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spanning nearly 10,000-sq. ft., the mural celebrates the
"beer that made Milwaukee famous."
"True Colors" The RiverWalk boat landing behind
the Marcus Performing Arts Center's Peck Pavilion
is transformed into a colorful spray chalk mural by
Milwaukee-native Josephine Rice.
Art in the Park Starting in July, over a dozen local
artists will be commissioned for live canvas painting
and chalk mural installations at Red Arrow Park.
What Lifts You Coming 4th of July weekend, a
one-of-a-kind photo op by national street artist Kelsey
Montague will be installed at the UW-Milwaukee
Panther Arena, accompanied by a local art campaign
by Teresa Sahar on The Hop streetcar station shelters,
using #BuildingMorePride.
Downtown Busker Festival The streets of
downtown Milwaukee will fill with music once again.
Hosted during the USA Triathlon weekend, Aug. 7-8,
East Town, Westown, and Historic Third Ward sidewalks
will deliver 100 hours of live street
performances at various Sculpture
Milwaukee sites.
In addition, visitors are encouraged
to see downtown's recently
completed murals, including "You
Are Beautiful" by Matthew Hoffman
at 834 N. Plankinton Ave.; "Kindred"
by Jaime Brown and Karim Jabbari
on the 2nd Street skywalk, between
Wisconsin Ave. and Michigan
St.; "The Hero in You" by Ken
Brown at MacArthur Square;
and Brighten the
Passage murals
on Broadway,
between Clybourn
and St. Paul Streets, featuring
Josephine Rice, Tia Richardson,
Dave Watkins, and The Couto
Brothers.
For more information, visit
milwaukeedowntown.com.
Left: "Tatay's Truck"
by Emma Daisy Gertel
Below: "True Colors" by Josephine Rice
Bottom left: "Massimals
MKE: Rainbow"
by Jason Scroggin
Bottom right: Brighten the Passage
Downtown
Milwaukee comes
alive this summer
with new murals,
temporary art
installations and
street performances.
