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IN 2017, EMMA DAISY DECIDED TO MAKE A CAREER CHANGE AND TRANSITION FROM ARTS ADMINISTRATION TO ART-MAKING, BECOMING AN ARTIST FULL-TIME. BASED IN MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, ONE WILL DISCOVER HER VIBRANT MURALS THROUGHOUT THE CITY.

For nearly 2 decades Richard Buda Brasfield has expressed his authentic self through dance.

A Milwaukee designs tiki mugs with a classic horror movie flair.

Traditionalist painter Andrew Scott Braun

This artists work shines bright in windows all around her hometown.

Discover themes of belonging and representation at the Jewish Museum Milwaukee.

MARY JOY HICKEY IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE NON-PROFIT “GIRLS AND LADIES ROCK MKE.” THROUGH EDUCATION, PERFORMANCE, AND THE POWER OF ROCK AND ROLL, PARTICIPANTS GAIN KNOWLEDGE, SELF-ASSURANCE, AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS.

FROM PAINTING TO SCULPTURE TO WORKS ON PAPER, ANAMARIE EDWARDS IS AN INTERDISCIPLINARY ARTIST, AND FOR HER FIRST SOLO SHOW, WHICH TOOK PLACE IN MADISON, WISCONSIN, SHE EXPLORED WHAT IT MEANS TO HEAL THROUGH JOY.

A Milwaukee art gallery hosts an exhibition dedicated to the poster art of local punk rock scene.

MAX ZULETA HAS BEEN SCULPTING ICE SINCE 1987. AS THE OWNER OF “ART BELOW ZERO,” HE AND HIS TEAM CREATE ONE-OF-A-KIND ICE MASTERPIECES, FROM SCULPTURES AND CARVINGS TO LUGES AND LOGOS.

A Milwaukee printmaker opens a shop to sell and showcase local artists.

Exhibition of lithographs by Marc Chagall at an art gallery in Milwaukee.

THE CITY OF WAUWATOSA, WISCONSIN, HAS A NEW ADDITION – A 25 FOOT TROLL NAMED “MAMA ROSA." THIS TROLL DESIGNED BY DANISH ARTIST THOMAS DAMBO IS THE FIRST IN THE STATE AND IS HELPING SPREAD AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE.

KIM CUNNINGHAM OF MILWAUKEE ART GIRL DESIGNS IS A PHOTOGRAPHER IN WISCONSIN WHO FINDS BEAUTY IN WHAT’S BEEN ABANDONED. WITH HER CAMERA, SHE BECOMES AN URBAN EXPLORER, SEEKING OUT ABANDONED BUILDINGS IN THE MIDWEST.

David Najib Kasir creates art about life, culture, and war

MARGERY DEUTSCH IS THE MUSIC DIRECTOR AND CONDUCTOR OF THE MILWAUKEE COMMUNITY ORCHESTRA IN WISCONSIN. FOUNDED IN 2024, THE ORCHESTRA WELCOMES MUSICIANS OF ALL AGES AND BACKGROUNDS.

WE TAKE A TRIP TO WISCONSIN, TO MEET AUTHOR, POET, AND MUSICIAN BRYON CHERRY. BORN AND RAISED IN MILWAUKEE, HE FINDS INSPIRATION IN HIS CITY AND SEES THE BEAUTY IN THE MUNDANE.

Angelica Contreras' collage art makes us reflect on the ways life affects our true nature.

Abbey Bell's art explores beauty and decay.

WE MEET CARTOONIST AND MULTIMEDIA ARTIST CRIS SIQUEIRA. AS A LOVER OF INDEPENDENT COMICS, SHE IS THE CO-OWNER OF A BOOKSTORE CAFÉ AND ART SPACE SPECIALIZING IN ZINES, PRINTS, AND SMALL PRESS BOOKS.

AMBER THOMAS IS AN ART THERAPIST WHO FOUNDED “A BRUSH BOX,” A SERVICE THAT BOOSTS SELF-ESTEEM AND MAKES CREATIVITY ACCESSIBLE BY PROVIDING CURATED ART KITS TO EVERYBODY.

FOR ALEXIS RIVERA LUNA, BOB ROSS IS A BIG SOURCE OF INSPIRATION. HAVING WATCHED HIS SHOW AND PAINTED ALONGSIDE HIM, SHE DEVELOPED THE CONFIDENCE TO PURSUE ART...AND NOW, SHE IS A WORKING ARTIST.

A retired librarian begins a new chapter as a fine artist.

WISCONSIN MUSICIAN JORDAN B. DAVIS LOVES RETRO VIDEO GAMES, SO MUCH SO THAT HE DEVELOPED HIS OWN. NAMED AFTER HIS BAND “SPACE RAFT,” THE GAME STARS DAVIS AND HIS BANDMATES.

MICK MEILAHN IS A NATIONALLY RENOWNED GLASS ARTIST. BORN INTO A FOURTH-GENERATION FARM FAMILY, HE COMBINES HIS LOVE OF FARMING WITH HIS LOVE OF ART TO RENDER EARS OF CORN MADE OF GLASS.

WE TAKE A TRIP UNDERWATER FOR AN IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE IN WISCONSIN. CALLED “DEEP LAKE FUTURE,” THIS SURREAL ART ADVENTURE IMAGINES A FUTURE WHERE FRESHWATER INVASIVE SPECIES HAVE OVERRUN THE GREAT LAKES.

FOR DECADES, “THE SIMPSONS” HAS BEEN DELIGHTING VIEWERS AROUND THE WORLD. IN CELEBRATION OF THE ANIMATED SERIES, THE TROUT MUSEUM OF ART IN APPLETON, WISCONSIN, EXHIBITED MEMORABLE ARTWORK FROM THE SHOW.

ARTIST LESLIE ODOM JUNIOR IS A FORCE TO BE RECKONED WITH, WITH A CAREER THAT SPEAKS FOR ITSELF. A FEW YEARS AGO, HE SAT DOWN FOR AN INTERVIEW TO DISCUSS HIS LIFE AND WORK. SINCE THEN, HE HAS CONTINUED TO PERFORM, RECORD ALBUMS, AND CEMENT HIS PLACE IN THE ARTS.

KIDS FROM WISCONSIN IS A TRAINING PROGRAM FOR YOUNG ADULTS INTERESTED IN THE PERFORMING ARTS. SINCE ITS FOUNDING, THEY HAVE PERFORMED FOR OVER 10 MILLION AUDIENCE MEMBERS ACROSS WISCONSIN AND THE MIDWEST. WE TAKE A LOOK BACK TO WHEN THEY CELEBRATED THEIR 50TH ANNIVERSARY.

JIM DEYOUNG IS THE SENIOR CONSERVATOR AT THE MILWAUKEE ART MUSEUM IN WISCONSIN. IN HIS ROLE, HE PRESERVES ARTWORK FROM AROUND THE WORLD, SO THAT IT CAN BE APPRECIATED FOR YEARS TO COME.

Milwaukee Ballet celebrates its 50th anniversary, and its long-time artistic director Michael Pink talks about the company's commitment to narrative works.