BLOOM 2024 celebrates stunning art-inspired florals and Ho-Chunk craftsmanship
The Museum of Wisconsin Art will host the 12th annual floral extravaganza November 1–3
Oct 24th, 2024Museum of Wisconsin Art celebrates ten years in its modernist Mothership
Ten artist talks and an April 8 birthday bash are planned to commemorate the occasion
Feb 14th, 2023New Exhibition Celebrates Emerging Artists and the Future of Wisconsin Art
Ten at Ten opens January 28 at the Museum of Wisconsin Art
Jan 17th, 2023New Exhibition Celebrates the Magical and Weird Wisconsin Wilderness
Magic Wilderness opens October 22, 2022 at the Museum of Wisconsin Art
Oct 18th, 2022Museum of Wisconsin Art Announces 10th Annual Bloomin’ Weekend
More than twenty florists transform the museum, November 4–6
Oct 12th, 2022Fifth annual Art & Chalk Fest to take place August 20–21
The Museum of Wisconsin Art’s free outdoor live arts festival announced for 2022
Jun 21st, 2022First Major Retrospective for Award-Winning Ho-Chunk Photographer Tom Jones
Here We Stand opens July 23, 2022 at the Museum of Wisconsin Art
Jun 1st, 2022Drag Officially Transcends the Underground and Explodes into the Mainstream in Unprecedented Photography Exhibition
Legends of Drag: Portraits by Harry James Hanson and Devin Antheus opens May 27
May 20th, 2022Khari Turner Showcased in First Wisconsin Solo Exhibition
Mirroring Reflection opens April 30, 2022 at the Museum of Wisconsin Art
Mar 21st, 2022Four Fiber Artists Create Visual Poetry in Upcoming MOWA Exhibition
Handmade Paper Stories opens March 4 at Museum of Wisconsin Art satellite gallery
Feb 3rd, 202252 Artists Selected for the 2022 Wisconsin Artists Biennial
Exhibition showcases cutting edge works by emerging and established Wisconsin artists
Dec 20th, 2021New Art+Wellness Program Fosters Creativity and Well-Being
Museum partners with Network Health to bring monthly wellness programs to its members
Oct 6th, 2021Museum of Wisconsin Art Announces Art & Chalk Fest 2021
Free Outdoor Live Arts Weekend Planned for Saturday and Sunday, August 21–22, 2021
Jul 14th, 2021New Exhibition Explores Immigration and Identity through the Art of Place
Artists without Borders: Reflections on Art and Place opens April 24 at the Museum of Wisconsin Art
Apr 6th, 2021Museum of Wisconsin Art Announces Three New Exhibition Openings
Exhibitions will open in January 2021 after MOWA reopens from a brief planned closure
Jan 4th, 2021Museum of Wisconsin Art Announces 8th Annual Bloomin’ Holidays
The popular event aptly themed “Floral Sanctuary” returns November 6–8
Oct 22nd, 2020Museum of Wisconsin Art Announces Wisconsin Funnies: Fifty Years of Comics
More than 200 works by thirty-one artists illustrate the history of comics in Wisconsin
Jul 31st, 2020Museum of Wisconsin Art Receives NEA Cares Act Grant
Grant is one of 855 awarded nationwide by National Endowment for the Arts
Jul 10th, 2020A Community of Voices Announced as Inaugural Exhibition
Six African-American Milwaukee Women Artists on View at the Museum of Wisconsin Art
Jul 8th, 2020Museum of Wisconsin Art Plans to Chalk the State in July
Cover Wisconsin in colorful art and inspiration – Saturday and Sunday, July 25 and 26
May 27th, 2020Museum of Wisconsin Art Presents Mark Klassen: Combustible Dust
Opening Party: Saturday, January 25 | 1:00–5:00. On View: January 25–March 29, 2020
Jan 6th, 2020MOWA | DTN Presents Nathaniel Stern
The World After Us: Imaging Techno-Aesthetic Futures Opening on Gallery Night: Friday, January 17, 2020
Jan 6th, 20202020 Wisconsin Artists Biennial Features 42 Works by 39 Artists
Exhibition opens with a party on Saturday, January 25 at the Museum of Wisconsin Art
Jan 6th, 2020Museum of Wisconsin Art (MOWA) Infuses Wisconsin Art into Governor’s Residence
MOWA plans to loan nearly twenty works to the Executive Residence.
Oct 16th, 2019Museum of Wisconsin Art Presents Art & Chalk Fest 2019
Free Outdoor Fine Art and Chalk Festival on Saturday, and Sunday, July 27 and 28
Jul 17th, 2019Museum of Wisconsin Art Receives Two Marketing Grants to Drive Summer Tourism
MOWA’s impact on the City of West Bend has intensified year-over-year with its striking new building, inclusive membership philosophy, and leadership team since 2013.
May 1st, 2019Museum of Wisconsin Art Announces New Downtown Location in Saint Kate
MOWA | DTN will present museum-caliber exhibitions of Wisconsin art to travelers and the public in Milwaukee’s newest arts hotel beginning this spring
Mar 18th, 2019Museum of Wisconsin Art Hires J. Tyler Friedman as Associate Curator of Contemporary Art
Friedman assumed his post on MOWA’s senior staff on June 1, 2018.
Jun 15th, 2018High Thread Count: Art Quilts by Pat Kroth
Verona Fiber Artist to Open Solo Exhibit at MOWA Satellite Location in Milwaukee
Jan 25th, 2018Museum of Wisconsin Art Selects Chris Maddox for Emerging Artist-In-Residence Program in Luxembourg
The residency begins January 15, 2018.
Jan 8th, 2018Museum of Wisconsin Art to Dedicate Museum-wide Gallery Space for Tom Bamberger’s Hyperphotographic Retrospective
Bamberger’s works now straddled the line between traditional photography and contemporary art.
Mar 23rd, 2017Museum of Wisconsin Art’s Bloomin’ Holidaze Back for a Fourth Year
Friday and Saturday, November 11 and 12, 2016
Nov 3rd, 2016Melissa Cooke’s Large-Scale Photorealist Graphite Drawings on View at the Museum of Wisconsin Art
Egos, on view at the Museum of Wisconsin Art (MOWA) from October 1, 2016 – January 8, 2017.
Sep 25th, 2016David Lenz, Preeminent American Portraitist, On View at the Museum of Wisconsin Art
October 1, 2016 – January 8, 2017
Sep 15th, 2016Wence and Sandra Martinez Weave Together Textiles and Modern Design in Collaborative Exhibition at the Museum of Wisconsin Art
August 6 – November 6, 2016
Aug 1st, 2016Travel Back to When Beer Was King and Brands Were Born During Art on Tap This Summer at MOWA
Art on Tap: Early Wisconsin Brewery Art and Advertising. July 9 – September 25, 2016. Opening party: Saturday, July 16 | 2:00 – 5:00
Jun 22nd, 2016Museum of Wisconsin Art Announces Purchase of Adjacent Land to Create Cultural Campus in West Bend
MOWA’s purchase of the parcel will create a cultural campus that has strong parallels to museums in many great cities.
Apr 19th, 2016Fred Stonehouse: The Promise of Distant Things at the Museum of Wisconsin Art
September 26, 2015 – January 17, 2016
Sep 15th, 2015August is Awesome at the Museum of Wisconsin Art
This August, the Museum of Wisconsin Art (MOWA) is your destination for artsy end-of-summer fun.
Aug 4th, 2015John Wilde’s Private Collection Unveiled at the Museum of Wisconsin Art
June 13 – September 6, 2015
Jun 15th, 2015Nathaniel Stern’s Giverny of the Midwest Makes U.S. Debut at the Museum of Wisconsin Art
June 13 – September 6, 2015
Jun 15th, 2015MOWA Pops Up in Milwaukee for One Night Only This April
Friday, April 24
Apr 13th, 2015The Pitch Project’s Debut at MOWA Showcases Works From Nine Contemporary and Experimental Artists
April 11 – June 7
Apr 7th, 2015There’s a Place: A Three Decade Survey of Photographs by J. Shimon & J.Lindemann opens at the Museum of Wisconsin Art
April 11 – June 7
Apr 1st, 2015Museum of Wisconsin Art in Partnership with Ansay Development Corporation Announces Launch of Artist-In-Residence Program in Luxembourg
Application Deadline September 8, 2014
Jul 23rd, 2014Museum of Wisconsin Art Building Receives Two Awards in Two Weeks
New Building at 205 Veterans Avenue, West Bend One Year Old
May 20th, 20142014 Wisconsin Visual Art Lifetime Achievement Awards to be Announced
Friday, May 16, 2014 at the Museum of Wisconsin Art
May 8th, 2014