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August
2022
SPARK! Mini Gardens
MOWA | West Bend
205 Veterans Avenue, West Bend, WI 53095
Art Museum in Wisconsin
American art through the lens of a single state
At the Museum of Wisconsin Art, we believe that where we live is important and we are passionate about everything Wisconsin.
We also believe enjoying art should be easy and welcoming, not an exclusive privilege. That’s why instead of single-day admission, your entrance fee is an affordable membership providing unlimited museum access for an entire year. Learn more
Exhibitions On View
Tom Jones
Here We Stand
July 23–October 9, 2022
MOWA | West Bend
Working as a member of the Ho-Chunk Nation and with the eye of a documentarian, Jones has spent more than two decades photographing the people and places of his community. His compelling and always vibrant and evolving body of work as seen in these sixteen series and 140 photographs provokes timely conversations about race, identity, and cultural appropriation.
Exhibitions On View
Tom Antell
Strange Lands
July 16–October 9, 2022
MOWA | West Bend
Tom Antell’s paintings delve into cartoon imagery and dark humor, playing out absurd, colorful allegories. As an Ojibwe member of the White Earth reservation in Minnesota, Antell’s themes and imagery express his deeply held affinity with the Indigenous community.
Exhibitions On View
Legends of Drag
Portraits by Harry James Hanson and Devin Antheus
May 27–August 21
MOWA | DTN inside Saint Kate—The Arts Hotel
Artists Harry James Hanson and Devin Antheus traveled coast-to-coast over four years, visiting sixteen cities to meet and photograph the legendary entertainers featured in the exhibition. Hanson and Antheus produced stunning portraits of eighty-one queens shot on location and styled with unique floral elements.
Exhibitions On View
Jennifer Angus
Still Lives
On View Now
MOWA | West Bend, Surreal Gallery
Jennifer Angus created this installation of cicadas and beetles in the MOWA gallery dedicated to the surreal in Wisconsin. Angus’s wall-pinned insects create an otherworldly atmosphere, while a table laden with bell jars presents whimsical kingdoms wherein dried beetles mimic everyday human activities.
Exhibitions On View
Permanent Collection
On view year round
MOWA | West Bend
Only a fraction of the more than five thousand works in the museum’s collection is on view at any given time. The selection includes perennial favorites, as well as art historically significant works.
Upcoming Events + Activities
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19
August
2022
Youth Chalk Art Workshop
MOWA | West Bend
205 Veterans Avenue, West Bend, WI 53095
20 - 21
August
2022
Art & Chalk Fest 2022
MOWA | West Bend
205 Veterans Avenue, West Bend, WI 53095
07
September
2022
Art+Wellness | Social Healing
MOWA | West Bend
205 Veterans Avenue, West Bend, WI 53095
10
September
2022
Second Saturday
MOWA | West Bend
205 Veterans Avenue, West Bend, WI 53095
10
September
2022
TALK | The Art of Art Collecting
MOWA | West Bend
205 Veterans Avenue, West Bend, WI 53095
16
September
2022
Meet the Artists Reception | The MOWA Contemporary
MOWA | DTN
139 E Kilbourn Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53202
17
September
2022
Studio Class | Woodland Applique
MOWA | West Bend
205 Veterans Avenue, West Bend, WI 53095
21
September
2022
SPARK! It’s a Poetry Party!
MOWA | West Bend
205 Veterans Avenue, West Bend, WI 53095
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September
2022
The MOWA Contemporary 2022 | Live Auction + Dinner
Saint Kate—The Arts Hotel
139 East Kilbourn Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53202
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September
2022
Behind-the-Scenes | Photography Collection Close-ups
MOWA | West Bend
205 Veterans Avenue, West Bend, WI 53095
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October
2022
Studio Class | Cornhusk Weaving
MOWA | West Bend
205 Veterans Avenue, West Bend, WI 53095
Art & Chalk Fest 2022
Art & Chalk Fest, a free outdoor live arts festival returns for its fifth annual two-day event showcasing Wisconsin art and artists on Saturday, August 20 and Sunday, August 21.
Artists of all types converge on the museum for a weekend of all-ages art experiences. From professional chalk artists transforming the museum’s parking lot into a concrete canvas to art demos including glass blowing in a mobile hot shop, pottery throwing, and more. Ignite creativity and immerse yourself into an art-filled weekend.
Locations
A network of locations and community partners
MOWA can be found around the state with two permanent venues—the West Bend “Mothership” and MOWA | DTN in downtown Milwaukee—and two partnering community organizations that make its programs and collections accessible and free.
Land Acknowledgment Statement
The Museum of Wisconsin Art stands on the ancestral lands of the Ho-Chunk, Menominee, and Potawatomi people. We pay respects to their elders past and present and acknowledge the Ho-Chunk, Menominee, and Potawatomi people who have stewarded this land through the generations.
Celebrate the Arts and Culture of Wisconsin
To our members, donors, and community partners—thank you for being an important part of our journey.
Your contribution to the 2022 MOWA Fund will help MOWA continue to fulfill its special role in the arts and culture of our state for generations to come.
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locations around the state
175+
programs & community events per year
200k
annual visitors