Public Art

The Museum of Wisconsin Art (MOWA) is celebrating its tenth anniversary of operation this year with a featured exhibition, "Ten at Ten," highlighting emerging artists, like Meg Lionel Murphy and Johanna Winters.

Over the decades, many facilities have been built to address the physical and mental health needs of the community, and with those buildings and their histories come great artifacts to look back on. Jonathan Piel, the unofficial historian for the Behavioral Health Division, shares a few of his favorite pieces and places that you can still visit today.

Two artworks will honor those who died or were injured during the city's Christmas parade last November.

Sculpture Milwaukee has been bringing public art to the streets of downtown Milwaukee for the past five years. Since it began, the project has featured pieces from prominent artists, displaying them in public spaces for all Milwaukeeans to enjoy. This year’s newest exhibition will feature various works that play on the city’s relationship to nature.

This month Milwaukee Magazine is featuring winners of their 2022 Unity Awards, highlighting people and organizations making Milwaukee a better place. One of the featured people is Milwaukee artist Vedale Hill.

What is the rusted metal object sitting across from the Lindsay Bros. Building on South 2nd Street in Milwaukee? The object is big, about the size of one of those storage PODS you see outside some people’s houses when they’re moving.

Advertisements are part of our everyday lives – from billboards, to pop up ads and other commercials. But when was the last time you noticed one of…