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SUMMARY:Bilingual Story Time in the Galleries: Spanish
DESCRIPTION:Join the Milwaukee Art Museum in the galleries for a special Story Time in Spanish facilitated by Betty Suárez of Aprende with Señora Betty. Meet in Windhover Hall near the admission desks at 10:30 a.m. and travel with the reader through the galleries. After reading the story together\, create a drawing inspired by the story and artwork. \nThis event is included with Museum admission and is free for Members. Admission for kids 12 and under is free. \nMuseum Admission \nAdults: $27\, Kids under 12: Free\, Members: Free
URL:https://urbanmilwaukee.com/event/bilingual-story-time-in-the-galleries-spanish/
LOCATION:Milwaukee Art Museum\, 700 N Art Museum Dr\, Milwaukee\, WI\, 53202\, United States
CATEGORIES:Kids
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SUMMARY:Guest Gallery Talk: “Currents 40: Widline Cadet”
DESCRIPTION:Join Shelby Sinclair\, Assistant Professor of History and Africana Studies at the University of Virginia\, for a guest gallery talk about the historical and visual genealogies that shape Widline Cadet’s artwork. \nThis drop-in experience is included with Museum admission and is free for Members. Admission tickets are available at the door or online. \nThe Milwaukee Art Museum is grateful to its exhibition sponsors. \nMuseum Admission \nAdults: $27\, Kids under 12: Free\, Members: Free \nAbout the Speaker:\nShelby M. Sinclair is Assistant Professor of History and Africana Studies at the University of Virginia’s Carter G. Woodson Institute. She specializes in the history of U.S. empire\, military occupation\, gender\, and resistance in the Caribbean and its diasporas. Her current book project explores Haitian women’s lives and labors during the 19-year U.S. military occupation of Haiti (1915-1934). Dr. Sinclair earned her PhD in History\, African American Studies\, and Gender and Sexuality Studies from Princeton University and BA with honors from Stanford University. Prior to joining the faculty at the University of Virginia\, she was the Thurgood Marshall Postdoctoral Fellow in African & African American Studies at Dartmouth College. \nImage: Widline Cadet (Haitian\, b. 1992)\, Jiskaske Enkinite Vini Nan Yon Fen (Until Infinity Comes To An End) (detail)\, 2021. Inkjet print. 32 × 40 in. (81.28 × 101.6 cm). Courtesy of the artist and Nazarian / Curcio. © Widline Cadet
URL:https://urbanmilwaukee.com/event/guest-gallery-talk-currents-40-widline-cadet/
LOCATION:Milwaukee Art Museum\, 700 N Art Museum Dr\, Milwaukee\, WI\, 53202\, United States
CATEGORIES:History
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SUMMARY:Haberman Local Luminaries: Currents 40: Widline Cadet
DESCRIPTION:Engage with notable local voices from the arts\, Black diaspora\, and immigrant communities in the Herzfeld Center for Photography and Media Arts as they share reflections on Currents 40: Widline Cadet. \nThis drop-in experience is included with Museum admission and is free for Members. Museum admission is pay-what-you-wish on Thursday nights from 4 to 8 p.m. The Milwaukee Art Museum is grateful to its exhibition sponsors. \nMeet the luminaries \nDr. Monique Liston:\nWhat happens when Black identity—particularly the lives of Black women\, girls\, and femmes—is loved\, protected\, and defended as we collectively learn about process and change in organizations and programs? This is the question Dr. Monique Liston has built a community-engaged\, intellectual\, and regenerative life practice around. She is the Founder\, Chief Strategist\, and Joyful Militant of UBUNTU Research and Evaluation\, an undisciplined learning organization and recipient of the Milwaukee Business Journal’s Diversity in Business Award. She also serves as Executive Director of The Leadership Undercommons\, advancing dignity-centered learning and leadership rooted in the lived realities of Black women\, girls\, and femmes.\nA sought-after facilitator\, speaker\, evaluator\, collaborator\, and good-time haver\, Dr. Liston went to school for many years and is most proud to be an alum of Howard University. Her honors include 2025 Milwaukee Business Journal 40 Under 40\, Public Allies’ first and only honorary alum\, and HBCU Alumni United Milwaukee Alumni of the Year. Though not a self-identified poet\, she published FRACTALS in 2025. \nGabriela Parra:\nGabriela Parra is an immigration attorney and co-owner of Layde & Parra S.C. in Milwaukee\, Wisconsin\, with over a decade of experience representing individuals and families. She provides compassionate\, culturally informed legal support and is dedicated to protecting immigrants’ rights while helping clients achieve stability and opportunity. The daughter of Mexican immigrants\, Gabriela’s lived experiences—from growing up in Los Angeles to navigating cultural isolation in Wisconsin—inform her commitment to justice and advocacy for underserved communities. She earned her J.D.\, cum laude\, from the University of Wisconsin Law School\, is a published co-author of Extraordinary Latinas\, Vol. 5\, and actively mentors others while championing empowered Latin@ communities. \nClaude-Allan Milhomme:\nClaude-Allan Milhomme is a licensed attorney who received his law degree from Marquette University Law School. While in law school he clerked for Liberty Mutual Insurance Company and the State Public Defender’s Office. He earned his undergraduate degree in Criminology and Public Administration from Florida State University. He currently engages in the private practice of law\, focusing his practice on criminal defense and crisis management in State and Federal Courts.\nClaude-Allan is a First-Generation American whose family comes from Haiti. He maintains vital connections with his culture\, which proves to be useful in his work. He has worked on social justice and community outreach initiatives throughout Wisconsin\, including emergency relief work for Haiti and providing resources to local organizations here in Milwaukee. He also serves as a Committee Member for the Eastern District of Wisconsin Bar Association. Outside of his legal career\, he enjoys spending time outdoors connecting with nature. \nMuseum Admission \nAdults: $27\, Kids under 12: Free\, Members: Free \nImage credit: Widline Cadet (Haitian\, b. 1992)\, “An Echo of Gratitude\,” 2023. Inkjet print. Courtesy of the artist and Nazarian / Curcio. © Widline Cadet.
URL:https://urbanmilwaukee.com/event/haberman-local-luminaries-currents-40-widline-cadet/
LOCATION:Milwaukee Art Museum\, 700 N Art Museum Dr\, Milwaukee\, WI\, 53202\, United States
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SUMMARY:Gallery Talk\, Outdoor Walk\, and Performance
DESCRIPTION:Join the Milwaukee Art Museum for an engaging talk\, walk\, and performance celebrating nature and inspired by Seeking Revelation: German Romantic Prints and Drawings\, 1770–1850. The experience features a gallery talk led by Timothy “Tim” Vargo\, Southeast Wisconsin Conservation Collaborative Coordinator with the Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin\, in the exhibition\, followed by a guided walk outdoors where Vargo will make connections between exhibition themes\, our local environment\, and trumpeter swans! We will end our experience at the Milwaukee premiere of Swans\, a free outdoor performance at the Veterans Park lagoon\, created by artist Jess Bass and composer Lia Kohl\, using the park’s swan pedal boats as a stage. The performance will feature wing sculptures and choreography\, as well as an octet of brass players performing from the boats. This portion of the afternoon is presented by Out There\, a Milwaukee-based experimental performance series curating strange sounds in unique spaces. \nThe experience is included with Museum admission and is free for Members. Admission tickets are available at the door or online. The Milwaukee Art Museum is grateful to its program sponsors. \nMuseum Admission \nAdults: $27\, Kids under 12: Free\, Members: Free \nABOUT THE SPEAKERS: \nTim Vargo:\nTim Vargo’s background is in applied biological research with an emphasis on conservation biology\, tropical biology\, and ornithology. He has carried out research in Australia\, Bolivia\, Costa Rica\, Panama\, and throughout the United States. He received an undergraduate degree in biology from Macalester College and a master’s degree in biology from Purdue University. Vargo is currently the Southeast Wisconsin Conservation Collaborative Coordinator with the Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin\, an organization for which he has deep respect. For decades he carried out cutting-edge urban wildlife research as Director of Research with the Urban Ecology Center and co-edited the Handbook of Citizen Science in Ecology and Conservation. \nJess Bass:\nJess Bass is a multimedia artist in Chicago\, using play as both a process and aesthetic to create mimetic installations and performances. Her work has been exhibited at the Arts Club of Chicago\, Hyde Park Art Center\, National Museum of Mexican Art\, The Franklin\, Chicago Humanities Festival\, Chicago Public Library\, Mayfield\, Comfort Station\, SPRING/BREAK Art Show\, PLAY/GROUND\, Terrain Biennial\, SITE Gallery\, and Detroit Art Week; and her work has been featured in The New York Times\, Hyperallergic\, ArtNews\, PASTE\, Fader and MTV. Bass holds an MFA in Sculpture from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. \nLia Kohl:\nLia Kohl is a Chicago-based composer and sound artist working across composition\, performance\, installation\, improvisation\, and collaboration in experimental\, jazz\, rock\, and theatrical contexts. Her work explores attentive listening and the expressive potential of everyday sound. She has presented work at venues including the Art Institute of Chicago\, the MCA Chicago\, the Renaissance Society\, and Big Ears Festival\, and has held residencies with ACRE\, High Concept Labs\, Mana Contemporary\, and Stanford University. Her work has been featured in outlets such as Pitchfork\, The Wire\, NPR\, and BBC Radio 6 Music\, and she has released music on labels including Drag City\, International Anthem\, and Longform Editions. \nImage credit:\nCarl Friedrich Lessing (German\, 1808–1880)\, Landscape with Wanderers (detail)\, 1837.
URL:https://urbanmilwaukee.com/event/gallery-talk-outdoor-walk-and-performance/
LOCATION:Milwaukee Art Museum\, 700 N Art Museum Dr\, Milwaukee\, WI\, 53202\, United States
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