Arts

Hover Craft 2019 announces vendor lineup

September 20, 2019

Since 2009, Hover Craft has brought some of the most skilled local artists, crafters, retailers, and others residing beneath the broad “maker” umbrella together to bring Milwaukee-made goods to area consumers d...

It’s a twister! Buckle up for Lakefront Brewery’s new “Kegnado”

Matt Wild

September 3, 2019

The last time we checked in with Lakefront Brewery, things were getting explosive. Now, the beloved Milwaukee brewery is unveiling it's latest whirling dervish: a 40-foot, three-dimensional, LED-lit "Kegnado" t...

5 public art controversies from Milwaukee’s past (and present)

Matt Wild

August 27, 2019

Art, as we all know, is in the eye of beholder. But so too is the purpose of art. What is art supposed to do? Inspire? Memorialize? Provoke? Decorate? "Start a conversation"? Here are five examples of recent Mi...

We went to western Wisconsin to stroll through a graveyard for fiberglass molds

Tyler Maas

August 21, 2019

Out in the small western Wisconsin town of Sparta, an industrial company's back yard has quietly turned into something of a low-key tourist attraction. FAST Corporation—a manufacturer of large-scale fiberglass ...

Mural Watch 2019: New murals for Crossroads Collective and Black Cat Alley

Matt Wild

August 8, 2019

Do you like murals? Of course you do. And so does Milwaukee. Yes, the city is currently in the throes of a great mural renaissance. A Muralssance? Muraissance? Whatever. All you need to know is that there are 8...

It’s Wednesday, so there’s another giant mural coming to Milwaukee

Matt Wild

August 7, 2019

Do you like murals? Well, Milwaukee certainly does. It seems a week can't go by without another giant mural popping up somewhere in town. Last month it was the gorgeous "Gateway Mural" on West Wisconsin Avenue....

Dr. Evermor’s Art Park is a scrap-metal mecca in the town of Sumpter

Rachel Seis

July 24, 2019

broadstreet.zone(66838); Summer in Milwaukee is the best; summer in the Midwest is even better. Join Milwaukee Record and Miller High Life July 22-29 as we search the city and beyond for the Spirit Of Summer. ...

16 pictures of the ribbon-cutting ceremony for Wisconsin Avenue’s new Gateway Mural

Matt Wild

July 19, 2019

Back in March, Downtown Milwaukee announced an open call for the Gateway Mural Project. It was an initiative to bring a bit of color and action to the west-facing facade of 622 W. Wisconsin Ave., on the northea...

Here’s the performance schedule for the fourth annual Milwaukee Fringe Festival

Milwaukee Record Staff

July 16, 2019

Each August since 2016, Milwaukee Fringe Festival has showcased live acts from the worlds of theater, music, dance, and visual art. This year, between Saturday, August 24 and Sunday, August 25, close to 30 thea...

Marielle Allschwang and Milwaukee Film to celebrate “The World of Mary Nohl”

Matt Wild

July 11, 2019

Mary Nohl casts a long shadow over Milwaukee art. Her (in)famous "Witch's House" in Fox Point—and its yard decorated with the artist's idiosyncratic concrete sculptures—is both a local curiosity and an "art env...

The Westown Gateway Mural is almost in full bloom

Matt Wild

July 9, 2019

Back in March, Downtown Milwaukee announced an open call for the Gateway Mural Project, an initiative to bring a bit of color and action to the west-facing facade of 622 W. Wisconsin Ave. A few months later, Mi...

‘Hotline Miami’ publisher releases official bootleg game, ‘Hotline Milwaukee’

Matt Wild

June 11, 2019

Milwaukee has made its fair share of appearances in film and music, but it remains largely unrepresented in the world of video games. There's the generic Milwaukee level in Rampage, we suppose, but that's about...

Behold da unveiling of “Da Crusher” statue

Matt Wild

June 8, 2019

On Saturday, June 8, in the year of our Lord 2019, it finally happened: a life-sized bronze statue of South Milwaukee wrestling legend Reggie "Da Crusher" Lisowski was unveiled at a gala celebration dubbed "Cru...

All 22 Sculpture Milwaukee 2019 sculptures, ranked

Matt Wild

June 6, 2019

One of Milwaukee's great public art success stories has been Sculpture Milwaukee. For the past few years, the outdoor art exhibition has peppered more than 20 wonderful, challenging, and sometimes bizarre piece...

Marcus Center releases lineup for “Live At Peck Pavilion” film screenings, concerts, plays

Tyler Maas

June 6, 2019

Marcus Performing Arts Center is known for hosting touring Broadway productions, concerts, ballet shows, community programs, and other sources of entertainment within its walls all year long. Fortunately, the v...

Here’s who’s performing in the fourth annual Milwaukee Fringe Festival

Tyler Maas

June 5, 2019

Each August since 2016, Milwaukee Fringe Festival has showcased live acts from the worlds of theater, music, dance, and visual art downtown in Pere Marquette Park, Marcus Center’s Wilson Theater at Vogel Hall, ...

30 photos of the new Saint Kate arts hotel, plus 5 photos of a haunted penthouse we slept in that one time

Matt Wild

May 30, 2019

On Tuesday, June 4, Milwaukee's newest arts hotel, Saint Kate, will open to the public. The long-anticipated project is a full reimagining of the former InterContinental Milwaukee hotel at 139 E Kilbourn Ave., ...

Emma Daisy Gertel chosen to create Westown’s Gateway Mural

Matt Wild

May 29, 2019

A guide to Bay View Gallery Night 2019

Tyler Maas

May 16, 2019

Since 2011, Bay View Gallery Night has organized “Milwaukee’s largest annual celebration of art, local business, music, and community.” The massive late spring event brings together talented area artists and mu...

What’s up with this weird rock/log thing in the woods along Lincoln Memorial Drive?

Matt Wild

May 14, 2019

Have you ever come across something in the city—a building, a business, a park—and thought to yourself, "Is this new? Have I seen this before? It can't be new, right? I must have seen this before. I dunno..." I...