Arts

Want to paint or install a mural on the side of a historic Milwaukee property? There may be some new guidelines for that—including a few that ask you to please keep your mural tucked away in a back alley or som...

If you thought Milwaukee went mural-happy in 2019, it's gone all out in 2020. Murals celebrating local civil rights leaders, murals celebrating local frontline workers, and murals celebrating local otters and b...

If you haven't already ordered, read, and ruminated on American Madness by Milwaukee author Tea Krulos, do so RIGHT NOW. The book (full title: American Madness: The Story Of The Phantom Patriot And How Conspira...

Back in 2003 I was taking a stab at underground comic production with an anthology of mostly local artists titled Riverwurst Comics, which ran six issues from 2003-2006. As I got started, I had the thrill of di...

UPDATE (8/3/20): Based on technical and historical considerations (and not on the mural's content or artist), the Historic Preservation Commission has denied a Certificate of Appropriateness for the Shepard Fai...

Murals! Do you like murals? Would you like to create a mural? Would you like to create a mural "celebrating community, culture, health and conservation" for a five-mural project called "Visual Vibes on Villard"...

Murals are an infinite, lasting way to express the joyful pain of love and unity. (Unity is not a concept that should have any gray areas, but then again, "I don't see color" is something that makes no sense an...