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The Story Behind the Iconic Art Muscle

Feature image: Debra Brehmer and Frank Juárez at Paradigm Coffee + Music. Photo: Alison Kleiman. By Frank Juárez Art Muscle debuted in the Milwaukee art community in 1986. The magazine was founded by UW-Milwaukee graduate student Debra Brehmer, who is an arts writer, historian, and owner of Portrait Society Gallery Contemporary Art in the HistoricContinue reading “The Story Behind the Iconic Art Muscle”

A Year in Review 2025

Feature image: Logo for the new project space called A. Designed by Sally Carson. Frank Juárez 2025 was a successful year for Artdose. We dipped our toes in writing reviews on exhibitions and events, sponsored the inaugural Door County Contemporary Art Fair, continued our partnership with the John Michael Kohler Arts Center, organizing an emergingContinue reading “A Year in Review 2025”

Deep Time: Paintings by Jason Van Roo at Between Two Galleries

MILWAUKEE, WI – Var Gallery will feature the artwork of Jason Van Roo at its first exhibition of 2022 called “Deep Time.” Rooted in a relationship with the natural world, Van Roo’s work invites the viewer to let themselves get lost in the deeply rendered layers of acrylic and pastel, which lean into the grainContinue reading “Deep Time: Paintings by Jason Van Roo at Between Two Galleries”

Introducing Thom J. Ertl – assemblage artist

Thom J. Ertl is a Milwaukee-based artist and owner of Thom J. Ertl Designs. Thom J. Ertl Designs is contemporary urban assemblage. It incorporates, unexpectedly combines, and repurposes common everyday items into modern, artistic, practical original home furnishings and interior design. Thom J. Ertl Designs is a hybrid of over 35 years of artistic experience—merchandising,Continue reading “Introducing Thom J. Ertl – assemblage artist”

Artdose Vol XXV now available online

We are thrilled to release our 25th issue of Artdose Art Guide. Artdose was started in Sheboygan in 2013 as a way to bridge smaller art communities in North East Wisconsin. Today, it continues to promote and connect the visual arts and artists across North East and South East Wisconsin. There are a lot of greatContinue reading “Artdose Vol XXV now available online”

Sculpture dominates Cedarburg Art Museum’s summer landscape

Cedarburg – The Cedarburg Art Museum’s third annual outdoor sculpture exhibition Fluid Forms takes advantage of the spaces surrounding Cedarburg’s historic Wittenberg-Jochem mansion to showcase the large-scale forms of Wisconsin sculptors Dennis Heimbach and David Valentine. The Cedarburg Art Museum’s outdoor exhibition was curated by Tom Lidtke and is made possible by support from Flagstone Landscape Design, Cedarburg.Continue reading “Sculpture dominates Cedarburg Art Museum’s summer landscape”

A new look for 2016 – Artdose Art Guide

In just a couple of days we will be ringing the New Year. The past three years have been amazing promoting the visual arts in Northeast Wisconsin. The Artdose Art Guide is officially covering the visual arts from the entire state. The goal of this project was to be the most comprehensive art guide availableContinue reading “A new look for 2016 – Artdose Art Guide”