smells calm #gallerynight #tcdart http://pic.twitter.com/ZTGXahboKat Murrell
Sadler Gallery in the Marshall Building has really strong paintings – very impressive #GalleryNight #TCDArtKat Murrell
Busy, busy up in our new location for Gallery Night. http://pic.twitter.com/X3kS8dvePlaid Tuba
#ReginaldBaylor Studio #MKE #GalleryNight http://twitpic.com/bwdwfxKeith B. Redington
#MarshallBuilding #MKE #GalleryNight http://twitpic.com/bwe6v4Keith B. Redington
Honeycomb Productions filming late. #plaidtuba http://pic.twitter.com/qfVsS6N7Colleen McWiz
Of course, the Marshall Building wasn’t the only game in town. All over the Third Ward, galleries showed off what they brought to the table.
Present for me please. (@ Tory Folliard) #gallerynight #tcdart http://instagr.am/p/UphxMzTHOk/Matthew Reddin
Just kidding, I’ll take this instead. #homeimprovement #tcdart http://instagr.am/p/UphrI9THOZ/Matthew Reddin
Lovely space, atmosphere, and art at Sensorium #gallerynight #tcdart http://pic.twitter.com/Pp1wt7PYKat Murrell
Check out the exhibit line-up at MIAD: http://ow.ly/gNK9TMIAD
@MIAD #MIAD GalleryNight #MKE http://twitpic.com/bwefkaKeith B. Redington
#regram from @stephavia. Gallery night last night. http://instagr.am/p/UrFCyni54s/Hannah
Gallery Night 2night: “Memories in the Making” features paintings by individuals living with Alzheimer’s disease. http://on.fb.me/105Qs3MMark Fairbanks
Art and stories from the “memories in the making” show at gallery night tonight. 🙂 http://instagr.am/p/UpSAImvwhH/Cynthia Thomas
#gallerynight The “Memories in the Making” exhibit is incredibly moving. Artists w/ Alzheimer’s: http://pic.twitter.com/CmRtom7OMark Fairbanks
Love this. #milwaukee #splash http://pic.twitter.com/sunecV8YLily Schultz
Splash Studio’s Photos | FacebookFacebook
Walker’s Point/Bay View
Across the bridge, Walker’s Point and Bay View weren’t willing to be left out of the fun. This weekend marked the last chance to see the CoPA show at the WPCA, and Arts @ Large and Iron Horse Hotel held shows as well.
Gallery Night: Last chance to view CoPA Exhibition, open through Saturday. Jessica Schafer’s featured member show will open Friday, 5-9pm.WPCA (Arts Center)
Juried #CoPA show @wpca – stunning photos in a great new space. #GalleryNight #tcdart http://pic.twitter.com/cXmOeRH3Lacy Landre
Tagging along w/Washington Park Young Scientists to arts@Large for #GalleryNight http://instagr.am/p/UpMBGENBZb/RACHAEL BROOKE
#Ghost art on #GalleryNight is almost as good. Maybe better? #nintendo #tcdart #scary http://pic.twitter.com/QInhzh8fLacy Landre
We might be biased, but we like this piece a …Facebook
In Bay View, Sky High Gallery was a popular pick, but it wasn’t the only hot spot.
TONIGHT join us at Sky High Gallery for the opening of GETTING BY IN THE FOREVERSCAPE new work by colinmatt http://instagr.am/p/Uo1mJyt4rl/Faythe Levine
Essential knowledge: volume 2. Poster set released tonight at skyhigh gallery http://instagr.am/p/UowAGawYzP/Colin Matthes
YES. SEEING IT IN PERSON. #GalleryNight http://pic.twitter.com/oyeUNeGuDanielle
Colin Mathes at Sky High – pointed, edgy, yet practical -like MacGyver #tcdart #gallerynight http://pic.twitter.com/ohIOQBOuKat Murrell
SO GOOD http://pic.twitter.com/LzEgckvJDanielle
Mmm, toasty warm at tonic tavern #GalleryNight http://pic.twitter.com/2S3BAkk9Danielle
#gallerynight art (@ Razor) http://4sq.com/10nMw3dBrad Horton
At Josh’s #GalleryNight! 🙂 (@ Hide House w/ 5 others) [pic]: http://4sq.com/WNtcFiElisabeth Sampon
Gallery Day
And best yet, it wasn’t all over when Saturday rolled around. More than a few Milwaukee arts-lovers hit the streets, either for a second time or second chance.
It’s Gallery Day – plenty of time to see what you may have missed last night!MIAD
Yoga @ the Museum… #EarlyBird @ Milwaukee Art Museum http://instagr.am/p/UrJtMkTiGp/Lauren Kenney
a bite to eat at #honeypie before #GalleryNight (day!) #TCDart begins !Kristen Poehlmann
Had a great Gallery Night last night! I’m going to head out for the “Day” part. Anyone see something awesome? Let me knowEmmanuel Fritz
Hanging out at translator labs with some amazing art work today. Stop by if you’re in the third ward today.thewhitneyann
Gallery Day at @Kasana_mke. What a beautiful Saturday to come to the Third Ward for art appreciation! http://pic.twitter.com/ZSDApJfiKasana
layered texture and saturation of downtown Chicago. #chicagolicious @ironhorsehotel #GalleryNight #tcdart http://pic.twitter.com/vyRxKeNPKristen Poehlmann
I’m in a New York State of mind. @ironhorsehotel #GalleryNight #tcdart http://pic.twitter.com/vovRy3vMKristen Poehlmann
Quiet on the set! “Spectacle!” is filming. See the exhibition at The North End on Feb. 1! http://on.fb.me/WgA3Zx http://pic.twitter.com/T2ci5OOIPlaid Tuba
#honeycombproductions #spectacle #film on #gallery day. With #wctank and friends. http://instagr.am/p/UrLgSHiBtJ/Eddie Villanueva
childhood monsters. #ToryFolliardGallery #GalleryNight #tcdart http://pic.twitter.com/TU6ttEw7Kristen Poehlmann
Ben Grant at the #color #show @toryfolliardgalleryeddievillanueva
psychedelic colorful flow. #ToryFolliardGallery #GalleryNight #tcdart http://pic.twitter.com/pKwCxxYTKristen Poehlmann
If you like color, the Gallery is the place to be today at 1pm for the Artists’ Talks on “COLOR”. Join us!ToryFolliardGallery
#artist talks @toryfolliardgalleryeddievillanueva
beadwork. @MKEPublicMarket #GalleryNight #tcdart http://pic.twitter.com/Kd9YvuB5Kristen Poehlmann
lungs of Chi-town. #MyDwelling #GalleryNight #tcdart http://pic.twitter.com/shjkceaXKristen Poehlmann
An afternoon of art and sweet architecture, w/ @doctorjackpine @ Milwaukee Art Museum http://instagr.am/p/UrYRgdnfJR/Bethany Helzer
Gallery Night & Day had to end sooner or later, but we won’t be forgetting the art anytime soon – or the evening/morning we spent hunting it down.
What a fantastic gallery night! Still didn’t get to all the places I wanted to, but DID get to see some amazing work and great people!Jessica Kaminski
Gallery Night model pose andreafrances stephaniemariesteinhauer http://instagr.am/p/UqBdtbAly5/Laura Juranek
glad I went to gallery night and met that photographer 🙂 his work was amazing!Caitlin Staedler
One of the themes taken from the winter gallery night is that #SydneyHiH will be missed. Saw many works including t-shirts.Cory Bielski
#gallery #night #artwork #black #tree #reflection #parallelsynchronizedrandomness #cielorojo #friends #angst http://instagr.am/p/UrPFtPt_GC/Marisela Rodríguez
RT @JVBrownsgirl: Paint. Gallery Night in #Milwaukee. http://pic.twitter.com/RCsZx6nhJim Palmer
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