PUBLIC PROGRAMMING

Warehouse Art Museum

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PAST EVENTS
  • Gallery Day

    07/22 @ 11-2pm

    Objects of Substance Closing Reception, Gallery Night

    07/21 @ 4pm

    After Hours at WAM

    07/13 @ 4pm

    Director’s Talk with John Shannon

    06/28 @ 12pm

    Bruce and John Dish the Dirt and Reveal Inside Secrets

    06/15 @ 4pm

    Artist Dialogue Series

    05/18, 06/01 @ 4pm

    Noon Hour Curator’s Tour

    Objects of Substance guided tour by Guest Curator Melanie Herzog | 05/03, 05/10, 05/24, 06/07, 07/05, 07/19 @ 12pm

    Gallery Day

    04/22 @11-2pm

    Objects of Substance Opening Reception, Gallery Night

    04/21 @ 4pm

  • Rediscovering Ruth Grotenrath Closing Reception

    03/31 @ 4pm

    Spotlight on “Modern Madonna” with John Shannon

    03/30 @ 12pm

    Rediscovering Ruth Grotenrath Catalogue Release

    03/17 @ 3pm

    “Hard Times and Handicrafts” with Jackie Schweitzer

    03/09 @ 4pm

    “Japonism, Buddhism, and Regionalism: The Japanese Contexts of Ruth Grotenrath” with Martha Chaiklin

    03/02 @ 4pm

    Curator's Tour in French | Visite Guidée en Français

    02/24 @ 2pm

    “Promoting Womens’ Art in the WPA” with Kay Wells

    02/23 @ 4pm

    “Introduction to Zen Practice”

    02/10 @ 4pm

    Noon Hour Director’s Tour

    02/02, 03/14 @ 12pm

    Noon Hour Curator’s Tour

    01/26, 02/09, 02/16, 03/16, 03/23 @ 12pm

    Gallery Day

    01/21 @ 11am

    Gallery Night

    01/20 @ 4pm

    Rediscovering Ruth Grotenrath Opening Reception

    01/13 @ 4pm

  • KENTRIDGE ARTS FEST

    William Kentridge: See for Yourself Closing Reception

    12/16/22 @ 4pm

    Strauss & Co.: “Curating Kentridge” - Release and Watch Party

    Melanie Herzog | 12/08/22 @ 10:30am

    Miller and Kentridge - “Flat on your back on the dry wintry grass”

    Philip Miller, Eliza Kentridge, Ann Masina, Tshegofatso Moeng, and Present Music | 11/16/22 @ 7:30pm

    Philip Miller, Composer, Pre-concert Talk

    Philip Miller, Eliza Kentridge, and John Shannon | 11/16/22 @ 6:30pm

    “Pulp, Paper, and Poetry”

    Susan Gosin and Eliza Kentridge | 11/15/22 @ 5:30pm

    Apartheid & Jim Crow Panel Series Part IV

    BCA and the Centre | 11/10/22 @ 5pm

    “Finding the Less Good Idea” with William Kentridge

    Held at the Milwaukee Art Museum | 11/08/22 @ 5pm

    “Three One-Act Plays”

    William Kentridge, Bronwyn Lace, and the Centre for the Less Good Idea | 11/08-10/22 @ 2pm & 7pm

    “Seeing In-Between: William Kentridge’s Optical Devices”

    Dr. Sarah Schaefer | 11/03/22 @ 4pm

    Apartheid and Jim Crow Panel Series Parts I - III

    “A Conversation on Legalities and Organized Systems of Oppression” with Reggie Jackson and Dr. Robb Smith | 10/29/22 @ 10am

    “Pushback: The Role of Art and Activism” with Mutope Johnson and Dr. Robb Smith | 10/29/22 @ 11:30am

    Guided tour of ABHM with Chauntel McKenzie, Dr. Robb Smith, and Mia Phifer | 10/29/22 @ 2pm

    “Lexicon and Movement: The Bookish World of William Kentridge”

    Max Yela | 10/06/22 @ 4pm

    “Stop Motion Animation as Experimental Art”

    Owen Klatte | 09/22/22 @ 4pm

    “Dances at the Edge of Understanding”

    Wild Space Dance Company | 09/15-16/22 @ 6pm & 7:30pm

    “Strauss & Co.: Kentridge and Printmaking” - Release and Watch Party

    Jessica Meuninck-Ganger | 09/08/22 @ 11am

    “Triumphs and Laments: A Closer Look”

    Lisa Schultz | 08/25/22 @ 4pm

    Noon Hour Director’s Tours

    Guided tour with Managing Director and Co-Founder John Shannon | 08/04, 12/15, 12/16 @ noon

    Noon Hour Curator’s Tours

    Guided tour with Guest Curator for William Kentridge: See for Yourself, Melanie Herzog | 07/21, 08/18, 09/01, 09/15, 09/29, 10/13, 11/17, 12/01 @ noon

    William Kentridge: See for Yourself Opening Reception

    07/08/22 @ 4pm

  • The Secret Garden Closing Reception

    Guest Speakers Joe Keenan, Corey Zetts, and Eddee Daniel | 05/27/22 @ 4pm

    “Art and the Kitchen Garden - Monticello, Monet, Milwaukee”

    Lisa Shultz | 05/18/22 @ 4pm

    “Cultivating Community in the Ancient Andes”

    Dr. David Pacifico | 05/06/22 @ 4pm

    Gallery Night & Day

    The Secret Garden | 04/22-23/22 @ 5-8pm, 11-2pm

    “Unlocking the Secret Garden: From Colonialism to Climate Crisis”

    Dr. Sarah Wadsworth | 04/08/22 @ 4pm

    The Secret Garden Artist Party

    04/01/22 @ 4-6pm

    “Seasons of the Garden: Celestial Connections”

    Dr. Jean Creighton | 03/24/22 @ 4pm

    Wednesday Lunch Hour Curator’s Tour

    The Secret Garden guided tour by Curator and Director of Exhibitions, Danielle L. Paswaters | 05/25, 05/11, 04/27, 04/13, 03/30, 03/16, 03/02 @ noon

    The Secret Garden Opening Reception

    02/18/22 @ 4-8pm

  • “Confucius & The World: China’s Greatest Teacher Speaks to Our Era”

    Professor Professor LaFeur on CHINA: Then & Now - Jan Serr | 01/27/22 @ 4pm

    Gallery Night & Day

    CHINA: Then & Now - Jan Serr | 01/21-22/22 @ 5-8pm, 11-2pm

    T’ai Chi in The Museum

    T’ai Chi Chuan Center of Milwaukee at the Warehouse Art Museum | 01/06, 01/13 @ 4pm

    Talk by Dr. Curtis Carter

    Dr. Curtis Carter on CHINA: Then & Now | 12/02/2021 @ noon

    Curator’s Tour w/ Urban MKE

    CHINA: Then & Now - Jan Serr guided tour by Curator and Artist Jan Serr for Urban MKE | 11/23/2021 @ 5:30pm

    Curator’s Tour w/ Coalition of Photographic Arts (COPA)

    CHINA: Then & Now - Jan Serr guided tour by Curator and Artist Jan Serr for COPA | 11/18/2021 @ 5:30pm

    Wednesday Lunch Hour Curator’s Tour

    CHINA: Then & Now - Jan Serr guided tour by Curator and Artist Jan Serr | 01/19, 01/05, 12/22, 12/8, 11/24, 11/12, 10/27 @ noon

  • Wednesday Lunch Hour Curator’s Tours

    Art Japan: 2021-1921 guided tours by Curator Annemarie Sawkins | 8/8, 8/18, 8/26, 9/1, and 9/15

    The Art of Zazen with Rev. Reiren Gumbel from the Milwaukee Zen Center

    Rev. Reirin Gumbel will leads discussion and meditation session on the practice of Zazen | Friday, September 10, 2021 @ 4:00pm

    Outdoor Taiko Drum Performance with Hibiki!

    Friday, August 27, 2021 @ 4:30pm | Link to images HERE

    Anderson Japanese Gardens: A Brief Construction History

    Talk with Anderson Japanese Garden Curator Tim Gruner | August 11, 2021 @ 4pm | Watch the recording of this event HERE

  • Artist Talk with Eddee Daniel

    On the Nature of Wisconsin: 80 Years of Work by more than 40 Artists | February 12th, 2020

  • Artist Talk with Jan Serr

    Jan Serr: A Painter's Photographs of India | September 14th, 2019

  • Artist Talk with Francisco Mora

    Carve, Cast, and Coil: International Sculpture from the Permanent Collection | August 8, 2019

    Artist Talk with Tom Shannon

    Carve, Cast, and Coil: International Sculpture from the Permanent Collection | August 22, 2019

  • Artist Talk With Lois Bielefeld and Nirmal Raja

    On Belonging: Works by Lois Bielefeld and Nirmal Raja | May 9, 2019

  • Making / Unmaking

    A performance by Wild Space Dance Company

    The Warehouse Art Museum hosts Wild Space Dance Company in their first performance of 2019. Making / Unmaking welcomes audiences to question the act of viewing art. "Explore a gallery of living works of art, from landscapes to intimate portraits, in this site-based show that takes inspiration from the interaction of viewer and art, against the backdrop of the district's industrial past, present and future." Learn more about the performance and Wild Space Dance Company HERE.

    February 21 - 24, 2019

  • I WITNESS: Photographic Portraiture

    A Pop-Up Exhibition by CoPA (Coalition of Photographic Arts) in the South Gallery | September 21, 2020 - October 21, 2020

    Bill Reid: The Accidental Bird Watcher

    A Pop-Up Exhibition in the South Gallery | January 17 - January 24, 2020

 

Current Address

1635 W St. Paul Avenue, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53233

The 1635 building is home to Guardian Fine Arts Services

Hours

WAM is temporarily closed to the public while we move to a new facility. Join us again in 2025!

Contact

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