Summer Internship!!! July 3 - August 11

Intern sought for public art project, "Refoundation" at 29th and Melvina, Century City / Franklin Heights. Be part of the construction of a new city! This community-centered public art project brings out the voice of the Melvina Triangle residents and provides a meaningful venue for young people to work on art. 

Intern must provide own transportation to and from the site. 

Project runs for 6 weeks. Dates are July 3 - August 11. Intern will be paid $500 for their time. 

Duties include: Assisting lead artist Faith Purvey with set-up of materials, water and snacks, and help kids work on projects. We will be building a small "city" which might include large "building facades", 3D "house" structures, small models, etc. Think of this as a multi-art experience with paint and many other materials. We are holding 3 sessions a week in the park and working with a core group of kids and as many adults as we can get, to imagine a curriculum in a "temporary school" that will interest many. We will store our materials in a trailer at the park, and/or in a neighbor's garage. 

--6 hours / wk :

Either T, Th + Sat, 11:00-1:00

OR 

Tuesday 11:00 - 2:00 

Saturday 11:00-2:00

Please call Faith at 612-232-8698.  

FOUR CORNERS: NAVAJO WEAVING EXHIBITION
June 8th-23rd 
Vegetable Dye and Weaving Demo June 21st 5-8pm and 23rd 12-5pm
Reception & Sale June 23rd 
Please help fund their travels to Wisconsin by purchasing their wonderful work! 

2012 Riverwest Art Walk! It's application time.

Remember the last Riverwest ArtWalk? Remember how great it was? Well if you want to get involved, or be involved again, it's time to apply! Deadline for submissions is July 27th. We'll keep reminding you. If you have questions, don't hesitate to ask. Call us at 414-374-4722, or e-mail at riverwestart@gmail.com.

'Flotsam' by Carol Kerr, now at The Jazz Gallery

We hope you can swing by The Jazz Gallery to see our current exhibition, featuring the work of Carol Kerr! It will be open until June 5th.

Find more information at Carol Kerr's blog.

2012 Spring/Summer Jazz Gallery Schedule

We are proud to present our 2012 Spring & Summer Schedule of Events. Keep checking here, or on our facebook page, for event details.

Contact riverwestart@gmail.com if you have questions about one of these events or would like more information on how to get involved.

Logo Challeng for ArtWalk 2012

Our 2012 ArtWalk logo Challenge winner Peggy McDowell. We look Forward to this years ArtWalk in the Riverwest Neighborhood October 6th and 7th 12-5pm.

ArtWalk 2011 is taking place Saturday October 1st and Sunday the 2nd, 12-5pm. Please come and see, enjoy, and purchase some locally crafted art.

The Jazz Gallery's opening for the event is our annual membership show titled Circulation. The Gallery will be open both days during the event with live Jazz on Saturday from 1-4pm.

You can purchase ticket at the Jazz Gallery-926 E Center St, Fischberger's Variety store, Riverwest Coop, or Art*Bar. Enjoy a nice fall afternoon strolling through this creative community.

Namim Kim: Opening September 3rd 7-10 pm

Opening Saturday, 3rd· 7:00pm - 10:00pm
At The Riverwest Artists Association Jazz Gallery
926 E Center St.
Free Admission | All Ages, All Night

Opening with live jazz musicians from Milwaukee JazzVision

Exhibition running September 3rd- September 24th with gallery hours:
Thursday 5:00pm - 8:00pm and Saturdays 12:00pm – 5:00pm

For more information:
Event Website: www.facebook.com/jazzgallerymke
Milwaukee Jazz Vision: www.milwaukeejazzvision.org
RAA Website: www.riverwestart.org

Shana Goetsch's Three Tributaries Exhibition - Opens this Saturday, August 6th

Opening Saturday, August 6th · 6:00pm - 9:00pm
At The Riverwest Artists Association Jazz Gallery
926 E Center St.
Free Admission | All Ages, All Night

Opening with live jazz musicians,
The Waday 4 w/ The Kenny Reichert Quartet

Debra Field from Sojourner Family Peace Center will speak at 7:00pm

Evelyn Patricia Terry as a Portal Wisconsin blog contributor writes: Shana R. Goetsch's intense and provocative pieces, including 4,000 individual prints of row houses on one sheet of paper, challenge us to visually and emotionally connect to 4,000 victims of domestic violence.

Exhibition running August 6th through August 27th with gallery hours:
Thursday 5:00pm - 8:00pm and Saturdays 12:00pm – 5:00pm

Shana R. Goetsch's work frequently involves themes of social justice, empowerment, love, loss and bereavement. Often using words, cultural references or found objects, she injects personal voice and history into her work. Row houses are the subject of her newest pieces, and part of her continued goal to fight domestic violence pictorially. In three suites of images, Goetsch aims to portray the ...long-reaching effect of domestic violence (DV) in our neighborhoods, and the way in which our broader culture minimizes the effects of violence against women. Even though the row houses are seemingly silent and static buildings, they embody the "souls" of those affected
by violence.

For more information:
Event Website: www.facebook.com/jazzgallerymke
Artist Website: www.shanagoetsch.com/home.html
Milwaukee Jazz Vision: www.milwaukeejazzvision.org
RAA Website: www.riverwestart.org

Riverwest ArtWalk 2011

Each year at the height of the fall season, artists of the Riverwest

neighborhood put down their rakes and open their doors for one

of the finest walking art tours in the Great Lakes region. Now in its twenty-seventh year, ArtWalk 2011 is the first and largest in the city of Milwaukee and has spawned numerous other neighborhood artwalks including Bay View, Washington Heights and Waukesha.

ArtWalk 2011 provides an interface for artist and arts appreciators by inviting the public into artists’ studios, homes, businesses, and galleries in the Riverwest neighborhood.

October 1st and 2nd, noon to five

Tickets available during the event at:

Jazz Gallery 926 E Center St

Riverwest Coop 733 Clarke St

Art Bar 722 E Burleigh

Fischberger's 2445 N Holton

Art Camp at the Jazz Gallery: Week 2

Funny thing about our week studying "Life on the River," the more we studied, the more it felt like we, in fact, were the "life" on the river :). Two words to describe the week? Fun and satisfying.

3Tributaries: Shana Goetsch

Summer Art Camp at the Jazz Gallery: Week 1

Our first week of Summer Art Camp at the Jazz Gallery, "Creative Reflections: Photography & Yoga, was a blast! We were impressed with every camper for their productive and creative energy. Campers stretched their physical limits throughout the week of yoga, and sharpened their visual skills during our "meditative :)" photo walks. We're off to a great start!

Call for Artists at the Riverwest Artists Association Jazz Gallery

Please apply for: Figure of Speech: A juried exhibition of physical vocabulary.

Extended Deadline for Submission: July 2nd at 5pm.

“The turning of a phrase... is the use of words divergent from its usual meaning.”Stretch your vocabulary onto a physical plane, to practice using the power of language figuratively. This exhibition invites artists to create emphasis, freshness of expression, or clarity with their visual artwork and is open to all media and interpretations of the theme.

Exhibition running July 9th through July 30^th with gallery hours:

Thursday 5:00pm - 8:00pm and Saturdays 12:00pm – 5:00pm

To apply: $10.00 Juror’s Fee for applicants

$5.00 Juror’s Fee for RAA volunteers

Please send up to three images per artwork (in JPEG or TIFF formats, 300 dpi) to riverwestart@yahoogroups.com, Attn: Gallery Committee, Figure of Speech in the subject heading. In addition to your digital submission, please mail a cash payment or check payable to the Riverwest Artists Assocation to the Jazz Gallery, 926 E. Center Street, Milwaukee WI 53212.

Your work will not be considered without payment receipt by June 25^th

OR

Deliver work in person at the Jazz Gallery (926 E. Center Street, Milwaukee WI 53212) on June 23^rd from 5 – 8pm or June 25^th 12 – 5pm, with a cash payment or check payable to the Riverwest Artists Association.

Call for Artists 2011 Artwalk

A community celebrating the creative spirit!

Each year at the height of the fall season, artists of the Riverwest neighborhood put down their rakes and open their doors for one of the finest walking art tours in the Great Lakes region. Now in its twenty-seventh year, ArtWalk 2011 is the first and largest in the city of Milwaukee and has spawned numerous other neighborhood artwalks including Bay View, Washington Heights and Waukesha. ArtWalk 2011 provides an interface for artist and arts appreciator by inviting the public into artists’ studios, homes, businesses, and galleries in the Riverwest neighborhood.

1. Deadline: is July 1st, 2011

2. Fees: Fees for this year’s ArtWalk are:

$5 for your artwalk site,

$10 to participate in the member show,

$15 to do both.

3. RAA will do a catalog this year with the

ArtWalk map.

4. Participating artists should send a jpeg

of their art (300ppi) before July 1st. Send

a high resolution digital image to

riverwestart@gmail.com.

Mail this application to: ArtWalk 2011

926 E Center Street • Milwaukee, WI 53212

visit our website for a printable version of the artwalk and membership application

www.riverwestart.org

PLEXUS: Exhibit of Experimental Architecture

New Exhibition at the Riverwest Artists Association's Jazz Gallery, 926 E. Center St.
May 5th through May 20th with gallery hours:
Thursday 5-8pm and Saturdays Noon-5pm, 7-9pm

Seared wood. Voluptuous aluminum. Sinuous veneer. Thirteen designers transform salvaged material and post-manufacturing scrap into provocative architectural installations. Sounds yummy.

For more info: www.microcosmstudio.blogspot.com, riverwestart.org,
& riverwestartistassociation.blogspot.com

Artists Leaving the Country SALE!

Hi everyone, please come to our "Artists Leaving the Country Sale" ( yes , that is us, we are going to Spain)
Cristian and I want to leave our art made in Milwaukee in Milwaukee!!!!
There will be paintings, weavings, and glass, silver and other types of one of a kind jewelry; All priced to sell!!!!!
Where: at Riverwest Artist Association 926 E center Street (Corner of Center and Weil)
When: Saturday April 30th from 10:00 to 7:00
I hope to see you there.
we will be hanging around until the summer, so we will have time to say our good byes!!!!!!!!
We hope to see you there!!!
besos

RAA ArtWalk LOGO Exhibit opens this Saturday!

Stop by the Jazz Gallery this Saturday, April 9, 12-5 pm to view the ArtWalk 2011 logo submissions and cast a vote for your favorite. Exhibit up through Thursday, May 5th.

Riverwest ArtWalk 2011 Logo Contest

Be part of a 30-year creative tradition! There's still time to submit your logo design to the Riverwest ArtWalk 2011 Logo Contest/Exhibition. Bring your gallery-ready original design to the Jazz Gallery, 926 E. Center St, this Saturday, April 2nd, anytime between Noon and 5 pm. Logo exhibit will open Saturday, April 9th.

Find inspiration in past RAA ArtWalk logos...

... then start designing!

ARTIST CALL - Logo Exhibit

Riverwest Artist Association is looking for a design/logo for the annual Artwalk event. Deadline for design challenge is April 2nd. Gallery Opening April 9th. Designers will have the chance to have their work shown in a gallery setting, receive catalogue, t-shirt, fliers with use of logo for portfolio, and Riverwest Artist Association membership for a year. Please forward this if this fits into any of your programs and have those interested contact Susan Buss at susanjamiereddy@yahoo.com - she can forward past logos and ideas, and the history of our 30 years of the event.

Some ideas might include thinking about the neighborhood, walking, fall/autumn. there is no set idea or criteria.however, we would like it to utilize the logo for a variety of things, brochures, tshirts, pamphlets, buttons. a simplfied single image or icon that can be translated into black and white is preferred.

Riverwest Artists Asociation's ADMIT ONE FILM SERIES PRESENTS:

All film screenings at the Jazz Gallery, 926 E. Center St in the Riverwest

Family Day - Saturday, January 15th, 3pm

Social Action Night - Thursday, January 20th, 7 pm

Peace Action Center presents "Rethink Afganistan"

Good Eats Night - Thursday, January 27th, 7 pm

Riverwest Co-op presents "Fresh"

Milwaukee Night - Thursday, February 3rd, 7 pm

RAA presents films by local artists

Weaving Workshop Weekend!

Riverwest Artists Association Weaving workshop weekend, January 6th, 7th, & 8th. If there is interest for another weaving workshop let us know! you can created a patterned scarf in three days. condensed and easy way to learn, class is limited to six and the cost is $100. materials not included however you will be emailed a material list, reasonable to pricey fibers. contact susanjamiereddy@yahoo.com

Kristmas Kitsch

Gallery will be open and artwork on sale on the following dates: 12-5 pm on Sat 12/11, Sun 12/12, Sat 12/18, and 5-8 pm on Thursday 12/16.

Warped Milwaukee Opening Reception

The Warped Milwaukee Fiber Art Exhibition opens today,

Saturday November 13th, 6 pm at the Jazz Gallery in

Riverwest. The Gallery is located at 926 E. Center St. We

would like to turn this show into an annual event with each

year getting bigger and better so come out and show your

support. We got wine and art, two of the finer things in life.

Here are a couple of sneak peaks....

(post courtesy of Warped Milwaukee)

"Aries Tjhin: Recent Works" opens tonight!

Enter a world of visual enchantment and mythology, 7-10 pm tonight. Show continues Thursday evenings and Saturday afternoons through September 25th.

Riverwest ArtWalk 2010!

Monoprint with bike parts on canvas, bonus checkpoint activity by riders in RW24 (logo design by Maureen M. Kane)

Below are applications for the Riverwest ArtWalk 2010 and RAA membership. (Go for it! You know you want to!)

Thank you COA Youth & Family Centers!!!

We thoroughly enjoyed sharing the Skyline Music experience with everyone! What a winning combination: music, art, balmy weather, beautiful downtown skyline, hanging out with friends and neighbors. Tonight, while listening to Paul Cebar-Tomorrow Sound, we made hula hoops and then discovered how our hips can move! See our final photos for the season below, and hope to see you all on the hill again in 2011!
Creatively yours,
Sue, Shannon, and all of us at the Riverwest Artists Association