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Milwaukee Gathers for ThriveOn King Open House Celebration

October 19, 2024

By Karen Stokes After years of planning, the former Gimbels-Schuster’s building on King Drive, vacant and considered an eyesore for 30 years, has undergone a remarkable transformation. ThriveOn King, located at 2153 N. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, serves as the hub for three important north side neighborhoods: Halyard Park, Harambee, and Brewers Hill. […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Karen Stokes, Murals, Open House, ThriveOn King

The Green Book Sparks Inspiration for New Milwaukee Art Museum Exhibit

November 6, 2021

By Karen Stokes A new commissioned wall mural titled “On Site: Derrick Adams, Our Time Together” was unveiled on Oct. 29, 2021 at the Milwaukee Art Museum. The mural was made specifically for the Museum’s east end overlooking Lake Michigan. The mural is a 93-ft wide, 15 ft tall work that reframes historical Black narratives […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Art Exhibitions, Derrick Adams, Karen Stokes, Milwaukee Art Museum, Murals, The Green Book

She Turned Her Frustrations From the Summer of 2020 Into Art

October 16, 2021

By PrincessSafiya Byers Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city neighborhoods in Milwaukee. Visit milwaukeenns.org. Overwhelmed by the combination of the COVID-19 pandemic, protests surrounding the killing of George Floyd and the fallout from the Trump presidency, Rosy […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Art, Brave Brothers Mural, Murals, PrincessSafiya Byers, Rosy Petri

Milwaukee Bucks Unveil Mural in Walker’s Point

May 18, 2019

By Nyesha Stone The Milwaukee Bucks are on fire! After years of doubt, the Bucks are showing out on and off the court. This prior Tuesday, the Bucks unveiled a Bucks-theme mural located on the back of the Brix Apartment Lofts. This is one of many murals that will be commissioned by the Bucks to […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Bigshot Robot, Milwaukee Bucks, Murals, Nyesha Stone

Victory Garden Initiative Unveils “Mother Earth” Mural

September 22, 2018

By Mrinal Gokhale Uihlein Architects has built about 20 buildings in the Milwaukee area. Only one of these commercial spaces has a giant, vibrant mural that celebrates womanhood, located at 3279 N. Richards St. in Harambee. The Victory Garden Initiative (VGI) bought and transformed this building into their office space in March 2018. The mural […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Gretchen Mead, Mrinal Gokhale, Murals, Stacey Williams-Ng, Victory Garden Initiative

Lake View Elementary School Unveils Community Mural by Local Artist Henry Hawkins

October 2, 2015

by Brianna Rae This Tuesday, Lake View Elementary School on the North Side of Madison celebrated a new community mural with a ribbon-cutting ceremony held by school officials, community members, and local organizations who supported the effort. On what was once a blank cement wall, local Madison artist Henry Hawkins created a visual chronology of […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Brianna Rae, Henry Hawkins, Lake View Elementary School, Murals



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