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SUMMARY:UWM Gallery Night
DESCRIPTION:UWM Gallery Night \nOctober 18\, 4:00-7:00 PM \nVarious Locations\, UWM Campus (OR\, if you are filling out a form and it only allows one address\, Use C21’s: Center for 21st Century Studies\, 929 Curtin Hall\, 3243 N Downer Ave\, Milwaukee\, WI 53211) \nExplore galleries across the UW-Milwaukee campus with six exhibitions to peruse. Celebrate the work of Milwaukee’s Latine-identified artists at Union Art Gallery. Think politics with two shows that examine the ways we engage with modern political systems. Check out pins and Picassos with exhibitions honoring prolific collectors. More into artifacts than art? Head to the American Geographical Society Library to learn more about the history of American explorations of Antarctica. See tinyurl.com/uwmgn24 for complete details. \nAll events are free and open to the public\, run 4-7 PM on Friday\, October 18\, and are located on the main campus at UW-Milwaukee. Information about parking can be found here. UWM Gallery Night is organized by the Center for 21st Century Studies at UWM. Questions? Email c21@uwm.edu. \nParticipating UWM Galleries: \nAmerican Geographical Society Library\nGolda Meir Library\, 3rd Floor\, East Wing\n2311 E. Hartford Ave. \nAmerican Ambitions in the Antarctic \nAmerican Ambitions in the Antarctic tells the story of how the United States began exploring the southernmost continent. Beginning with the Western world’s earliest explorations in the region\, this exhibit leads viewers through history with maps\, atlases\, books\, and artifacts from several major expeditions to Antarctica. \nCenter for 21st Century Studies\nCurtin Hall\, 9th Floor\, Room 929\n3243 N. Downer Ave. \nStory Cart: Trust and the Vote \nIn the spring and summer of 2024\, with an historic U.S. presidential election on the horizon\, UWM’s Center for 21st Century Studies interviewed over 60 Milwaukeeans about their relative trust\, or distrust\, in the U.S. voting system. Story Cart: Trust and the Vote features select interviews\, images\, and other memoranda documenting these exchanges—Milwaukee’s collective hopes\, doubts\, and ideas for transforming democracy. \nEmile H. Mathis Art Gallery\nMitchell Hall\, First Floor\, Room 170\n3203 N. Downer Ave. \nModern Impacts: Celebrating 50 Years of the Rosenberg Collection at UWM \nModern Impacts honors the fiftieth anniversary of the Rosenberg Art Collection bequest to UWM by showcasing the extensive number of modern paintings\, prints\, and sculptures donated to support teaching and learning on campus. This exhibition features artwork by such legendary twentieth-century artists as Pablo Picasso\, Joan Miró\, Ernst Kirchner\, Jean Arp\, Barbara Hepworth\, and more. \nSpecial Collections\, 4th Floor Exhibition Gallery\nGolda Meir Library\, Room 472\n2311 E. Hartford Ave. \nJewelry Speaks: The Voice of the Jill Wine-Banks Pin Collection \nDistinguished attorney Jill Wine-Banks is a MSNBC Legal Analyst\, podcast host\, and a specific kind of jewelry collector who uses the pin as a messaging device. This exhibition and archiving project features pins mined from her personal collection accumulated over a lifetime of work in the political and legal landscape of the US. The exhibition also features work by emerging and established artists and jewelers\, and UWM Jewelry & Metalsmithing students who have created artwork that act as messaging devices inspired by items from the Special Collections. \nUnion Art Gallery\nUWM Student Union\, 1st Floor\n2200 E. Kenwood Blvd. \nColors of Our Communidad: Latine Artists in Celebration \nColors of Our Communidad: Latine Artists in Celebration\, is an exhibition that spotlights the creative brilliance of Latine artists\, whose works reflect the multifaceted heritage\, identity\, and vibrant community spirits that define Latine culture within Milwaukee and the Midwest. This exhibition will highlight local artists including Nicole Acosta\, Conhg Lopez\, Richie Morales\, Melissa Mursch-Rodriguez\, and Mi Salgado and is cosponsored by Sociocultural Programming and the Roberto Hernandez Center. \nUWM Archives Exhibit Gallery\nGolda Meir Library W307\n2311 E. Hartford Ave. \nThe Art of Organizing in Latinx Milwaukee \nExplore the visual culture of protest through art from Voces de la Frontera and earlier generations of Latinx activists.\nTiny URL for this event page: https://tinyurl.com/uwmgn24 \n
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