Galleries all over the city open their doors today with
special exhibits as part of Milwaukee’s
latest Gallery Day event. The Tory Folliard Gallery— now a well-established
member of the Historic Third Ward’s thriving arts district—hosts its “20th
Anniversary Celebration.” WoodlandPatternBook Center, a newcomer to Gallery Nights,
portrays ecological concerns through artistic mediums with their “Seeing Green:
Art, Ecology, and Activism in Milwaukee.”
The Peltz Gallery exhibits a collection of watercolors and etchings by
Warrington Colescott, offering a preview of the artist’s upcoming retrospective
at the MilwaukeeArt Museum. Other exhibitions to visit
include Milwaukee Street Gallery’s “Four-Sided Show,” opening Friday at 4 p.m.
and featuring Gary Gresl, Janet Roberts, Todd Burton, and Devin Sommerville;
Fashion Ninja’s “Hand Bag Expo,” an exclusive three-day event starting tonight;
and Luckystar’s “Wish You Were Here,” portraying the finer side of the postal
service with an intriguing mail-art exhibit that includes pieces from six
countries.