Key Milwaukee

April 2018

An A-Z visitors guide to Milwaukee Wisconsin. Sponsored by Key Magazine Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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16 keymilwaukee.com g HAPPENINGS exhibition of artwork by Wisconsin artists. Charles Allis Art Museum u Through April 16 Peter Dahlke: Dream Spaces Boxes made from pieces of old pipe organ wood influenced by the assemblages of Surrealist artists. Museum of Wisconsin Art u Through April 20 Dance of Life: Out of Africa & Beyond African art and artifacts from around the world, curated alongside con- temporary works of art. David Barnett Gallery u Through April 20 Melanie Parke - Dew Lively colors punctuate interiors filled with flowers, birds, and decorative objects. Mary Jones - Coddiwompling Intricate, collaged paint- ings chart the journey of the mind. Tory Folliard Gallery u Through April 27 Linger On Work by Mark Ottens includes early Chicago Imagist influenced work to more recent small scale abstract paintings that incorporate many layers of pattern and shape. Portrait Society Gallery u Through April 28 Growing Place: A Visual Study of Urban Farming Seeks to shed new light on the past, present, and future of growing food in cities, using Milwaukee as its anchor study. Grohmann Museum u Through April 28 Native Fiber Work by contemporary Native American fiber artists from throughout the Great Lakes. Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts u Through May 12 Bouguereau & America The work of French academic painter William-Adolphe Bouguereau (1825– 1905), who enjoyed remarkable popularity throughout America's Gilded Age. Milwaukee Art Museum u Through May 19 Alexis Rockman: The Great Lakes Cycle Explores the past, pres- ent, and future of the Great Lakes. Steiner/TheCity Vintage photographic prints alongside his social documentary. Haggerty Museum of Art u Through June 7 Mas de Mil-Walk-Aqui Freddy Hernandez combines his passion for landscape photography with his love of Milwaukee's unique energy to emphasize the growing presence of the city's Latino population. Latino Arts Gallery u Through June 16 The Art of Devotion: Illuminated Manuscripts from Local Collections Manuscripts, or hand- written books. Milwaukee Art Museum u Through July 7 The Power of Poison Discover the complex role of poison from aphrodisiac and self-defense to lethal weapons and medical miracles. See how the toxin and venoms found in nature can be used for good and evil. Milwaukee Public Museum u Through August 4 Sara Cwynar: Image Model Muse Photography and film that explores color and design and the ways that they operate politically, socially, and historically. Herzfeld Center for Photography and Media Arts, Milwaukee Art Museum u April 3-July 7 DK Palecek: Unclenched Explorations Cedarburg Art Museum u April 28-July 28 America's Favor/ Guests Who Came to Dinner (and Stayed!) Evelyn Patricia Terry brings together different bodies of work: an iconic table installation, artist books, and mixed media works. Lynden Sculpture Garden WORKSHOPS u April 6 Grow your own Bouquet With Courtney Joy Stevens. Lynden Sculpture Garden u April 12, 11am A Modern Approach to the Centerpiece Get inspired by the u Through May 26 Resistance: The Wartime Photographs of Jewish Partisan Faye Schulman World War II images of the camaraderie, horror and loss, bravery and triumph of the rag-tag, tough partisans who fought the Nazis and their collaborators. Jewish Museum Milwaukee

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