Milwaukee Artist Resource Network (MARN) opened it's Beyond the Canvas exhibition at Zimmerman Architectural Studios Friday night. The work presented in Beyond the Canvas featured a cadre of artists taking inspiration from the rejuvenation of the Menomonee Valley. Their expressions took on a variety of mediums ranging from water color, collage, to photography created En... Continue Reading →
A Gem, Doors Open, The Central Library
Hidden within the astute renaissance facade of the Central Library, the people that walked those halls, past and present, exude as much character as the marble railings and bound books they house. Doors Open Milwaukee let us peer into the the windows of the past of kept open by the Central Library structure's detailed building-craft... Continue Reading →
Mind Scale, Doors Open, Grohmann Museum
Advancing greatly in the 21st Century, Milwaukee School of Engineering has the monuments to prove it. Prominent businessman and regent Dr. Eckhart Grohmann, once headed Milwaukee based Aluminum Casting and Engineering Company and Central Control Arm before selling them. An ode to industry, Dr. Grohmann readily shares his passion for the machinery of civil progress... Continue Reading →
A Falcon’s View, Doors Open, US Bank
Doors Open Milwaukee brought back one of Milwaukee's prized attractions, the observation deck on floor 41 of the US Bank building. Not open to the public since 1992, US Bank hosted a winding line of people waiting for their chance to see what the famed peregrine falcon's sees when they perch in their nests.
Connecting Under, Brighten the Passage, Third Ward Association
Equipped with a colorfully signs and an engaging dispositions, an enclave of public planning stakeholders took over the corner of Wisconsin and Water Street, generating a little commotion to attract public participation. The Historic Third Ward Association is planning what to do about that dark nebula under the I-794 overpass that connects Downtown to the... Continue Reading →