Milwaukee Gallery Night & Day Spring Edition

Frank Juárez Lately, Wisconsin has been getting some decent weather hovering around 50 degrees. A heat wave for us, Wisconsinites. Yesterday the Historic Third Ward kicked off its spring gallery night & day, which spreads throughout four areas: Around Town, East Town, Historic Third Ward,, and Walker’s Point. Over 50 venues hosted exhibitions and eventsContinue reading “Milwaukee Gallery Night & Day Spring Edition”

Art & Design MFA Exhibition: Echoes In Time at UW-Milwaukee’s Kenilworth Square East Gallery

April 29 – May 21, 2022 Kenilworth Square East Gallery 2155 N. Prospect Avenue Milwaukee, WI 53202 Wednesday – Friday | 2-7pm Saturday | 11am – 3pm

Me and The Mountain: MARN’s new exhibition creates calm within the storm

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Sam Woods, sam@marnarts.org, 414-409-3501 Daniel Fleming’s free-flowing stream of consciousness is on display at the MARN ART + CULTURE HUB through June 5 Milwaukee, Wisconsin – When the COVID-19 pandemic hit Milwaukee in March, 2020, forcing much of the city indoors to escape the mysterious virus, Daniel Fleming turned to paintContinue reading “Me and The Mountain: MARN’s new exhibition creates calm within the storm”

BALM at Portrait Society Gallery of Contemporary Art

April 9 through May 21, 2022 Portrait Society Gallery of Contemporary Art 207 E. Buffalo Street, Suite 526Milwaukee, WI 53202Hours: Thursday-Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. portraitsocietygallery@gmail.com 414-870-9930 Website For immediate release We are entering an epoch unlike any other: The pandemic, climate destruction, years of untenable presidential leadership, earthquakes, floods, fires, increased crime, habitat erosion,Continue reading “BALM at Portrait Society Gallery of Contemporary Art”

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”

Conversation with artist Francesca Simonite

Frank Juarez I discovered Francesca Simonite‘s work through one of MARN‘s exhibitions, C is for Conversations, early this Fall. From a distance, I was drawn to her work by its sculptural form. As I approached the work, I noticed that her work was not only sculptural, but also photographic. The work was different from whatContinue reading “Conversation with artist Francesca Simonite”

Milwaukee Gallery Night and Day Is Back

Frank Juárez I remember when I was active in the art scene operating the Frank Juarez Gallery in the Third Ward. For years, I was in the heart of the Milwaukee art scene every Saturday gallery sitting, meeting collectors, chit-chatting with artists, welcoming visitors, etc. This weekly repetitive commitment made me realize that I wasContinue reading “Milwaukee Gallery Night and Day Is Back”

Walking Art Tour with Artdose Magazine

By Frank Juarez The summer has been full of activities, exhibitions, events, concerts, and so on. I have driven over 6,000 miles since mid-June. The mileage has been a combination of business and leisure. Regardless of where the road took us, art is always on the top of the list. Some of the art weContinue reading “Walking Art Tour with Artdose Magazine”

Art Is Heating Up in Wisconsin

written by Frank Juarez About two weeks ago, I found myself a bit overwhelmed with the amount of exhibitions and events that have been popping all over the state of Wisconsin. I try to keep my finger on the Wisconsin art pulse. As places start to open, it does make it difficult to keep up.Continue reading “Art Is Heating Up in Wisconsin”