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museum exhibitions schedule Jun 1, 2026

Door County Contemporary Aims to Build an Experience Around Art

Door County Contemporary, an art fair in Fish Creek, Wisconsin, was created by Milwaukee artist and curator Shane McAdams along with Josh Hintz, Shane Walsh, and Jaymee Harvey Willms. The inaugural event in 2025 attracted 3,400 attendees and 20 galleries from Wisconsin and the Midwest. The 2026 edition runs June 4-7 at the Peninsula School of Art, maintaining the same number of galleries but expanding internationally with participants like CANADA gallery from New York City and HAGD Contemporary from Denmark. New features include a live podcast by Bad at Sports, inflatable sculptures by artist-in-residence Claire Ashley, and after-hours gatherings at Björklunden, Lawrence University's northern campus in Baileys Harbor, which will lodge attendees and exhibitors.

museum exhibitions schedule Apr 15, 2026

Spring Gallery Night MKE: 7 Art Exhibits to See

Milwaukee’s art scene is celebrating its seasonal renewal with Spring Gallery Night MKE, a city-wide event featuring over 60 participating galleries across neighborhoods like the Third Ward and Walker’s Point. The weekend-long program highlights diverse local talent through curated exhibitions, including Var Gallery’s "30x30x30" creative marathon, a Surrealist-inspired group show at Portrait Society Gallery, and the expansive MIAD Senior Exhibition featuring over 200 graduating students.

article local schedule Aug 25, 2025

River Press Is Opening Its First Micro Exhibition

River Press, a new art studio and shop in Milwaukee's Riverwest neighborhood, is opening its first micro-exhibition on August 29. The inaugural show, titled "Life Should Make More Sense Than This," features a solo presentation by Milwaukee artist Sarah Jane Sutterfield, including metallic monotypes and three sculptural pieces exploring love, grief, and transformation. The exhibition runs through November, with a reception from 5-9 p.m. on opening night.

museum exhibitions schedule May 30, 2025

MAM’s New Erin Shirreff Exhibition Reshapes Sculpture and Photography

The Milwaukee Art Museum (MAM) will present “Permanent Drafts,” a major exhibition of over 40 recent works by Canadian artist Erin Shirreff, opening May 30. The show spans collage, photography, sculpture, and video, including site-specific installations and a new museum acquisition, “Paper sculpture” (2024). Shirreff, who began as a sculptor, uses photography to explore the gap between 2D representation and 3D objects, creating works that challenge how viewers perceive images and forms. Key pieces include the cyanotype collage “Inside times” (2020) and the sheet-metal installation “Drop” (2025).

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