A sneak peek into my work while I am in residence at the Arts and Industry program in Kohler Wisconsin.

Photographs by Sam Reed.

Mayor Johnson, Milwaukee Arts Board Honors 2022 Artists of the Year and Friends of the Arts Awardees, Grant Recipients

MILWAUKEE – Mayor Cavalier Johnson and the City of Milwaukee Arts Board (MAB) honored the 2022 Mildred L. Harpole Artists of the Year and 2022 Friends of the Arts award recipients at a ceremony on Tuesday evening. These honorees represent excellence and exceptional service in Milwaukee’s arts community.

Artists Ck Ledesma and Nirmal Raja were named the 2022 Artists of the Year, while Cynthia Henry and Rayhainio Boynes (Ray Nitti) were named the 2022 Friends of the Arts.

Mayor Johnson also recognized the 48 arts organizations that are receiving a total of $264,000 in MAB sustaining grant awards in 2022.

 “Our arts community is unique and makes our city special. Artists and creators throughout Milwaukee are full of creative energy that adds value to our neighborhoods,” said Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson. “I am proud to honor this year’s Artists of the Year, Friends of the Arts, and sustaining grant recipients. These individuals and organizations are leaders in Milwaukee’s creative community who are helping position this city as an inclusive arts and cultural hub.”

 The Artists of the Year program was inaugurated in 1995 by former Alderman and MAB Chair Wayne Frank. The Artists of the Year Award was renamed in 2020 in honor of late, beloved arts board member Mildred L. Harpole. Each recipient receives a $1,500 cash award. Funds used to launch the first award included a memorial bequest in honor of Milwaukee artist and former MAB member Jim Chism. Additional funds for the award come from MAB members.

 Established in 2012, the Friends of the Arts Award is given to individuals who, often behind the scenes, have distinguished themselves through exceptional service to Milwaukee’s arts community.

 The MAB sustaining grant program is funded by the City of Milwaukee, with support from the Wisconsin Arts Board, the State of Wisconsin, and the National Endowment for the Arts. The full list of 2022 recipients is available here.

 More information on this year’s Artists of the Year and Friends of the Arts honorees is below.

 

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3254 Walnut St.
Denver CO, 80205
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Bodies in motion communicate, influence, engage and instruct. Migrating Gestures showcases the work of sixteen interdisciplinary artists to explore the ways in which gesture has the capacity to live on and transfer knowledge between body, form and media, which in turn influence and shape our culture and understanding. Inspired by choreographer and performer Maria Gillespie’s 2016 show Mapping the Migration of Gesture at INOVA, this comprehensive exhibition expands to present gestural motions in a range of media presenting a truly multimedia experience of corporeal exchange and the body’s layered awareness.
Professional exhibiting artists include Maria Gillespie, Nirmal Raja, Portia Cobb, Barry Paul Clark, Rosy Petri, Nykoli Koslow and Kierston Ghaznavi.
Exhibiting UWM and MIAD student artists include Brandon Buhr, David Collins, Alexandra Dougherty, Ava Ferrier, Zoe Glise, Claire Karr, Jessica Lueck, Finn O'Connell, Emoly Olson and Faith Rae.
Opens: Monday, January 25
Opening Reception and Artist Talk: Thursday, January 28th at 7:30pm
Closes: Friday, March 5th

https://uwm.edu/studentinvolvement/arts-and-entertainment/union-art-gallery/Bodies in motion communicate, influence, engage and instruct. Migrating Gestures showcases the work of sixteen interdisciplinary artists to explore the ways in which gesture…

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Bodies in motion communicate, influence, engage and instruct. Migrating Gestures showcases the work of sixteen interdisciplinary artists to explore the ways in which gesture has the capacity to live on and transfer knowledge between body, form and media, which in turn influence and shape our culture and understanding. Inspired by choreographer and performer Maria Gillespie’s 2016 show Mapping the Migration of Gesture at INOVA, this comprehensive exhibition expands to present gestural motions in a range of media presenting a truly multimedia experience of corporeal exchange and the body’s layered awareness.

Professional exhibiting artists include Maria Gillespie, Nirmal Raja, Portia Cobb, Barry Paul Clark, Rosy Petri, Nykoli Koslow and Kierston Ghaznavi.  

Exhibiting UWM student artists include Brandon Buhr, David Collins, Alex Dougherty, Ava Ferrier, Zoe Glise, Jessica Lueck, Finn O’Connell, Emily Olson and Faith Rae. 


The Paglees, Between Reason and Madness opens at the South Asia Institute in Chicago on the 19th of January