Cutting-edge art comes
to UW-Milwaukee’s Union Art Gallery on Sept. 24 with “Conspicuous
Consumption.” The exhibit features nationally known artists Patty Chang and
Mark Menjivar, as they use films, performances and photographs to present
provocative views on how food affects the identities of individuals and
communities. Beginning Nov. 19, the Union
Art Gallery
will present drawings, paintings and sculptures by Marco Zamora and Loren
Schwerd in “Venerate: Collectors of the Human Condition.”
In October, the Art Institute of Wisconsin will add an
interesting dimension to the Historic Third Ward. The facilities, located in
the P.H. Dye
Building, will present student artists
along with exceptional Milwaukee
talent in a first-floor gallery. Beginning Oct. 4, the Institute will offer
four-year degrees that combine business and art, including interior design, fashion
marketing, web design, and digital filmmaking and video production.
Cardinal Stritch University plans a fall grand-opening for the Northwestern Mutual Art Gallery’s new Art Gallery Store.
Proceeds from the sales of student artwork will help support future gallery
exhibitions.
Wisconsin Lutheran College presents “Iceland:
A Visual Saga” beginning Aug. 30 in the Schlueter Art
Gallery. This exhibit
features a multimedia look at Iceland’s
landscape and culture during a May 2009 excursion. A reception takes place 6-8
p.m. Sept. 17.
Mount MaryCollege’s
Marian Gallery will open several exhibitions
this fall, including the Coalition of Photographic Arts’ annual “Pin-Up Show”
on Oct. 23. Mount
Mary’s annual “Starving
Artists’ Show” occurs 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sept. 12 and presents affordable artwork
from more than 200 artists.
Among this weekend’s art events: Grava Gallery plans an artists’ reception from 5:30-7:30 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 13, for the exhibition “Mystic Dimensions,” featuring Shannon Winslow. Woodland Pattern Book Center hosts a gallery reception for Thomas Gaudynski’s “Drawing/Reading/Drawing: A Personal Practice” on Aug. 15 at 2 p.m.
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