Gallery Night MKE Celebrates Creativity — at 50+ locations — April 21 & 22

MILWAUKEE, WI – Gallery Night MKE – two days of gallery hopping and art viewing – returns for its spring event on Friday, April 21, and Saturday, April 22, to downtown Milwaukee.

This free, two-day art event offers visitors the opportunity to purchase original and local art while visiting Milwaukee’s most dynamic neighborhoods. Art lovers can visit www.gallerynightmke.com for a full list of the 50-plus participating venues. Admission is free to all venues during event hours.

Milwaukee’s vast creative culture is proudly on display during Gallery Night MKE. Showcasing art works from photography to sculpture to drawing, painting and everything in between, the event allows the public to admire and even purchase original art by local, regional and international artists.

In April, Gallery Night MKE features numerous venues exhibiting art throughout downtown Milwaukee neighborhoods including the Historic Third Ward, East Town, Walker’s Point and more. A few highlights include:

• Jaime Brown at 310W: Activating the storefronts of the 310W building — downtown Milwaukee’s iconic blue tower — artist Jaime Brown will bring her bold, colorful style to the space with an installation from her most recent series of paintings.
  Friday, April 21, & Saturday, April 22, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
• Dear Nature at The Avenue: Sculpture Milwaukee presents “Dear Nature,” an exhibition curated by Whitney Moon and Jennifer Johung, featuring works from Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design, Milwaukee School of Engineering, UW-Milwaukee Peck School of the Arts, and UW-Milwaukee School of Architecture and Urban Planning. Students and faculty developed artwork in response to Sculpture Milwaukee’s 2022/23 exhibition “Nature Doesn’t Know About Us,” which explores multiple dimensions of our human intersections with nature.
  Friday, April 21, 6-9 p.m. & Saturday, April 22, 8 a.m.-9 p.m.
• Lights in Bloom at BMO: Milwaukee muralist and visual artist Emma Daisy transforms BMO Tower‘s parking structure (visible at 771 N. Broadway) into a large-scale outdoor work of digital art with her unique floral aesthetic called “Lights in Bloom.” You can see her murals throughout Milwaukee, including in Westown, Black Cat Alley and the Third Ward.
  Friday, April 21, & Saturday, April 22, 7:30-10 p.m.
• Edessa School of Fashion at MARN: Edessa students will showcase their creations, recently shown at New York Fashion Week, in a “live mannequin” format at Milwaukee Artist Resource Network (MARN).
  Saturday, April 22, Noon-4 p.m.

The easiest way to plan a Gallery Night MKE experience? Download the “Gallery Night MKE” Apple app or visit gallerynightmke.com for up-to-date listings, interactive features, and information on parking, restaurants and hotels. Street parking in downtown Milwaukee is free after 6 p.m. Rent a Bublr bike or hop on The Hop streetcar to navigate to event venues.

Gallery Night MKE is produced by the Historic Third Ward Association and presented by Laffey, Leitner & Goode, LLC. The event’s 2023 sponsors include 88Nine Radio Milwaukee, Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design, The Pfister Hotel, Saint Kate – The Arts Hotel and Hillary Counseling.

NOTE: This press release was submitted to Urban Milwaukee and was not written by an Urban Milwaukee writer. While it is believed to be reliable, Urban Milwaukee does not guarantee its accuracy or completeness.