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Milwaukee Art Museum
50 Paintings, on view through June 23,
highlights works created by international
artists, including GaHee Park, Amy Sherald,
Cinga Samson, Cecily Brown, and Peter
Barrickman, within the last five years.
The exhibit is free for members to tour and
included with general museum admission.
Co-curated by Margaret Andera, senior
curator of contemporary art at the Museum,
and Michelle Grabner, artist, curator and Crown
Family Professor of Art and Chair of Painting
and Drawing at the School of the Art Institute
in Chicago, the exhibition showcases the
wide range and relevance of painting as an art
medium and gives visitors the opportunity to
learn about current artistic trends.
For more information about the Milwaukee
Art Museum, the largest art institution in
Wisconsin and a vibrant destination in which
to explore a variety of artworks and unique
architecture, visit mam.org.
Enticing
Experiences
from Milwaukee's
Arts Scene
Next Act
Next Act Theatre presents the Midwest debut of
Heidi Armbruster's one-woman play Scarecrow,
sponsored by Bob Balderson, Feb. 23-March 17.
Written by and starring Armbruster and
directed by former longtime Milwaukee Rep
member Laura Gordon (The Revolutionists,
Motherhood Out Loud), the humorous and
poignant autobiographical play tells the story of
a big-city actress who finds herself back home at
her family's dairy farm in Wisconsin after the loss
of her father.
Milwaukee-based actor Armbruster has
appeared in Time Stands Still on Broadway and
the Lincoln Center's production of Disgraced,
along with television shows and films including
Manifest, Younger, Evil, and Pose.
Previews of Scarecrow will be held Feb. 21-22,
and the theatre will host a Pay What You Can
performance March 11.
For more information, visit nextact.org.
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